How to Turn a Hot Compost Pile / How to Compost #3
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- Time to turn the hot compost pile! I check the temperature of my compost pile and share how to turn a hot compost pile (and also add water) so it will break down faster into black gold to feed your garden.
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Let us know if you're composting and how it's going! Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for all your wonderful videos on growing veggies and composting, i'm a 84yr old granny and I have given away most of my flowers I had in my pots so I could grow some veggies instead, and they are looking good so far. Thanks again
for all you tips, that lovely smile and all the encouragement you give!
Suggestion. Add raw rice mixed in. Then a half cup of molasses mixed in a 4 gallon bucket of water poured over the pille evenly. Lactobacili jumps through thr pile, especially dry organics creating faster break down.
Great work Kim. Love your vids.
Composting is a must. I started it even before planting my first crop! Until now I made 27 cubic feet of compost :)
Wonderful, you're garden will LOVE it, way to go! Thanks for watching!
gardening for 40 years, i make compost in trash cans. I stir by moving 1 full trashcan into another. nothing is better. of course holes in side of trash cans (about 1" about 1 foot apart)
Sounds much better than system in the video.
Hello sbfarmer - one of the things I love about gardening is that there are so many ways to do things! Glad you found a way that you enjoy and that works for you. Thanks for watching!
Hello DIY - one of the things I love about composting is that there are so many ways to do it - I love the Compost Sak method, but do what works for you. Thanks for watching!
You couldn't have started gardening 40 years ago, unless you started when you where one. Xxxx
I have started composting I was encouraged by watching your first video on starting composting mine has been a slow process only because I've been slow on adding into my compost. But I'm happy that I started I had been wanted to start one for the longest time just didn't know how to start one until I saw your video. Thank you for sharing.
Started my first ever compost bin. Hope to build a bigger one if this one is successful . Thank you for the informative and easy to follow videos.
Thanjs fir the composting info,I'm new to gardening,but keen to learn
Great video! For a bin or bag that is open to the soil at the bottom. I use a 3 inch x 24 auger attached to my elec/batt drill. You drill down every 6 to 8 inches and pull up to turn the compost. Its hard at first but as you get it turned it gets easier. Very effective and takes about 10 minutes for my 4x4 compost bin. DON'T USE THIS IF YOUR BAG OR BIN IS NOT OPEN TO THE SOIL. THE DRILLS HAVE A LOT OF TORQUE. IF YOU HIT THE BOTTOM YOU COULD HURT YOURSELF OR THE BIN.
That's a great idea, Tom! Thanks so much for sharing!! Kim
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Good work out Kim 💪❤️. Awesome your friend brings in those bags of leaves for you . I don't think there's a prouder feeling that running your fingers through your own home made compost 🤩🤩.
A great informative video, that pile looks like it's gonna be some good stuff. Thank you
If you had a bucket to temporarily empty some top compost into it, you could get to the bottom to turn better, and then just refill all.
Great tip, thank you and happy composting!
That was great Kim. A good workout.
awesome Kim really looking great I plan on starting my compost In the spring
Thank you so much for all your helpful tips.....❤️🌱
Great advice thanks. I found taking all the compost out and mixing then putting it back. Hard work but a good workout. Maybe I’m a sucker for punishment. Best wishes from Brisbane Australia.
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Great video Kim!
Good morning Kim! Good to see you working that compost over to expedite its processing. Looks like your sky in the background has turned to a milky May Grey kind of sky. Is there more winter rain on the way there? Happy Gardening! -Bob...
wouldn't it be a lot easier if you had two sacks and then you just transfer the compost from one sack to another? that way you'll grantee that your compost is 100% upside down !
Great idea, CF - there are several ways to turn it - the pitchfork works well for me, but do whatever works for you. Thanks for watching!
damnnn that steamm!!!!
Can l use gum tree leaves for my compost
another enjoyable video
Great video! Out of curiosity do you like using the compost sack or the bin you made with t-posts and hardware cloth? The compost sack seems like it would be hard to turn completely when it’s totally full.
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I started my first compost yesterday. I sent you an email with some pics.
Nicole - thanks for the email, so glad to hear you're composting, Nicole! The pictures look great, so proud of you!
Looks great!!!
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Awesome..👌👌
I’ve learned a lot from your composting method, you’re really good, What is the alternative ,if I don’t have the coffee scraps? Thanks
Amazing..❤❤
I use an aerator to turn my smartpots compost
My 9 year old daughters and I started our compost pile today - inspired by your video series on composting. We have a compost tumbler. What are your thoughts on tumblers? Also - would you suggest adding compost starter? Does it speed up or help the process? Thanks for the great videos!
Fantastic, Greg! I love that you are composting with your daughters and teaching them how to make your own black gold! One of the things I love about composting is that there are so many ways to do it - I love the Compost Sak method, but do what works for you. A handful of finished compost or compost with each layer is helpful to kickstart the microbial action, but not absolutely necessary. Let me know how your compost goes!
As a starter - you can also use instant yeast (used for baking bread for instance) 1 Packet dissolved in say 1 - 2 liters of lukewarm water; let it stand for 5-10 minutes and pour onto pile. Another starter is the liquid fertilizers - especially the seaweed containing type. Dissolve in lukewarm water as per instructions and pour onto pile. Cow or horse manure excellent starters - if available.
good information
Would you choose this bag over the bin that you built with the t posts and wire? and do you ever punch holes in your growing bag with the pitch fork? I just built a bin with the t posts and I'm on day 3..Getting ready this afternoon to go out and check it.. I've been following you and doing it the way you're showing..Thanks for the help with these videos..Judy in Tennessee
I'm surprised you were able to turn it as well as you did. I scoop a good portion out into a wheelbarrow to make it easier to get to the bottom. 2 wheelbarrows is better.
Would you ever consider just dumping it out, mixing then putting back in bag?
Question on turning your compost pile. If you have a send bag, could you just take a pitchfork and scoop on bag into another, putting the top of one pile onto the bottom of the other? Or os there a reason you would not want to do this?
Usually when I do get a pile to heat up it does drop about a third during that heat up / cool down cycle.
Thanks for the tip, Cliff! Heading out to check & turn again this afternoon! See you on Monday's livestream!
My composter is in the corner of our yard that's close to a tidal creek. Mosquitoes and flies have nested in there I guess and terrorize me now every time I go to turn it and it's driving me crazy!!! I don't want to ruin my hard earned compost by spraying pesticides in/around it. What do you suggest I do?
Once your compost is done, how do your store the soil until ready to use? I'd like to get it out of the bin so I can create more but im not ready to use it.
Any suggestions? I have a black, open bottom compost bin, and was so excited to compost, but tree roots completely took over the compost. Is there anything I could put on the bottom? Can you put it on cement and compost? Thanks so much!
Hey Kim!!What is the difference between hot compost n cold compost and with so much steam, won't the microbes die( cuz we usually "cook or boil " our food to kill off the microorganisms right) ??
Can I start it in the fall and if so does it still need to be watered?
its knats all in my compost sak. I'm about ready to throw it the sak away because I don't want to see maggots next. Any suggestion on wht I am doing wrong? I'm thinking the one I got is too large and maybe I should have started with a smaller one to fill it up?
Get it hotter, if it's not hot, maybe it's too small, or the wrong ratio of carbon, nitrogen, water and air.
I’m using a Rubbermaid trash can for my compost bin. I’ve drilled nickel sized holes in it for airflow and I’m keeping the lid on loosely. Do you think I will have success with this method? I’ve never composted before, but have always wanted to.
yes you should have success. I have composted this exact way for years with good success.
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Hasmukh Dharod to turn of captions, click the 3 little dots in the upper right corner, click “captions” then click “turn off”.
too much going on there.. just get a cordless drill and a "fin type" paint mixer. plunge that sucker in and go to town!!
Are fresh grass clippings greens or browns?
greens
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How much is the Calikim compost bag?
I looked it up, its around $60 depending on taxes and shipping
can you use grass that has been chemically treated for weeds in your compost pile?