Compost Carbon:Nitrogen Ratios Made Simple 💩
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- To reach the ideal Carbon to Nitrogen ratio of 30:1 in the compost pile add equal parts of balanced nitrogen and carbon rich materials.
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You, sir, were born to teach!
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I learned more in this video than my whole semester of soil science. Thank you!!!
This is so simple, yet brilliant. Thank you so much; I finally understand the formula for perfect composting, & I can now build amazing soil. Thx a billion stars. Amitābh
Enjoy!! I love composting, and it is very simpler once you get the hang of it :)
Great video. I am a visual learner so having the number scale really did the trick to understanding.
A brilliant and a lucid presentation, explanation that is really down to " Earth " makes complete sense to me. definitely the best video I have seen on explaining Carbon:Nitrogen ratios. No more guessing. Thanks for posting!
This is definitely the best video I have seen on explaining Carbon:Nitrogen ratios. Thank you very much!!
Thank you!
I cannot thank you enough for making this video! A handful of family and friends have started making little urban gardens and I just could not understand how to 'translate' the information provided in other videos but your video finally clicked everything into place. I have already shared this with others and they all said the same thing. Again, thank you!
Thank you! I am so glad to help :) composting is super simple, but all the numbers can make it seem complicated. Ratios are just a guidline anyways. Eventually everything will turn into compost!
This was a really easy, great way to understand composting! Thank you!
Thanks :)
I was totally confused about the 30:1 ratio and what it means...until I watched your video! Thankyou so much for making it so clear :))
Perfect! There can be a lot of numbers that get in the way of what is actually a very simple mixture. Thanks for watching!
Me too
Great visual with each ratio. Thank you!
Thanks!
Spot on! thank you for that great and pedagogically explanation!
This was a brilliant explanation. Thank you.
A unique perspective, helpful work. Thanks a lot!
Very clear and concise. Good work!
Thank you very much, and God bless you! Simple, short, clear!
You're welcome!
Hi GiaG, I built my first composter at the weekend after a fair bit of research. After hours of reading/watching hours of info on ratio balancing... you’ve taught me perfectly, thanks buddy 👌👍
Oh good! I wish you luck with your new composter, it is so fun starting a new pile and watching it "grow". Thanks for the feedback, I like your abbreviation of Give it a Grow. GiaG
Outstanding video presentation my friend. Thanks for taking the time to put this out. You have simplified it very well.
Thank you!
Thanks for the way you lay that out. Best explanation my brain has processed. I loved the visual of numbers to product used. Now, if I can just retain that info, I’ll be well on my way to a better composting adventure.
I really appricate your simple illustration and make me understand how to make the ratio right. It is the best explanation regarding to this topic I have ever found.
Thats great, thank you!
Thank you! Wonderful video!
This was literally the best video I've seen for explaining and showing the measurements of which materials to use to reach the 30:1 ratio. I've been struggling to get my compost pile hot and I know my ratio is off I just have been unsure of how to correct it. Thank you!!!!!
More Nitrogen rich material will help with a hot pile.
Simple, no drama . Thank you.
The best compost explanation ever. Thanks
Thank you!
Thanks a lot. You're so good at teaching!
Thank you :)
Excellent. Thanks!
Finally, something that makes complete sense to me. No more guessing. Thanks for posting!
You're welcome!
Thank you so much for an outstanding explanation. Cheers from Sweden!
Thanks!
Thank you for this video. This really explains compost ratio clearly.
Thanks!
@Give it to grow Exactly what I needed to listen to for learning as a new organic gardener. Thank you.
Good luck! the numbers dont have to be exact so have fun.
Thank you for your presentation! Perfect. You must have read my mind today. My compost bin, if I miss 1 day turning, becomes a fire ant home. I RARELY miss a day because of this but had to miss 2 days this week. I'm overrun. Lol. But my main problem is providing enough nitrogen. So, I bought some Black Kow to kick things up a notch. I've used all my excess plant and kitchen materials and don't know what else to do to provide the nitrogen I think it needs. Your video gave me a visual example of what's required which helped me visually oriented brain to get it. Lol. Thank you for that. I understand my compost better now I think. I've subscribed because I love the straightforward informative yet relaxed style. Get my answer and GO! LOL. Excellent job. I'll be looking in again!
Thanks very much for this as I struggle with composting every year. Ironically this year my virtually all carbon material from autumn leaves shredded fine in October and November are now ready to use compost. I collected it and binned it to save it for summer greens but now don’t have to wait. Also, my amount of compost to material only reduced by about a third or a little more. Looking forward to seeing what my summer material does with fine shredding.
Amazing explanation thank you!!!
What an awesome video! I’ve finally got it!!! Thank you so very much for this incredible demonstration!
Glad it helped!
So at the end of the year after my pile has settled down I spread the pile flat with 2 small piles at the ends near my house under the over hang. I got probably an entire cubic yard of dried non shredded leaves in my yard brought to me from the wind without even having any trees. I would consider my yard fairly big at 75x 200ft not flat with a couple bushes and a ditch. I spend my time in about 20ft squares raking the grass into piles like 10 minutes of work then leave it to soak rain. At most I'll have 5-7 piles of 2 cubic feet that I turn over every couple days to keep the grass breathing. With a mature pile of compost I add in all these light fluffy leaves. If I keep them in piles the wind has little affects on them until I try to find a way to move them across my yard. I put the leaves in the pile and use the weight of the compost to hold them down. I've even gone as far as putting frozen snow piles on them so it melts into the compost and soaks into the leaves. While raking the leaves I end up raking up some grass and besides that I throw in weeds and grass clippings in spring to summer. Since I get all this carbon while I lack heat and nitrogen I find creative ways to hold onto it since the leaves dry out and blow away until summer comes along and I have access to heat and nitrogen. This all started out as just a pile of weeds I pulled from the flower boxes that I left in a pile on my sidewalk then cleaned up the leaves from my yard and then added grass clippings. Now I have a long pile with multiple different mini piles in different stages and I basically just keep stacking up levels on top of piles and letting it setting into the pile beneath it and then mixing a pile next to it with it offset half way so I just flip back and forth between two piles next to each other. I take some out for indoor pots and fill in patches in my yard and I went from a tiny pile of flower box waste to an excess of good stuff. Gives me something to do. I look outside and if I'm bored I rake the leaves. Then I'll bury the piles. In the summer I'll pull the weeds or rotate the piles. Very satisfying.
This is an amazing video!
Thank you so much for useful and easy understand formula. God Bless You
This was bloody awesome thank you!
You're welcome!
Even for somone mathematically inclined the ratios were tantalizing
This simplifies it into neat ratios. Awesome!
Very well explained! Thank you so much
Thanks!
Nice n simple. Saved this. Thank you sir
Great video!!! Compost are awesome to have😊 . Great information!!!
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Finaly the answer i was looking for , well done great video .
Thank you!
Thank you for this!
Good luck!
Excellent video! I feel like a compost expert now! 👍
Thank you so much for this video. The way you teach is very creative and easy to remember. I love how you made number 1 with banana peal! It is a friendly educational style for the visual learner
Thank you! I try my best to show rather than tell. So many gardeners on TH-cam just point the camera at themselves and talk talk talk.. lol
genius ! that makes it so easy! glad I found this video!
Finding the balance can be tricky at first, but with composting you don't have to be exact. I'm glad this video helped :)
Really well done, thanks!
Thank you!
Great video. My maths is shocking so when so ratios really put me off. This really broke things down and i learned a lot from it. Thank you
Wow, give it a grow... This video was awesome! Thank you so much I needed this. I've been wanting to put my own compost in my garden for years and I just didn't know how to go about doing it. This is going to help so much, I'm actually going outside right now to to start it!!
I love that your watching my compost videos! :) This one should be extra helpful th-cam.com/video/oGWOm5vtbLc/w-d-xo.html Its my top 5 tips for starting a new compost pile
Give it a Grow haha I was Just watching that one as you messaged me. Lol Thx! I am getting so impatient waiting for this heat to go away.
Hahah! That is so funny! I just re-watched that video and it has some great info, everything you need to know to get started without feeling overwhelming. Thanks so much for watching!
Give it a Grow cool thanks so much!
Thank You! I finally understand now.
Awesome!
Very much enjoyed the content as well as the music
Such a helpful video mate
Thanks
The best simple explanation till date
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Very well explained
Thank you :)
Excellent and simple!
Thank you!
Very nice! Great information
Thank you, I hope this doesn't sound too complicated!
Thank you for the dumbed down method, it helped
I dumbed it down for myself, and thought I'd share it :)
Awesome brother
That was very helpful, thank you
Glad it was helpful!
I enjoyed the video and would like to know more about balancing compost.
Great video. Liked the explanation of materials and ratios. Wondering what the ratio of hedge clippings would be? I'm guessing as the clippings dry the ratio moves from Nitrogen to carbon?
Great video!!! Thank you
Thanks!
interesting....i love to cook, always wanted good soil for a garden to grow fresh ingredients. very helpful
Well done 👍👍👍 thanks
I started my first compost pile just yesterday! Thanks for another great video!
Yay!!! Composting is so rewarding! Let me know if you have any questions :)
when I hear big words such as "nitrogen" then I wonder if I need to review my old chemistry books..... lol... but your explanation of ratios was very simple and easy to understand. Thanks
Thank you for your video, it totally makes sense
Thanks for watching
Thank you
Wow this was amazing. Thank you...such a smart way to make it easy to understand. Such an awesome teacher. Started composting and after watching this I realise I'm doing it wrong.
Thanks! There is really no wrong way to compost, but adding lots of carbon is usually a good idea to keep down the smell.
This is really a very high quality video 👍
Thank you!
Thank you for make it soo simple for us who have no experience.
Happy to help!
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure
I took a book and make sure I will have a very long break just to learn about composting..😂😂😂
U helped me save more time
Well explained
Very helpful
Thaaaanks! Really helpful!!
Good, thanks for watching!!
Great info!
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Omg thank you now I understand a little better .What about putting guano in a compost and how do I get it to back up?
Great information.
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That was a great class
Thank you!
I don't get where your numbers are coming from but I can definitely visualize this from a actual scale and how weight placement changes its balance soooooooo nice
I honestly think I have to write this got for it to click for me
????This was great info! I live in a very dry desert-like area, so I'm always in the lookout for free materials to scrounge. So far, my major resources are horse manure, kitchen scraps, and coffee grounds. I also have dried leaves, coffee chafe, and straw. What's the best way to combine these resources? And is composting possible through the winter?
awesome thank you :)
This is the only composting-ratio explanation on the internet that makes sense
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, really enjoyed your explanations. Where does egg shells and coffee grinds fall on the C:N scale?
Coffee grounds and egg shells are a "1" on the Nitrogen side for general food scraps.
You made this so simple!
Thanks!
Pretty good rules. I don’t think you have to be precise about it, as long as you try to achieve a balance. I keep a trash bin full of shredded leaves next to my backyard composter and throw some on every time I throw in kitchen scraps (daily). My compost has improved immensely since I started doing this. I also use shredded boxboard as a carbon source.
I am definitely not this picky myself, but I wanted to give detailed numbers as a guideline for those just starting out composting. Cardboard is great for adding extra carbon, but yeah, a stash of dried leaves is the best!
I’m going to go use this right now.
Awesome!
Im curious about the temperature of the pile, do you manage to get the pile into thermophilic stage?
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My dad's been doing compost for two years. I've been working in the produce department of the local high-end grocery store for a year, and as such I have access to plenty of scraps and cardboard. Of the five (sometimes six) days I work each week, I have immediate access to scraps twice weekly (sometimes more, if I'm able to), and thrice weekly on cardboard. On those three days I will always collect the cardboard to (actively) cut up into 1"^2 (one square inch/2.5 square centimeter) bits, and whenever he needs greens/nitrogens he'll let me know. I'll also periodically collect two bags of overripe bananas when he requests.
Very good
What about grass that has dried, or any other nitrogen rich product that has dried out before it reached the compost pile?
Thank you, thank you, thank you! Know I get it!💜
For me it is all about balance, This new scale should hopefully help simplify all that number crunching!
I like the idea using shredded paper but what kind of chemicals are in newspaper ink???
good info.
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Brilliant
Thank you!
i live on a farm and have plenty of wheat or barley straw. What would you class this straw as in terms of carbon?
Simplicity at its best
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Do you use volume or mass to calculate the ratios?