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You can buy a compost bin or make one from just about any material. Some type of wire fencing, concrete blocks or bricks work best. If you use wood, be sure it's something that will resist decay.

 

Keep your compost container in a shady place, because composting does build up heat.

It should also be somewhere that's pretty level and has good drainage.

 

And for convenience, it's nice if your compost site is near a water source and your garden.

 

The organic matter you need for composting can be any type of plant material like grass clippings, leaves, weeds, rotten vegetables from the garden, table scraps, sawdust, etc.

You can't put whole branches into the compost bin, but you can grind them up if you have access to a chipper.

 

To help speed up the composting process you can buy what's known as an inoculant. This has bacteria and enzymes that get the composting process started. Fertilizer also works.