Composting - making a Right Good Job of it ...

1. Find the Right Site
   Site your bin in a sunny spot, preferable on soil. This will encourage the worms and other organisms to help you create your compost.
2. Use the Right Materials
   Fill your bin with vegetable and garden waste. A rule of thumb is to use that which will rot and that includes peel, cores and skin of fruit, leaves and windfall from the garden, grass cuttings and a whole heap more. Don't add meat, fish, dairy products,or bread to your bin as this will just encourage animals to get into your bin.
3. Keep the Moisture Right
   Keep enough moisture in the bin to encouage the degradation of all the materials. if it is too wet, it will smell. If it is too dry, it will not degrade. Your bin should not attract bees, wasps or bluebottles. It might attract fruit flies. Ensure that you have added enough water to encourage the rotting process.
4. Activate it Right
   Add a composting activator, such as can be bought at Garden Centres, or make yor own.
5. Use it Right
   Compost can take between 6 months to a year to make. When you use it to pot plants, mix one part sand with two parts of sterilized soil or loam, and two parts finished compost to give yourself a perfect mixture.

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Right Good Compost Activator Recipes

Comfrey Activator
Steep 3kg (6lb 12oz) comfrey leaves in 45 litres (12 gal) of water
Cover with a lid
Use activator undiluted after four weeks

Nettle Activator
Steep 1kg (2lb 4oz) leaves in 10 litres (2¼ gal) of water
Cover with a lid
Use after two weeks, diluted one part nettle liquid activator in 10 parts water