35 Examples of what not to put in compost

I was busy writing a blog post about 35 Examples of what not to put in compost when I realized that it would make a great video. Here are some items that you should not add to your compost pile!
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[@AngelissimaASMR]

These tips are amazing and so helpful!!! Especially the tip about composting weeds and walnut tree fruit/nuts because that's what I have in the middie of my back yard. Composting raw seeds makes so much sense but I'm a novice gardener so I just didn't think of that. I'll definitely be burning some weeds and big pieces of wood and just adding the ash to my garden or compost.

[@colettemorgan4503]

Wonderful I appreciate your list. This is the first video that I find so interesting that I was awaiting more when you were finished. Thank you.

[@blueecho9792]

Thank you, as someone with a reading disability, I appreciate you making a video as well!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

You are welcome!

[@AssyrianKingz2421]

Very informative video, thanks for sharing 👍🏼

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

My pleasure

[@VoonChile]

This really is some fantastic information. I appreciate how thorough you are.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@peterstevens4223]

Another great video!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Same to you Peter!

[@LorriesWorld]

You were right! Fantastic video! Thanks for the tips!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@GailsSouthernLiving]

Great lesson about compost.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Many thanks!

[@addie7495]

Super great information! Things I hadn't thought of. Also, we just made a ton of your beeswax wraps to give away as gifts this year! Just found your channel recently and I love it - I have to go back and watch all your previous videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and homestead!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

That is awesome! They make great gifts. Thank you for your encouragement

[@Baynstyy]

love this!!!

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

thanks

[@christinaoliveryoung6019]

#davidthegood #composteverything the extreme guide to compost

[@peterellismaaka5436]

Round up was advertised, sold as biodegradable .
Great information, I hadn't thought about man-made items etc to compost.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Was it really? That is not OK. Corporations have a lot to answer for eh

[@manymendez6825]

Thank you God Bless

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

You are so welcome!

[@HenryJGondorff]

thanks for the info.....how about rubber plants, are they safe? , i do hot composting using a Hotbin, if thats a factor

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

I'm not sure, but I honestly don't see why it wouldn't be OK

[@jerrynunnery7147]

NO FRUIT LIKE APPLES AND ORANGES GREAT FRUIT AND OTHERS ?

[@heatherm8261]

I haven't finished the video, but I have a few questions before I forget them. 1. I've composted for a year in a small tumbler and learned how to make a nice rich compost. A week and a half ago I was ready to make a real compost pile (actually 3 ) using free pallets. With the use of a compost thermometer to monitor temperature, I have easily been able to maintain 140+ degrees. I had to turn the pile since I needed to add pine shavings from the chicken coop and after 24 hours the temperature was back above 140 degrees. This temperature for a couple of weeks should kill seed. 2. Did you put the gum mulch directly on your garden or did you compost the chips first with a carbon source? I've read that the wood itself will not/cannot harm plants, but rather the allleopathic and that could have been what disrupted your plant growth.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Hi Heather, number 1 doesn't seem to be a question? But yay for making good compost! I put the gum mulch directly on the garden as a mulch. Wood chips are a carbon source, so you would need to add nitrogen if you were to compost it. Its not so much that it was wood but there is something in gum particularly that kills plants, walnut does something similar.

[@MosaicHomestead]

Your the first I hear say lawn clippings are not good...Why?

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

In a big chunk they will go putrid, if you spray the lawn with weed and feed it can hurt your compost. If you layer it well with lots of loose carbon and don't spray your lawn then you should be OK!

[@MosaicHomestead]

@@FantailValleyHomestead I have goats and geese and ducks...I have never sprayed my lawn, goats , ducks, chicken and geese naturally fertilize my grass lol

[@lornabartlett2744]

Good day, 🚫⚠️
The comments to the MIX of DONOTS, avocados or green potato skins to chickens it's one of the poisonous foods that they CAN'T EAT EITHER because chickens are like us omnivores.🐣🐓🐔🦃🐥🐤🐸

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

Thank you for your comment

[@clinthopper9441]

I'm commenting on here to help you out with your TH-cam channel but I'm also trying to clarify this for everyone else out more this lady is not one to really be listening to you can put anything in a compost you can check ph levels before you use it and add to it to adjust for the desired levels it's dirt not rocket science but also remember to use plenty of grass in your compost just to make sure your temperature gets high enough to destroy seeds of any unwanted plants I remember it takes a little work so turn your dirt.

[@FantailValleyHomestead]

You can put most organic materials in a well balanced compost in small volumes, and if you watched the video you would find that that is what I say. For people new to composting, knowing what items throw out the balance is actually helpful.