How to Compost Autumn Leaves | eHow.com

How to Compost Autumn Leaves | eHow.com: "In order to have an efficient compost pile the ratio of brown (dried leaves, etc.) material to green (fresh mown grass, etc.) material should be around 50/50. I start a new compost pile in the fall just for leaves and end-of-the-season grass. The brown and green material is layered with a little garden dirt and watered if need be, and turned every time I add new material--about once a week. When I have far more brown material than green, I get lawn clippings from the neighbors (they think I'm nuts), but I always have the best compost on the block.

My old compost pile is made of material I have collected all spring and summer with the addition of kitchen scrapes. Again, no meat, fat or milk products of any kind. I made three wire bins which enables me to fork each pile into an empty bin (much easier and efficient than 'turning'). During the winter I cover the piles with a tarp t"