[Retlaw]

To make good compost you need five things.

1) a good compost bin, preferably with a door at the bottom.
2) a spade full of good soil to start it off, full of friendly bacteria.
3) worms, they are what really make the compost.
4) small quantity of garden lime every two or three layers.
5) uncooked kitchen waste, loads of it.

All worms I find in the garden are put in the composters, the more the merrier.
Don't put twiggy clippings in, or the stems from Brussel sprouts, they take ages to compost, not worth the trouble, leaves and grass cutting have very little goodness in them, and are in a separate composter.

Retlaw.