This really will take only about 15 minutes and I guarantee you that your plants will simply love you for it. If you grow your own vegetables in summer you will find that making your own compost will enable you to grow more vegetables and larger vegetables than you've ever grown before.

You want to go to Walmart or a simular place and buy a large 3 foot square large plastic container with a tight fitting lid. With a drill you will want to drill about 10 holes in the bottom and each side of your plastic container.

In the bottom of your Plastic Box place a 3 inch layer of dry leafs and then fill your plastic box 1/2 full with dirt. Now you have your Compost Bin ready to work. Every day save and place all your left over food scraps into the Compost Bin. Be sure you keep your Compost Bins lid on the bin at all times to keep critters out of the bin.

When you place food scraps into the compost bin give your compost bin a stir with a stick you keep handy at the compost bin for this purpose. Every few days sprinkle the inside of your compost bin with warm but not hot water. Remember to stir your compost bin often as this will help the compost to break down faster. Don't forget to add your egg shells and vegetable and fruit peelings to the compost bin. You will need to wait at least three months before you start to mulch your vegetable plants with your compost.

Remember never to use all your original compost. Always save at least 1/4 of the original compost to keep your compost bin going. If your compost bin appears to stay to wet reduce adding water to the compost bin and you may want to drill a few holes in the lid of your compost bin.