If it is new to your use of a compost bin or barrel, it helps to be well informed on some of the seasonal details that will aid you in knowing about composting. Most gardeners who are new to organic gardening and composting don’t start knowing everything. For instance, most people who use compost know that compost materials will process faster in the late spring and into the warmer fall months. It is because composting relies on heat to help the process along.