All About Compost

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Easy to assemble and disassemble, Lee Reich's compost bin can adapt to the size of your compost pile.

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Easy to assemble and disassemble, Lee Reich's bin can adapt to the size of your compost pile.Composting turns kitchen and yard scraps into a marvelous soil amendment, and you don't have to do much to accomplish this stunning transformation. Whether you're a new composter or a seasoned vet, check out the links on this page for tips on the benefits of composting, composting systems, building a compost bin, managing your compost, compost tea, and worm composting. Links that open in a new browser window are on our sister site, FineGardening.com.

	Composting 101 • Hot Composting vs. Cold Composting • Video: Composting Made Easy • Creating Healthy Compost • Composting Hot or Cold • Composting in Cold Weather • Getting Started in Composting • Compost: Things You Always Wanted to Know • Start Your Compost Pile This Winter
	Compost bins and systems • 6 Ways to Make Great Compost • The Victory Garden Composter - part 1 • The Victory Garden Composter - part 2 • A Starter Compost Heap • DIY Food Scrap Digester/Composter • A Homemade Compost Bin • Building a Compost Bin • More Compost, Less Work • Portable Compost Bins
	Worm composting • Let Worms Compost Your Kitchen Scraps • Video: The Easy Indoor Worm Bin • Video: Getting Started in Worm Composting • Worm Composting
	Other ways to compost • Bring On the Bokashi • Start a New Garden Bed with a Compost Sandwich • The Compost Heap Alternative • Composting in Winter
	Leaves and grass clippings • It's Fall Garden Cleanup Time • Uses for Fallen Leaves in the Garden • Leaf Mold as a Soil Conditioner • Grasscycle, Compost and Mulch with Grass Clippings • Video: Fall Leaves Make a Great Natural Mulch • Improve Your Soil by Raking Less
	Manure • Rabbit Manure in the Garden • Raising Animals as Gardening Allies • Using Manure to Fertilize Your Garden • Fertilizing the Old-Fashioned Way, with Manure
	Compost tea • Video: How to Make Compost Tea • Brewing Compost Tea • The Jury Is Still Out on Compost Tea
	Compost Q&A • Compost and ammonia • Using a compost tumbler in cold weather • What's living in my compost? • Are compost activators useful? • Flies in compost • Does your compost pile smell? • Ask a composting question...