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TBH I keep filling my buckets up as it’s kind of a year round thing for me until they fill up and I’ll take some out and do more. But when I was in California and did it, it took about 2-3 months to turn into true compost. However it was very arrid there and I noticed it takes a little longer in Georgia. But I think once full and if you have enough of the “brown materials” it’s about 2 -3 months.

It’s one of my faves in the area!

I literally corrected in the video in a lower third in writing. Sorry I didn’t use the right wording and corrected it in the message part. But thanks for fixing it grammar police!

I can’t say thank you enough for the kind words! I’m happy to hear it’s helpful. I’m a huge composter- I even find ways to do it on my travels lol. So I’m happy to see folks interested in it as it’s just good for the world! Hope you are able to get into it and a joy the process as much as I do! ❤️

Ooh I haven’t thought to try that!! I always worry about pesticides and stuff but I never really thought about it losing flavor! Thank you for sharing that tip with me! I’m going to try it out!!

They’re so fun to make and you can do it with so many materials!

Thank you so much!! I don’t have it in front of me but I will be going to that home in the next week or so and will find out and update you! It’s a great color!

@@DabblerellaAzy// it certainly is a great color. Appreciate that.

I’m so sorry I looked for the paint color and it had faded on the paint! I am so so sorry! If I ever find anything else with it- I’ll be sure to let you know. I can’t believe it did that!

@@zizikash988 // that's okay. I can't tell you how many times I forgot to write on the top with my permanent marker. Thanks though. ❤️

@@Donna-vh5ym Thanks for understanding! If I ever run across it, i will be sure to let you know though. So sorry again <3

I have! I haven’t ever used the specialty composting worms, but I have three worms from my yard in them and it definitely helps to move it along faster! I feel bad for the worms though so I eventually throw it all back out so they can live their life freely lol. But it does help make the compost faster! Just make sure they have enough holes for air.

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Oh thank you so very much for saying that! I promise once you start doing it you’ll see it’s so simple! And when in doubt put in more brown material or soil- it will help break it down! You’ll love it so much and it becomes so hard to not want to compost everything after starting. I literally save my coffee pods and put it all over my grass lol! Have fun compositing!

Thanks for watching!

Top soil is cheaper so I used that but potting soil is the best to mix with if you plan to use the compost in your garden.

Thank you!

That’s so kind thank you! I have si many more- I really just need to make the videos - they are so fun to make!

Well, it really depends. I continue to put things in and aerate it while it's breaking down so it takes a while to fill up since it's a constant process. If you were to fill it up and just leave it, it takes about 2-3 months to break down depending on how much water and aeration you do, which can make it quicker. When i've put worms in, it does speed up the process to about 1.5 months. But for my bucket to really fill up, that takes a while since it's a work in progress that keeps breaking down as I add more that restarts the process if that makes sense.

Ooh, that's probably a way better tactic. Will try that the next time. Thank you for the tip Theresa!

The water seems to actually help my compost as it should be moist, but totally understand it can make it sloshy. Hope your compost is coming along well!

Hi Carol! Sorry for the delayed response. To be completely honest, I struggle with it too sometimes. In this video, it was a good year and my compost really helped it grow well, but the year after this video was made, I was barely able to get any to sprout even with using my compost. And that's been an issue several times since I started. When I was in California I grew it in my terracotta pots and they grew great in there, but I just wasn't able to grow as much of it. However, in the ground I have had a lot more trouble. Have you tried growing it in a separate pot? It felt so much easier when I used that method so may be a better way to ensure it grows.

Typically about two months to get it be useable. However, I am always churning more and more in those, and the two months really begins after it's full. If you keep adding to it, those compost materials can actually hurt you plants if it's not fully composted, so I would say try to wait 6-8 weeks after it's full.

Thank you! And it really is so easy to do! You will see as you do your own. Thank you for doing your part in creating a more sustainable world!

You don't have to have them for it to compost which is great. However, when i would see them in and around the yard, I would add them in my bucket as they definitely help make the process move quicker. But it's not necessary!

Hello from the states! That warms my heart that this video could help! I hope that this helps you create new soil where you are, it's so good for the Earth. Please subscribe for more content!

Awww Maria, that sincerely means so very much to me! I have fallen behind on making my videos but promise to have some new ones soon. Subscribe if you can and you'll see them often. Thank you for watching and the kind words!

Ooh thank you for this recommendation! I have never thought of that and I can see how that would be better! I will definitely be trying this. I also noticed corn on the cob takes forever too, so I don't put it in as much. If you ever have a reco for that, please let me know! Appreciate the tip on the eggs!

@@Dabblerella All my corn cobs go to the worms. I have a vermiculture tower with worms that give us great casting. The worms eat the cobs AND live in them as they break down.

It was such a gamechanger for me! With limited budgets I had to creative with how to do things where I could and I will say I was super happy with the results! I only suggest patience in doing it so it comes out looking it's best, but patience isn't my strength in small details like that and mine came out great, so I have faith! I'll be doing more \ clips soon of other ways I got creative if you want to subscribe!

Green layer would be the compost items from your daily foods- such as the fruit peels and kitchen waste, or grass clippings, fresh leaves. The way I like to think of them it is the more "alive" stuff" (high nitrogen) versus the "dead stuff" (high carbon). You'll see the more dead stuff you have, the quicker the compost will compost, but layering even works fine and if you see it's slow, just add more brown. I put worms in mine that I find in my yard too and that helps tremendously in breaking it down quicker! Happy Composting!

Oh wow ha! I didn't know that but I guess that's another nitrogen lol! And I actually just top more soil when i see maggots, but honestly they do help to break down the compost faster for me so I just let them be. I haven't noticed an influx of flies or anything, although it is in the corner of my yard, but it hasn't been noticeable of any influx of them.

Oh yeah they do! I actually often dig up worms from the garden and throw them in there and they get to work quick! Such a good tip! Thank you! Will need to say that in my update videos!

I'm totally an amateur! And this was my second video so before I had even the tools I have now, but maybe one day I will make a new one and will try to have better lighting :)

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Abbie, thank you so incredibly much for the kind words! I was inspired to make the video because when I first began, the videos that were out at that time about bucket composting were really bad. Once I created my own, I saw how simple it was and wanted to share the knowledge bc it's good for planet earth! I make all sorts of videos on different random things, so I hope you subscribe and join along with me as I try new things! Thanks again so much and would love an update on how your composting is going!

Thank you so much or watching, and for composting if you get to it! So good for the Earth! Subscribe as I hope to make more content on this subject matter in time!

Thank you so much for watching! And composting if you end up making one, it's just so much better for Mother Earth! <3

That is such a great tip! I have noticed that it doesn't compost. Why they wouldn't make it compostable is beyond me but I hope in time we find a better way. Thanks for the great tip Sol!

Hello Uchenna, I actually didn't in this video, but since then, I have began adding different things to my soil. Sometimes I put my coffee grinds and tea leaves under my plants, and often, I take my banana peels and before throw it away, I put it in a jar for a few days, shake it up, and pour the water onto my plants and garden. I feel like it makes a difference, but the compost is mostly what I do and mix it with regular store bought soil. Hope that helps and would love to hear how your composting goes!

My drill comes in handy for SO MANY projects, that it's one of my best purchases ever! That and my Dremmel I feel like I use them all the time. Hope you have a good bucket compost experience!

@@Dabblerella It's getting warm here in Tokyo and it's beginning to smell like compost!

Thank you so much for watching, and if you create one yourself, thank you for helping the Earth! It really is so great and I am so happy to see so many people getting into composting. It's just good all around. And thank you so very much for the compliment on the sneakers! I got them from some small shop in California, and I was ripping off this cute look my friend had with ankle length high-top Converse, where she wore it with many outfits from shorts to dresses, and it looked so cute! So when I found these on sale, I purchased them. They are a no-name brand unfortunately so I think it was to the shop, but I am sure if you google white high top sneakers for women you can find a similiar pair. Thank you!

haha! I'm silly lol!!

Honestly, I personally wouldn't recommend doing any of it indoors, even if it doesn't have holes. Ultimately, it requires oxygen and mixing, and it's decomposing matter and can attract critters and cause unwanted smells, and I would worry about it causing mold or other unwanted things. I have heard of people doing that on their porches (creating buckets without holes), but since I haven't done it myself, I can't recommend it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help on that one, but hopefully if you search patio/porch bucket composting someone will have more insights on that!

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Do they really?? I had no idea! So silly when you can do it yourself for so cheap!

Thank you for watching!