How to Make Compost Faster (and Know When It's Ready!) [Quick Start to Composting Part 3]
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2018
- Learn how to decompose compost faster with 3 tips for setting up perfect conditions. And how do you know when compost is ready? We'll show you what to look for in finished compost.
This video is Part 3 of our Quick Start to Composting mini-course, which can be found inside our Gardens That Matter membership community. To become a member and access our other gardening classes, visit us at www.gardensthatmatter.mn.co
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A quick reference you can print and hang on your fridge to make it easy to know what can and can't go in your compost bin.
The other parts to this mini-course:
PART 1 - Composting 101: What to Put in a Compost Bin
• Composting 101: Ins & ...
PART 2 - How to Build a No-Fuss Compost Bin
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I've been turning everyday for a week now. Im fourteen and im really not strong at all and don't have a proper compost turner, im so tired but i so want that gorgeous compost
Hi Lucy, how's your compost doing?
Sorry I didn't reply to your comment 3 months ago when you wrote it. I must have missed it. I love that you are fourteen and interested in compost. I started at your age too. A compost bin was my eighth grade science fair project. Did you watch Part One of this video series (The Ins and Outs) where I show my science fair bin? Nerdy.
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I hope you will keep it up.
Amy
@@GardensThatMatter Ha Ha ..I can beat that!! I was 5 when I fell in love with gardening!! I'm 65 now and still in love with the soil and what grows through all the wonderful seasons xx
@@chaddamp2894 That is great! My 3 young boys were all introduced to the garden (pretty much at birth) and they are just beginning their journey. Hopefully they will love it as much as you and I do and will someday be able to crow about their 60+ year love affair with gardening (and soil). I can't think of a better place for kids to grow up in than the garden. Thanks for sharing, and I wish you (and your garden) much success this season.
For super fast compost, ready in two weeks, make browns and greens very small; place it directly on the ground in a place in the garden that can use good compost tea; and when you water it, mix a tablespoon or two of molasses in. Cover in black/dark green trash bags and turn every day.
Break your compost pile into smaller piles.
I had to pause and comment. This video reminds me of family goals. I love seeing your family work together. The helper @ 9:11 was great.
9:11 - hey, are you secret illuminati or what!?!?
Absolutely LOVED this video! Great instruction! I swear this is the only composting video that shows how to turn compost in a bin(I have one and had found it very difficult to turn it without falling in the bin!). Bonus point to your lovely voice - thank you so much for such a detailed video. Add me to your new fan list!
Oh, thank you. You're very kind.
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I’m trying mine straight up on the ground in a small fenced area in the yard. Easy to turn.
Thank you for this terrific tutorial for the newbies like myself. Clear, concise and informative. Top notch!
This is hands down the best piece of content on composting I’ve found. Everything is in plain language and there’s very little in the way of fluff or filler material.
Keep it up!
Wow, Alex. Thank you for your kind endorsement. Encouraging words (like yours) make us feel that what we are doing is worth while, and inspire us to continue making content.
I love your tips. I started doing a little bit of composting last fall. Hoping to get out today to try some of your suggestions. Thanks.
In the first few seconds, my question on how long to make compost was answered. Thank you for being concise 🥰🥰
Depending on your method and source material, you can get it done in 3 weeks. This is by no means a fast composting method but rather an average one considering slow compost is longer than a year.
Amy thank you for all the good information you gave us. I started composting on the ground and pile it up with dried leaves , I make sure is wet but it had very strong smell and I see roaches running out of the pile. The same thing happens wit my plastic container ( does not smell that bad but I see tiny roaches) the water that drains on my 5 pound bucket smells very strong I read we should not trow it away instead pour it back in the bucket to put the nutrients back. Should I mix it and add more scraps?
I have gardened all of my life but have never built a compost bin! It has always felt overwhelming!!!! BUT I'm ready to try! THANK YOU! LOVE your You Tubes!!!!!
Thanks Amy! I am a new diy composter. I've been composting at my community garden here in Brooklyn, NY, for a few years, but recently started doing it at home in my apartment too. I hope to be able to adapt some of your tips for my indoor composting.
That is awesome M S. So glad we can help. I hope you have subscribed to our channel so you can get notified of new videos. We are planning to do videos on Bokashi and Vermicomposting (worms) soon which are both excellent methods for composting indoors.
Thanks for commenting and Happy Gardening.
Thank you so much for clear information. I've made every composting mistake in the book - this helped me understand what exactly I did wrong. My husband is dreading my desire to attempt composting again, so I hope the changes I make using these tips will get actual compost and not stinky slop!
Hi Rachel. You are welcome.
I have made every mistake in the book too. What I have come to realize over the years is that composting is a process, not a product. Like everything in life, it takes practice to make perfect. As you gain more experience, you will be able to avoid mistakes and when you do make one, you will be able to identify what you did wrong and make adjustments. I am so happy you still have desire to make composting part of your life. Your husband will come around. Mine did. My husband is the one that keeps our piles going.
Don't hesitate to reach out if you need help (or encouragement). That's what we are here for.
Congratulations. I am not a native English speaking person but your presentation was easy to follow for me. I'm interested in improving my gardening skills and found your advices very helpful.
Regards from Coyhaique in Southern Chile - Chilean Patagonia.
You do a great job on this. So easy to understand and your explanations are perfect.
Thank you. Very detailed and your voice is soothing. 😌
I used to bury scrap food stuff, green and dry leaves then overturn once a month BUT my dog takes the action in advance! your procedure solves the problem with my dog!! You're showing rich instructions and every word you say counts and has it's value..Thank you.
I just checked my compost that I followed your instructions. It looks INCREDIBLE!!!! Thanks!
That is fantastic news Sharon. Congratulations. And thank you for sharing.
I love your video!! Very informative and creative and it's clear to follow through!! Thank You and hoping for more videos from you and your cute family about the composting and natural methods to control pests and diseases that feed on vegetables in home gardens!!
Thanks for the kind words Joe. We really enjoy making these videos. We are currently planning our schedule of videos for the new year. Any suggestions?
Answers SO many of my questions! Very good video! Thanks
I'm glad that I found your channel. I started composting for the first time this spring, even though I have been gardening for years. I started w/o doing much research, which tbh, I'm glad that I did. So many channels that I've recently watched made me feel like everything I did intuitively, was wrong, and I would never have good compost. So thank you for validating my intuitive efforts.👍🏽I also really enjoy the sound of your voice...very soothing 😊.
I agree. Her voice and manner of speaking is very pleasing. Plus her video seemed scripted which made it flow smoothly without much dead air. Some people on UA-cam make videos because they love the sound of their own voice.
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Im super excited, I followed your method of creating a compost bin yesterday and today I went out to check on it and inside just on the top part is already really hot. thankyou for such an easy tutorial step by step on doing this.
Awesome. Glad to help.
Very helpful and you are a sympathetic lady. Thank you.
Want to get myself back into making compost...watching others video is a good way to start and learn new ideas !!
This was a very good, as I have 2 composting bins giving to me on my allotment in the UK England, the bins are black plastic with a lid, given from our local council. We are pedestrians and we save all our peelings and old bread egg shells the lot goes into bags and taken to our allotment, now I know what to do with them. I have been burning old bits of twigs and we get the ash and us this under our cabbages and runner beans and thy are very big now 30th June 2020. Love this programs.
Very informative and direct to the point! Thank you!
Thank you for the video Amy, and all the fluent and excellent detailed work of composting. I really enjoyed the way you explained how it all works and how incredibly beneficial it is for our gardens etc. I love composting, and I am currently trying to encourage the neighbours to view your video to see how very beneficial composting actually is. I have leaf mould, compost, and rotted horse manure, and when they all mixed together when aged, I get AMAZING FREE ideal soil additive or mulch for my flower garden thus my flowers really take off in happy and healthy soil full of earthworms all living together perfectly. Cheers and regards from the countryside near Scotland, UK.
Thank you. Good luck.
Yes, just piss on AVERYTHING ! And it will be good compost !
Thankyou for the composting tips.. It was very useful and inspiring,
Yet another benefit: Composting is a GREAT, FUN way to get some serious exercise!
Thank you for the information...Eager to get back out in the yard once the sun comes up this morning! :-)
Just starting to compost in and outdoors.. y video was so helpful...
Thanks for beautifully explained in details
This is, to date, the best compost video I have watched . Clear , concise, and no fluff .
Thought the same.
indeed. All these other farmers talking compost like it is some state of the art dark science only they can understand.
Clear and concise if one skips to about 3:42, anyway.
Thank you so much for this series!
Thank you, it took a bit of searching but this is exactly the video series I needed and I’ll share it with my neighbours as the best way to start. Joe Jenkins (another composting guru) used the quick aerated wire fence bins in Haiti to help with all kinds of organic waste disposal after the hurricane, so seems to work for backyard composters and large scale operations!
Your welcome. Glad you found us. We like the wire bins because fencing rolls are cheap and the bins themselves are fairly mobile. The basic composting info we share in the videos, however, will work with any kind of bin (we also use pallet bins some). I don't think I've heard of Joe Jenkins but I'm going to look him up. I'm curious about the wire bin usage in Haiti and on a larger scale. Thanks for passing along the name. Good luck in starting your composting journey and don't hesitate to reach out if you are stuck.
I just came across your video, nice job. I'll can't wait to see the rest of your series.
Thank you Rick.
Thanks for the great information. Hussam from Qatar 🇶🇦
Thank you for sharing this very informative process.
Good stuff. I sow my kitchen, yard and garden scraps directly in my garden beds. Been doing it for years. Thumbs 👍 up for you great ideS.
I love composting! Thanks for sharing 💜
I just got a composted today so I’m looking on how to compost good vid!
I love your sense of humor!! This was awesome, thank you!!
I just started composting today. I’m excited to have wonderful compost for my garden next spring
That's great news Alex. Congrats. Hit it hard this fall too. Fall is a great time to kickstart your compost because if you are like us and live where there are lots of trees, leaves can be stockpiled to use as brown material throughout the year. We stockpile ours and gather any other available from friends and neighbors. No leaf left behind is our motto. Happy Gardening.
Great presentation!
Beautiful really enjoyed the video, or should I say perfect. You didn't waste any time and stayed on the subject.
Really well done , thanks much
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
Enjoyed the three videos, thanks for sharing.
Great video, thank you for the knowledge.
Greetings! It's first time I found and watched your video. After that I watched more. These are as beautiful as you. Easy to understand. I really loved it. Thanks from India.
Took me a while to find you but glad I did, very well explained
We're glad you found us too. Welcome Keifus.
@@GardensThatMatter Just got done starting the compost, again thanks and blessing to you and the fam~
Thanks! Very timely advice as I'm about to get serious about our little plot!
Good luck with your little plot.
It was very benificial for me. Thank you very much.
Thank you. Informative and helpful.
Thank you for all that great information 👍😉🇮🇪🍀
Nice tips I haven’t heard of before. Thanks
Thank you for the incredible information & lesson🙏
So informative and well presented, thanQ!
Your welcome, and thank you.
Hands down...... this is the best composting series on You Tube; even including downloadable Quick Starts. I am much more confident of producing a successful compost now (humus). Amy, I wish you were my neighbor!
Well, Jeannette, there is a house down the road for sale. Just kidding. Thanks for the encouraging comments.
Subscribed. Have a lot to catch up on. Ty for your service!
Your welcome Scott. And thank you for subscribing.
Thanks for the useful tips!
Thank for your time and help
Thanks for sharing your experiences of composting, and inspiring the rest of us. I live for composting, and turning the compost, finding that what most think of as a chore, is actually great therapy, and its free!!! In fact, some of my neighbours, who, in the past were contributing some of their garden waste and lawn clippings to my 200 cubic feet of obsession, are now dropping by to check out the compost (and getting a bucket or two once in a while for their gardens!)
Agreed about the theraputic nature of composting. I seem to be finding joy in making compost these days.
Thank you so much for making such wonderful videos. You have explained everything in detail, which is very helpful for a beginner like me. Thanks again,
One of your new subscribers. 💐
You're welcome Sarbani. Welcome to our community.
Thank you so much for this tips! Now I'm gonna feel useful that I'm going to help the environment by composting the leaves and grass of my backyard!
I always felt guilty to toss them to the trash, but now not anymore! Again thank you for the tips!
Awesome Carolina. Thank you. And good luck in your composting journey.
@@GardensThatMatter Thank you !
This is the first video i find on youtube, describing, explaining and exhibiting to us all the content in the simplest terms. Thanks so yo much. Most videos especially made in america, have guys talking too much. I shall definitely enrol to your composting course. and use your knowledge for my future projects. By the way, may i please offer you guys an open invitation to my farm in uganda, if you so wish. Your videos are so enriching. Good job!
Thank you for making this great UA-cam video about composting !!!!
Your welcome and thank you for watching and commenting.
Gardens That Matter : I'm excited about volunteering in a community garden growing food for the neighborhood in northern California ; and YOUR information is very helpful !!!!
Great video...easy to understand😊👍
Great "breakdown" of how composting works! :)
Great video, great voice and great information. Thank you for the journey. Very Helpful!
You're welcome Miss Chris. And thank you for the kind words.
Good vid! Nice explanation! Shalom from southwest Canada :)
Loved it nicely explained
Extremely helpful, thank you!
I’m excited!
The blender is a great idea. Thank you.
Thank you for such an amazing set of videos. A few years ago, I purchased a tumbler composter and couldn’t wait to get started making my own compost. To date, I still haven’t been able to create compost that looks anything like the “gold” you’ve generated. I was so bummed because we just built raised beds and I was hoping to have some ready for this venture. After watching your series, I see some mistakes I’ve made. Since it is in a heavy duty plastic container baking in the hot sun, I think my greens and browns have significantly dried out. I made some compost tea with the very dry batch I was able to yield and I’m hoping I was able to extract some of the nutritional benefits. However, your extremely educational, user-friendly and entertaining videos have me wanting to go outside and build a wire mesh compost bin tomorrow. Thank you!!
HI Christine. Thanks for your kind words. We love wire bins, but they too can dry out if they aren't monitored regularly for moisture. Tumblers are convenient to keep the material turned and mixed, which keeps good air flow in the material. The one disadvantage of tumblers is that they are usually small and do not hold the volume a wire bin does, which means it is often hard to get the material to heat up properly. Also, tumblers are up off the ground, which means they do not have access to the microbes naturally present in the soil below. What we see often with composters that use tumblers is that they do not have enough bacteria and fungi in their mix, which slows down decomposition. We recommend adding a scoop of soil or finished compost to your tumbler every time you add food scraps (or other green material) to your tumbler. We do this with our wire bins too. A small scoop of soil on top of green material before we cover with brown material. This inoculates the material with microbes. And, of course, we turn regularly and add water when necessary. Your material should be moist like a wrung out sponge.
Certainly, we would not discourage you from building a wire bin. They are awesome and cheap. But that doesn't mean you should abandon your tumbler. And yes, the hot sun can dry out a pile faster than if a bin or tumbler is in the shade, but that just requires more water management, whether a wire bin or tumbler (or any other kind of bin). We use to live in New Mexico and we had to monitor the moisture in our bins (at that time, we had pallet bins) much more closely than we do now in Western North Carolina.
Thank you for watching our videos, and we are glad they are useful for you. Let us know if we can help you further.
Happy Gardening.
amazing video! super well done and clear!
Thanks
very clear explanation, good video!
Thank you.
Love the lean tower of compost
Very helpful! Thanks.
Thank you so much. I am a new gardiner at my house. Wishing you advance Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year 2021.
I’m the president for Idaho’s Garden Clubs Inc. and appreciate your video training.
THANKS from Yorkshire, England.
Your welcome. And thank you for watching.
Great video! Thanks.
This is so informational! Also your approach is very concise and easy to follow
Thank you.
love to watch it, very helpful...
Thanks for this. Very informative!
Excellent. How much time to decompose?
Your voice is very soothing.
Cool video. Very educational. Watched it with my kids. We have implemented gardening into out schooling
Hi, Thank you for making these videos, they're very helpful. Do you have a video how you made your sifter? Thank you.
I'm blessed to have found this video. Easy to understand, has everything someone starting out needs to know, can't ask for more. Thanks !
Thanks SpaceBat. Glad to help. Did you find the other 2 videos in the playlist.
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Happy Gardening.
word!
This was great - not a lot of chatter, you came right to the point and left nothing unanswered. Thanks!
Great tips! have an environmental sciences assignment to prepare compost in one month. Helped a lot:)
Excellent presentation!
Thanks.
You are too good a professor as you explained and demonstrated the things in a very simple way. Thanks a LOT.
Wow. I've never been called a professor before. Thank you. You made my day.
Excellent info. Thanks.
Thank you.
Good work done !
I appreciate the fact that u consider others who may not have certain machines at their disposal.
The truth is some of these resources that many may take for granted eg tipper shredders, manufactured compost bins and even the commonly found item like dish washers are not prevalent in my culture. Amendments like bone meal and blood meal are not 'in' either.
I really, really appreciate the fact that someone considers those who may not be so fortunate. After all, these videos surpass geographical borders... ❤️
Thanks Debbie for your comments. We do try to include everyone in the process. The truth is none of the "modern" machinery and resources is necessary. Modern industrial society is built on the notion of convenience. Although we have access to machinery on our farm (my dad's machinery), we use it as little as possible. We try to do things in the simplest (and most sustainable) way. In the videos, we try to show several different ways to do things, sometimes with machinery and sometimes without. That way, people can choose the method that works best with their lifestyle and access to resources.
You are right, many people take resources for granted. And they often think they "need" these resources and machinery. This is usually not the case.
I would love to learn more about your culture and situation and discover things we can learn from each other. If you would like to strike up a conversation, email me at colby@gardensthatmatter.com (or) direct message me at facebook.com/gardensthatmatter (or) reply to this comment with another way we can connect.
Interesting video that provides good advice! Thanks for posting.
Short of using a dedicated "leaf shredder", I've tried many ways to efficiently shred leaves. The most effective way is to use a gas-powered weed-eater on whole leaves placed in a heavy-duty container (plastic or metal or garbage can). Depending upon how much effort you want to spend, this can produce very finely-ground leaves that break down quickly.
My preferred method is to pile the leaves on the ground and run over them with my lawn mower. For this step, I remove the bagger from the mower and do several passes. Then I collect the shredded leaves with the bagger attachment on my mower. The problem with this method is that if the leaves are too wet, the bagger is unable to "pick-up" the fine shreds.
I found a spot in front of someone's house, where they piled maple leaves, which break down quickly to begin with, and everyone kept running them over. I took a shovel and a couple of Totes, and loaded up a bunch of maple leaf powder.
Thank you for your info help me alot on the speeding of it
I believe using a compost thermometer, 20in or greater, is key to determining the health of a pile, and clues one into when to turn so it doesn't burn.
Thank you for this very precise series on creating your own compost actually so easy to do where as before I was totally confused by adding packets of this and that to help speed up the composition ,and the correct location ,turning etc,very well explained an so easy for ANYONE TO DO, I am a subscriber and will be back,stay blessed and thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all.
Thanks Isabella, glad we could help. That's why we do what we do at gardens that matter. We don't want anyone to be intimidated, discouraged, or overwhelmed by composting (or learning about it) or gardening. We are so happy to have you as a subscriber.
There is a lot of great content on our website too, if you are looking for more.
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This is my first year composting, I'm totally excited to eventually see the end results..
I do a dry compost, its something I made up, check it out if you want.
Same here, I have 3 different piles going. To see what works the best..
This is also my first garden. I'm learning so much on UA-cam.. so many people do different things it makes me think I am gonna kill all my food. Lol..
DBrunetti , check it where?
Wow, that was good. Best even!
Thank you very much Dear Amy. It was great.
Your'e welcome. Thanks for watching.
Great Video !! Its really good and informative !!
Thanks