Well, if you've been collecting scraps and adding them to you compost pile all Summer long you should have a nice little compost pile going, if not it's never too late to get started.
Start by piling all your dead leaves, dead plants, old mulch, and any other organic matter. Heap it all in a nice pile, moisten with a mist of water and cover with heavy black tarp to help hold in heat.
You can add to it this Fall and don't worry about it freezing this Winter, it just helps the break down process for the bigger and harder pieces of wood.
If you already have a pile that has started to break down from this Spring you can store it in old unused pots and containers for next year. I just keep two piles in different stages of decomp.
