Each fall, homeowners rake leaves, place them in bags and put them on the sidewalk. Every autumn I gas my mini-van, driving through my neighborhood and steal them. I am an experienced thief leaves and usually can fill two or three times in one weekend. Unlike regular thieves, I fence the goods on the black market, because the leaves are more valuable to me and my garden. The leaves are a great ingredient to make compost and gardeners can not get enough them.A person stops a thief, because you can only produce so much waste in your own backyard. You rake leaves, mow lawns, clean their flower and vegetable garden waste and simply not enough for compost garden of moderate size. Remember to be digested after much smaller. So when I see people throwing garden this excellent resource that I have to take the law into my own hands.Not only a soil amendment fertilizer rich in nutrients, but also a big booster of land. You can loosen hard clay soils and sandy soils allow more water to retain. Compost can be used as a substitute for fertilizer and also will balance the pH and soil fertility. All this means you will have healthier plants and a nice looking garden.To fertilizer for the garden you need to collect "Browns" (carbon-rich) and "Green" (rich in nitrogen). Fill your compost bin with 1 part green to about 20 parts "brown". With the falling leaves is a big "Brown" an action is a great need gardeners.Without add a nitrogen source to the left when you get something called the leaf fungus decomposes. Leaf mold is great for your garden and can be used as fertilizer. But if you really want to make compost and all the benefits that go with it, then there are some "green" to the mix to enjoy. The lawn mowing your lawn mower is an important source of nitrogen. Empty the lawnmower in his compost bin bag when mowing the lawn. Another good source of nitrogen is ground coffee. Do not worry if only a few cups a day can more or coffee served at your local coffee chain store.If your compost pile moist and remember that this is changing and should not have usable compost for the time for years comes.If your neighbors are not smart enough to profit from their garden waste and composting it up to you to ensure you do not lose the gifts of the trees. Give the leaves of a home in your compost bin and eventually your garden. Your plants will thank you.