Learning how to start a Compost pile was the single best thing I ever did for growing things. In order to successfully grow vegetables on our very hard dirt, compost is absolutely vital. Compost adds nutrients to the soil and helps break up the hard and heavy dirt. That’s why many call compost, “black gold”. It helps turn hard dirt into living soil. Making compost does what nature does already does in itself, but you are doing it faster and more targeted, placing it at a location you want. No matter what you use to make your compost, the end