How To Make Unlimited Compost FAST In A $20 Trash Can: EASY DIY Guide
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- Last year, I showed you how to build a homemade composter out of a simple trash can. After using my easy DIY composter for a year, I share what I learned about making compost at home as well as the changes I'd make to the composting system. This video will teach you how you make unlimited compost fast in a $20 trash can.
Making compost in a compost pile can take a long time, and a compost pile can be overtaken by weeds and pests and look unsightly. Compost tumblers work better, but they can be too small and very expensive. This $20 trash can works just as well as the expensive tumblers without the high cost! This DIY composting method makes compost faster by 200%, prevents weeds and pests, and is hidden from view. Best of all, the homemade composter can be made in 10 minutes! This composter turns kitchen scraps into beautiful homemade compost for your garden!
How To Make The Trash Can Composter (Original Video): • How To Make Compost FA...
TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 Intro To Composting
0:58 Compost Piles VS Composters
2:47 The Best Things To Compost
4:00 Composter Results
6:56 Frequently Asked Compost Questions
11:48 Where To Buy A Trash Can
12:46 Are Plastic Trash Cans Safe?
13:53 How To Fill The Composter
16:20 Adventures With Dale
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If you enjoyed this video, please “Like” and share to help increase its reach! Thanks for watching 😊TIMESTAMPS here:
0:00 Intro To Composting
0:58 Compost Piles VS Composters
2:47 The Best Things To Compost
4:00 Composter Results
6:56 Frequently Asked Compost Questions
11:48 Where To Buy A Trash Can
12:46 Are Plastic Trash Cans Safe?
13:53 How To Fill The Composter
16:20 Adventures With Dale
Love it ! and perfect for a small household . Yes, my hot one was a nightmare so I started to just straight up burry mine in the yard but can't do in the winter . But with your system 👍 I will be off getting myself a black trash can ! Oh and I use an old thrift store coffee grinder for my eggshells ...
I make my own potting soil,I don't add anything to it such as cow manure or minerals,should I and what should I add.need info.ilive in s.west Mobile al.co.WEY
@TheMillennialGardener I live in southeastern North Carolina and fire ants are a huge problem here. I have a compost bin and they have infested my compost. Do you have any issues with ants?? They seem to be everywhere here… my raised beds, beds on grade, and as I mentioned the compost pile. I live on 3 acres so would be difficult to treat the entire property.
My roommate and I would bring fresh garden greens to the cashiers at the Fast-Mart (Circle-K, whatever) when we exchanged an empty bucket w/ lid for the one they'd filled with coffee grounds. It was a favorable arrangement for everybody with an added dose of community building and education. Thank you for spreading the word along with the homegrown fertilizer!
Great vid. I really like the American apparel. Is that sweatshirt made in the USA? How about a American made hat? 👍🤠
Y'know, I have like 17 of those trash cans that I've been using as rain barrels for the last 10 years. While they work GREAT, I have 3 or 4 that have developed small splits in the last year and no longer hold water above that split. I was gathering materials to repair them over the winter, but now I think I'll convert them to compost bins. I only do cold composting as it is, but this would give me a way to experiment with different compost materials. It's also a lot easier for an old woman like me to manage, lol. Thank you for the idea!
I have fixed some of those on my channel. They are holding frozen water currently.
I think that will work! As long as the trash cans can tolerate the weight of the compost, anyway. I’m sure it is a lot less than the weight of the water, so I guess it’ll be ok. I recommend old pickle barrels for rain barrels. They’re so thick they’ll last a human lifetime.
I have two going and they have done great!! I fill one and then start another. The first is done when I am ready to use. Sometimes I add a compost booster. I bought a gadget that turns the contents ( my husband loves it). I forget the name it is like a big corkscrew. We do add dry, kitchen scrapes and some dirt. We add water only to keep it like a wrung out sponge.
Do you mean an auger? I've got a couple of those and that's a GREAT idea to use that! I'm gonna give it a try.@@jo-annjewett198
@@jo-annjewett198I use a rather large auger bit that goes at the end of my drill to mix things, even plant bulbs in our loosened soil!
I dried my eggshells then used a cheap coffee grinder to make powder for my plants.
My ground eggshells also end up in suet, peanut butter, and bird seed mixes.
@@joanl2057 Mine end up in the worm bin.
@@shaunnichols8170same here. Done that for 15 years... I see them when emptying the compost, but a year or two later i almost never see them where I use the compost. I dont know if birds eat them?
Dont really know why ppl put the egg shells in the oven or grind them, they go away anyway.
@bsod5608 I half agree I still grind them up and put the powder in my worm bin lol.
@@bsod5608 we do the oven & grinding to add calcium to our chicken feed for better eggs.
For the garden I allow them to sit in water to "release some of the calcium and water our tomatoes with it to stop blossom end rot.
My mom grew up on Norway & my grandmother used to drink the liquid for the calcium. Was fairly common when she grew up (my grandmother) in the 1890's.
I have an old bin that was damaged on the bottom. I cut the bottom off, settled it directly into my garden bed, filled it up and let it do it thing (occasional turning). When it was done, I lifted it up and spread the compost without have to ‘transport’ around my garden 😃
Good call
I created a kitchen scraps composter like this but used a much bigger vessel which was a 300 litre water tank. We actually had rats chew through the plastic and get in. Lessons learnt would be to just wrap it in chicken wire but also the other thing I did was start to layer the material like a lasagne bed. So every time I added kitchen scraps, I covered them with soil from the garden or else grass clippings or leaf litter and just kept doing that which helped to keep the rats away as the scraps were covered. The compost from my digester was used to grow our potatoes and I have never grown such big potatoes before. This method really works very well.
Rats chewed through my trash bin, too. They start chewing at the drill holes and make the holes big enough for them to go through. Like you, I also now wrap my compost trash bin in chicken wire👍
Aromatic herbs like mint or sage can suppposedly help to repel rats because the smells make it harder for them to navigate by acent.
They cost a bit more, but if you get the trash cans with locking lids, you can tip the cans on their sides and roll them to mix them up. I haven't done it yet, but I've been seeing where a lot of people do the trash can composting. Thx for answering questions and concerns.
Thank You! After I saw the first video, I made 4 of these cold compost bins. I drilled smaller holes in the bottom and did not sink them in the ground. Nor did I turn them. The results looked a lot like yours. Egg shells and some plant matter did not fully break down. I used all four in a new raised garden bed. This was so easy. Now I'm starting over.
A tip I've seen in the comments about egg shells is to blitz them in a blender before adding them to the compost--then they decompose a LOT faster 😁👍
This is a great idea, composters being sold are WAY overpriced! I'd like to share my small experience- I made a worm bin composter in my garage from 2 nested rectangular tote bins, I think they were 32 gallons. It worked GREAT. However- a mouse DID chew it's way through the outer heavy plastic/rubbermaid tote. My cat was going nuts trying to get to it, which is how I noticed. The other note is: to get the bin going, I obtained some good fresh compost from a friend. Once I put THAT in, the bin took off and was great. Along with the compost came black soldier flies, which really tear through food waste like demons. Super fast. I don't have chickens, but I heard chickens just adore the BSF maggots like treats. The flies themselves are big, very slow, and not interested in buzzing around people, they were NOT a nuisance, they just wanted to go outside if I opened the garage door. Maybe this note will help someone.
I think I learned this from Jerra Garden here in FL. Save your eggshells in a plastic bag (crushed) and put in freezer. When you have half a bag, pulverized them and add to your compost.
i have trash can hot composted for years now. i have 10 trash cans for composting but right now there is only finished material in 7 of them with 3 empty. when i am building a bin i add coco coir, shredded cardboard, shredded leaves, kitchen scraps, alfalfa pellets, layer scratchins, biochar that needs inoculation, diy calcium acetate, and a few sardines and alternate moistening with drunk compost or jms. i mix/stir/turn when the temps fall to around 100F but that is surprisingly not very often and they easily will reach 130F plus and will take 3 weeks or so to cool of to mid-mesophilic range. i use a mix of 20 & 32 gallon trash cans, simply because of availability when i got them, and i keep them secured to each other and the first one to my back porch with very short bungee cords. i live 1/2 mi from a wildlife preserve & retired hydroelectric dam and in all the years i have been doing this my bins have never been bothered with hungry neighbors and i have a coyote den 100 feet from my front door. my garden attracts more critters than my compost does. my bins do attract insects because of what i am keeping them moist with - mainly the drunk compost. i also bait the spots that my trash cans sit with drunk compost to attract worms. i usually have beautiful material before the end of month 3 and as the material finishes cooking & matures i just move it to another bin to keep them full and making room for new material. also, making a vent with cardboard, a hack of a johnson-su bioreactor, does seem to help speed along the process in my 32 gallon trash cans but doesn't seem to make a difference in the 20s. i never would have considered trash can composting until i moved into a development with an hoa that prevented open bin composting, they say due to our proximity of the wildlife preserve. btw, my 32 gallons have aprox 70 holes & 20 gallons have about 50 holes per bin. no holes in the tops though to allow methane to escape and allow excess moisture in. from how my garden produces there is no question that i'm getting primo material. when spring comes i just mix my compost with topsoil, perlite & vermiculite and voila i'm ready to plant in my raised beds and grow bags. i have been a victim of grazon in the past & still recovering so i compost my raised bed & grow bag soil over the winter with my amendments to cook & rehab.
We live in the frigid north of Wyoming. We use a huge 80 pound garbage can.
We add all of our kitchen scraps, garden debris from the fall, and minimal amounts of water, as well as composting bacteria.
We also grow multiple types of mushrooms. After our mushroom buckets stop flushing, we grind the remaining grain spores and straw and add it to our composter. My wife works at a deli, where she gets coffee grounds and overly ripe bananas.
During our icy cold winters we bring our huge can full of compost into our garage. We set it beside an oil filled radiator heater so that it stays nice and warm.
Every couple of weeks we had about a half quart of composting bacteria with just enough water to make it easy to mix in.
Every spring we take our composter outside into the driveway, and we dump it out on a large tarp. We mix it around with a pitchfork.
It is always SUPER DARK and rich! There is an amazing smell, like very expensive compost from an upscale garden center!
We have had absolutely AMAZING, BUMPER CROPS of tomatoes, hot peppers, cucumbers, squash... Even our flowers love it (important because we need to raise Leaf Cutter Bees to pollinate our plants, at close to 7000 feet in elevation).
One more bonus, because we use our mushroom compost, we actually get volunteer mushrooms growing in our grow bags!
This is AMAZING for close to 7000 feet in elevation in frosty, short season, Wyoming!
I live in North Dakota and it gets pretty cold up here! Wondering what one should do when winter hits. I don’t think it would work to put the can in the garage for us. Wondering what one should do. Can one leave the compost in the can outside until spring with some compost in it ? Would it be ok over wintering it outside . What happens if it’s only half dissolved ? I would love to try this idea but no knowing how to over winter it outside . I am also going to put hardware cloth on the bottom and we have voles that like to dig underground 😬.
@@mmsdcb9081 Howdy Manitoba neighbour. I'm wondering all the same things.
For the voles, I would just drill a bunch of small holes rather than those big holesaw ones he used. Combined with digging that 6" hole that should be no problem.
As for what to do in the winter... I'm just gonna leave them out and add to them over the winter. What's the worst that can happen? I'm guessing that by the spring to early summer it'll be back on track. It might be that you'll have to alternate between 2 cans each growing season. I'm just gonna buy 2 and see how it goes.
@@MetalAsFork what we ended up doing was we screwed 1/4” hardware cloth on the bottom outside of the cans and didn’t drill that big of holes on the bottom.. seems to be ok for now. That sounds like a good idea to keep adding for winter or just stop maybe and continue in spring. It will be fun trying anyway!
i been wondering what im guna do with all these dried up cakes!! ty everyone
This guy is so resourceful, encouraging, and knowledgeable.
Not to mention, I love that Yankee twang!😊
I appreciate it! Thanks for watching!
"Yankee twang..." You mean proper English
I am glad you said; where does it stop. I agree!
Im so glad I saw this video. Im trying to figure out how to make some compost without having to turn a big ol' pile, since my back would complain too much. Im going to try and make this into a hot composter, as I have all the horse manure I could possibly need to try it. This looks like a great way to try composting. Thanks!
Been intuitively wanting to turn a trash can I used to use as soil and fertilizer storage before we moved. Now I’m convinced and even more so now that I know I don’t have to stress about the ratio.
Thanks so much for all the information! ❤
Happy growing!!! 🌿
When I saw your first video about this, I decided to give it a try. I quickly filled up the can (this was last fall), so decided to get another can. I am now using it exactly how you described, with one sitting undisturbed, while I actively add to the other. I plan on taking the undisturbed one and mixing it into my growbags this spring. I'll then stop adding to my current can and let it sit through the summer to use with fall veggies. Thank you for sharing this method!
Love your videos...I have learned so much.... I saw the first video and bought three trash cans. I have more holes on the side, and they have all worked like a charm. I had a problem getting enough kitchen scraps, so I went to my local farm stand and got their old stuff they couldn't sell. I just used the first one to winterize my raised beds and it was golden. It's January 19th today. I added scraps to another one and there were still hundreds of worms in it, despite it being in the teens and low 20s this last week. I did make one mistake. I drilled holes in the top for air. I had since covered them up and they're working great. Thanks again for all the time you spend helping others and keep up the great videos. See you on your next one.
Started 2 of these after watching your video. Working very very well, got my first 30L or so of good compost
Awesome design. I made two based on the design. I really enjoy them more than the tumbler style and they work great. I did not sink mine into the ground, but have had zero issues. Thank you for the video and idea!
Loving your answer regarding the concern of plastic 😂 so so true but I needed to hear it.
Thank you for sharing I’m a new gardener and your videos have been a big help❤
This is super clever, I love it! Thank you 😊
Great idea! Thank you! I will add two to my garden. I had a compost pile held up by a circle of wire fence. My chickens knocked it over and had their way with it, but they enjoyed it so much, I let them have it. This will keep the chickens out. I will still give kitchen scraps to the chickens, but use the composters for the straw bedding and manure from their house and, of course, garden refuse.
I use the same plastic black garbage can from Lowes/HD, but have 1" holes on bottom and sides, no issues with critters. I add scraps from the kitchen, plants from garden, flowers, grass, twigs, leaves, dirt, and Uncle Jim's worms from Amazon...they love the scraps! Has made a big difference in the soil for my garden. Bury the can a little into the ground, at least 3-4", and keep the compost moist. Once I add scraps, at least weekly, I cover them up with grass and leaves, or other material. The worms will hang out toward the top and work their way through the scraps and make some great compost.
I use 4 different composting methods…not completely obsessed!…and this is one of them😀😀😀well done
I made this after watching the first video! Its working so well, even considering I started late Autumn. I cannot wait to see how it works come spring.
Have 6 on the go, using 3 different sizes, 10 and 20 litre buckets/bins and 40 litre bins, have been 6 months so far, am very impressed, my reasons for experimenting was to see how much room they would take up and how much I could make, the potato skins insists on growing, but turn them at the beginning of each month tipping into a wheelbarrow, last September (spring in New Zealand)added fresh grass, the little buckets were added to the big bins at the beginning of December(beginning of summer), they are nearly ready, they have had some hay, straw, shredded newspaper, plus a handful of coffee grounds per 10 litre size. Am a experienced cold composter. Once the autumn has arrived will use leaves as well.
Wow man, this is the one I was looking for !
Thanks for sharing this video, I am runing to get it set up!
Every day, I'm so glad I found your channel! I've learned so much, and am applying so many of your tips to my garden this year, thank you, thank you, thank you!
I've been wanting to get into composting for years, but have been intimidated by all of the different types, and containers, and just didn't know where to start.
This morning, I found your video from last year, and directly ordered the trash can from Lowes, and came back to watch this video. I'll snag another can in a few months, to start a constant supply of compost.
I'm SO excited to finally get moving with this, as is my 12 year old daughter - she's learning in the garden right along side of me!
Post your progress on your channel!
I like the thorough explanation and the QA. Thanks for the good vdo
Ok. You sold me. Lowes is gonna love you!
I have been saving my eggshells and now I blend them up in my blender to get finer, smaller pieces, they break down much quicker, thanks for this awesome follow up video, I just went out and bought 2 garbage cans!
When I listen to you, I feel like you’re the brother I never had!
I saw first video and glad you did this update video.
We have a small 3-acre homestead and always trying best way for composting. My Daughter works at local Boba shop and brings home coffee grounds.
Think I’ll get 2-3 of these and cycle them.
Thank you so much.
Great info, Im going to do that for composting my kitchen scraps
Wow! I'm in Chicago and this was very helpful. I'm excited to start composting soon
Such a comprehensive composting video compared to all others; I love it!
Love your methods I forgot holes in the side but had not problems . It decompose so fast in the summer had enough to add to some fall beds. I would recommend this to any gardener. I place rocks on tops just in case any animals tries get in . I had extra one had holes bottom already surprise how garden waste broke down. I am very thankful for your idea . It has worked wonders. will place holes in sides. Last I had lots worms everywhere. used leaves with scrapes along with coffee grounds from Starbucks its a game changer. I can see why you are a good Engineer!! Take care Happy gardening.
Dale looks so cozy!
You are good in all your suggestions and ideas. I have two bins for the compost and is working for me and definitely is cheaper. Thank you .
You’re welcome!
I found trash cans on sale at Lowe's for $6.17, so I bought two and will be installing these in my garden.
If people are concerned about something crawling up into their compost or you can get that hardware cloth and just stick it underneath there , excellent composter idea
I put chicken manure and wheat straw in my trash cans from the coop with food scraps. I then add worms in the trash can. Best compost I’ve ever had!
My trash can composter has done so good as well. Thanks for the idea.
I’m happy to hear it!!
I like this idea so have purchased a couple of bins to give it a try Thanks for the video
Great video. And a wonderful way to encourage those who may think that composting is too much work. And here is the dirty little secret that most folk don't realize: the best fertilizer for your soil is basically the nutrients that your last harvest of plants have used up, and those nutrients are replaced when you add back grass clippings, leaves, and kitchen waste based on the plants you grew. And the only way for your plants to use those nutrients is when you compost them.
Just set mine up today and started throwing the kitchen scraps the wife had been collecting into it. Thanks for your channel.
Enjoying the camera presence.
Enjoyed the info, thanks for the tips.
Thanks for the update 🙂 Keep warm 🙏
You, too!
This video was so helpful! The black trash can is such a good idea. Now that spring is here, things will go faster in my black trash can full of holes and about half full of composting stuff. Thanks!😊
Thank you for this!!! I'm definitely going to do this once it thaws out here. I love your videos! I always learn something new!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Dude I so did this last year. Works like a champ. Thanks
Glad to hear it!
This is such a great idea! I’m going to try this.
Definitely going to get one of these set up this year!
Outstanding video!!! Learned a lot!!! Thanks so very very much!!! Until your next video and beyond, happy trails, best wishes, take care, be safe and God bless!!! Chuck Knight from Atascocita, Texas. ✝️👨🌾🏈🙏
Such a great video! Thank you MG😊👍👍
You’re welcome!
I made 2 of these after watching your 1st video BUT... I use my big urban wormbag as the kitchen scrap collection & once a week I toss in a few cups of coco core as "worm bedding" to help contorl moisture. I empty the worm bag into the trash cans once a month and start over. Even in winter the worm bag stays warm. It's been a fun & succesful experiment 👍👍
Vermicomposting is great and the Urban Worm Bag 2.0 is a great design. Worms actually multiply the nutrients of your source material so IMO it's the best compost you can make.
I did one like this that needed turning. The hot kind. It became the biggest ant house on earth. Any advise. Love your videos.
Very interesting! Thanks for the feedback!
Yep… North Texas and fire ants are a real problem… they get into everything
I just made mine. Thanks for the info. Went together in a jiffy with my old rain barrels(black rubbermade cans.)
Loved this video! Love your channel! I'm definitely going to do this! Thank you! ❤
You’re welcome!
Your videos are so thorough!
Thank you!
My area trash cans have gone up. So I am glad I got them. They are sturdy trash cans used the same to make my rain barrels work well.
Awesomeness! When we get to North Florida, definitely will be doing this😊
It’s a good system. I’m very happy with it.
@@TheMillennialGardener I agree with you. I was impressed with the first video and even more so with this one. Being able to make my own compost is going help a lot.
I have two cans sitting right now w compost. Gonna buy more as I really like the self contained process❤❤
Such s good video, thank you. I try to pay attention to the type of plastic I'm using when i can but that's such a good point about the pipes in houses.
I actually made one of these by your instructions last summer. My first time ever trying to compost and it seems to work pretty well, I was expecting it to heat up though when I got enough material so I guess I missed that part from your original video. For most of the summer I didn’t have enough material to fill it up and didn’t get enough until December when I gathered leaves. I live in MI though and I think it might be completely frozen currently. I haven’t checked it in a while… I do look forward to seeing how it turns out in the spring though!
I am going to tru this!! I also tried an open cold compost pile and had so many roaches that I sprayed the pile with insecticide. Also, the compost rate was so darn slow!!! Thanks for the original and followup videos.
Thanks for the tips!
You’re welcome!
Great video!!!
This was my first compost bin just with giant cracks . And I left the top off because we lived my a road that gets windy with all the traffic.
I'd just sit it ontop of bricks to collect the tea. Then would use a milk crate with fresh compost to get the worms to migrate.
And I would've kept it had a relative not gifted me a compost bin last year.
Gardening has been such a fun rewarding hobby even with all the local animals eating everything but the asparagus and onions. 😅 There's nothing like growing your own food. And making what I have work till I could buy more aesthetically pleasing garden supplies, just proved to myself my own resourcefulness.
Got a greenhouse this year though!
What a great video!
Awesome, I will try this, thank you.
You’re welcome!
I love how you just shut down all the plastic panickers
I’m totally doing this
I have four of these. They do work. I’m careful with what I put in, no seeds, no weed, no sick plants, turn them once in a while and keep them moist. Every 2 or 3 months we collect compost from one almost full bin. We also consolidate them when they set to use them more efficiently. No pests other than beneficial ones and no smell at all. We had them before you posted original video but basically same thing.
I like this. I’ll have to rewatch your previous video. Poor Dale he looks like he knows whats coming.
It’s a great system!
It is surely approaching… 😅 Is it wrong to be excited? 😂
I've found that just like a regular 3-bin compost method, this system also REALLY benefits from it. I ran into the same problem as you, my can was full and I couldn't make any more compost. So I removed most of the 'fresh' material and set it off to the side and transferred about 85% of the mostly-finished compost at the bottom and transferred it to a brand new (and totally different color) can to finish maturing on its own. This gave me much more room in the original can...until I filled it all the way up again. Now I need to get a 2nd can for all the fresh material I'm collecting.
My bank was giving away 55 gallon rain barrels 5 years ago. I live in NYC so wasn't going to use it for that. I started using it as a compost bin. I throw everything in there besides sticks because it takes too long to break down. I throw things in all winter and stop once spring comes. I let it break down for a month and then it's ready for me to plant my plants and vegetables. Then start again.
Nice follow up. Well done.
You’re welcome!
Good stuff!
Never did this cause I thought I had to water it and stir it all the time. Great vid
Glad you made this…. I purchased 2 black 30 gallon pickle barrels with a screw on lid…I saw another video on making a rotating composter…. It was not great…. I still have the other one, and I shall give it a go
Loved the follow up video
Thank you!
Love & watching your videos. As d I e starting with composting. But it’s really freezing here in Chicago and minimal space so I hope results come out good. I’m already so excited 😆 😊
Thanks this is super helpful to have these questions answered. I was hoping you might do a follow up on this. I’m convinced and plan to do this myself. I’ve had the same experience as you regarding the cold compost piles and have needed an alternative. I think this could be perfect. Thanks again!
You’re welcome! I hope you try and let us know how it goes in 6-12 months.
I will build 2 of them. Thanks
You're welcome!
Thanks for this informative video.
You’re welcome!
I started 2 drums this morning, compost,I make my own potting soil .wey
I love using my trash barrels for this method. I add all of the same things , including fresh cut grass (we don’t treat our lawn with any chemicals) and some chopped up leaves. It creates black gold!
Thanks for the great info👍🏻👍🏻
You're welcome!
Great idea 👍🏼 You never have enough compost. Stay warm 🐕⛄️❄️☃️
You, too!
That's really nice! I'm going to have to set one up like this
It is great. I really recommend it.
Thanks for all of your great gardening tips@@TheMillennialGardener
I'm in NC, too, and have that same watering can!
I love this! ❤️ Hello easy composting!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
I run the egg shells through the food processor for a few seconds to pulverize them. I have done trash can composting and it worked well for me. I lived in a situation where an open compost pile was not a good idea.
Thanks for the video I have a large cold compost pile and a worm bin. Adding the worm castings to the black bin might be a good way to get some fast compost while my cold pile takes a while to break down.
Made 1 tonight and can’t wait to see what happens…….after watching this video I am going to get another can soon ….great video…thanks again
I add alfalfa pellets to my above ground pile. Helps to balance the ground up leaves
Made 2 of them last year after your fist video. I added a 3rd after those were full of yard waste. In the summer heat here in Texas, they broke down quickly. I now have 64 gallons of excellent compost for my new raised garden beds. Thanks for the video. Trash can composting work great!
If you grind your egg shells in a coffee grinder, into powder, the calcium will become much more available for your plants. This creates more edges for microorganisms to break down the calcium in a way that your plants can utilize it. Love your video! Going to make one for myself!
John McHatton
I avoid doing this, because I like to keep composting simple. If you put that level of work into composting, people will not do it. The key is to be as simple and lazy as possible in the design of your system so it does as much for you as possible. Grinding egg shells every day would mean no one will take time to compost.
If you save your eggshells for months in a container that breathes then they get really dry and you can just grind them up by the pound. In other words not often. I just make it a six month long project ( gathering ) then grind them up all at once.
@livesoutdoors1708 That's what I do, except, I bake them in the oven at like 180 for 15 min.
John McHatton
@@TheMillennialGardenerI get that philosophy, but grinding the egg shells takes about 30 seconds every 2 weeks or however long you choose to save them up. Just let them dry in the egg carton and when the eggs are gone grind in a coffee grinder. With all the time-consuming tasks of having a garden it’s one of the easiest things you can possibly do lol.
Nice! Thank you!
You’re welcome!
9:05 I was thinking that could be a recommendation for whoever is having issues with insects with their compost setups. Great video!