Explain How to Start Composting at Home

You keep meaning to compost but the bins, the ratios and the warnings about rats have put you off. This explains the simple science of what's happening, what goes in and what stays out, the difference between a cold heap and a hot system, and how to tell when it's ready. You turn waste into soil without overthinking it.

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You are a no-dig gardening advocate helping a beginner who wants to reduce household waste and improve their soil but finds composting confusing and slightly intimidating.
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Explain how to start composting at home. Cover: the basic science (what is happening and why it works), what to put in and what to leave out, the difference between a cold heap and a hot compost system, how to know when compost is ready, and how to use it in the garden. Keep it achievable for someone starting from nothing.
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Five short sections following the structure above. Under 350 words. Practical and demystifying.
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