How to make compost - Making your own compost

[Mazdarx82012]

thanks

[Cheballer87]

i dont live near farm animals. What can I do?

[LivingGreenLives]

@Cheballer87 You don't need manure to make compost. We have a video showing you how to make it out of your old jack-o-lantern.

[arbonac]

The speed at which matter composts depends on the ZONE in which the compost is happening. I live in zone 10, which is a sub-tropical environment. Composting is faster there than any other region in the continental U.S.

[felice2442]

thanks for sharing ! is it ok to use dried leaves that fell from the public park that sometimes

did have chemical-fertilisers or pesticides sprays on the tress ? 

[mogges1]

I use all leaves/grass clippings.and I have been putting in coffee grounds.Also i did put in some tripe 13 fertilizer.

[mogges1]

I'm find my compost isnt heating up.I put leaves grass clipping coffee grounds,egg shells,and old tobacco leave in .too weeks ago and it is still not heating up why?:

[mintzmeet]

@mogges1 An essential is green+brown. Sounds like you could use some less nutrient rich more filler type materials (browns). Are ur leaves dry or fresher/wet?

[teamsourcesalkoasia]

This video is really helpful.

[danwormald]

the best on youtube this, very informative, are u sure thats all i need just chicken wire, i thought it had to have a cover on it to ?

[lojala148a]

Thanks, have just come across this and will get onto it today! Beautiful sunshine so good to get out in the garden, bring on summer....

[lojala148a]

Thanks, have just come across this and will get onto it today! Beautiful sunshine so good to get out in the garden, bring on summer....

[plansman]

Just what I wanted to know,thanks for the help.

[tylertyler82]

Scott Meier is so smart and informative, great video, look forward to making my compost container soon

[katehill09]

excellent tip about the air. that was one of my concerns i had about composting.. was worried about a smell. so glad you pointed out. thank you. :) wonderful video

[sumilon2005]

I like this videos... I can use this videos for my students to learn more....

[maggieleeflowers]

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[Missmadammozart]

ok i have taken over my dads abandoned compost heap it's under a pine tree, and been there 3-4 years and i havent seen any useable compost from it, none of it looks as soil like as the pics of "finished compost" i've found. when i got my hands on it it was nearly 100% carbon just old grass, dead leaves, last years prunings, and ash i've been adding greens to it since april and turn it every few weeks the best i can. should i move it, wtf is wrong with it?

[joy1ess]

@Missmadammozart sounds like there's not enough moisture. it needs to be moist at all time . ..

[mills575]

@Missmadammozart  your compost pile needs to be in direct sunlight. the temperature of the compost needs to be 140 degrees F

[mills575]

@Missmadammozart your compost pile needs to be in direct sunlight. the temperature of the compost needs to be 140 degrees F

[ravengurlxx]

i live in a flat, what can i use to make small amounts of compost?

I want to take cuttings from the flowers i have already, but don't want to spend LOADS of money on peat and/or compost.

I use alot of fresh veg and meat which im constantly chuckin out. Also i drink ALOT of tea, green and normal.

If i use tea bags will it help? their 100% recyclable right?

[deemortiz]

very interesting subject, thanks

[Megich]

Cool , this is an excellent video to make a homemade compost , but i want to know if while starting a compost pile must put soil inside it while it's still working or no ?

please i appreciate so much to know .

thank you in advance

[I3addogy]

@Megich Adding a little soil or compost is a great way to get it started.

[kaiserbunny132]

I normally just take a shit in my garden and mix it in. It works great and saves the water bill too.

[renenine]

THUMBS UP IF YOUR IN MR.FRADETTE`S CLASS AND WATCHIN THIS ! :)

[davidg1024]

I might have been misinformed about my compost pile before I watched this video. I segregated a mound of dirt, and I have been mixing our old fruits and vegetables into it. I have been keeping it moist. Am I wasting my time with this?

[themanof12345]

So i want to keep animals out?? Even dead animals??

[ZennLa13]

@themanof12345 yes, you cant put meat in the compost bin.

[themanof12345]

So i want to keep animals out?? Even dead animal??

[pingshiyu]

i had to throw my compost away from my garden cus it destroyed my garden's smell.

[DJKJSeph]

Scott Myer looks like Rick Moranis

[Brucev7]

@NazAndOmi Check out the 'Worm Composting Bin' vid.

[808MAUIpnoi74]

Okay! So If im goin to make my own compost which i don't have most of the stuffs you shown on this video..! All i have is dead leaves from all kinds of plants like papaya trees; starfruit tree Mango trees Banana trees; Tamarind trees Macadamia nut trees; once or twice a week fresh cut grass; bananas; all couple variety vine vegetable plants... Can i make a compost use these?

[Brucev7]

@808MAUIpnoi74 Use left over Veggies, Fruits, Egg Shells, Coffee Grounds.

[oarfrost]

@808MAUIpnoi74 It should work. Dead leaves don't have much nutient in them. On the other hand they are useful for mixing with grass cuttings which would otherwise only partially compost. Composting is really pretty simple. You chuck everything you have on the heap, make it wet, make a pile at least 6' x 3' x 3 to keep the heat in, turn it whenever you get a chance and piddle on it as circumstances dictate.

[watchthemoviefitna]

Thank you so much. Nearly every gardening article I read says "add compost" and even suggesting having your own compost. Yet, there is so little information about the composting methods used and what to put it. So THANKS.

[Feiistyx3]

The editor/expert reminds me of the dad in Honey I shrunk the kids

[audas]

Zool the gate keeper from Ghost Busters

[ajfelix67]

Sorry, have to pick your brain one more time. I live by the ocean, and I hear that seaweed is probably the best fertilizer known. Can the seaweed be used on a compost pile as well? Or can seaweed be applied directly on a garden bed? When storms occur here, large amounts of seaweed are available. And there are no restrictions for seaweed removal here. Thanks again.

[Brucev7]

@ajfelix67 Liquid Seaweed is available for fertilizer. Fish Emulsion is great.

[ajfelix67]

Ok, you said it needs a "little" water, but your compost pile is "outside". What if it rains for several days? Does it "ruin" the compost pile? Or should the pile be covered? Can the compost pile also be self standing? I mean.... not fenced? Sorry for throwing all these questions at you. And thanks for replying earlier.

[freqeist]

I don't need a lawyer, I need compost.

[flippythewalrus]

It's nice to see Rick Moranis helping the environment! :)

[eewnotewe]

Do you have to use organic green material, fruit parts etc, for your compost to be organic?



[Brucev7]

@eewnotewe Green leaves are the 'Fire.' You mix green and brown.

[revealer007]

everyone talks 3-1 ratio. What does that mean 3 handfulls, 3 pounds, 3 inches, 3 what??

[PenguinTeriyaki]

@revealer007

A ratio is a fraction so for every 3 (handfulls, pounds, bags, truckloads, whatever) of "brown material" use 1 (of the same unit) of green material. In other words no matter how big your compost is it should be 3/4 brown and 1/4 green.

[elsureste214]

@revealer007 wen dealin with ratios it doesnt matter the size, weight, or volume. put it like this, if ur using pounds, 3:1, 3 to 1: means 3 pounds to 1 pound. when using cups, 3:1, 3 to 1: 3 cups to 1 cup. so the measurement can always change jus as long as u keep it relevant to each other. now the way they use it here 3brown to 1green: wutever size or volume u use jus keep the ratio 3:1 if u use 3lbs brown use 1lb green, if u use 3,000lbs brown use 1,000lbs green, 3cups brown use 1cup green.

[ajfelix67]

Hmm. One question. I will till my very FIRST garden this spring. Would it be a good idea to spread compost over the area that I will till so that the compost mixes evenly with the soil? Or, till first.... and apply compost later in the growing stage? Or, both.

[oarfrost]

@ajfelix67 Ah, good question(s). The thing about compost is that there is never enough of it, so you might be better off keeping it for heavy feeders such as potatoes and leeks and letting your peas and such have what is left.

[oarfrost]

@ajfelix67 Ah, good question(s). The thing about compost is that there is never enough of it, so you might be better off keeping it for heavy feeders such as potatoes and leeks and letting your peas and such have what is left.

[3131Rachel]

I can't wait to start my compost, I just wish the snow would melt away for good and the warm sun would green everything here!! And BTW Mr.In the blue shirt ur hot!! ;)

[littlepiaf]

You have taken the mystery out of it and i will be starting a pile tomorrow!

[nayneshdev]

i have a question. is there a risk of decomposing the plant to which this compost is applied to ?

[04682563]

I want to start to compost, can I used cooked food with heavy spices in a compost pile? Also I was wondering if your backyard is a magnet for water will compost be safe to make there? Thank you.

[sandworm3]

Personally, I love to compost, I started with one bin that I bought at discount through the city. Now I operate with 4 bins and even a worm bin that consumes everything compostable around the house and yard. Really it's about taking accountability for our refuse. As a people movement, we could reduce trash volume and tax expense by nearly 40 - 60 percent f we commit to composting. And why not, the return pays you. We each could say we have millions working for us (microbes).

[simplyorganic]

Wow...this video was super helpful. I actually think I can do a compost without feeling intimated or lost. Thanks so much.

[frio109]

Thanks. I have been working on a science project. I started a compost in the fall and left it alone all winter. I am wondering how it will come out?

[rhosteph]

I want to plant a garden this year. Is it too late to start a compost?

[wiam333]

@rhosteph not if u start now

[Skateingandme]

thank your m y Science project will do very well. :D. Im entering my school science fair. blackstone academy charter school in pawtucket. topic i chosen was Envionemental Challenge.

[MIgardener]

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[hatstalker]

Lol waste money on chicken wire.

A compost heap works well for anything.

[claudius2u]

Great way to think "compost"! But, to make it easier to produce the heavy, water-laden compost, think air! On the compost spot, lay down a mat of about 4-6 inches of course brush clippings, cut to about 12 inches. On this bed, lay a layer of about 6-10 inches of course "brown" material. Top this with about 4 inches of "green" material. Make the pile about 4 feet wide, and any length; about 3 to 6 feet high. If lots of fine materials, lay-in a second layer of course brush about half way up!

[UNOTICEDSHIFD]

great video. 

[Smokerzonly530]

this is kind of a stupid question but, instead of mixing compost with soil, can i just use a pot full of this method compost to grow a plant?

[darwingreen1]

I didn't know Woody Allen did composting videos

[WAXTHEFUR]

did you play on "honey i shrunk the kids"?

[nicolemtracy]

@WAXTHEFUR That would be Rick Moranis. Scott does resemble him though. :)

[alennna]

omg awesome

thank you for this vid!

[Shannindhall]

Our family is planning to create a "family garden" in the spring of 2011. We are now in Dec. would we have adequate time to produce compose to at least begin our project?

[greenlakegea]

Awesome video! Would you mind if some of our students used some of your footage in a video project about composting?

[oblark]

Active Air Compost Tea is also an excellent way to use compost to feed and diversify the biology of your soil. Recipe: 1 cup compost, 1 tbsp unsulfured black strap molasses per 1 gallon of r/o, distilled, or de-chlorinated water. Place all in a bucket and bubble using an aquarium air pump and airstone for 24-36 hours. hen it's all done brewing, you can use it as soil drench or foliar (on top of and under the leaf) acts as a natural pesticide; coating plant in a "biofilm". Happy (organic) growing

[crazyaboutcompost]

Dude knows his stuff... very nice!

[MrRainy678]

Does it matter whether you put it in the shade or a sunny spot?

[MrRainy678]

aww look at that- howdini like hoodini..:)

[ursularowles58]

hum so bored any folks want to rescue me

[crazyaboutcompost]

@ursularowles58 it may be boring, but it's really a great explanation about compost... he nails it.

[CLAUDIAHM11]

best vid ive seen!!!!!

[GardenComposters]

excellent !! Video

[bjusticeforever]

If you REALLY want your compost to get HOT fast, add about 4 or 5 handfuls of blood meal and a couple of shovelfuls of compost from an old compost pile (substitute some soil if you're making your first pile.) The nitrogen in the blood meal will get the pile going fast; if you do as Scott suggests using chicken manure, this will do the same, BUT BE WARNED!! Chicken manure is VERY HIGH IN NITROGEN!!! It will burn your plants like synthetic nitrogen if you don't let the compost finish cooking!

[roberta2010ification]

i just crap in my compost

[katsuneshinsengumi]

i wonder if you plant the seeds on that organic compost and not just adding in the top of the soil^_^,.

[aboddwardak]

the egg shell is very rich in a nutrient called calsuim, how the fuck doesn't know what calcium is. good vid tough

[KallyJones]

I like Ron Corning. I used to live in Dayton, OH and he was on the WB morning show. Very good presenter.

[nephilism]

Thanks for the video. I'm about to start composting for the first time. Scott says 2-6 months for the compost to be ready - but is it possible to allow materials to compost TOO long? If I start composting too early or use it too late, could I actually lose nutrient levels from my compost? Thanks!

[Teratornis]

@nephilism - compost can lose nutrients if you let it sit in the rain too long. Maybe a year or more. It depends on how much rain you get. The carbon content of compost is pretty stable. When you dig into soil you added compost to a year before, you'll still see the black stuff.

[Stringyheads]

Thanks for the info, This is the best method ive seen on compost and i have all the stuff, I'll start tomorrow.

[Armornone]

What about a Human who is a vegetarian? Just joking but my compost does not look like that. It looks like sludge. I have to put it in a sunny part of the garden and let the sun hit it for a week then mix it in with the dirt. It seem to do ok then but the finish product does not look like yours. Maybe too much green and not enough brown.

[Colstonewall]

Very well done. Composting made easy (and interesting).

[EmoGirl90ify]

wow thx for the ideas nd tips about compost piles

it helped me with my science project!!!!!

:)

THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!

[HowdiniGuru]

@EmoGirl90ify You're welcome! Hope your science project is a success!

[Allen2045]

I have compost now I need to shift it. IM going to try and just pore it onto a tarp rake the twigs out then store it in a heavy duty plastic trash bag and then put it into a plastic garbage can with a lid. Now I have to start all over with the fall leaves.

[bons10000]

it's that dude from ghostbusters

[1983SMOGGY]

can u mix peat based compost with non peat compost plz any1?

[Dermbet]

excellent. thanks. i didn't know the bin had to be large to pressure the ingredients!!!

[HorizSvcs]

This video is the answer to the problem of what to do with the waste that is generated in your home and lawn. Thanks for the explanation.

[TheGardenMasterShow]

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[TahshaTPitsMe]

I recently started my own compost, but What are the friendly bugs we are looking for? Not maggots right??? That's what I've got in mine, Do I have to start all over??? Please help

[OS253]

@TahshaTPitsMe: Maggots help break down and recycle nutrients back into the soil. It's normal to have them in your compost pile. Other people have earthworms in their compost. They all help make nitrogen. Nitrogen is a nutrient that plants need to survive. I like to use compost tea for my plants. It's more potent and easier for plants to absorb the nutrients.

[Allen2045]

You can use a trach can just drill lots of holes in it. This is helpfull if you live with next door neighboots. They might not want to see a pile of decomposing mater.

[1toboggan]

awsome video

[nannyazzang]

thanks for the very good imformations. I just started to having organic garden myself.

[BA7777GS]

Brilliant! thank you very much! Genial! muchas gracias!

[ichimich75]

what about winter? can the compost be stored in a shed and freeze and still be good in the spring and summer?

[Praxxus55712]

Yep, compost can be made in a month and a half. It really can cook FAST! I make chicken manure compost and it kicks my garden into such a high gear that it's sometimes spooky! lol

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[magdalenagalinska12]

nice video and good way you explained that

[Carmador]

i dont like the host. bad vibe, idk

[rockablah]

composting sucks balls

[MustaffaCuppa]

I enjoyed the video and found it informative, thanks. But I notice you didn't mention anything about a lid on the top - and I'm pretty sure that it's very important to fit one, so rain doesn't wash important nutrients out of the compost as it's developing.

The finished product looked great didn't it!. You've certainly inspired me. I'm going to start composting too! Thanks again.

[gosuperman]

Short, articulate, to the point and very informative... I like that!!

[shuyaq]

Didn't know it was so easy. Thanks!!!

[xxLabrat407xx]

check out red wiggler composting...awesome compost ;)

[envirosponsible]

Great video.

[Sweet1MiLa]

This was incredibly helpful! I can't wait to get started :)

[Thezipprite1]

Go to This Channel , Zipprite , Check it Out .

[minikump]

i think that was a weed at 5:09

[level3yo]

You retarded peice oflittle kid shit. Weed doesn't look like that retarded fucking gay person. Go on google and type in weed plant and look at it CAREFULLY. Retard...

[minikump]

@level3yo: i wasnt talking about weed the drug. i was talking about A weed in the flower garden, A weed, NOT, weed, itself. notice i said "it looked like A weed", not it looks like weed, DUH

[isyourmamaallama]

@minikump  what a beast~!

[ichimich75]

@level3yo lmao, i hate know it all little kids



[MAGICBIRDS90]

Is that guy, Joey Greco's twin brother?

[YourGardenShow]

interesting project!

[DevinRamdeen]

i know what u could do to make you not hungry and help ur compost ------------------------------­-----------------  eat the new sunchips and throw the biodigratedable bag that makes a lot of noise in the compost

[pepperjoe12]

Nice video Scott. check out my Gardening videos on YouTube!

[binashraf]

can you hatch eggs in the compost??

[zomgwtfbbqbagel]

@binashraf you idiocy is undeniable.

[brenan6]

this guy talks like a news anchor

[piercinglight]

@brenan6 lol I know!

[kastle1972]

@brenan6 he use to be a morning news show personality.

[DEANWARREN43]

happymind534.............Don't put cats in you compost. It will make you pile purrrrrr

[katkollmer]

In the winter, you can create the same effect using leaves, scrapes, and lawn clippings, put in a pile for a "garden", put black plastic over it, poke holes in plastic, and then by spring, you now have a raised bed.

[happymind534]

Do cats make good compost?

[katkollmer]

@happymind534 uuuuhhh...no

[TROLLiLICIOUS]

@happymind534 - Their poo contains toxoplasmosis, so no. Unless they're starving, maybe.

[ehswan]

chickens are better

[breetherooster]

Sounds like a good idea. Good thing I eat a lot of potatoes and the best part is I'll finally have a use for potato peels because I'm not a big fan of potato peels.

[Live414]

Great video!

I just let the compost happen.

I just put it in a pile, or spread it on a area.

I never do anything to it except to water it when it feels dry.

[WindEnergy7]

Nice video on composting. I am showing this to the kids as we are planning a compost bin, or maybe just a pile for next year to use in the garden and flower beds.

[klt332]

Great video

[amyamy7777777]

thank you very helpful

[0123bernie]

that's a great tips , can help to others thank you for your video.

[tidalturfdotcom]

thanks for the video guys...the one dude reminds me of Rick Moranis...

[chrisobrien05]

Organic Gardening SPAMS you like crazy if you join their forum. They sell your e-mail address and you get bombarded with SPAM! Just a warning. I added a tag to my gmail address so that I can filter out any spam from them.

[gypsydragongal]

good tip on a cheap way to have a compost pile instead of buying a hundred dollar one. What about ants though?

[brandonleetran]

Yep great video!

[skyyekatt]

This was a very helpful video and easily explained. Thank you.

[rosaura05]

Thank you very much for the video...