Common Compost Problems FIXED! & How to Turn (Your SIMPLE) Compost

Learn why and how to manually turn your compost, without the need for an expensive compost tumbler. Complete with troubleshooting tips to secure compost success.

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[rodwilliams]

One guide to composting I learnt is " Too many Greens smells like latrine while Too many Browns slows it down". Moisture and air are very important as well. Life is a learning curve. Great video mate from Downunder.

[lafarm]

Great tutorial guys! We are a couple starting our homestead in NB and now we know how to make our own compost! We are in our first year and using the winter to renovate the farmhouse. The fun starts this spring. Also, great husband/wife team... complementary brains working together was very helpful. Thanks and God bless!

[NikkiFCO]

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[dhansonranch]

Great video Josh! Very informative. I noticed the "dog" right away and then noticed it did not move...I was thinking good dog...lol....then realized a statue...lol.

[flatlinesup]

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** thanks for the vids

[mairzydotes]

Seeing the calf and mum was such a nice bonus.

[journeyasimplelife]

We’ve really been enjoying watching Josh do a lot of homesteading videos lately!
Love and appreciate how knowledgeable him and Carolyn are!
Thanks y’all as always for all the educational content!
God bless!

[auntiepam]

Thank you I appreciate your simple way of teaching and helping us fix our problems. The calf is cute.

[mattsara]

I like how you keep moving the coyote decoy.

[rachelmrosla]

I have a turn composting system and the family of ants that lives in there is doing well, although I feel bad as it's turned over weekly! Have been adding kitchen scraps every week and you'd think it'd be too much to process but with a little help from my "friends in low places" it's keeping pace. Look forward to seeing more video! *new subscriber* 👋

[aileensmith]

We had already seen this video. Definitely worth the "remembering" what we need to be doing. We really need to focus much better in getting some heat in our compost pile as well as turning it over. Thank You for another informative video!

[mandy]

This has been presented in a simple to understand manner, thank you. It was very insightful.

[Famcke]

Thank you for a great video. Please share with us to preserve this compost till spring. Best wishes

[lilstiggyandfriends]

I added a bunch of fish guts to mine. As soon as it started to stink I turned it good. The smell went away quickly. I'm so looking forward to adding it to the garden.

[jackgraham]

Approximately three times I turn mine, I run it thru the chipper/shredder, as I do the turning. This seems to help break things down better. My biggest problem is keeping the moisture level where it should be. This next ten days of temperatures of 110 or better is going to not help that problem.
Thanks for all the great information you folks put out. Everyone keep cool, know N. Idaho is going to be hot too.
I am located in south central Washington state.

[tonysu]

A reason why the pile isn't quite up to optimal temperatures is because it looks a tiny bit under-sized... my guess is the piles are about 30" in diameter by about a yard tall. If the pile was a full 36" minimum, that could be the small difference that enables a jump from 130-160 degrees F to just below boiling water (212 degrees F). Still, if the pile has been turned only once, the tan color of the compost indicates about what you should expect after turning only once or a couple times so there is good progress so far. I entirely agree about adding water, it's far easier to be too dry than too wet, and if you just let your wet pile sit a bit longer, excess water will probably drain by itself.

Good video!

[brianjennings]

Great video. Definitely more informative than other ones I've watched, thx!

[FineFeatheredHomestead]

Great and simple advice! Thank you! Your calf is adorable too.

[Lucky]

Thanks for sharing dear friend 👋🤗 Have a wonderful day. God bless you 🥳🙏🍀💞

[GratefulGardens]

This was excellent! Thank you. You just made composting easy.👍🏼