Using compost for gardens is as popular these days as it was long ago. But what if you’re just getting started with compost? In this Beginner’s Guide to Compost, you will find the basics of composting for beginners in the garden and advanced techniques for others, including how to start, what to use and more.

Getting Started with Compost

How Composting Works

Benefits of Composting

Starting a Compost Pile

How to Keep Compost Over Winter

Making Indoor Compost

Choosing Compost Bins

Turning Your Compost Pile

Heating Up the Compost Pile

Tips for Storing Compost

Things You Can Add to Compost for Gardens

What Can and Cannot Go into Compost

Understanding Greens and Browns

Beneficial Bacteria in Compost

Green Items

Composting Coffee Grounds

Eggshells in Compost

Citrus Peels in Compost

Composting Banana Peels

Making Compost with Grass Clippings

Seaweed in Compost

Fish Scraps in Compost

Composting Meat Scraps

Tomato Plants in Compost

Composting Tea Bags

Composting Kitchen Scraps

How to Compost Onion Peels

Compost Manures

Brown Items

Using Sawdust in Compost

Newspaper in Compost Piles

 

Using Ashes in Compost

Composting Leaves

Composting Cardboard

Learn About Composting Diapers

Adding Hair to Compost

Composting Pine Needles

Can You Compost Dryer Lint

Tips for Composting Hay

Information About Nut Shells in Compost

Tips on Composting Acorns

Composting Sweetgum Balls

Dealing with Compost Problems

Flies in Compost

Larva in Compost Pile

Compost Soil Has Worms

Animals and Bugs in Compost

How to Fix Bad Smelling Compost

Managing Compost Odors

Compost Tea Smells Bad

Vegetable Sprouts in Compost

Advanced Guide to Composting

Composting Toilets

Mushroom Composting

Composting Gin Trash

Vermicomposting

Lasagna Sod Composting

How to Make Compost Tea

Trench Composting Method