Thanks for the Video! Have you considered starting a small worm farm to turn that compost into black gold?? (AKA Worm Castings) I raise millions of worms for fertilizer for my garden, and to teach others how to care for them :) Worms are the secret to any great garden :)
What a nice sight to see two kids enthusiastically making compost. We need kids of that kind for the survival of our mother nature .Thanks for sharing your knowledge which included novel ideas about composting.
Just what I needed! My compost hasn't been doing well and I realized I need to put more brown on the top! This is the best explanation I've seen - very clear.
Great video! Thank you for simplifying the process with your step by-step instructions. I especially liked the part on thermometer usage and when to turn the material. I’ve watched a few other videos and not one of them talked about this process in detail. Two thumbs up!
Hi Angela, You explained this really well 👍, I've been Gardening for 50 years and I'm a retired florist. I started a TH-cam channel in September. Peggy Helbling's Garden What You've Got. That said, I've been watching a lot of other channels and I notice what works and which ones hurt my ears 👂. Yours is pitch perfect and you set up the lesson simple and effective. I immediately subscribed. Peggy Helbling's Garden What You've Got 👍
Wow what an informative session! From now on, I shall make my own composite and stop asking for or buying it. Knowledge is indeed power as it liberates one! Simple straight and to the point. Thank you Ma'am. 🙏
It is a very satisfying feeling to create a beautiful compost from scraps and things that so many people think is trash. I love working my compost bins.
Dallas Texas Gardner here. Love the videos! Our similar growing zones help soooo much! I’m 9b. The tasks by month videos and when to plant what is key for us new gardeners!
Why a great idea cutting out the bottom of old and retired bins…I wish we would do this in our city…would be a great subject at a town meeting…thank you for the tips and tricks…having all compost contained versus piles on the ground looks to be much easier to work with,but what ever works to get you started…stay blessed and thank you for the video and time
Great video! Thanks for putting it together so well and it was wonderful to see your whole family getting involved. :) I haven't seen the other comments or your blog, but I wanted to mention another wonderful green material to add to the bins: manures (chicken, goat, horse, cow, sheep, etc., (obviously not human, dog or cat). Their bedding like wood shavings, hay, straw, and also wood chips and mulch work well, too. Happy Composting!
You have to know what the animals have been fed on before using manure in your compost. Some animals are fed with hay that has been treated with long term herbicides which would kill your garden.
That was so clearly explained! Thank you for making this helpful video. I realize now some of the mistakes I've been making, and feel confident that I can fix them.
For eggshells I bake mine for 10 minutes @ 250 degrees then turn to powder in a coffee grinder. It helps avoid the rotten egg smell also eggs do have salmonella and that’s avoided by baking the shells.
Ive always just chucked egg shells in with the veg and weeds etc. Ive never noticed a rotten egg smell either in my UK home or now in S Spain. Also in Europe chickens are vaccinated against salmonella and egg shells are not washed so maintain their natural protective coating. (We dont need to refrigerate them). During the hot dry Spanish summer though I stop adding fruit waste eg bits of over ripe fruit cut off before using the rest to reduce little black flies. I only have a small patio and compost in a corner. I never add coffee grounds as they attract sciarid flies which no gardener welcomes. And never potato peelings as they attract rats. (According to a rat catcher I once saw on TV).
@@helenamcginty4920 great tips! 🌟 my compost is a closed system with no rat access but if I was using an open system I’d stop using the potato peels for sure. Great tip on coffee grounds and the flies.
Thank you for a really good informative video & greetings from Australia. I have 2 large L shaped areas that I've been cultivating composts in over the last few years. I love them. Really easy. Fill one or one side of one L shape with lots of veggie scraps, prunings & cheap straw bought from a local fodder store. Alternate layers. When full, leave to rest. Start another area. When that's full the first is usually ready to use. If not, start another side of the 2nd L shape. I water when it's hot in summer or hasn't rained for over a week. Makes beautiful black rich compost & plants love it.
I am hooked on your videos. Your instructions are concise and to the point. The best thing: you don't talk down to your viewers.🙂 That is a huge turn off. Thanks for Composting-101. Thanks also for confirming that I have been doing everything wrong. 😛 All I have been getting so far is bugs and flies. Seriously, I need to start with getting the right kind of bins... bottomless and with holes, and follow your tips.
Definitely subscribed then went to your blog and added my email. Now I’m just gonna watch all your videos and read your links on your blog 😂thank you seriously so much! I’m a mom of seven and it’s just time!!
Thank you sooo MUCH for this video! I just started composing myself and I’m at the pint of way too many bugs and I’m definitely not using enough browns. I’m going to buy some more bins and dump what I’ve got to separate. Thank you again for this clear and concise video
You’ve got a new fan! You present material in a fashion which is easy to understand. When you explain, I appreciate knowing the “why” and not just the steps. Wonderful Video, thank you.
We also use our extra veggie parts like......celery ends, collard/kale stems, broccoli stems, 🥬, chard stems and whole veggies(carrots/beets/greens/celery stalks, etc)....into our juicer here. We freeze the abundant leftover juices of. Nothing goes to waste....except that the juicing fibers can now be dumped into smarter composting this summer. Thank you for giving us hope......about possible ‘bug free’ composting!!! YAY!!! 😻😻Ahna
I have never seen such a clear and clear explanation. I hope one day I have place to do all of this. For now, I'm listening to you and taking notes, I hope one day I will implement it :)
Thank you so much 😁 this is very helpful☺️, I have been wanting to do composting but I always get overwhelmed with all the things that are needed to be done haha, So thank you for making the steps very clear😁 May GOD Bless you💛😁 GOD is always with you☺️
You have the best composting explanation and instruction! I have started composting and I'm thankful I stumbled upon your video...I learned a lot on how to compost the right way.
To give it a good jumpstart, you can also add a little of ready-compost in the middle of the layers as doing them. Already has life in it and will immediately start working on the fresh mix and can shave off a week or 2 from the composting process.
Awesome video. So straight forward and well-paced. We have a compost tumbler and I always struggle to get the right balance of browns and greens. It's way easier to toss in our green scraps from the kitchen than rummage up torn up cardboard or leaves to add in. We always have tons of flies around the tumbler too because the tumbler tumbles the browns and doesn't keep the browns on top.
This is a great video because it is well explained and to the point, I understand what to do, and how to compost. Great job. I am already composting, but now, I can do it better.
Clear and useful info, thank you! I only need those 2 handsome guys in the video to help me do the job :) Among my 2 (grown up) children, my daughter gets to do most of the work for the garden/orchard. Congratulations for the family's dynamic.
Absolutely agree ☝️ best explanation ever about compost . Thank you . About to start my and was wondering where to place and you answer it also I was afraid of the smell and you so clear explain each of them . I am so glad your video came to view 🙏🙌be blessed . I am very thankful for all the others videos too that try their best to teach how to compost. 👍keep doing
Great video Angela. I had the same experience where all we got was a lot of bugs. We moved and I wanted to try again. I got my bins from the city of Chandler for free. We got 4 of them. I am glad I watched your video today because I didn't realize to not always rewet it down. I was doing that 1-2x a week! YIKES. I like just letting it be and seeing if it needs anything as it progresses. I may have too much green also. I did about 50/50. I'm thinking I need to add some shredded paper or some of my wood chips that are extra. I will say that after the first day, I thought it already smelled good. I was hesitate to put any food scraps in. I recently tried it on one bin and buried the food under the compost. It is a learning curve for sure. Thanks for the tips!
every informative! I think its so important to learn to do this. Its a skilll that most have forgotten in out moden world. I think their is such a disconnect with our food!
Thank you for the Video. I came across your channel yesterday. I am from South Africa and have not had a lot of luck with my composting. I now realize it is in full sun. And. Many other mistakes that you explained so practically. I love you two helpers. I also really enjoyed your worm buckets in your raised beds I kled off all my worms twice now and this would be a great way for me.
I stumbled on your channel and subbed a while ago and its been super motivational for me here IN Mesa, but I JUST found this playlist so I'm gonna give you some hours, thumbs, and engagements today while I figure out my next step having finally gotten a win under my belt this spring! I need to look into these repurposed bins for $5 ! Thanks!
Thank you so much for your time and effort in this video! This is one of the best composting videos I’ve seen. It was encouraging, thorough, and practical!
Thanks for watching! Don't forget to click the subscribe button if you enjoyed the video.
Hi, thanks for the clear video. Does this method require worms to break down material or does it rely solely on heat and time?
@@tvs9978Heat and time. No worms here.
@@GrowingInTheGarden OK thanks so much. I'm starting a bin tomorrow for the first time😊
Great job
But I think if you burn all is the best compost
When she said- "work smart in the garden" . while displaying a picture of her son turning the pile.
I love that. lol
By far, this is the best composting video I’ve ever seen. And I’ve watched many videos. Helps a ton! Thanks!
Wow! Thanks!
Thanks for the Video! Have you considered starting a small worm farm to turn that compost into black gold?? (AKA Worm Castings) I raise millions of worms for fertilizer for my garden, and to teach others how to care for them :) Worms are the secret to any great garden :)
Thanks!
What a nice sight to see two kids enthusiastically making compost. We need kids of that kind for the survival of our mother nature .Thanks for sharing your knowledge which included novel ideas about composting.
So nice of you
I know right. These two kids is what caught my attention in the whole video. Such helping hands from own kids is so sweet and beautiful.
Seeing the children participate in garden works is impressive. Very good tios indeed...
Just what I needed! My compost hasn't been doing well and I realized I need to put more brown on the top! This is the best explanation I've seen - very clear.
Glad it was helpful!
Best….compost….video….ever…. Thanks!!
Best composting explanation I’ve seen. Now I know what I’m doing wrong. Thanks!
Great to hear, thank you. Best of luck with your compost. It's definitely a learning process.
Great video! Thank you for simplifying the process with your step by-step instructions. I especially liked the part on thermometer usage and when to turn the material. I’ve watched a few other videos and not one of them talked about this process in detail. Two thumbs up!
Hi Angela, You explained this really well 👍,
I've been Gardening for 50 years and I'm a retired florist. I started a TH-cam channel in September.
Peggy Helbling's Garden What You've Got. That said, I've been watching a lot of other channels and I notice what works and which ones hurt my ears 👂. Yours is pitch perfect and you set up the lesson simple and effective. I immediately subscribed.
Peggy Helbling's Garden What You've Got 👍
Thanks so much Peggy. I appreciate that. Thanks for watching.
I have to say, this is by far the most helpful and well explained video on composting i have ever watched.
Hands down .. this is the best video on composting on the Internet! Thanks for sharing!
Wow, thanks!
Wow what an informative session! From now on, I shall make my own composite and stop asking for or buying it. Knowledge is indeed power as it liberates one! Simple straight and to the point. Thank you Ma'am. 🙏
This was awesome. Nice complete explanation of composting, especially fixing what goes wrong.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Wow GREAT CONCISE VIDEO And no necessary long drawn out talking lol i love it that u get right to the point and TEACH!! Thank youuuuu!!!!!!
It is a very satisfying feeling to create a beautiful compost from scraps and things that so many people think is trash. I love working my compost bins.
Agreed!
Dallas Texas Gardner here. Love the videos! Our similar growing zones help soooo much! I’m 9b. The tasks by month videos and when to plant what is key for us new gardeners!
Very well explained. Gives perfect sequence n technical reasoning. Also failures n corrective actions. Very well explained.
This was so helpful, I've watched many compost videos but never once heard why it was crucial to turn. Thank you!
This is the best and most comprehensive information about composting I've watched on TH-cam.
Wow, thank you!
Very well said!! The BEST by far, HANDS DOWN!!!!! Thank you soo much for breaking everything down to laymens terms.
Best video on composting that I've seen yet. Thanks!
This is one of the best explanation on compost I have ever heard. Thank you so much. 👍🏽 😎😘
Wow, thank you!
Why a great idea cutting out the bottom of old and retired bins…I wish we would do this in our city…would be a great subject at a town meeting…thank you for the tips and tricks…having all compost contained versus piles on the ground looks to be much easier to work with,but what ever works to get you started…stay blessed and thank you for the video and time
Great video! Thanks for putting it together so well and it was wonderful to see your whole family getting involved. :)
I haven't seen the other comments or your blog, but I wanted to mention another wonderful green material to add to the bins: manures (chicken, goat, horse, cow, sheep, etc., (obviously not human, dog or cat). Their bedding like wood shavings, hay, straw, and also wood chips and mulch work well, too. Happy Composting!
That's a great idea! Thanks!
You have to know what the animals have been fed on before using manure in your compost. Some animals are fed with hay that has been treated with long term herbicides which would kill your garden.
That was so clearly explained! Thank you for making this helpful video. I realize now some of the mistakes I've been making, and feel confident that I can fix them.
Great video, my wife wanted me to make her a compsting bin for years. I will be making those very soon.
Good luck!
Thanks for a Comprehensive tutorial.
Excellent tutorial, thank you. Clear and concise. You’ve even sourced all the tools and where to buy them, except the slave labor; my favorite bit.
That was the most thorough and helpful video on composting I've seen! Especially with the troubleshooting and encouragement to keep going. Thank you!
For eggshells I bake mine for 10 minutes @ 250 degrees then turn to powder in a coffee grinder. It helps avoid the rotten egg smell also eggs do have salmonella and that’s avoided by baking the shells.
Ive always just chucked egg shells in with the veg and weeds etc. Ive never noticed a rotten egg smell either in my UK home or now in S Spain. Also in Europe chickens are vaccinated against salmonella and egg shells are not washed so maintain their natural protective coating. (We dont need to refrigerate them).
During the hot dry Spanish summer though I stop adding fruit waste eg bits of over ripe fruit cut off before using the rest to reduce little black flies. I only have a small patio and compost in a corner. I never add coffee grounds as they attract sciarid flies which no gardener welcomes. And never potato peelings as they attract rats. (According to a rat catcher I once saw on TV).
@@helenamcginty4920 great tips! 🌟 my compost is a closed system with no rat access but if I was using an open system I’d stop using the potato peels for sure. Great tip on coffee grounds and the flies.
Excellent. I have watched a ton of videos. This is the most comprehensive. I also appreciate that it is not really long.
Best video. Everything is clearly said and laid out. Perfect for a beginner.
Thank you for a really good informative video & greetings from Australia.
I have 2 large L shaped areas that I've been cultivating composts in over the last few years.
I love them. Really easy.
Fill one or one side of one L shape with lots of veggie scraps, prunings & cheap straw bought from a local fodder store. Alternate layers. When full, leave to rest. Start another area. When that's full the first is usually ready to use. If not, start another side of the 2nd L shape. I water when it's hot in summer or hasn't rained for over a week. Makes beautiful black rich compost & plants love it.
Great idea, it sounds like nice healthy compost. Hello from Arizona.
I am hooked on your videos. Your instructions are concise and to the point. The best thing: you don't talk down to your viewers.🙂 That is a huge turn off. Thanks for Composting-101. Thanks also for confirming that I have been doing everything wrong. 😛
All I have been getting so far is bugs and flies.
Seriously, I need to start with getting the right kind of bins... bottomless and with holes, and follow your tips.
This method is the simplest I’ve learned thus far and I feel like I can do this!
Definitely subscribed then went to your blog and added my email. Now I’m just gonna watch all your videos and read your links on your blog 😂thank you seriously so much! I’m a mom of seven and it’s just time!!
Thank you sooo MUCH for this video! I just started composing myself and I’m at the pint of way too many bugs and I’m definitely not using enough browns. I’m going to buy some more bins and dump what I’ve got to separate. Thank you again for this clear and concise video
Shrimp shells and egg shells are awesome for composting. So are fish guts and bones. They add potassium and magnesium as well as calcium.
Good tip.
Best video ever about composting
I just harvested mine and started no dig beds
Wow! That's high praise. Thank you. Best of luck with your beds. No dig is great.
Thank you so much for this breakdown!!! I’ve been having trouble getting compost started and now I know what I’m doing wrong! Great info!!! Thank you!
You’ve got a new fan! You present material in a fashion which is easy to understand. When you explain, I appreciate knowing the “why” and not just the steps. Wonderful Video, thank you.
Thank you. Thanks for watching!
This is the best composting method i have watched till now. thanks alot very informative.
We also use our extra veggie parts like......celery ends, collard/kale stems, broccoli stems, 🥬, chard stems and whole veggies(carrots/beets/greens/celery stalks, etc)....into our juicer here. We freeze the abundant leftover juices of. Nothing goes to waste....except that the juicing fibers can now be dumped into smarter composting this summer. Thank you for giving us hope......about possible ‘bug free’ composting!!! YAY!!! 😻😻Ahna
Very clear and helpful explanation, thank you🌿
I have never seen such a clear and clear explanation. I hope one day I have place to do all of this. For now, I'm listening to you and taking notes, I hope one day I will implement it :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much 😁 this is very helpful☺️, I have been wanting to do composting but I always get overwhelmed with all the things that are needed to be done haha, So thank you for making the steps very clear😁 May GOD Bless you💛😁 GOD is always with you☺️
You have the best composting explanation and instruction! I have started composting and I'm thankful I stumbled upon your video...I learned a lot on how to compost the right way.
Glad it was helpful!
To give it a good jumpstart, you can also add a little of ready-compost in the middle of the layers as doing them. Already has life in it and will immediately start working on the fresh mix and can shave off a week or 2 from the composting process.
Great tip!
Thank you kindly, I was just searching for these videos a few days ago.... then my favorite valley gardener did this video! Thanks!
So nice of you, thanks. Thanks for watching.
Really good information, and easy to follow! I can’t wait to test out the new tips, Thank you so much!
Best composting video I know!!!
Awesome video. So straight forward and well-paced. We have a compost tumbler and I always struggle to get the right balance of browns and greens. It's way easier to toss in our green scraps from the kitchen than rummage up torn up cardboard or leaves to add in. We always have tons of flies around the tumbler too because the tumbler tumbles the browns and doesn't keep the browns on top.
This is a great video because it is well explained and to the point, I understand what to do, and how to compost. Great job. I am already composting, but now, I can do it better.
You do such a great job of explaining things. Looks like you also have a couple of good helpers!
They are the best. Making this video made me appreciate all their hard work for sure.
@@GrowingInTheGarden GOOD
Clear and useful info, thank you!
I only need those 2 handsome guys in the video to help me do the job :)
Among my 2 (grown up) children, my daughter gets to do most of the work for the garden/orchard.
Congratulations for the family's dynamic.
Absolutely agree ☝️ best explanation ever about compost . Thank you . About to start my and was wondering where to place and you answer it also I was afraid of the smell and you so clear explain each of them . I am so glad your video came to view 🙏🙌be blessed .
I am very thankful for all the others videos too that try their best to teach how to compost. 👍keep doing
It is so nice when children help in the garden. I live in Mesa also, I hope one day my garden will be like yours.
So nice of you, thanks.
Best vid I’ve seen so far about composting
Thanks so much.
Thank you for the detailed step-by-step of how to compost for beginners. This video was very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
The best tool is that strong young man!
Great video Angela. I had the same experience where all we got was a lot of bugs. We moved and I wanted to try again. I got my bins from the city of Chandler for free. We got 4 of them. I am glad I watched your video today because I didn't realize to not always rewet it down. I was doing that 1-2x a week! YIKES. I like just letting it be and seeing if it needs anything as it progresses. I may have too much green also. I did about 50/50. I'm thinking I need to add some shredded paper or some of my wood chips that are extra. I will say that after the first day, I thought it already smelled good. I was hesitate to put any food scraps in. I recently tried it on one bin and buried the food under the compost. It is a learning curve for sure. Thanks for the tips!
Magic video, many thanks for all the tips and how too's.
Now I know where mistakes are being made. Lass you are a star.
every informative! I think its so important to learn to do this. Its a skilll that most have forgotten in out moden world. I think their is such a disconnect with our food!
This was so informative and easy to understand! Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
This is amazing best explanation I’ve seen. I like idea of carbon neutral and using your own scraps for growing. Saving money too
The best composting thank you my darling
Me being excited everytime I see you post a video is redundant at this point 😜. Tfs Angela.
Yay! Thank you!
This explanation is so comprehensive! Thank you so much for explaining this process!
Thanks for the information!! Great job 👍🐛🌱
Great work fr society as well fr Green nature
For sure!
Great video. Im no longer afraid to try and compost again.
Thank you for the Video. I came across your channel yesterday. I am from South Africa and have not had a lot of luck with my composting. I now realize it is in full sun. And. Many other mistakes that you explained so practically. I love you two helpers. I also really enjoyed your worm buckets in your raised beds I kled off all my worms twice now and this would be a great way for me.
Glad it was helpful. Best of luck to you.
Thanks for sharing great tips for how to make compost! Keep it up! God bless!
So nice of you
Great explanation of what to do and how it works!! THANKS!
A very clear explanation 👍
Best and straight forward way explaining compose making, 👍
Thanks for watching.
👍👍 Thank you very very much , I’ll start 🙏🙏 ( from Mysore, India )
If the dogs are not interested when you turn compost, then it’s ready to use😊
Great info!
Great tip!
Great video, great mom and great sons for doing the hard work💪
Yes they are!
Best way to turn your compost, make the kids do it ! ! Works for me lol !
Thank you for sharing the knowledge in detail
Thank you..Good video and clear explanation..God Bless .
Excellent! I’ve shared to my son, hoping it will encourage him. (I 💖 composting!)
This is the most complete course for composting. It is not an automatic processing!!
Thank you!
A wealth of information on composting! Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you I learn a lot from you. I am going to try
Nice preentation.Very clear instruction. Thanks.
Excellent explanation and troubleshooting tips!! I like the suggestion to cut the bottom out of the bins too.
Glad it was helpful!
Of all the videos I watched, this one is complete and at the right pace and very good presentation. Expect more on organic pesticides and fertilizers.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Labor help is a big part of well made compost!
Hey this was a great succinct and informative video. Thanks
Wow great another idea to make composting thanks for this idea
Love watching you from Philippines 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Thanks so much 😊 Hello from Arizona!
I stumbled on your channel and subbed a while ago and its been super motivational for me here IN Mesa, but I JUST found this playlist so I'm gonna give you some hours, thumbs, and engagements today while I figure out my next step having finally gotten a win under my belt this spring! I need to look into these repurposed bins for $5 ! Thanks!
Most detailed video. Thank you Angela❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for your time and effort in this video! This is one of the best composting videos I’ve seen. It was encouraging, thorough, and practical!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You easy to understand
Excellent video!! Thanks!
Thanks
The best composed video 👍