Behind every scientific equation in composting lies an art form that is different for everyone. Composting is not necessarily a hard thing to do, apart from materials, equipment, waste and space, all you really need on your end is patience and commitment. We're not just painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, but we go for a healthy adjustment, a sustainable garden for one only with a composting alone! Remember, it's a trial and error to find the perfect solution for scientific finding your ideal match fertilizer. Let's start with an explanation of the carbon / nitrogen, or the C / N. For a lot of success for a compound that puts the right balance between things are brown and green things. Get your mind the gutter! It's not what I really think it is! The brown cloth, as dry leaves, bark, straw and hay are much carbon and the fresh green matter like grass clippings, fresh leaves, manure, fruit waste and food waste have much nitrogen. This is where scientists are simple equations, may actually be better if we think more like a recipe, because it really is! According to Home Composting Made Easy, it's better if you try to perfect 30:1 C / N ratio for your compost to achieve. This average ratio basically the chemical composition of the material, not 30 times the amount of brown material in one of the green. With this ratio is linked to a warm temperature of about 140 degrees Fahrenheit, making it ideal for microbes in your compost to feed all the carbon and nitrogen rich goodies. Another recipe you can follow the "green parts 2, 1 part Brown recipe also found in Home Composting Made Easy. This means you can achieve 50:1 to 30:1 ratio, the latter is ideal for low temperature parts compost, by including two parts of green to brown some things. For example, mix grass clippings (17:1), non-diseased weeds and bad death (20:1) with dry leaves (60:1) and three parts, is a product of 32:1, near the average 30:1. Obviously, you play with your prescription to find the perfect fit for your party. While you're not too green or brown, you need a successful compound ready to party! Remember, composting is a science and an art. Continue to work on these bases and the use of perfect C / N found. * Reference Made Easy Home Composting C. Forrest McDowell, PhD and Tricia Clark-McDowell, 2002.