You will need a compost pile. It does not need to be big, or well-established, but you do need to have some degraded material to do the test. If you are starting one, begin at least 1 month ahead of ...

Compost can be made in a number of ways, from simply piling up old plant material, to using complicated plastic bins. Basically, plant waste + moisture + warmth + air + micro-organisms + time ...