The base of a mature tree can be a good composting site without having to dig a pit.

Compost in styro boxes.

By turning kitchen scraps into compost, you'll be ensuring a steady supply of good soil for your seedlings while helping to minimize the amount of waste that goes into our landfills. Composting is easy and is highly recommended. Here's how to make your own compost.

1. Select an area in your garden to dig your compost pit. A foot deep and around 2 x 5 feet should be sufficient but you can work with even smaller areas than this. Should it be difficult to dig a pit, consider re-using styro boxes.(Crates in which fruit are often shipped.) Otherwise, the foot of a mature tree will also suffice (without having to dig a pit.)

Coffee Grounds, veggy and fruit scraps for composting.

2.Used coffee grounds and uncooked vegetable and fruit scraps (fruit peelings, inedible portions of vegetables, etc.) make for an excellent mix of composting medium.(Coffee shops like Starbucks give away free used coffee grounds - visit your neighborhood shop and get a regular supply for your compost heap.)

Designated and properly labelled Compost Bin.

3. Designate one of your kitchen garbage bins for the above material to be temporarily collected there. Properly label the bin to ensure no other kinds of waste are thrown there. (A small piece of cooked food, animal scraps, or dairy products can ruin a whole batch of compostables. This will attract unwanted maggots and make the batch of compost unusable.)