Composting can be done in different containers or by making a compost pile. What you choose is up to you.

1.  At the place of your choice, remove the top layer of soil and set it aside temporarily.
2.  Using the fork, dig up the soil for better aeration and moisture. You can slightly moisten the place. This will reduce the rapid absorption of moisture from the materials.
3.  Arrange twigs or stems of plants in one layer on the site. This helps the aeration.
4.  Spread soil on this carbon layer.
5.  The next layer is of plants rich in nitrogen – leaves, hay, weeds
6.  Apply a layer of carbon-rich material – residues of suitable weeds, dry leaves (“brown”)
7.  Manure layer.
8.  A thin layer of soil (maybe from the one you separated at the beginning)
9.  Again a layer of plants rich in nitrogen.
10.  If you have wood ash, add it as if you were sprinkling sugar on a cake. The ash is rich in minerals.
11.  A layer rich in carbon (from the “browns”).
12.  Manure.
13.  Soil layer
14.  Carbon-rich layer (“brown”)
15.  Finish the pile with soil, and put straw or twigs on top as a hat