- Pile dead leaves, vegetable and fruit scraps, sawdust and yard waste around the base of plants allowing the material to decompose naturally. Make piles up to 2 feet high alongside plant rows, leaving space to walk between piles and planted rows, or in corners where they can decompose; then shovel compost onto the nearby plants.
- Heaps are piles of compost material in a 3-foot high pile by 5 foot wide, spanning the available length of the compost area. Once you've built one heap, start another to speed up availability. Check local zoning for applicable restrictions.
- Offer to take neighbors bagged leaves; poke holes in the bags and let the leaves compost in the bag. Another method is to mulch leaves left on your lawn with the mower then rake up the yard into a single compost pile.
- Put the composting operation as close to your plants as possible, to eliminate unnecessary work. Use paper grocery bags to hold organic wastes because the bag can decompose with the materials.
- Use pit composting; bury food scraps in small pits throughout the garden.
Using the Ground
Heaps
Obtaining Materials
Keeping it Simple
Burial
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