Complete guide start to finish on composting. This is the most basic and simple way to compost. In this video you will learn:
– Benefits of Compost on soil / plants
– What items you can compost
– What you shouldn’t compost
– How to build a compost pile
– How long it takes a compost pile to break down
I don’t overcomplicate anything here. It is just what to do and how to do it. I’ve been composting for about 5 years, and make 4-6 large piles every year.
*NOTE* – I didn’t think I needed to say this in the video, but any sawdust you use should come only from unfinished, air-dried or kiln-dried wood. Do not use sawdust from plywood, mdf, osb, particle board….etc. Only natural wood!
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Why put the materials in layers if you're going to mix them anyway?
Great video! Completely new to composting. What do you do with the pile once it's finished if you aren't using it right away, store it? Leave it? Do you have to keep turning it?
Where do you get so much saw dust from?
I compost everything on the ground but I use the Berkeley method so i turn it daily. The meat is gone in a day and it's so hot rodents Don't really like it especially because you're turning it daily or so. at least I've never had a problem. I do use the Berkeley method though so I use yellow gold and molasses and yeast in my water to moisten it. And the worms are everything! Great video bro
Could I use coffee filters in my compost for the brown material?
What about horse or cow poop?
I kept forgetting to keep my compost pile moist;. I just let it sit for months and nothing happened, then I started watering it and the magic happened. I also learned the hard way not to try composting in a plastic tote without drainage holes.
Hello. Newbie here. I have started piling the leaves from the mango tree in the backyard also adding kitchen scraps into the pile. Is this a good idea and how can I improve it if it is?
Thank you! ❤
Can i start this now in the fall? I really want to utilize my kitchen scraps. No sawdust, though.