Commonly Asked Compost Questions 🌱🌿 Composting in the Garden Made Simple

Like most things in the garden, composting involves trial and error to get right. In today's video I'm discussing the most common composting questions that I receive. Composting doesn't have to be difficult and following these simple steps will hopefully lead to you producing more homemade compost to feed your garden.
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🌿Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
03:09 What materials do I add to my compost bin?
08:17 What ratio of carbon to nitrogen
09:47 Why is my compost not breaking down?
11:00 Why does my compost bin smell?
12:28 How do I know if my compost bin is working?
13:20 How much water do I add to the compost?
14:11 Can you compost citrus, coffee and eggshells?
15:33 Composting meat and dairy
17:19 Which compost system is best?
18:55 What to do when the compost bin is full?
19:44 If you add cardboard, how do worms enter the compost bin?
21:04 How long does compost take to break down?
21:42 How do you know if compost is ready?
22:49 Can you compost in winter?
24:02 How to keep rats and mice out of compost bins?
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My name is Robyn, an environmental scientist, and flower farmer. I have recently completed my PhD in understanding how people's wellbeing and their connection to nature is impacted by land use change but now I'm taking a break from research to pursue a dream of owning a flower farm. I've always loved gardening and nature and lately have been interested in growing my own organic food!
On this channel you'll find videos relating to garden tours, 'how to' videos, composting, soil health and how to start a flower farm.
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[@ericburge9198]

Excellent video Robyn! Love your compost vids!

[@thenaturepatch]

Thanks Eric! Glad you enjoyed!

[@I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it]

Thank you for teaching us. You are an excellent teacher. 💗💗💜💜💙💙

[@thenaturepatch]

Thank you! That's so nice of you to say 🥰

[@siobhancapell]

Thanks for the in depth video about compost. I'm going through your back catalogue now. Looking for more on how to harvest castings from worm farms. I wish it were easy to do it more efficiently.

[@thenaturepatch]

Thanks for watching Siobhan! I have a few videos on harvesting worm castings - there's a few methods out there but I find they all take a bit of time to make sure worms can move out of the castings before you scoop it out :)

[@maxpolaris99]

I just bought a GeoBin open bottom well ventilated and variable diameter up to 3.75 feet 237 gallons about $40 USD. I get a lot of downed tree limbs evergreens and deciduous every year that I chip/shred so I can use the full size. I just got about 75 gallons from a large maple limb that fell down last week.

[@cathymadsen2930]

Great video. Compost is so much easier than people think.
I built my own that is 1.5 x 1.5M and about 1.5 high.
Being sub tropical it composts down fast in summer and slower in winter. I can get 2 fills a year. I add everything from grass clippings, shredded branches, weeds, waste from the chook roost, dog poop... everything. I even add the waste from butchering my own meat chicken and it breaks down surprisingly fast. I don't even find feathers in the end product.
I've started two smaller bins and am experimenting with grass clippings, straw, and tree mulch because we get so many grass clippings in summer that it is overwhelming at times knowing where to put it as you can get ants nesting in the grass clippings if not careful.

[@thenaturepatch]

That's amazing! That's definitely something I miss about the warmer climates is how fast things break down. Totally agree that compost can be so simple! :)

[@dorarampadora4259]

food scraps is the main problem in my household. It gets smelly and attracts rats. We solved it by using Bokashi method as the first step in composting them. Once they are already fermented, I add it to my big composting tumbler.

[@thenaturepatch]

I'd love to try the bokashi method! Seems like a great solution to rats/mice that I forgot to mention so thanks for the comment! :)

[@michelles5030]

😍😍

[@tiffanyreid460]

Can you please introduce your cats 😊

[@thenaturepatch]

I'll make sure to show them in the next video 🥰🐈

[@I_know_it_I_sew_it_I_grow_it]

@@thenaturepatch Yay! I love the kitties! 🐈🐈