Composting for the Unwilling

My very imperfect compost (Screenshot by author)

I had always wanted to try composting since I fancied myself something of an amateur gardener. I had read all the stories and guides about how easy it was and how wonderful it is for the environment. Honestly, I wasn’t concerned so much about the environment as I was about getting a good crop of tomatoes.

Whenever I had read about it, every article said it was about the carbon to nitrogen ratio and how it had to…