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Sharpen the shovel to make the chopping easier and when moisture needed, pour in a flat beer instead of (or in addition to) water. the hops and grains help heat it up better.
Anyone with a little space should compost. It's amazing how empty your trash cans can be, when you compost your paper, food scraps, and tree leaves. If everyone with space did it, we'd have free compost and lower our carbon footprint. And it's cool to witness trash magically turning into dirt.
I like what Mark from self efficient me does more and I tried this winter and love it. It is to just dump all your stuff in a pile and let your chickens do all the work
Hi Naheed - a great free resource, this is where I got my coffee grounds. It feels good to re-use them to make free fertilizer for the garden! Thanks for watching!
I moved to the suburbs six months ago and thanks to this video have started composting. Where do you keep their kitchen scraps while youre waiting to make a compost pile. I’ve started keeping them in the freezer but am worried there wil be too much? Maybe I’m overthinking it. I guess the best thing is to have 3 compost piles. But for now I will start with one.
Every tine I use my home made compost I say a little blessing for u for u owe it to u ,very beneficial to my garden Saving a lot of money , get better harvest and way less garbage to the landfill, thank u 🙏👍👍❤️
Great video! My tip is never let your compost get too dry. Good drainage is important, but the bacteria that break down compost need some moisture to do their job.
Perfect timing, Denise! You should be able to get your compost pile nice and hot with these tips and have black gold for your garden in no time! Thanks for watching!
You are the reason that I’ve started composting. I’m trying multiple methods, i. e. Plastic trash can, bin that I turn and a wire fence bin. I’m having so much fun experimenting and learning about this. I can’t wait until next spring to start a garden.
Woohoo! Sunday nite CaliKim29 video! I wanna compost but worry I’m biting off more than I can chew as I’m building beds and growing everything from seed this year (yikes).
I deliver newspapers, so I pick up the grass clippings on the side of the road on my routes. I mulch my excess papers and add sawdust and whatever else I can find. It's all free. To add a little phosphorus, to the mix, I take a few clumps of kitty pee from the litterbox and mix that in.
Hi Kim thank you for this easy composting. One question, will this size of compost generate enough heat to heat up a 11ft x 10ft x 7ft greenhouse? Or should I have more then one compost bags? Thank you
I have those tumbler bins...overtime worms appeared out of nowhere...how come your compost looks dry and no worms? I don't even wet my bin and it always is damp inside.
Worms or maggots?? Worms are a good thing as their castings(poop) are very nutritional to plants. It's a sign of a healthy compost pile. As for maggots.....yeah, you dont want that 😐
Very good video, good presentation, step by step guide, makes the work simple and fun. Thanks for being kind and generous to share this beneficial tips. Bless you.
Thanks! I have a question: my temperature is around +29 all year round. Can I expect my compst be ready super fast if I keep it moist? Another question: can I position compost bin under the rabbit cage, their poo and urine will drop in it. Will that be a good idea (especially I'm worried about the urine, it'll be a lot!)?
It's not great for rabbits to be walking on wires or fence type materials ect, why not just scoop out the waste and put it in the compost pile next to the cage?
I just made my own DIY compost bin out of a plastic storage container and poked holes above, below and around and added the following kitchen scraps, tea bags, and coffee grounds including some of the stuff you showed in this video and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for the tips!
Omigosh, didn't realize I needed a lot more brown and didn't have any. So, I just kept adding kitchen waste. Got a ton of gnats and flies. All in a big plastic trash bin I drilled holes in. I go out yesterday to see millions of fast crawling maggots coming up and over the trash bin, down the sides, all over inside and out on the lid and can! Totally freaked and sprayed them with bug spray. Still moving. Then bleach cleaner. Still living. Then threw handfuls if diatomaceous earth all over them. Slowed down some. Read online to use salt. Threw salt all over everything. Hope they are all dead. I'm throwing all that failed compost away. Don't really want to try again!
Kim, if you add a Nitrogen source like blood meal or feathermeal...it will start even faster. I use organic products, but using a peletized fertilizer with Nitrogen in it will work too.
Thanks for the tip, Tannebaum! That's a good alternative to people who don't have a good nitrogen source. I like to keep low/no cost, so I try to collect all the materials that I can from free sources. Enjoy your black gold!
I save my own coffee grounds and sometimes I even get some from my local STARBUCKS! I also save my used tea bags and bury them in the soil. I’m currently in the process of growing boysenberries and I remember how amazed I was with the results.
Great presentation. Easy to absorb. Questions: 1. Your compost sac- has it got holes for the liquid to get out? 2. Can hard plastic containers good enough for composting in the absence of the sac? Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.
Hi Esther, the Compost Sac is made out of a very durable aerated fabric, the water drains very well, and the compost gets AIR, which its critical to helping it break down faster. You can use hard plastic containers, but you should drill several holes so the compost gets air and doesn't get soggy. Thanks for watching!
Great video ! How can I store the completed compost for future use ? In breathable non airtight plastic bags and would this harm or kill the helpful worms that are within the compost soil ?
I've watched so many videos on composting OMG. Thanks for keeping it short and to the point. I'll have to get one of those sacks, just started my first compost in a cow feed bucket. Wish me luck.
I added leaves and grass clippings and I am keeping it wet in a black garbage bag. I live in hot desert of Tucson. I looked today and saw some white little worms! Is it ruined now? This is my first time composting so I’m not sure what to do, do I toss it all out and start over or add something and mix. It’s been 3 weeks in the black bag w/ added holes for air. Thank you I’m advance for advise.
I didn't read all the comments, but I would add 2 things: 1 use only coffee grounds that have already been brewed 2 in these times of delivery of everything please use cardboard, no tape, and brown paper bags.
I just made a tumbling composter with a plastic barrel, a pallet and four casters for the barrel to roll on. Seams like a good way to really mix everything up. Loading it up for the first time today!
Question. I've had some leaves in a couple of plastic bags for several months which are wet due to the rainy days we've had. Would you use these leaves in your compost pile?
Hi very good videos after that use that compost to activate it whit biochar for gardening . look up the history of biochar for gardening have a nice day Kenny from northern Kentucky USA
Mesophilic-warm compost doesn't kill weed seeds, virus spores and plant diseases. Need a bag 4X4' and 6-8' high to keep enough heat to get good thermophilic compost.
can you use banana potato onion in the compost ? Please explain better whats going in the compost whats not ? Detailed please ? Your explanation is not detailed. its rough sketch only !
Hey MBG! I love your indoor compost bins, it's amazing how much they break down - always impressed at how resourceful your are in your small space. Hugs from CG and I!
Thanks for the video Lady, i still have a question, can i grow things directly into a compost made from (Sawdust - Tree Leaves - Tomato Leaves - Cucumber Leaves) Nothing more ? is it possible ? is it Okay ? is it good ? or is it bad ?
I have potatoes growing out of my compost pile... they are.volunteers though. I had a small bag of potatoes that had a rotten one in it and I wasn't about to go through that nasty stinking bag so it all went in the compostn pile. And now here they are! I was going to think them out but when I started to pull one out it had little potatoes so I just put it back in. I am also about to plant some squash in another pile as I read they will do really well in a compost pile. I have had watermelons and tomatoes come up on there own in my compost as well.
A green ball rolled in your bin lol. Some time ago, a big rat lived in my compostbin. It was so tame, slow and friendly.... I couldn't do her any harm.... so one day, she was gone...
This video is very helpful. I have been intimidated at starting a compost, but seeing this video, and the space you have, its seems so easy. Thanks for the tips, I'm going to start composting.
Hi Debbie, so glad you enjoyed the video. We accidentally left out the clip where we added them to the pile, but showed the bucket of kitchen scraps at the beginning of the video. You can use vegetable and fruit scraps (eggshells, coffee grounds, and tea bags too), but no meat or dairy products. Let me know how your composting goes!
Hi. Here in India cow dung can be great catalyst for compost. Pl let us know what could be proportions of mixing cow dung either it is wet or dry. What could be the proportion of readily available bacteria culture. Please let me know adding a potion of CURDS.... works better.
Hi. Please let me know.... One tip that I have tried to make compost faster is.... We get from agriculture departments quite a few culture of bacteria.... Fixed... By a process... And give to farmers to use on various crops Examples. Trichoderma Azotabacter.... Etc. I tried to mix these cultured products on to the heap of biodegradable compost material organised in a well ventilated and shady place. Omce in a way check the moisture and top up by sprinkling water if need be. Compost process was faster.
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Are you making compost? Share YOUR tips for making it FASTER! Thanks for watching!
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Glad you like it! Are you composting?
This is just sooo great 😁😍
Thank for your advice nice to learn it big help
Sharpen the shovel to make the chopping easier and when moisture needed, pour in a flat beer instead of (or in addition to) water. the hops and grains help heat it up better.
its dangerous to sharp a shovel.... with a bad strike u can harm yourself... by accident... there are other tools u can use to do what ur thinking
Anyone with a little space should compost. It's amazing how empty your trash cans can be, when you compost your paper, food scraps, and tree leaves. If everyone with space did it, we'd have free compost and lower our carbon footprint.
And it's cool to witness trash magically turning into dirt.
I like what Mark from self efficient me does more and I tried this winter and love it. It is to just dump all your stuff in a pile and let your chickens do all the work
Starbucks gives free coffee grounds for the garden. They bag up grounds and put it in buckets by their counters
Hi Naheed - a great free resource, this is where I got my coffee grounds. It feels good to re-use them to make free fertilizer for the garden! Thanks for watching!
And makes your car smell awsome until you get home
Oh wow
I didn't know it
I’ll try to ask for some coffee ground from a Starbucks close to our place here in Sterling Hts Michigan. Thanks.
With COVID19 are they still giving away coffee grounds?
I moved to the suburbs six months ago and thanks to this video have started composting.
Where do you keep their kitchen scraps while youre waiting to make a compost pile. I’ve started keeping them in the freezer but am worried there wil be too much? Maybe I’m overthinking it. I guess the best thing is to have 3 compost piles. But for now I will start with one.
Every tine I use my home made compost I say a little blessing for u for u owe it to u ,very beneficial to my garden Saving a lot of money , get better harvest and way less garbage to the landfill, thank u 🙏👍👍❤️
CaliKim is the best gardener since Noah got off the Ark and planted a vineyard
Great video! My tip is never let your compost get too dry. Good drainage is important, but the bacteria that break down compost need some moisture to do their job.
Great tip, Jason! The microbes thrive in a moist environment for sure! Let me know how your composting goes this spring - thanks for watching!
You could put the sack on some heavy branches for air flow at the bottom.
Great idea, d hamby. The extra air flow can only help! Thanks for watching!
Thank God, this has been such a great video that taught me whole bunch! You utilized every bit God created. Manifescent!! Thanks so much!
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Oh that was so great as I have just started a new compost pile & forgot a couple of tips. Thanks heaps Kim. Cheers Denise- Australia
Perfect timing, Denise! You should be able to get your compost pile nice and hot with these tips and have black gold for your garden in no time! Thanks for watching!
You are the reason that I’ve started composting. I’m trying multiple methods, i. e. Plastic trash can, bin that I turn and a wire fence bin. I’m having so much fun experimenting and learning about this. I can’t wait until next spring to start a garden.
Woohoo! Sunday nite CaliKim29 video! I wanna compost but worry I’m biting off more than I can chew as I’m building beds and growing everything from seed this year (yikes).
All in good time, Dot! The compost pile will be there when you're ready for it. So glad you're expanding your garden! Have fun!
I deliver newspapers, so I pick up the grass clippings on the side of the road on my routes. I mulch my excess papers and add sawdust and whatever else I can find. It's all free. To add a little phosphorus, to the mix, I take a few clumps of kitty pee from the litterbox and mix that in.
Been wanting to start composting, this was helpful. Thanks
Running over the leaves with lawnmower is good advise thanks
I’m ready to pursue composting and this video has been most helpful and informative.
Glad it was helpful! Keep me posted!!
Hi Kim thank you for this easy composting. One question, will this size of compost generate enough heat to heat up a 11ft x 10ft x 7ft greenhouse? Or should I have more then one compost bags? Thank you
I have those tumbler bins...overtime worms appeared out of nowhere...how come your compost looks dry and no worms? I don't even wet my bin and it always is damp inside.
Worms or maggots??
Worms are a good thing as their castings(poop) are very nutritional to plants. It's a sign of a healthy compost pile.
As for maggots.....yeah, you dont want that 😐
This video is RIGHT ON TIME!!! I just posted a video asking for help on how and where to put our chicken and duck coop compost.
Very good video, good presentation, step by step guide, makes the work simple and fun. Thanks for being kind and generous to share this beneficial tips. Bless you.
Thanks! I have a question: my temperature is around +29 all year round. Can I expect my compst be ready super fast if I keep it moist? Another question: can I position compost bin under the rabbit cage, their poo and urine will drop in it. Will that be a good idea (especially I'm worried about the urine, it'll be a lot!)?
It's not great for rabbits to be walking on wires or fence type materials ect, why not just scoop out the waste and put it in the compost pile next to the cage?
Thank you .. Can we substitute tea leaves for coffee? I live in a hot climate.
Yes. But add some extra.
Thanks I'll try it
Add sugary water that feeds the microbes as well 👍
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Thanks for showing and explaining this so good in detail! Where does one get these Compast sacks?
Had a bad case if grubs. Very disappointing. I tried so hard and worked so hard!
I’m so excited to get started. Thank you for this how to- on composting.
Can't wait to hear about all the black gold you'll be making for your garden, Nicole! Stay tuned for updates and let me know how your composting goes!
I just made my own DIY compost bin out of a plastic storage container and poked holes above, below and around and added the following kitchen scraps, tea bags, and coffee grounds including some of the stuff you showed in this video and I can’t wait to see how it turns out. Thanks for the tips!
So how it turned out to be?
Thanks for your information, ITS very beautiful idea👍👍✨ good job 😊
Omigosh, didn't realize I needed a lot more brown and didn't have any. So, I just kept adding kitchen waste. Got a ton of gnats and flies. All in a big plastic trash bin I drilled holes in. I go out yesterday to see millions of fast crawling maggots coming up and over the trash bin, down the sides, all over inside and out on the lid and can! Totally freaked and sprayed them with bug spray. Still moving. Then bleach cleaner. Still living. Then threw handfuls if diatomaceous earth all over them. Slowed down some. Read online to use salt. Threw salt all over everything. Hope they are all dead. I'm throwing all that failed compost away. Don't really want to try again!
I wish I still lived in Cali...miss it!
Kim, if you add a Nitrogen source like blood meal or feathermeal...it will start even faster. I use organic products, but using a peletized fertilizer with Nitrogen in it will work too.
Oils and meat juices will really jump start a compost pile. Just make sure to mix it in with plenty of fine browns, so you don't attract vermin.
Thanks for the tip, Tannebaum! That's a good alternative to people who don't have a good nitrogen source. I like to keep low/no cost, so I try to collect all the materials that I can from free sources. Enjoy your black gold!
I save my own coffee grounds and sometimes I even get some from my local STARBUCKS! I also save my used tea bags and bury them in the soil. I’m currently in the process of growing boysenberries and I remember how amazed I was with the results.
Hi Kim,
Does the bin have to be in the sun or can it be in the shade?
Thanks
Great presentation.
Easy to absorb.
Questions:
1. Your compost sac- has it got holes for the liquid to get out?
2. Can hard plastic containers good enough for composting in the absence of the sac?
Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.
Hi Esther, the Compost Sac is made out of a very durable aerated fabric, the water drains very well, and the compost gets AIR, which its critical to helping it break down faster. You can use hard plastic containers, but you should drill several holes so the compost gets air and doesn't get soggy. Thanks for watching!
@@CaliKim29 thank you very much for your reply. All the best.
Can compost on winter time?
Great video ! How can I store the completed compost for future use ? In breathable non airtight plastic bags and would this harm or kill the helpful worms that are within the compost soil ?
I've watched so many videos on composting OMG. Thanks for keeping it short and to the point. I'll have to get one of those sacks, just started my first compost in a cow feed bucket. Wish me luck.
I added leaves and grass clippings and I am keeping it wet in a black garbage bag. I live in hot desert of Tucson. I looked today and saw some white little worms! Is it ruined now? This is my first time composting so I’m not sure what to do, do I toss it all out and start over or add something and mix. It’s been 3 weeks in the black bag w/ added holes for air. Thank you I’m advance for advise.
I didn't read all the comments, but I would add 2 things: 1 use only coffee grounds that have already been brewed 2 in these times of delivery of everything please use cardboard, no tape, and brown paper bags.
I just made a tumbling composter with a plastic barrel, a pallet and four casters for the barrel to roll on. Seams like a good way to really mix everything up.
Loading it up for the first time today!
Question. I've had some leaves in a couple of plastic bags for several months which are wet due to the rainy days we've had. Would you use these leaves in your compost pile?
Hi very good videos after that use that compost to activate it whit biochar for gardening . look up the history of biochar for gardening have a nice day Kenny from northern Kentucky USA
Mesophilic-warm compost doesn't kill weed seeds, virus spores and plant diseases. Need a bag 4X4' and 6-8' high to keep enough heat to get good thermophilic compost.
Great stuff. Many thanks.
Y/W !!
Hi. Love your videos. If you are speeding up the process, how long does it typically take for your compost pile to be ready!? 😀😀😀😀
can you use banana potato onion in the compost ? Please explain better whats going in the compost whats not ? Detailed please ? Your explanation is not detailed. its rough sketch only !
Looks nice, im a beginner and want to try it. Thanks...Lina.of Puerto Princesa City
SHALOM !
How about to mix the vegetable trimming and west food ? Please
I’m using a plastic garbage can. Should I drill holes in in? I was told no but I think I should.
awesome compost pile Kim I plan on doing the same here before to long
Great, Jackie! It will be great to get that free fertilizer for your garden! Happy composting!
why you say keep the insects out ? Why ? And why no meat inside compost ? Why explain ?
Excellent presentation. I also add red worms to mine.
Liked you video the most of all compost advice videos👌👍👍👍
Great video and some really useful info and tips. Thank you
Where can I purchase those compost bags from your video?
what about in the cold climates? How does one compost in the cold months?
what do you mean tea bags ? Whats that ? CAn anybody answer this ? Can I use tea leaves ?
Hey Kim, great video. Do you start out with dirt/soil in the bottom of the compost sack to begin with before adding in the other materials?
Same thing I was thinking
I did, it helped kickstart the process. Now I take out the remaining big pieces into my next bin.
I get inspired when I watched this video thank you
Great video Sis, thanks for your sharing 👍❤️🤝
thanks for the video. I am going to start it soon !
Is it to late to make compost it’s planting time now in Ontario Canada
awesomeness thank you for the tips, will definitely give it a try
Love composting ♥️ and your corner !! Your composting corner is more than double the size of my entire growing space , just visually 🤐.
Hey MBG! I love your indoor compost bins, it's amazing how much they break down - always impressed at how resourceful your are in your small space. Hugs from CG and I!
@@CaliKim29 Much needed hugs , thanks so much 🥰❤️ Kim and CG.
So welcome! Viewers were asking about lazy composting today on the Livestream, I recommended them to your channel and the lazy compost video. :)
@@CaliKim29 Oh wow 😍 , that was really kind of you Kim , much love 🥰 .
I like it when you say the compose is a black gold👌👌
Great infos, thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks for the video Lady, i still have a question, can i grow things directly into a compost made from (Sawdust - Tree Leaves - Tomato Leaves - Cucumber Leaves) Nothing more ? is it possible ? is it Okay ? is it good ? or is it bad ?
I have potatoes growing out of my compost pile... they are.volunteers though. I had a small bag of potatoes that had a rotten one in it and I wasn't about to go through that nasty stinking bag so it all went in the compostn pile. And now here they are! I was going to think them out but when I started to pull one out it had little potatoes so I just put it back in. I am also about to plant some squash in another pile as I read they will do really well in a compost pile. I have had watermelons and tomatoes come up on there own in my compost as well.
Why would anyone hit "dislike" on this ?
Thanks for the info 🌿
Is a 10 kg bin 9 inch diameter good?
A green ball rolled in your bin lol. Some time ago, a big rat lived in my compostbin. It was so tame, slow and friendly.... I couldn't do her any harm.... so one day, she was gone...
She left my bin that is :)
This video is very helpful. I have been intimidated at starting a compost, but seeing this video, and the space you have, its seems so easy. Thanks for the tips, I'm going to start composting.
Just start throwing shit into it. Rabbit , chicken. Grass clippings, bone meal, straw. It will come together
That was a very informative video. Thanks.
This where the black gold magic happens
How do you turn the compost in that big sack?
Thanks for the idea, helps the environment too.
Thx for this video! Could you go into detail about what kitchen scraps to save? I didn’t see you add the kitchen scraps?
Hi Debbie, so glad you enjoyed the video. We accidentally left out the clip where we added them to the pile, but showed the bucket of kitchen scraps at the beginning of the video. You can use vegetable and fruit scraps (eggshells, coffee grounds, and tea bags too), but no meat or dairy products. Let me know how your composting goes!
miss , you are very nice woman..are you married?
Sending full my supports
thank you for the tips.. it really helps me alot..
What an articulate lady. And very attractive.
So where is the “faster” part? What did I miss.
put some earth worms in there
Worms would die or leave an active compost pile. Thermophilic compost has too much heat for worms.
@@1d1hamby That's true if it's a hot compost pile. If it's a cold compost pile, worms will help it break down quicker.
This video is very helpful.
why are you so beautiful?🥰🥰🥰
This really helps..thank you!
That is an amazing compost bag. Do they make them bigger than that?
Worms? Should you put worms in?
i make about 1 cubic yard a week using a multi bin system
How do you store the composted soil until ready to use?
Thank you, well explained!
Where s the salad dressing n croutons
Such a great tutorial on how to make compost.
As someone who lives in a very hot climate, composting will be very quick for me 😄
Good way to make compost, it’s helpful.
Thank you for sharing
Hi.
Here in India cow dung can be great catalyst for compost.
Pl let us know what could be proportions of mixing cow dung either it is wet or dry.
What could be the proportion of readily available bacteria culture.
Please let me know adding
a potion of CURDS.... works better.
Hi.
Please let me know.... One tip that I have tried to make compost faster is....
We get from agriculture departments quite a few culture of bacteria.... Fixed... By a process... And give to farmers to use on various crops
Examples.
Trichoderma
Azotabacter.... Etc.
I tried to mix these cultured products on to the heap of biodegradable compost material organised in a well ventilated and shady place.
Omce in a way check the moisture and top up by sprinkling water if need be.
Compost process was faster.
Thank you for sharing this !
Thank you! I watched your video and my buys and i made 2 compost bins and 3 compost bags this afternoon. 🌹♥️👍👍
Great videos..... I drink lots coffee so I've got my grounds... Thank you....