First time at Composting

Hiya,

We're having a conifer hedge removed this week which will leave us with an empty area until we replant a mixed hedge in spring. Our local council are selling cheap dome shaped composters which would fit well. I was wondering if there is time to make some compost here in between (about 6 months) to help the new hedge cope with the old ground.

We've never made compost before so is there anything that would convert quickly?

I've got three rabbits who eat all our veg/fruit kitchen waste and produce a lot of poop out of it! They have hay and paper based cat litter in their litter trays. Would that mix work well and does it need anything else added to it?

Thanks
Tamsin

 

Is it only male pee that does the trick?

 

Me thinks any pee, it's the nitrogen in the urea that speeds it up.

http://www.taunton.com/finegardening/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspx

The above link is to a very fine article about compost tea, not compost as such, but I liked it very much. It gives good hints on how to compost properly. This is the ideal, you can decide to do it less "actively" of course, it will just compost slower. Themost important things is the balance between green and browns, and air and water. Compost is fun