"OhioGuy" wrote in message ...
3. Are grass and leaves enough variety to get a good pile going?

Not really - you've hit the nail on the head, as they say. Grass and leaves
will EVENTUALLY rot up into humus. However, a compost pile works best if you
have lots of active, hungry redworms, and you regularly go back and put apple
cores, banana peels, etc. on it.

The worms won't survive in mine till it cools off. Then they magically appear.
No effort is needed.