How to make Compost - The Simplest Easy Method To Compost Piles!

Complete guide start to finish on composting. This is the most basic and simple way to compost. In this video you will learn:
- Benefits of Compost on soil / plants
- What items you can compost
- What you shouldn't compost
- How to build a compost pile
- How long it takes a compost pile to break down

I don't overcomplicate anything here. It is just what to do and how to do it. I've been composting for about 5 years, and make 4-6 large piles every year.

*NOTE* - I didn't think I needed to say this in the video, but any sawdust you use should come only from unfinished, air-dried or kiln-dried wood. Do not use sawdust from plywood, mdf, osb, particle board....etc. Only natural wood!

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[noralaurel]

I watched your video a few days ago! Every time I started a compost pile it never, I mean never heated up. I tired to heat up my compost pile more times that I care to admit or count. I follow your method step by step and HOLY COW for the first time EVER MY PILE IS HOT. I am so thankful to you! A MILLÓN THANKS. I have a hot compost. So happy 😁 temperature 110 after just one day!!!

[TNACME]

This is how my husband did it. I remember calling him at work screaming, "WHAT DID YOU PUT IN THE COMPOST PILE?" It is on fire, it is really smoking. He explained that that is good and asked me to turn it and sprinkle a little water on it. So I did and I have never seen such big worms, nightcrawlers. Wow, I won't have to buy any when I go fish again. That was probably 40 years ago and my husband has passed away. But this still makes me smile, I really thought the heat would kill the worms. 😂 😂

[nurfuerverrueckte]

I never thought that by the end of my 30s, I would enjoy sitting on my couch at 11pm watching a dude pile up dirt.

[trishfitzpatrick]

Well done post! Plainly explained, no filler of the "me-me-me" stuff, no distracting music. Every bit was all meat. Thank you for this. VERY useful.

[leonardbutler]

I've been composting for over 30 years, and I agree with everything you showed us, especially when you added finished compost to your new pile.Many people don't mention this step. Very well done!

[plantsthewin]

OMG...normal voice (no annoying music), straight to the point, I had to double check that this video was made in 2020....LOL..great vid thank you!

[carcrashes]

Its been a few years i have a hobby of watching gardening videos . to my complete honesty i have watched a ton of videos on composting but never figured out how to do it exactly . This video was 20 mins of pure golden knowledge, its the first time now that i have complete idea of how things need to be done to start composting. This is really a appreciable video .I gained a lot of knowledge from this one .

[Chester-Blackwell]

Probably the best instructional video I've ever seen on composting. I make the mistake of not turning the pile daily with grass clippings and get the huge clumps of melted stinky grass. You have clarified the steps that make it easy to go forward to make the best compost possible. Thank you!

[alicepowell]

Just got my first wheelbarrow full of compost after watching this video last year! We’ve watched tons of videos and tried different things and as you said- this is the most simple and easiest way to do it! Your patience will pay off!

[amyisaferry]

The #1 thing I'm stoked about once I eventually get out of these apartments and into a house with my own yard. It's gonna be such a mess.

[mywins]

That was the first time I understood how to do this and I’ve been trying to learn for the past year. This was the only time it made sense. Thank you!!

[wordhue]

searching up youtube for composting tutorials all i got was complex methods. Now your video showed up weeks later without me searching for it up. This is honestly what i was trying to find simple, reliable and working. Thank you so much.

[Ashleigh.Mayhew]

This was probably the BEST video I've seen on composting. Thank you not only for your laid-back perspective but also for taking the time to explain all the things in simple terms. We have a compost pile in our tiny backyard, and I'm excited to finally start using the compost and perhaps starting a new pile soon!

[FaithJourney]

Easily one of the clearest, best-explained videos I've come across explaining the process of composting to beginners like me. Well done, thanks!!

[lolnopenever]

This video is, by far, the best on composting. This is my first year doing compost. I didn't want to spend any money on dirt for my garden. I did everything you said to start my pile and I just turned it this morning...I had lots of steam!!! I'm soooo flipping excited!!! I watch and re-watch this video and keep following your steps. THANK YOU!!!

[sterlinghamiltonracing]

This is the best video of composting or anything garden related that I have ever seen. Very informative without over complicating it. Thank you for this!

[codelicious]

Wow, this has got to be one of the best how-to composting vids on YT because it is not overly-complicated and makes it seem very very easy which it actually is! Thank you! From what I gather, the amount of time you spend getting air into it and making sure its moist is the main factor that determines how fast it goes, that and the types of materials like Im sure sawdust and grass clippings goes way faster than cardboard boxes and whole vegetables! I live two blocks from a grocery store dumpster so I get all sorts of thrown away produce which tends to take quite awhile to fully break down. I should build some kind of shredder.

[Kiyarose]

I sprinkle a handful or two of soil after each time I add kitchen veg scraps, and so long as a variety of plant material is used. The compost breaks down really quickly, as the Soil adds micro organisms that help speed up the process.

[judithmdza]

I’ve watched so many compost videos and this one is finally breaking down the actual materials are and what they do thank you!

[mitchelladcock]

I’m 25 years old, and absolutely geeking out over composting. No chance I would’ve seen myself doing this just a few years ago