Ants are one of the creatures that help break down compost and you don’t need to worry about them. If you turn your compost pile regularly, the ants may visit but they won’t stay or build a nest because they don’t like being disturbed. Here are some other videos about composting: Building a Compost Pile:…
Category: Composting
Composting with the Community: How KFB is ‘the dream model’
Healthy produce starts from the ground up. Yes, that means soil! The Earth Flow in-vessel compost system turns KFB’s food and material waste into rich soil. Green Mountain Technologies, creator of Earth Flow, visited the Kent County Farm to see how KFB is using their system to support the West Michigan community. “This is, I…
5 Reasons Your Compost Bin is Not Composting
A look at a few simple reasons that may be preventing your HotBin Compost Bin from getting hot and producing great compost. CLICK Here for more info: https://www.hotbincomposting.com Hot composting and making your own compost has a huge number of benefits. Home composting can be a rewarding and therapeutic pursuit to help you relax and…
Compost Still Not Fertile Enough
We repeated an experiment of growing potato plants in municipal compost for the second year. I was expecting that additional time would have helped the compost to mature a lot more so that it would be able to release a better supply of nitrogen for the growing plants. But it seems without a lot of…
The Perfect Soil – Forget about compost piles!
[First image with 5 pots] At first sight, this might look like stages of plant growth. The fact is that these 5 pots were planted 3 weeks ago. Same seed, planted same day. Main difference: Soil. 1.- What are the qualities of perfect soil? + Full of life + Antiseptic + Airy and soft +…
Composting Made Fast & Easy with an Insulated Compost Tumbler
John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ shares with you his techniques that guarantees you can make your own compost at home quickly and easily. In this episode John talks about the different types of compost tumblers he owns and which ones he like the best and why. John will also show you how easy it is to build…
How to Make and Use Compost Tea in Your Organic Garden
Tricia shows you how to brew compost tea, the organic way! Aerobic Compost Tea is brewed to extract and multiply populations of beneficial micro-organisms including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and nematodes. Find brewing supplies at our store/catalog/site http://www.groworganic.com Definitions of compost tea & other garden liquids at our blog http://intheloop.groworganic.com/2011/05/compost-tea-definitions/ Source
No-Dig Gardening for Beginners: Step-by-Step Guide with Cardboard and Compost
My “maximum compost” method for starting out. Add a lot to make new beds, then very little in subsequent years. See the sequel to how we grew potatoes and leeks, on the beds in this video’s thumbnail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhKxC7oZQuo The cardboard is only for this stage of smothering weeds – keep them in the dark and…
RECYCLE AND COMPOST: New Sun Joe All-Season Outdoor Composter Unboxing / DEEP DIVE
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE — COMPOST! Model: Sun Joe SJ-CMPS1 All-Season Outdoor Tumbling Composter | Dual Sliding Chamber | 42-Gallon | 2-10 Weeks | BPA-Free Material Turn your food scraps and yard waste into nutrient rich compost with the Dual Chamber Tumbling Composter from Sun Joe®. This low odor, UV-resistant, waterproof barrel composter is the perfect…
Go inside NYC’s massive compost facility on SI
New York City’s compost facility on Staten Island is a sight to behold. Millions of pounds of New Yorkers’ garbage go there daily. CBS2s Elijah Westbrook takes us there. Source