How to make compost – Making your own compost
www.howdini.com How to compost How to make compost How does your garden grow? A lot better if the soil is enriched with compost from your own compost pile. Scott Meyer, editor of Organic Gardening magazine, shows how to make and use compost. Keywords: how to compost how to make compost making compost making a compost pile
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Just what I wanted to know,thanks for the help.
plansman
May 24, 2011 at 8:08 pm
@Missmadammozart your compost pile needs to be in direct sunlight. the temperature of the compost needs to be 140 degrees F
mills575
May 24, 2011 at 8:32 pm
@Missmadammozart your compost pile needs to be in direct sunlight. the temperature of the compost needs to be 140 degrees F
mills575
May 24, 2011 at 9:27 pm
@Missmadammozart sounds like there’s not enough moisture. it needs to be moist at all time . ..
joy1ess
May 24, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Scott Meier is so smart and informative, great video, look forward to making my compost container soon
tylertyler82
May 24, 2011 at 10:31 pm
excellent tip about the air. that was one of my concerns i had about composting.. was worried about a smell. so glad you pointed out. thank you. 🙂 wonderful video
katehill09
May 24, 2011 at 10:34 pm
I like this videos… I can use this videos for my students to learn more….
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May 24, 2011 at 10:38 pm
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May 24, 2011 at 11:33 pm
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maggieleeflowers
May 25, 2011 at 12:13 am
ok i have taken over my dads abandoned compost heap it’s under a pine tree, and been there 3-4 years and i havent seen any useable compost from it, none of it looks as soil like as the pics of “finished compost” i’ve found. when i got my hands on it it was nearly 100% carbon just old grass, dead leaves, last years prunings, and ash i’ve been adding greens to it since april and turn it every few weeks the best i can. should i move it, wtf is wrong with it?
Missmadammozart
May 25, 2011 at 1:11 am
i live in a flat, what can i use to make small amounts of compost?
I want to take cuttings from the flowers i have already, but don’t want to spend LOADS of money on peat and/or compost.
I use alot of fresh veg and meat which im constantly chuckin out. Also i drink ALOT of tea, green and normal.
If i use tea bags will it help? their 100% recyclable right?
ravengurlxx
May 25, 2011 at 1:31 am
very interesting subject, thanks
deemortiz
May 25, 2011 at 2:10 am
@Megich Adding a little soil or compost is a great way to get it started.
I3addogy
May 25, 2011 at 2:26 am
Cool , this is an excellent video to make a homemade compost , but i want to know if while starting a compost pile must put soil inside it while it’s still working or no ?
please i appreciate so much to know .
thank you in advance
Megich
May 25, 2011 at 2:57 am
I normally just take a shit in my garden and mix it in. It works great and saves the water bill too.
kaiserbunny132
May 25, 2011 at 3:38 am
THUMBS UP IF YOUR IN MR.FRADETTE`S CLASS AND WATCHIN THIS ! 🙂
renenine
May 25, 2011 at 4:30 am
I might have been misinformed about my compost pile before I watched this video. I segregated a mound of dirt, and I have been mixing our old fruits and vegetables into it. I have been keeping it moist. Am I wasting my time with this?
davidg1024
May 25, 2011 at 4:45 am
@themanof12345 yes, you cant put meat in the compost bin.
ZennLa13
May 25, 2011 at 5:36 am
@808MAUIpnoi74 It should work. Dead leaves don’t have much nutient in them. On the other hand they are useful for mixing with grass cuttings which would otherwise only partially compost. Composting is really pretty simple. You chuck everything you have on the heap, make it wet, make a pile at least 6′ x 3′ x 3 to keep the heat in, turn it whenever you get a chance and piddle on it as circumstances dictate.
oarfrost
May 25, 2011 at 5:36 am
So i want to keep animals out?? Even dead animals??
themanof12345
May 25, 2011 at 6:29 am
So i want to keep animals out?? Even dead animal??
themanof12345
May 25, 2011 at 7:12 am
i had to throw my compost away from my garden cus it destroyed my garden’s smell.
pingshiyu
May 25, 2011 at 7:46 am
Scott Myer looks like Rick Moranis
DJKJSeph
May 25, 2011 at 7:50 am
@NazAndOmi Check out the ‘Worm Composting Bin’ vid.
Brucev7
May 25, 2011 at 8:34 am
@eewnotewe Green leaves are the ‘Fire.’ You mix green and brown.
Brucev7
May 25, 2011 at 9:26 am