Making compost for your garden is not hard, but learning how to make it the right way is important. Let's start with the basics and then review the differences in hot vs cold composting.

In the past few weeks, I've received information about cold composting from Carl Grimm, natural gardening specialist with Metro, and Dan Sullivan, a soil scientist at Oregon State University.

Hot composting is more labor intensive, providing finished compost in two to three months. The cold method is easy and convenient, resulting in usable compost in about a year.

While composting is typically described as a complex and labor-intensive effort, it is not. With a few minor adjustments, composting is simple and easy.

Your compost system can be as simple or elaborate as you want — from a pile to a bin to a tumbler to squiggling vermicomposting — and will provide the lynchpin to successful gardening.

Compost is an essential ingredient for a healthy, productive vegetable garden. It can be easy to overthink the process but it’s not complicated to make your own.

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