How to Make Compost

Learn How to Make Compost. Compost is a mix of organic matter such as leaves, brush, kitchen scraps and manure. Composting is the method of speeding up the decomposition process and controlling it to improve the quality of garden soil. This helps plants grow stronger and healthier without the use of synthetic fertilizer. Add “browns” to your compost such as dry grass and leaves, brush, twigs and wood chips. These provide the necessary carbon. Then add “greens” such as grass clippings and fresh leaves or kitchen scraps to provide nitrogen. Manure is optional. Meats, fish, oils and dairy products should not be added because they attract animals, break down slowly and make your compost pile smell bad. As the material decomposes, heat will be generated. Ideal temperatures inside the compost pile should be between 90-160 degrees F. The compost pile also needs to be kept moist but not too wet. Turn your compost pile weekly during the summer and monthly during the winter to introduce air and help it breakdown more quickly and ready in 3-4 months. This video was created by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Starr County in collaboration with Gladiator Television Network in Roma, Texas as a part of the Growing and Nourishing Healthy Communities Grant provided by USDA.

[dimpsthealien]

Awesome and informative video. Thank you!

[karmenherrera]

Thank you for your lovely video
Greetings from London UK

[sharononajourney]

Very informative.  I love the cheery background music too.

[ladyEnchantressGarden]

Compost is essential esp if you wanna go organic

[audas]

Add a sugar like molasses for compost tea.

[joethompson]

Can I use leaves from the woods in the spring to make compost

[Paaaaaks]

why is it most of the compostinng video didnt include the adding of another scraps/greens/browns ?.. like what i want to know the process in adding another material in succeeding days.. today add manure to the pile.. another day another scraps.. another day manure... Is there a process about it ? or i can just dump it all

[sreejith]

Do you cover this compost pits during rain? Can we use the same proceedure in big plastic barrel so that we can cover it in rainy season?

[sethumadavanp]

Its name is tumburmozhi composting.this technique was invented in Kerala 😍😍

[bobbyorganicsthetattooedga]

NIce video beother thank you very much :)

[TexasOrganicGardening]

How long did the pallets last before rotting out? Trying to calculate life expectancy. Thanks!

[enobiriwaa]

Hello, can I use a metal container to me my compost?

[devanbarger]

This should be updated so that you don't encourage tilling the soil. Nature works by layering, not by mixing.

[brianwilliams]

Your bins are too high. Make them Hip high then it is easy to transfer from one bin to another.

[maxdecphoenix]

i'm so tired of the age old 'brown = carbon; green = nitrogen' canard. News flash: virtually everything organic has both carbon AND nitrogen. It's called the C/N ratio. Just put the shit in the compost pile and leave it there.

[rivahkillah]

Have you considered a Bokashi compost for your meats and dairy?

[BullfrogBackyardFarm]

Are brush burn pile ashes ok in compost?

[howard]

You said at the beginning of the video, you want speed up the pile but then you dumped a bunch of whole food scraps . If you really want to speed up the process, shouldn't you make the food scraps into a slurry ?

[Stonr_]

Dry grass clippings a brown and grass clippings a green I'm sorry but what?

[tobywigley]

This time I'll use woodprix instructions to make it by myself.