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Great video ! Thanks for sharing all info. I just wonder about the teabags: most contain plastic and will add micro plastics to the compost and your garden soil. I suggest ONLY add teabags which do not contain plastic.
Gardening is amazing for your Heath I’m 57 years young 🙃 I live in Australian and plan to garden and eat my own organic vegetables for as long as possible, thank you for your gardening information know matter your age you are always learning !🌸🌸🌸💜💜
I just wanted folks to know that I watch around 12 mins. of your video. Then, I started laundry & went out and made my compost bin. Also, I just mowed my yard - in an hour. Got some green to go in it now!! Now, an hour later, I'm picking back up on your video!! This is my first compost bin!!! You are so right when you say, "The most important thing to do it - Just get started." Thanks so much!!
i have a bad back, you are making me feel more pain! what a workout! trying to plant in bags gradually and also a no dig. I was late plamting seeds in the house but have a few peppers. thank God for my hubby. worked on compost in a rolling bin.
I really appreciate the compost sack presentation. I’m retired and don’t have the time or energy for a huge 3 ft cubic bin. I don’t have any major trees near my house so I will probably go to my local state park trail and bring a big bag for browns. The compost sack sounds like an awesome idea! Now I know why my previous owner never had a garbage disposer! She did an awesome job on her garden. I hope to continue the legacy of her work and have it be a benefit to me. Thanks again!
For mixing and turning the compost in compost sack. Simply tie the loose end and turn it side ways, roll it around a few times then turn it upside down. Now, shake it around a bit by rocking it in all direction and flip it back the way it was. Open up the loose end and you will find that it is all nicely mixed up. Remember, we started with 5 feet tall bag, with 3.5 feet tall pile, some amount of compacting will take place. That will leave enough space to pinch the ends to tie them up and with still some place left for the stuff to move around. Another benefit is, the liquid/fluid which has moved to the lower portion will once again get mixed back into the compost in making. Nice video! Keep up the good work!
It's 7:30 pm here right now, or I would be getting started on this RIGHT NOW! I will be getting up early in the morning and getting my compost pile started. I have been collecting things for one, but have hesitated, thinking I wont do it right. You have inspired me! Thank you :)
I just ordered 3 of the 5-gallon Smart Pots. I think I'll start composting in one of those. I already have a small pile of plant cuttings, so they've already got a head start!! I collect egg shells & coffee grounds for my garden friends, but I think I'll keep them now!! And the trees behind my garden complex have leaves under them making leaf mold! I'll add that, too! This will be fun! Thank you for consolidating these videos!!
This is great! A note on tea bags: not all are made with organic materials, so you'll want to double-check the tea box. It should specify, “tea bags are compostable.” Yogi is my favorite tea company because all bags are compostable, boxes are recyclable and they're a B corporation (good for people + planet.)
What an awesome video! No matter how much research I did I felt intimidated to begin composting. Now I can’t wait to get started. Love the simple bin you made as well. I really like the long video with all the information in one place! 👏👏 THANK YOU 😊
Already done two pile of compost today. It look good and promising. Thanks for this great idea. It makes gardening more enjoyable and fun. Been teaching some friends on how to do the same. I'm surprised to find out that I can do loads of beneficial thing from my kitchen scraps. This is very sustainable way of returning to what we get from the soil anf the environment. Awesome.
Awesome! Plus, all the exercise we ever need. No gym memberships or expensive fitness equipment needed! A virus comes and we have our backyard gym with a bonus:organic food right there 👍😊 Thank you so much for these wonderful TH-cam channels. Yours is one of the best. I am going to make the first type..the mesh as it is easier to mix (until I get more toned muscles!)
Hi, I am from New Zealand, am just getting into gardening. I have started a bit late in life as I never really understood what people saw in it. Most older Kiwi homes had a 1/4 acre section, so I have a huge veg garden. I have also planted tree tomatoes, lemon, grapes, strawberries, etc etc. After watching your presentation I am going to build a compost bin. Thank you, it was a great vid and I am now confident, I can produce good healthy compost Regards Grant
I am super excited about starting my first raised garden this spring. I am growing cucumbers, tomatoes, and one little squash plant. I started them a few weeks ago and they are doing well but I really need a raised bed! Covid hit us hard and we have not been able to afford one so I sure hope I win this contest! Thanks CaliKim for keeping me inspired!
I just started a garden this year and your channel and Gary (Rusted Garden) has cut my learning curve by so much it's crazy. Keep it up! Priceless information here.
I love your videos and since I've assumed your practices I have an amazing compost area with all of the above. Next I am buying a wood chipper so I can mulch some old plants and trees. I've become very self sufficient and have an absolutely amazing fenced in garden because of you and Gary Pilarchik! Thank you. Keep 'em coming!
I did a compost one year in an area of my backyard. Started out with a smart area, and it ended up being 6X6 size. Basically, all I used was the garbage, leaves, and straw from my duck's coop. I did pretty well in turning it over until it got so big I couldn't keep up with it. I never covered it nor watering. I would start in the fall around late October early November. So, the rain and snow kept it most for me. When I was able and the grown was soft from the snow, I would turn it as much as I could. I would get such good dark compost without turning it once or twice a month. I leave in Central US and it gets pretty cold, and sometimes the grown freezes, but compost on the bottom would stay warm, not hot. and I still came out with rich thick compost. I didn't do one yet this year because of my back and having to turn it.
Great video! Another good reason to cover those compost piles is to prevent Japanese beetles from laying eggs! Those are those nasty grubs that end up in our gardens! Thank you so much... I finally got the hubby to watch, he just didn't get it. I think he is onboard now👍🏼
Hello ASTDON- so true- those beetles are super aggressive, they love to swoop down upon me when I get too close to their territory. Glad your hubby is onboard! What’s your fav way to compost?
I love the new longer formats I am seeing with my favorite gardeners on TH-cam, of which you are one. I told you before that it was my research on composting that first helped me to discover your channel. Your easy to understand instruction and friendly nature hooked me on your channel. And I now know that Camera Guy is a big part as well with his great videography and editing. Keep up the great work. Thanks. Oh. More recipes please.
You're amazing! Ive really been trying to find ways to live a way that's better for our planet. compost and gardening led me to your videos and I'd just like to say thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and helping others. you're gorgeous, and smart I just adore you!
I'm impressed, you make everything so easy, clear, to the point. Thank you for putting together all eposidoes. This is now my guiding book when composting. Thanks a million !..
Hi, I like your DIY style Kim. I'm a gran gardener and aware of safety first like you. I will try out your tips for staking and compost. Very handy udeas God bless.
Such a good comprehensive video while still showing the ease of the process. I am always going back and watching this one for reference. ,”Just throw it in and let it rot” never gets old! LOL!! Thx! 😊
Love the compilation of videos. I always go to your channel for the great gardening tips. As someone else said: Kim should have her own TV show. And, you’re really Hot, Kim. Thank you for all the great gardening tips, and thank you, Camera Guy for all your camera and editing work.
I love all your hard work an the free education you give away I learned so much from your videos, you inspired me to start my own garden in my backyard in central florida wich is very difficult to garden here because of the soil but I love it thank so much God bless.
So helpful and comprehensive! I've felt so intimidated about composting, but this video gave me the information I needed to feel confident. Thank you CaliKim!
Calikim you inspire me on a daily basis,your mother really taught you well and I want to take this time to thank you for all of your knowledge and also I want you to know with your videos I've saved alot of money lol I don't have much Thanks Sincerely Jessica
Hi, I live in Canada and saw your composting method heading towards winter.Granted I’ll not be able to sow until late May the growing season being fairly short. This being said, I have used my lawn mower to chop up leaves in my yard along with a final lawn mowing for the year and got a decent mix of chopped up leaves mixed with cut grass. After putting it in black bags, I checked it out and although not super hot, I was amazed hot warm it got despite the temperature being only 5 or 6 degrees C - around 40 Fahrenheit. Will be saying more in later weeks as to how it’s progressing.
Wow! I loved this, plus the simple digital formula that's a huge time saver! Everything I ever need to know about creating my compost! Thank you! I'm ready to just get started!
This is exactly what I was looking for , easy and yummy compost for any garden .. Amazing love it !!! 👌🙏🏼thank you so much .. I just love watching all your simple direction !!! Keep it up 👍👍
Mine is a cold one. lol I put them in thick bags and leave 1 bag so I can turn it. I use it in the balcony garden. It keeps the pots moister. I use leftover liquid coffee and Epsom salt. It works wonders. Great video.
The perfect temperature for a compost pile is 160 degrees Fahrenheit. At 120, the microorganisms are just starting to work on breaking down the composting materials, as the temperature increases, the action happens much faster. Once you get to temperatures over 200 degrees Fahrenheit the temperatures are too high for the beneficial microorganisms and they will begin to die off, so you want to make sure it stays below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, I try to always keep mine below 180. My compost pile today was running at 169 degrees Fahrenheit so at that temperature I am ecstatic. At that temperature, it is breaking down extremely fast. Instead of using a tarp to cover mine, I had an old 10'x10' popup tent frame that I raise about 3 feet above the top of my two side-by-side compost bins. I ordered a clear vinyl tarp to go over the top of it that I use bungee cords to attach to the frame. This allows more airflow in and around the pile and allows the sunlight to reach the pile, while still keeping it from getting too wet from the rain. It is just tall enough for me to stand under it so I can even turn the pile in the rain without getting soaked. It was old and the covering was torn so it wasn't being used for anything anymore, so this was the perfect repurposing of it.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about composting - how do you compost during winter - I live in Canada. You are excellent in your presentation. Thank you again.I've watched about 6 of your videos.
Absolutely loved you video, entertaining and infornative. Great presenter. Thank you, I am now thinking of starting composting in a very small way now. Just started to get interested in gardening since my retirement. Its people like who are teaching and inspiring me/
You inspired me to get in and put together my first compost heap using the hot compost method. I just used a spare garden bed and towered it up. What a great way to make the most of my lawn clippings. They were already hot from being in the green waste bin. Feeling so accomplished! Can’t wait to see the results.
I started a compost bin this weekend. Oh and I ground up the leaves by sticking my weed wacker into the compost bin and it made short order of them.This was my first attempt at composting.
This is the best video ever!!!! You really explained the process in detail. It is because of you that I will began making my own compost. Do you have a video on how you built your strawberry crate? If so can you post the video or link? I have never subscribed to a gardening page before. You are the first. Thank you so much for the inspiration💖
Thanks Kim for this group of videos! Also thank the viewer that suggested mounding the pile of compost to help it heat up! that was awesome information! Again thanks
Wonderful video. I haven't started composting yet, but I plan to. I just love your gardening series. I'm still working to purchase a house. I did plant a few things indoors, which turned out great. I planted ginger indoors and it keeps on giving and giving. I use it a lot for cooking, tea, etc. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful gardening tips and information.
Loving your videos from the Bahamas . You are so real and down to earth .makes it so simple .just start my veggie garden a month ago .. we. always have lots of sun everythng is popping out the grounud already ...this was very helpful ..love u too .
Watched this video before, no, actually, clips of this video and got the composting bug. Each season for about 3-4 years my hubby has built a new garden bed and I would fill it with all my saved compost and still had plenty to top off all my other bed. Love it and the food I am able to produce. Yet today, I learned something new - compost tea - mind blowing🤯.
Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden) if you are making a hot compost pile, do you have to wait until it fully cools down before it is ready to be used in the garden?
I appreciate that! And I hope that something I said resonated with you to help you in your garden!! Where are you and what are you growing? Please subscribe if you have not! ( I can't always tell). CaliKim
Very wonderful video, easy to understand instruction. Long, but very interesting and not boring ! Thanks a lot. I will start doing this once I am back to my home country, Philippines. I am here in Queens, NYC for short a vacation and got stuck due to the virus. Thank you very much. I will keep in touch.
Great video. I have a lot of plants and fruit trees in my back and front yard. When I plant something, I use 1/3 cut grass, 1/3 local soil and 1/3 soil I buy from the local nursery. It’s basically compost in place.
This is great... going to create a compost solution like you shared at camp the next week or two. And depending on how it goes will likely ultimately end up with a few (Scout camp with >500 acres). Thanks for this!
I appreciate this video SO much! Ive wanted to start a compost bin but have felt a bit intimidated. I feel guilty throwing away compostable material, and now I won't have to! (My city does have a good bi weekly yard waste program, but that could be returned to my own garden! 😊 Thank you! 🥰
Thank you Calikim29 for your instructive video. I graduated High School in the 1980s, so I am new to the composting process. Thank you for explaining a lot of it.
would love to know how you make your strawberry tower, so adorable. Thank you for all the great information from this video. Really like the format from beginning to end. Thank you
Yah, it is really cool! Go to my main channel by clicking on my profile pic and search for " How to Build a Strawberry Crate Tower" and you'll see how I built it. I learned it from Urban Organic's Best but modified some things for my needs. Very cool! Go for it and let me know how it goes - I hope you are subbed and following along, Suzaane! Keep me posted - Kim
For the compost tea, I get my water from my rain barrels or do a water change on my planted aquarium who water is rich in nutrients. Also my pile started at 8 by 8, shrunk to 5 high in 2 days, no cover
CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY Olá, moro no Brasil e conheci seu canal à pouco tempo . Mesmo sem entender inglês estou aprendendo bastante . Suas explicações sao ótimas e suas plantas sao lindas . Parabéns
Hi Miriam - so happy this video helped, keep it simple, you'll love your own compost. Can't beat free fertilizer! Here's a video on how to compost in a 5 gallon container that is super easy too, bit.ly/calikimcompost5galcontainer. Let me know how it goes and thanks for watching! 🍅FREE $10 coupon code to my Seed and Garden Shop (calikimgardenandhome.com) when you pre-order my 2nd book: “The First-Time Gardener: Raised Bed Gardening” at calikimgardenandhome.com/books/ (ends 1/28/22). Thanks for your support!
I absolutely love love all your simple tips and very affective concept of organic healthy gardening ... I have watched others how to make a simple compost, and you have delivered it as simple as it is !!! And at the same time it’s absolutely amazingly saving a lots of money and very safe with out chemicals on your gardens .. that’s what I love and appreciate for all your tips and for sharing all your simple knowledge about making a beautiful and lushness of gardening ..... But your Vlogs what I love the most ! Simple but the right way to teach others how to make a simple gardening, as you make everything easy by watching everything about beautiful garden .... I’ll be watching more of what your going to Vlog next time or what else you have that I have not yet watch ?! Am sure am gonna enjoy watching them ... I work all the time and I want to learn more about gardening and the simplest thing to do before I start . Am gonna retired in a couple of year and so am kind of preparing my self to dedicate most of my time out in the garden . I also appreciate for sharing all those materials how to make a compost... So my husband and I might move out to the country side of town ?! So I can have fun to do what ever I want to do with my future garden ? The time will tell when God direct us where we gonna retired one day ?!?!? Am just so very happy that I came across to your Vlog , just what am looking for !!!! Thank you so so much for all your Vlogs ... Tess from Ky. Keep doing what your doing cause your helping people for your amazing tips how to make gardening everything easy ..... 🙏🏼👌👍🥰
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Use the digital table of contents in the video description - click on the topics that you are the most interested in to jump right to that part of the video. Happy composting!
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Great video ! Thanks for sharing all info. I just wonder about the teabags: most contain plastic and will add micro plastics to the compost and your garden soil. I suggest ONLY add teabags which do not contain plastic.
Can you just pour coffee out of the pot into the compost? Wonder if it would work as good as putting just coffee grounds in it?
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CaliKim29 Garden & Home DIY I’m getting into into it for healthy reasons and now I have a lil bit of land. Ty
Gardening is amazing for your Heath I’m 57 years young 🙃 I live in Australian and plan to garden and eat my own organic vegetables for as long as possible, thank you for your gardening information know matter your age you are always learning !🌸🌸🌸💜💜
I just wanted folks to know that I watch around 12 mins. of your video. Then, I started laundry & went out and made my compost bin. Also, I just mowed my yard - in an hour. Got some green to go in it now!! Now, an hour later, I'm picking back up on your video!! This is my first compost bin!!! You are so right when you say, "The most important thing to do it - Just get started." Thanks so much!!
See my comments, above. Try the tomato ring!
i have a bad back, you are making me feel more pain! what a workout! trying to plant in bags gradually and also a no dig. I was late plamting seeds in the house but have a few peppers. thank God for my hubby. worked on compost in a rolling bin.
Hard working lady! Nice!! I'm just like this too.
I really appreciate the compost sack presentation. I’m retired and don’t have the time or energy for a huge 3 ft cubic bin. I don’t have any major trees near my house so I will probably go to my local state park trail and bring a big bag for browns. The compost sack sounds like an awesome idea! Now I know why my previous owner never had a garbage disposer! She did an awesome job on her garden. I hope to continue the legacy of her work and have it be a benefit to me. Thanks again!
For mixing and turning the compost in compost sack. Simply tie the loose end and turn it side ways, roll it around a few times then turn it upside down. Now, shake it around a bit by rocking it in all direction and flip it back the way it was. Open up the loose end and you will find that it is all nicely mixed up. Remember, we started with 5 feet tall bag, with 3.5 feet tall pile, some amount of compacting will take place. That will leave enough space to pinch the ends to tie them up and with still some place left for the stuff to move around. Another benefit is, the liquid/fluid which has moved to the lower portion will once again get mixed back into the compost in making. Nice video! Keep up the good work!
It's 7:30 pm here right now, or I would be getting started on this RIGHT NOW! I will be getting up early in the morning and getting my compost pile started. I have been collecting things for one, but have hesitated, thinking I wont do it right. You have inspired me! Thank you :)
I just ordered 3 of the 5-gallon Smart Pots. I think I'll start composting in one of those. I already have a small pile of plant cuttings, so they've already got a head start!! I collect egg shells & coffee grounds for my garden friends, but I think I'll keep them now!! And the trees behind my garden complex have leaves under them making leaf mold! I'll add that, too! This will be fun! Thank you for consolidating these videos!!
I have a question! I ended up with 3 cu. ft. of Garden Straw! Can I use that in the compost pile?
I also do juicing, so the "pulp" would be great in a pile!
This is great!
A note on tea bags: not all are made with organic materials, so you'll want to double-check the tea box.
It should specify, “tea bags are compostable.”
Yogi is my favorite tea company because all bags are compostable, boxes are recyclable and they're a B corporation (good for people + planet.)
Kim needs her own TV show!
Thank you for combining all your compost videos. I've searched everywhere and your information is so organized I really appreciated it.
What an awesome video! No matter how much research I did I felt intimidated to begin composting. Now I can’t wait to get started. Love the simple bin you made as well. I really like the long video with all the information in one place! 👏👏 THANK YOU 😊
Already done two pile of compost today. It look good and promising. Thanks for this great idea. It makes gardening more enjoyable and fun. Been teaching some friends on how to do the same. I'm surprised to find out that I can do loads of beneficial thing from my kitchen scraps. This is very sustainable way of returning to what we get from the soil anf the environment. Awesome.
Awesome! Plus, all the exercise we ever need. No gym memberships or expensive fitness equipment needed! A virus comes and we have our backyard gym with a bonus:organic food right there 👍😊 Thank you so much for these wonderful TH-cam channels. Yours is one of the best. I am going to make the first type..the mesh as it is easier to mix (until I get more toned muscles!)
Girl I have learned a lot now I know what to do with my leaves 😃 thanks for sharing
This is the best composting method I have ever watched on youtube. Very easy and practical. Thanks so much for the sharing.
Hi, I am from New Zealand, am just getting into gardening.
I have started a bit late in life as I never really understood what people saw in it.
Most older Kiwi homes had a 1/4 acre section, so I have a huge veg garden.
I have also planted tree tomatoes, lemon, grapes, strawberries, etc etc.
After watching your presentation I am going to build a compost bin.
Thank you, it was a great vid and I am now confident, I can produce good healthy compost
Regards Grant
I am super excited about starting my first raised garden this spring. I am growing cucumbers, tomatoes, and one little squash plant. I started them a few weeks ago and they are doing well but I really need a raised bed! Covid hit us hard and we have not been able to afford one so I sure hope I win this contest! Thanks CaliKim for keeping me inspired!
I just started a garden this year and your channel and Gary (Rusted Garden) has cut my learning curve by so much it's crazy. Keep it up! Priceless information here.
Also the Black Trashbag trick is good and all make sure you get a decent black bag though or the sun will degrade it within a couple weeks no problem.
I love your videos and since I've assumed your practices I have an amazing compost area with all of the above. Next I am buying a wood chipper so I can mulch some old plants and trees. I've become very self sufficient and have an absolutely amazing fenced in garden because of you and Gary Pilarchik! Thank you. Keep 'em coming!
Best video of how to make a compost pile I have seen. Really explains it from zero knowledge base.
I did a compost one year in an area of my backyard. Started out with a smart area, and it ended up being 6X6 size. Basically, all I used was the garbage, leaves, and straw from my duck's coop. I did pretty well in turning it over until it got so big I couldn't keep up with it. I never covered it nor watering. I would start in the fall around late October early November. So, the rain and snow kept it most for me. When I was able and the grown was soft from the snow, I would turn it as much as I could. I would get such good dark compost without turning it once or twice a month. I leave in Central US and it gets pretty cold, and sometimes the grown freezes, but compost on the bottom would stay warm, not hot. and I still came out with rich thick compost. I didn't do one yet this year because of my back and having to turn it.
i love how this women has all the right gears for gardening and tips
Thank you for your video.. I'm a 101 learner and can't wait to get started. I'm going to start this evening.
Great video! Another good reason to cover those compost piles is to prevent Japanese beetles from laying eggs! Those are those nasty grubs that end up in our gardens!
Thank you so much... I finally got the hubby to watch, he just didn't get it. I think he is onboard now👍🏼
Hello ASTDON- so true- those beetles are super aggressive, they love to swoop down upon me when I get too close to their territory. Glad your hubby is onboard! What’s your fav way to compost?
I love the new longer formats I am seeing with my favorite gardeners on TH-cam, of which you are one. I told you before that it was my research on composting that first helped me to discover your channel. Your easy to understand instruction and friendly nature hooked me on your channel. And I now know that Camera Guy is a big part as well with his great videography and editing. Keep up the great work. Thanks. Oh. More recipes please.
I could listen to you all day and all night. Thank you🙏
You're amazing! Ive really been trying to find ways to live a way that's better for our planet. compost and gardening led me to your videos and I'd just like to say thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and helping others. you're gorgeous, and smart I just adore you!
I'm impressed, you make everything so easy, clear, to the point. Thank you for putting together all eposidoes. This is now my guiding book when composting. Thanks a million !..
Hi, I like your DIY style Kim. I'm a gran gardener and aware of safety first like you. I will try out your tips for staking and compost. Very handy udeas God bless.
Such a good comprehensive video while still showing the ease of the process. I am always going back and watching this one for reference. ,”Just throw it in and let it rot” never gets old! LOL!! Thx! 😊
Love the compilation of videos. I always go to your channel for the great gardening tips. As someone else said: Kim should have her own TV show. And, you’re really Hot, Kim.
Thank you for all the great gardening tips, and thank you, Camera Guy for all your camera and editing work.
I love all your hard work an the free education you give away I learned so much from your videos, you inspired me to start my own garden in my backyard in central florida wich is very difficult to garden here because of the soil but I love it thank so much God bless.
So helpful and comprehensive! I've felt so intimidated about composting, but this video gave me the information I needed to feel confident. Thank you CaliKim!
Calikim you inspire me on a daily basis,your mother really taught you well and I want to take this time to thank you for all of your knowledge and also I want you to know with your videos I've saved alot of money lol I don't have much
Thanks Sincerely Jessica
Hi, I live in Canada and saw your composting method heading towards winter.Granted I’ll not be able to sow until late May the growing season being fairly short. This being said, I have used my lawn mower to chop up leaves in my yard along with a final lawn mowing for the year and got a decent mix of chopped up leaves mixed with cut grass. After putting it in black bags, I checked it out and although not super hot, I was amazed hot warm it got despite the temperature being only 5 or 6 degrees C - around 40 Fahrenheit. Will be saying more in later weeks as to how it’s progressing.
Wow! I loved this, plus the simple digital formula that's a huge time saver! Everything I ever need to know about creating my compost! Thank you! I'm ready to just get started!
I know this video took alot of time & effort...It really shows, and is highly appreciated. Thank you, thank you...You're beyond Amazing 🌿🍃🖤👍🏼
This is exactly what I was looking for , easy and yummy compost for any garden .. Amazing love it !!! 👌🙏🏼thank you so much .. I just love watching all your simple direction !!! Keep it up 👍👍
Love that you keep things simple.
I'm starting a compost, and yours is the best step by step I have come across. Thank you so much for the post.
This took so much effort and is excellent information. I'm getting into gardening and I have learned alot from this channel. Thank you!
I could just sit here and watch you make compost forever
Mine is a cold one. lol I put them in thick bags and leave 1 bag so I can turn it. I use it in the balcony garden. It keeps the pots moister. I use leftover liquid coffee and Epsom salt. It works wonders. Great video.
The perfect temperature for a compost pile is 160 degrees Fahrenheit. At 120, the microorganisms are just starting to work on breaking down the composting materials, as the temperature increases, the action happens much faster. Once you get to temperatures over 200 degrees Fahrenheit the temperatures are too high for the beneficial microorganisms and they will begin to die off, so you want to make sure it stays below 200 degrees Fahrenheit, I try to always keep mine below 180. My compost pile today was running at 169 degrees Fahrenheit so at that temperature I am ecstatic. At that temperature, it is breaking down extremely fast.
Instead of using a tarp to cover mine, I had an old 10'x10' popup tent frame that I raise about 3 feet above the top of my two side-by-side compost bins. I ordered a clear vinyl tarp to go over the top of it that I use bungee cords to attach to the frame. This allows more airflow in and around the pile and allows the sunlight to reach the pile, while still keeping it from getting too wet from the rain. It is just tall enough for me to stand under it so I can even turn the pile in the rain without getting soaked. It was old and the covering was torn so it wasn't being used for anything anymore, so this was the perfect repurposing of it.
Iv'e been composting for a while now and I still get a great feeling of satisfaction when I feed my garden with it :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about composting - how do you compost during winter - I live in Canada. You are excellent in your presentation. Thank you again.I've watched about 6 of your videos.
Love it. Planning on starting my compost pile today, but would like it in a small bin.
I learned it from u and this is my second year doing it, I am so grateful, ,thank u Kim for all ur great vids
Absolutely loved you video, entertaining and infornative. Great presenter. Thank you, I am now thinking of starting composting in a very small way now. Just started to get interested in gardening since my retirement. Its people like who are teaching and inspiring me/
I'm very motivated. Planning to start composting this year. Thanks for the encouragement and tips!
I made this today. It was easy and I had all of the materials on hand, so it was free. Thanks Kim
You inspired me to get in and put together my first compost heap using the hot compost method. I just used a spare garden bed and towered it up. What a great way to make the most of my lawn clippings. They were already hot from being in the green waste bin. Feeling so accomplished! Can’t wait to see the results.
I just purchased the compost bag from clicking the link, thank you! Excited to make my own compost.
Thanks for your help
I started a compost bin this weekend. Oh and I ground up the leaves by sticking my weed wacker into the compost bin and it made short order of them.This was my first attempt at composting.
Great Thomas! You are on point and on your way! Thank you for commenting and for following along all of these years!! Kim
Incredible compilation. Great info in the videos. Thanks for posting. Just started gardening and now nooking forward to trying a compost pile
I need to start composting! Love how it feeds without burning.
This is the best video ever!!!! You really explained the process in detail. It is because of you that I will began making my own compost. Do you have a video on how you built your strawberry crate? If so can you post the video or link? I have never subscribed to a gardening page before. You are the first. Thank you so much for the inspiration💖
Thanks Kim for this group of videos! Also thank the viewer that suggested mounding the pile of compost to help it heat up! that was awesome information! Again thanks
Wonderful video. I haven't started composting yet, but I plan to. I just love your gardening series. I'm still working to purchase a house. I did plant a few things indoors, which turned out great. I planted ginger indoors and it keeps on giving and giving. I use it a lot for cooking, tea, etc. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful gardening tips and information.
Your smple approach is just great. I love it
Thank you for this complete guide to composting, your videos gave me so many best practices to composting!
Loving your videos from the Bahamas . You are so real and down to earth .makes it so simple .just start my veggie garden a month ago .. we. always have lots of sun everythng is popping out the grounud already ...this was very helpful ..love u too .
You really take the mystery out of composting. I’m getting started soon. Thanks!
Watched this video before, no, actually, clips of this video and got the composting bug. Each season for about 3-4 years my hubby has built a new garden bed and I would fill it with all my saved compost and still had plenty to top off all my other bed. Love it and the food I am able to produce. Yet today, I learned something new - compost tea - mind blowing🤯.
Thank you so much for this video. Started fresh compost pie today. Temperature is already 96 F. 😄
Ah, awesome! This answered my last question, I just hadn't had a chance to search for it. Thanks for posting this, it is very helpful.
Hey. I love that long format video. Really helpful.
Gary Pilarchik (The Rusted Garden) if you are making a hot compost pile, do you have to wait until it fully cools down before it is ready to be used in the garden?
Agree...thank's so mach.Mrs,Cali Kim. I'm Indonesia.
Your simple approach is just great.
amazing video. Really enjoyed your passion and learnt from your wisdom and experience!
I appreciate that! And I hope that something I said resonated with you to help you in your garden!! Where are you and what are you growing? Please subscribe if you have not! ( I can't always tell). CaliKim
My wife and I started our first compost barrel yesterday. It is so easy - it's almost scary! :)
Very wonderful video, easy to understand instruction. Long, but very interesting and not boring ! Thanks a lot. I will start doing this once I am back to my home country, Philippines. I am here in Queens, NYC for short a vacation and got stuck due to the virus. Thank you very much. I will keep in touch.
Great video. I have a lot of plants and fruit trees in my back and front yard. When I plant something, I use 1/3 cut grass, 1/3 local soil and 1/3 soil I buy from the local nursery. It’s basically compost in place.
Glad you enjoyed the video! Sounds like you have it dialed in for your trees. Keeps it simple! Thanks for stopping by. :)
Your passion inspires me the most. 👍👍👍
This is great... going to create a compost solution like you shared at camp the next week or two. And depending on how it goes will likely ultimately end up with a few (Scout camp with >500 acres). Thanks for this!
i love making compost.
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Very good channel. I have learned a lot from this channel.
Glad to hear that! Thank you for following along!
You are so generous with your knowledge! You are amazing.
i watched this video already 3 times. great information. 🌼🌻🌺🥀
So nice of you. CK
I appreciate this video SO much! Ive wanted to start a compost bin but have felt a bit intimidated. I feel guilty throwing away compostable material, and now I won't have to! (My city does have a good bi weekly yard waste program, but that could be returned to my own garden! 😊 Thank you! 🥰
Thank you Calikim29 for your instructive video. I graduated High School in the 1980s, so I am new to the composting process. Thank you for explaining a lot of it.
Its good enoughed you are really a good lady.in gardening farming. Love you.
would love to know how you make your strawberry tower, so adorable. Thank you for all the great information from this video. Really like the format from beginning to end. Thank you
Wow what a great way to grow strawberries. Would love to see how it was put together! I’m new to your channel and just love it!
Yah, it is really cool! Go to my main channel by clicking on my profile pic and search for " How to Build a Strawberry Crate Tower" and you'll see how I built it. I learned it from Urban Organic's Best but modified some things for my needs. Very cool! Go for it and let me know how it goes - I hope you are subbed and following along, Suzaane! Keep me posted - Kim
This has really showed me how to get my compose. You really was a help. Thank you. I am getting ready for the winter planting.
Starting a compost pile next weekend!! So excited!
For the compost tea, I get my water from my rain barrels or do a water change on my planted aquarium who water is rich in nutrients. Also my pile started at 8 by 8, shrunk to 5 high in 2 days, no cover
Right on!!!! That looks easy.. I can do this....thanks my friend...
You got this! Thank you and thanks for watching - keep us posted here! First step - Tell us when you plant!
Nice! She didn't blink once during that whole video!
Hey Kim, you are great! Thanks for making these long videos which shows the progress of the practise. Thanks for sharing.
I enjoy my day in my garden
You are so knowledgeable about gardening....just a pro.......i HAVE learned so much with you...............MINDY
Hello Mindy - Thank you so much for your kind words - I am so happy that you are watching and learning from my videos! Do you make our own compost?
Yes i DO.....I try to save all of my kitchen's scraps and all....leaves, black and white news papers.....etc...
Perfect - you are good to go!
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Just bought another Smart Pot compost bag!!!
I’m intimidated to compost, with this video it helps me to not be afraid. I’m excited to start
Hi Miriam - so happy this video helped, keep it simple, you'll love your own compost. Can't beat free fertilizer! Here's a video on how to compost in a 5 gallon container that is super easy too, bit.ly/calikimcompost5galcontainer. Let me know how it goes and thanks for watching!
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I absolutely love love all your simple tips and very affective concept of organic healthy gardening ... I have watched others how to make a simple compost, and you have delivered it as simple as it is !!! And at the same time it’s absolutely amazingly saving a lots of money and very safe with out chemicals on your gardens .. that’s what I love and appreciate for all your tips and for sharing all your simple knowledge about making a beautiful and lushness of gardening ..... But your Vlogs what I love the most ! Simple but the right way to teach others how to make a simple gardening, as you make everything easy by watching everything about beautiful garden .... I’ll be watching more of what your going to Vlog next time or what else you have that I have not yet watch ?! Am sure am gonna enjoy watching them ... I work all the time and I want to learn more about gardening and the simplest thing to do before I start . Am gonna retired in a couple of year and so am kind of preparing my self to dedicate most of my time out in the garden . I also appreciate for sharing all those materials how to make a compost... So my husband and I might move out to the country side of town ?! So I can have fun to do what ever I want to do with my future garden ? The time will tell when God direct us where we gonna retired one day ?!?!? Am just so very happy that I came across to your Vlog , just what am looking for !!!! Thank you so so much for all your Vlogs ... Tess from Ky. Keep doing what your doing cause your helping people for your amazing tips how to make gardening everything easy ..... 🙏🏼👌👍🥰
Thank you so much for making this video. I am just at the beginning of making my own garden. You're awesome!
You are a fantastic teacher
Thank you so much Kim .... I'm a new viewer...I sure am enjoying your videos... Thank you for the info on making compost...
about to start gardening and was told composting is a good method. thanks for this video.
Composting is great. Worth investigating the time in.