You will want to start with a layer of dry leaves, grass clippings and kitchen waste(ie: banana peels, apple cores, coffee grounds etc...). Keep adding until you have a 6 inch layer and then top with 3-6 inches of soil, manure or finished compost.
Alternate with organic material and soil or manure until you have apx 3 feet of height to your compost.
Make sure it is kept moist(not wet), beneficials can not survive in too wet of an environment. Turn regularly.
Bins are usually best kept in semi-shade. Too much sun will cause the compost to dry out too much.
It will take apx. 2 months for your compost to be ready for use.
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