Master Gardeners set up and maintain a composting area to show how gardeners can make and use compost in their own gardens using different compost bin designs. The compost bins use the hot composting method. They aerate readily, are easy to turn manually, and have sufficient volume to generate enough heat to kill most weed seeds.

Organic materials process naturally into useable compost in about a month using this method. All the green and brown plant materials from the Display Gardens are composted in this area.