How to Start a Compost Bin 🥗🌿 Simple Composting for Beginners
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- Composting is one of the most rewarding things you can do in the garden. I absolutely love turning waste into gold for the garden and in today's video, show you some simple steps for how you can start a compost bin. Composting should be super simple and 'no fuss' in the garden. There are so many methods to make compost but my favourite is composting in place in the garden (or in-situ).
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If you liked this video, make sure you check out what this compost bin looks like when it's finished! In this video I show you the final product, how to harvest the compost and how to use it in the garden - ruclips.net/video/CqCE6Rfbw9o/видео.html
I usually take all tape of my boxes and labels just incase there is any plastic in it. I love the simplicity of this composting ❤
I do too, so that I dont introduce plastic into my garden. I also dont ever put in meat or dairy
Thank you for the tip on criss crossing the twigs and the camping pegs! Will be doing this!
Thank you for your video! I’m About to start my compost. Such fantastic info with such genuine energy, really appreciate it 🙏🏻
My compost system is pretty much the same. I find it simple and easy to use. I love getting to use the cured compost around the garden, pot plants especially love the added microbes!
This is exactly the video I need!!!
nice vlog sister..Great way to Start a Simple Composting Place for Beginners, thanks for sharing your experience
Loved your video. Good demonstration, simple yet full of Information.
Robyn, this was so good and exactly what I needed! I realised that my compost is too nitrogen rich and I need to add more carbon as well as water! 👌👌👌
I'm about to start with a bokashi bucket, then move up to a compost bin. What I like about bokashi is you can put meat, fish, dairy in it, even some small bones.
Thank you so much I appreciate this teaching so much watch from Freeport Grand Bahama Island God bless.
Thanks for the video…this is fantastic information…stay safe and take care !!
Hi dear 😊
I'm new to your channel & to gardening. I've been looking for someone who could breakdown the steps for me with no success. That is until I came across your channel. Thank you so much for being thorough with your instructions. Be blessed, Dear.....🥰
This was a very helpful vid. Thank you!
Great idea with the pegs
What a great video! Thank you.
Hi everyone! Sorry about the birds in the video... it was pretty loud when filming and we tried to fix the audio as much as possible. Maybe one to watch without headphones if you can :) Hope you enjoy!
Don’t worry! My birds are just as disrespectful hahah. Thanks for the video
I liked the birds in the background, I figured you made a happy home for them as well. Thanks for the video, I hope to start a compost this week!
I didn't even notice the birds!
Super helpful thank you! :)
During the time I don't have much green (the lawn mower has no catch bag) I go to the side yard where wild grapes, weeds as tall as me, and other bushes that can be trimmed, pull the leaves off and use them. Works great. I just dig them into the ground where I put my kitchen waste and garden waste. It rains so much, I just dig a hole, stuff it full, cover and move to new spot. This little corner of dirt is loaded with worms, doesn't smell, and provides gift squashes very often. It's about 8' x 5' and takes all my kitchen waste all year. Within three weeks, there is no more waste and I can use that dirt to dig in more green. I have a shortage of brown but use all my bills, newspaper, shipping boxes, and waste from my little quail cage. It is a cold method so I never put weeds with seeds and it takes awhile to work the whole thing. I planted sunflowers around it and it is very pretty and useful even before I use the dirt for my garden rows. I LOVE to compost. Your container is very neat, also.
Hi Mary! Ahh that's amazing! I love in ground composting, it's so great for the worms!
Thank You!😊
I love you girl, this was amazing. exactly what I was looking for!!! Thank you!!
I loved your video and will be giving composting a try for the first time. So, after you added the final sugar cane mulch to the top of the compost, do you stir it to aearate or let it breakdown and decompose on its own?
Hi Robin, cheers on the video!
There were two other bins in the background to ones you were using. Do you have any ideas or tips on how I'd start using one of those? They were left behind by the previous owner, and I'd like to start composting by spring. Not sure I can use those or best to start fresh. Cheers
Good information but I never add meat or dairy products. In the summer I leave my grass cutting on the lawn for 2-3 days to dry out in the sun so they almost become a brown material, thanks for this video 😎😎
Quick to the point but very informative video! I took some notes and I can't wait to get started. My friend tried to start composting before and there were maggots everywhere... kind of made me nervous to do it myself. I believe she did not use the 2:1 ratio. Thank you:)
honestly I don't even think it was covered :$
What is a 2 in 1 ratio?
@@SamanthaSweetAnne (2) double the carbon so the brown matierials ! and (1) part oxygen, so the green materials she mentioned :) using more brown than green
Thank you.
We have just bought our first compost bin and are excited to get started! I've seen you can buy bags of stuff to speed up the process - would you recommend doing that? I also read you can buy worms to add - is that worth doing? Our bin is on gravel so I don't think worms will be able to get in without us adding them.
Hi there, thanks very much for the video. I’m going to give it a try for the first time, but I only have grass chips and very few browns. Can I still do it? What would be the result?
Thanks for the timely video! I have just got one of those myself and ready to go.
With winter here in Aus, what layer would you consider wet leaves that are collected? Should i factor that moisture in and not worry about watering as much?
Thanks so much for watching! I'd still class those as brown if they're dead/from deciduous trees. If layers have high levels of moisture then you won't need to add water. It's best to not to have compost that is too soggy/water logged.
Hi Robyn, thanks for the informative video. I might have missed it in the video, but please let me know how much water you usually add into your compost bin? Many thanks J
A light sprinkle is best, you don't want to completely soak your pile/bin as that can lead to rot/mold, just a gentle sprinkle every couple of days is fine.
Great video.. Very simple and helpful. Much appreciated. May I ask you do we need to keep the lid on or off??
Lids always on, to help raise the temperature & keep rodents out.
I have a groundhog that moved in my garden I'm going to try containers
Hi, do you have to turn or mix the compost over time? How long does it take and how do you know when it's ready?.
Many thanks
What’s the straw looking material you added? You said it’s one of your favorite things
Thank you for making this video.
Sugar cane mulch or pea straw mulch.
So loved this video - told me all the things I've done wrong! however my environment is very dry so will I find that I will need to add water to the compost? I have not added any of the brown stuff so should I toss out what I have and start fresh?
I personally would not throw what you have already, just add the brown now and make sure its moist too. Good luck
Where did you this composter. I am looking for this type of composter. Thanks.
Hello! I sorted my compost in a similar bin last fall but it does not seem to compost very well, the food scraps are still visible as if not decomposed… I tried to add mon carbon and stir to aerate but it does not seem to have helped much. Is it because I didn’t add enough carbon? Or didn’t water it enough? Thanks in advance!
Where did you get your compost bin?
do you do thermal compost?
Do you turn your compost? If so, what is your process?
I don't think it is stirred, instead this video demonstrates the layering method which creates a good balanced compost without the need for stirring.
Thanks Robyn. Just wondering if you stir the compost every now and then?
I do! I use a compost turner and give it a turn every few times I add materials. I don't worry too much about it when starting out though as there isn't much in there.
When you finally have your compost to use for your garden do you clean inside the the container before starting over ?
I usually don’t worry about cleaning it all out as there is usually a few worms/bugs still crawling inside so they just help populate soil biodiversity for the next round ☺️
Is the Amazon tape the type that decomposes? Great video😊
I personally remove that amazon tape from my boxes and any labels too
Do you have a link to the bins?
Thanks! Nice video. The only question I have is, do you not need to mix it occasionally because of the way you’ve layered the materials?
I think the layering method avoids the need for stirring.
You didnt mention paper towels, napkins, tissue, etc??? Can i use them as carbon?
Why does everybody tell you to layer materials and yet they then aerate the bin by sticking a twisty stick thing in and mixing it all up?
Lol everybody just copied everyone.
Layering produces a balanced compost. Kitchen scraps on their own break down in a slimy, smelly way.
Putting a stick in one place & rotating the top, hand held end of the stick (not stirring up the whole thing) aerates, which helps to keep the compost from smelling bad.
My query is to know how to extract all the mature compost. From near the door is easy but what about the rest, before the weight of the newer waste deposits fall to the bottom?
Have you found the answer? I have same query
@@hanimmadewnus9260 No I haven't but it appears have settled down after several months.
Ideally you need 2 bins.
One is for adding to, while the other is left to compost.
To remove the compost-The bins are really light, you just lift them up & off the compost.
If you have put a wire grid on the bottom to protect from rodents, then you need to shovel/scoop the compost out from the top.
Ideally you have 2 bins, but if not, you can turn the compost & use the completed compost from the bottom when it’s ready.
Thanks for the video!
Question, if you put cardboard on the bottom - how do worms get in the container? 🧐
My question too
01:48 Why is there a plastic cream tube,black color in your full compost bin?
Can the compost bin added everyday with new materials or we have to put them in other bin?
Ideally you have 2 bins, but if not, you can turn the compost & use the completed compost from the bottom when it’s ready.
Are there holes in the bin to allow air to go in? How do you keep flies, ants and snails out? Or do these creatures help the compost process?
The base is completely open to the ground but for air I usually turn it once the pile gets a little more full. I don't seem to have a problem with flies/ants if the compost is balanced (with carbon/nitrogen) but if there are ants I usually flush them out with water as they don't like that :)
hi are you not using your worm farms anymore ???
Could I use wheat straw litter that I use for my rabbit? In the compost instead of sugar straw
Yes, it would be good bc of the rabbit poo, but you might want to check if it has seeds in it.
Can I use dried out hay instead of the sugar cane husk?
A lot of people i know use hay and/or grass clippings
Nice video but I wouldn't put cardboard on the ground worms need access through the soil into the bin.
Do u keep a top closed on it at all times ? When do u introduce worms ?
Yes, keep the lid on.
If the bottom is open, the worms will come. But you can introduce them as soon as there’s green matter for them.
can you show how to start a worm farm please... buying the can of worms / cafe one today from bunnings...the same as you have behind you... do you have problems with ants getting into them???
Hi Christina! I'll definitely have to plan a video around this. I absolutely love mine and we do still use them every week :) I have had problems with ants before but an easy solution is just place containers of water under the base of each leg and the ants won't climb up
Did you poke holes on the bottom of your compost bin?
The bottom of the compost bin is completely open to the ground, worms/other bugs can get in this way and break down the materials even more 😊
So 1 part green to 2 part brown, when layering?
Yes.
Can I compost in the winter?
You can compost anytime
How does it actually take for your to use the compost for your garden?
I usually put it straight on the garden :) I’m always waiting for the next load of ready compost and always have a spot ready for more nutrients :)
It mostly depends if you do hot or cold composting. Hot compost can be ready in 8 weeks while cold compost can take 10-18 months.
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I just throw my scraps off the back pourch flip the pile once a year
How to harvest the composed? The bin has no opening at the bottom side
The bins are really light, you just lift them up & off the compost.
If you have put a wire grid on the bottom to protect from rodents, then you need to shovel/scoop the compost out from the top.
Ideally you have 2 bins, but if not, you can turn the compost & use the completed compost from the bottom when it’s ready.
how do you get compost ive got the compost bins with no opening at bottom its not been touched for at least a year maybe even 2 years but it hardly has broken down looking from the top of bin ive only just started doing the garden (my Dad used to do but he passed away in Sep 2022)
The top probably won't look broken down but if it's one of these round bins just lift it off and the bottom should be more broken down, you can get the top off with a fork and then just use the compost at the bottom of the pile then start again
Also if there's no opening at the bottom see if you can find some worms and add them in yourself, they'll help break it down faster
@@deanbean8994 thats something that seems to be in decline do not see many worms
How do u make it rodent safe
You can secure some wire mesh to the base of the compost bin if you have rodent issues :)
Just starting? How do worms get in?
They come themselves if the bottom is open to the soil. Or you can introduce them.
When can you introduce worms?
As soon as there’s green matter for them to eat.
Hoop house for hot beds
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Where's the dog poop?
why do americans use printed and chemically altered paper ?i wouldnt put that into the compost. seems a bit desperate imho
This video is a joke right?
Hi can we put eggs shells as well??
Absolutely :) I don't even both to crush them up, just add them in!
Can u mary me Robin? 🥹Lol jk happy gardening✌🏽