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"I&amp;#039;d like to start making compost for my garden, but it seems like a lot of work. Any tips? The most common (and free!) way to create compost, a nutrient-rich natural fertilizer made from food and yard waste, is digging an outdoor pit. That requires at least twice-monthly churning with a pitchfork, can take up a bit of yard space, and may also attract pests. A compost tumbler ($100-plus) is less messy and simpler \u2014 a crank or other mechanism makes mixing easy \u2014 and provides compost in about a month (pits can take three or more). You can compost all food scraps (except meat, fish, and dairy \u2014 eggshells are fine), as well as leaves and herbicide-free grass clippings, but don&amp;#039;t add weeds \u2014 their seeds may not break down, and you&amp;#039;ll just replant them when you use the compost. Start building your compost pile \u2014 our experts show you how. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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