Mini Compost Stations

I have a few "compost stations" around my edible landscape. They are low, around 0.5m diameter mounds, which hide well in little spaces between plants.
The materials I dump onto these little piles are a little different from those I put in my ordinary compost bins. To keep them discrete and decompose quickly I put:

• softer waste like tip pruned bits and rotted/damaged fruits,
• cut up longer items,
• no weed seeds (ideally no any seeds at all), and
• some water when I am watering the garden to help with decomposition. 

Usually these stations only receive small bits and pieces at a time. Occasionally, when larger amounts of new materials are just added to top of the heaps, it may look a bit messy. However, in almost no time - a day or two - the green turns brown and blends well into the mulched surface.

I find these little stations quite handy. When I just have a quick browse through my vegetables and find small things to pinch off, I just pick and dump them onto these mounds within arm's reach. Because they decompose right next to some planting, there is no nutrient loss during decomposition time. They feed my plants right there, all the time!