Here’s my Easy Recipe for Quick Home Compost

Set up a wire collector

Choose a well-drained spot, preferably a shady one that’s not too far from the house or garden. It’s nice to be near a water source, too. Set up a wire collector for your pile. I use a strong turkey wire with a 2- or 4-inch mesh and a height of 3 feet. Cut off a 9-foot section of mesh and shape it into a circle, fastening the ends together. If you want, you can loosen the soil up a little where the collector sits. This will help drainage.

Make the first layer

Loosely place leaves, hay, straw, or other good compost materials in the bottom of the collector in a layer about 2 inches thick.

Add protein material

Sprinkle a large handful of alfalfa meal or other protein-rich meal over the first layer. Dust the entire surface. This material is often called an “activator.”

Do it again!

Repeat steps 2 and 3 by adding the same amounts of organic matter and meal as before.

Sprinkle with water

Moisten the pile thoroughly. Compost piles that don’t work are usually too dry or too wet. The material should be moist but not soaked. In warm, dry weather you may have to water the pile every 3 or 4 days to keep it in good working condition.

Keep the center loose

Never compact the center of the pile—keep it loose. The composting process depends on the ability of the air, water, and alfalfa meal to contact all the material as completely as possible. Good circulation is a must. A good compost pile is a balance of thirds: one third air, one third material, and one third moisture.

Fill the collector

Whenever material becomes available, repeat steps 2 through 6 until the collector is full. Keep everything loose and never tightly packed down.

Turn the pile in a week

If the pile is made correctly, the temperature should reach 140 to 150° F. within 2 or 3 days. After a week or so of heating and decomposing, it’s time to turn the pile.

Lift off the wire collector, set it up beside the pile, and then fork all the material back into it. Put the outside, drier material in the center of the new pile. If the material seems too dry, moisten it. The heating process will start up again. It should be ready to use—but still coarse—in 15 days.

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