How to Create FAIL-PROOF Compost in 3 Easy Steps

[@samscorgie3484]

Your videos make me feel like I have a cool aunt or cousin teaching me directly about these farm skills I don’t yet have but need for our move next week to 6 acres :) thank you for doing what you do!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That is pretty much the best compliment I could get.

[@MansterBear]

6 acres? Awesome! That's our dream some day too. We have just under 1 acre now... but with house prices and interest rates, we won't be moving any time soon. Congrats though! It's been 10 months. How'd your garden go last year? Trying anything new this year?

[@MrAtti1990]

@@samscorgie3484 how did the move go?!

[@samscorgie3484]

@@MrAtti1990 its a year and a half since the move and its been awesome! We made a fenced food forest and orchard area, planted about 8 fruit trees, a greenhouse and made a few garden beds :) Still very much learning how to garden but we had so much we had to build first before we could really get into planting. Still watching lots of videos on here to learn :)

[@harpladyshomestead5278]

I live in Florida and have problems with chronic fatigue. Our sand, full of root knot nematodes, bull briars, and sand burrs, is really difficult to grow in. The labor is difficult for me, so your relaxed lazy gardening style gives me hope that I can do this!

[@ultraflame54]

hi how are you

[@eby6114]

Not sure what part of Florida but I buy mushroom compost a load for under a hundred delivered. They sell metal grow boxes online around 25 bucks. Bonus material if you use a shade cloth you can pretty much grow year round it makes it much more comfortable in the year round summer...ok I'm exaggerating about the summer but it's not a far stretch.

[@ultraflame54]

@@eby6114 no.

[@madisonv8642]

@@eby6114where do you order the mushroom compost from? What do you grow in it? Thanks

[@eby6114]

@@madisonv8642 most places that sell gravel and wood chips in my area sell mushroom compost. I am in Central Florida though. So I can shop in Leesburg Florida and Fruitland park.

[@chippyandpunk]

And they say, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" WOOF! I just learned something new today. Thank you Anne.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Yeeehaw! Glad to hear it!

[@allenbutterfield4989]

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[@lint2023]

Fricking best composting video ever!!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

So glad to hear it!

[@juneramirez8580]

I have NEVER seen a compost pile done like you make!!! Something new to work on!

[@1rdgrnnr]

as a master-gardener i give you an A+, as a farmer, i give you an A+ your tolerance is fantastic. good to see you back !!!!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Glad you’re here ❤️❤️

[@wynelleu]

Loved how interested your alpaca were in the sifting process, lol.

[@mrssanchez6778]

The way you explained compost in this video makes it make a lot more sense to me.

[@maraelaine7360]

This is one of the best explanations of compost I've seen. Thank you

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Wow, thank you!

[@shaunamaness854]

I just found your channel! You are a phenomenal teacher- I’m going to use your videos for my homeschool science!! Seriously, you are so great!

[@juliabrown5948]

Same! This is perfect for my kiddos to learn!

[@JenniferYoung-f1x]

This is absolutely the BEST compost video I have ever seen!! I have watched a crap ton of them that are not adequately broken down. (See what I did there?) Not only is your explanation informative and easy for non-scientific people to understand, it’s WILDLY entertaining!!! Thank you a HEAP!!! ❤❤😂

[@scottlevine6327]

This sounds dumb, but can you do a video showing how to turn the pile correctly? Do you do it layer by layer? It seems like it would be hard to keep things in correct place.

[@lilchurro3]

I have this question too. My initial pile's always great for a while, and then turning it kills it.

[@larks...3297]

It's hard to watch your video without hitting the like button 😂😂😂 the machete part just made me laugh lols

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Hiiiiiiya!

[@daniealsneed6766]

Omg I miss seeing your smiling face. Welcome back.

[@russellwood8750]

Wow, that was great. Reminded me of my grandmother that’s exactly how she used to do hers. She didn’t have a box with a sieve on top. She used to use a wheel barrel, and my grandfather made a sieve that fit on top of it. She would then shovel it on top of the safe and spread it around with a small hand trowel. Very similar to what you do. My grandmother also used to compost her weeds. She once told me you have to compost them before they go to seed. However, you can compost weeds that have gone to seed as long as your compost pile is hot as it will kill the seeds. Enjoy watching your channel in many aspects, you remind me a little of my grandmother, and that is a compliment as she is the greatest woman I’ve ever known.

[@Joni.b.]

What a fantastic tutorial! And I never realized that a fist was a measurement! 😊

[@IngridChavez-so9wp]

Everyone is listening to the class so is we ❤ thank you adorable animals you have 😊

[@tarawatterson4188]

I've watched a number of composting videos and this was by far the best, most helpful one. Thanks!

[@judynoddin4387]

This is the best explanation of composting I’ve ever heard. Thank you!!

[@nvention20]

in years Never heard such a concise breakdown on compost . Thanks Anne 💪🏽

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you!

[@cmcinder]

I wish I had this much energy! You are living my dream with all of those animal helpers. Love this video and thank you for the tutorial. First I’m gonna take a nap. lol!

[@kimberlysult8446]

I just found you and I ADORE YOU AND THOSE BABIES❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ashleatenny2719]

You are an amazing teacher! I've watched my dad compost for 20+ years, watched numerous videos and clips. Yours is the first to really make me understand the whys and hows. I think this year's compost is going to really take off with these tips!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That makes my heart happy! Making complex things make sense is my favorite!

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Always fun and educating watching your videos Anne. You really got photo bombed by that crowd! Thank you for the video and all of the helpful tips on composting. This is gong to come in handy this fall and winter so I'm ready in the spring. Take care.

[@justinstewart3060]

I don’t plan on composting anytime soon but I enjoy watching your videos! Keep up the awesome work 😎👍

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That’s the best compliment I could get!

[@Manifestcovarience]

Hi Anne: This was a great video and I can't thank you enough for sharing your information about composting and the screen on the totes is a wonderful idea. I moved recently and have tons of totes. Also, I love your animals, they all look so healthy and happy and they are blessed to have you for their mom!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@KTREGRealEstate]

Best compost video I’ve seen. Thank you!

[@kamelsr]

I like your take on composting. It's different from the way I learned from my grandparents but there is always more than one way to do everything.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I’d love to hear more about your grandparents’ method!

[@kamelsr]

@@AnneofAllTrades they lived Tacoma for all of their lives. At first they had two acres of land and had many fruit trees and a full garden. The composting was done by making the pile in stalls. They had three piles that were rotated so there was always fresh compost. Sadly they sold the property to the city when the Tacoma Dome was built and it's all a parking lot now.

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

I also enjoy David the Good’s book -Compost Everything, but this is really great too for those who have room to compost this way with “building a house”, really enjoyed it.

[@timothywood5808]

You are so much fun to watch..and your ideas and information are fascinating.

[@jamolly3447]

@5:44 Chef's Soil Salad! Yummy! Thanks for the advice. My son now has a legitimate reason to use his similar looking machete haha! 👍

[@vernamcguire6759]

So glad to find your channel! Ive watched a whole bunch of videos and read articles and books over the years and never tried it on our acre. After watching the lazy gardener episode, it was like TaDa! Thats the secret!! You totally made sense and put it in laymans terms ! Simple and much easier to understand !. What us compost @. What to put in / What NOT to put in #. 3. step by step on how to make it from start to finish!! Thank you and will be trying soil test and saving all the leaves and asking neighbors for theirs! Youre a great teacher and we in the gardening/farm/homestead world love you ~ Happy planting everyone

[@slowmoejazz]

A leaf shredder would help shred your greens. You have a great channel. Thanks for sharing!.

[@madhog6]

I've just been adding to a tote identical to the the black one you had by your second pile. I did have to drill holes in bottom to keep from flooding. Every once in awhile I shake up the tote. Come planting time, I just grab handfuls of the pile all willy nilly and inter it into my garden as I plant. It's a small garden but it's been working for me.

[@thebusybrownangel5829]

Best composting video ever! 💚💚💚

[@mandyleeson1]

Lovely to see your mates coming to check what you're doing. Great trust there, good to see :-)

[@gperk929]

This is a great video. Can you make a video of you turning a pile

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You’re in luck, I Already did! kzbin.info/www/bejne/raHEYnVmndaomdUsi=PJ9BdP_-9JQ0ZtTJ

[@CindyPak]

Haha loved how everyone showed up to help you at the end ❤

[@sylviavega-ortiz3006]

Very entertaining. Love your co-stars.

[@rickpye2465]

Great info Anne! And I am so happy to see you on the KZbin again!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks so much! Glad to be back! Lots of new videos coming shortly!

[@franciscodanconia4324]

I’ve been wondering how to created a convenient screen to screen my compost. Never thought of using a storage bucket. Great idea.

[@Rdneckcow]

I discovered you through Jess of Roots and Refuge..she mentioned you and I had to check you out...I truly enjoy your vlog.....like Jess you make everyone feel comfortable..I wish we were neighbors..**has anyone ever told you how much you favor actress Diane Lane...very pretty lady.** I'm 65 and retired in SC and really enjoying my yard...Tks for all your efforts to teach us....love the interaction with the animals.

[@batucarumbata]

❤ Anne so grateful to found you to the first video I saw today the tour to the lovely lazy garden and now here make my day nite. Love this video you know why the lovely animals all theme are the 🌟 in this video. Gratitude. Love all From Puerto Rico Caribbean. I am share this with my best friend that she call me mom .❤

[@DH-en4th]

The machete part was gold. TY! 😂

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Hiiiiiya!

[@camphircusquercus534]

I've never seen it done this way! Brilliant!!

[@eddy8828]

So much love for life in Anne. Thanks for the video.

[@brendakay5917]

Oh what a treat...love love all of your 4 legged helpers, Dr Annelittle :D Clearly they love you

[@skogsmats]

Simple and clear. Nothing fancy or complex.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! That’s the goal!!

[@reneecalhoun9209]

I could not stop laughing with all your animals around you. So cute. Thank you for all your wisdom! I love your videos!

[@nighthoulerbfn9144]

I love your videos i always learn so much😍😍😍

[@MzCAGOMEA]

Thank you for the video. I figured it's pretty expensive to make your own compost since you have to go out and buy mulch. Being able to use paper from around your home can help. Thanks for that tip.

[@donnacreager8428]

Well done Anne! The 'wall' approach is brilliant. I will be doing this next year. 🙂

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Heck yes! Just gotta remember our house :)

[@dakata160]

Great as always. I hope more people start doing this and protect nature and not throw everything where it falls, because we destroy ourselves, not viruses and similar nonsense. The planet is slowly fading and visible but people do not want it perceive.

[@DanKaschel]

Yes, everyone should just compost their depleted batteries

[@faithsfarmlife1424]

love watching your videos My ten acre farm is a new start. Hope the bad weather steered away from you i spet some time as a kid in Nashville . my family moved there

[@broncobill392]

I grew up in Michigan and spent a large portion of that time on my grand parents dairy farm. But we’ve spent the last 25 years in the suburbs of Houston and I’m ready to leave……pronto. We recently bought some large acreage in Tennessee (North of Chattanooga) but we haven’t moved yet. I’ve been binge watching your videos and now I’m getting really excited to get back to my “roots”. 😁 Love the videos and I hope your hand gets better ASAP. 🙏🏽

[@djbec375]

Thanks so much for all the information. I finally have a good idea of how to make my own compost. Here's my question: I have some 4' square, 1/8" thick pieces of plywood. Do you think I could use them for my base or would the glue in the plywood cause problems? Thanks.

[@DH-ry2ho]

Always great info and tips from Anne! Thanks!

[@Mazel_Tov_888]

best video i've seen on composing, i can actually do this.

[@claudiacochran9770]

I love your ideas and I will incorporate them into my garden, thank you for all your posts. ❤

[@rustyboltz5304]

Welcome back, I so look forward to your videos

[@clifc6351]

Loved the tutorial on composting, yours looks like a nice airy loam. We have sand and rock for soil so it requires double digging, sifting and mixing organic materials to the sand in everything we plant. Thank You very much for your tips on making compost.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Best of luck! Hopefully this helps you on your road to better soil!’

[@snazzyd8866]

Love this video BUT I have one question.....aren't those carefully constructed carbon walls and greens in the middle messed up the first time you "turn the pile? Seems like the orderly structure would be undone the second you turn it all over.

[@4n2earth22]

I been praying that you and yours will stay safe from the storm presently raking across the southern coastal areas. The Mighty God of this universe, please lean in close to Anne and her family, friends and critters and keep them safe! Amen.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! We are ok here, just a little Wet :)

[@lynxg4641]

Excellent video, very well presented and easy to understand, definitely will help when I start my composting. One thing, you mentioned egg shells as something your animals don't really eat, which I found weird, as pretty much all of my 12 dogs absolutely love them, raw or boiled, they eat them like treats.

[@CharlieThompson-pv5it]

Best composting vid I've seen. Thanks for the teaching.

[@husk79]

i never knew it was so simple to make something nice and useable

[@arthurwellsjr.4082]

How high do you usually make that type of compost pile? Do you have enough thermal mass with that pile? I've read & learned that a 4' x 4' x4' size pile is the minimum size to generate enough heat to generate & sustain heat for hot composting. I made a 4' x 4' x 4' hot compost pile in March of 2023 that was a mix of horse manure & oak leaves that generated head for 3 weeks.

[@helenez2318]

Great job ,thank you for the work

[@jenniferaho1169]

I love your animals!!! Yes, I learned a lot. But!! Those animals ❤❤❤❤❤

[@robertawestbrooks9531]

I enjoyed your compose video, thank you for sharing. I also loved your sweet tamed animals, Noah's Ark so awesome ❤❤

[@lizluvsmargaritas]

You’re amazing! I love how you taught this. Now I know what to do.

[@JasonPatz]

Love it! Anne, I share your videos with my brother who, I think, has a farm someplace near you. Some very local help for him. :) Thanks for all you do!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thanks for that!

[@thorny3218]

I’ve been composting for a few years now. I learned the way really fast because the first attempt smelled like raw sewage. I then researched and realized I needed more carbon. Now I simply tear any cardboard that comes in. It’s been black gold ever since. I do the slow natural method, meaning I’m lazy and let the compost do it’s thing. Might take all year but it is easier than trying to rush it. I’ve been teaching my new girlfriend all about it. She’s getting to be great gardener fast. Cheers.

[@jend4128]

OH!! Carbon to Nitrogen ratio... That is where I am messing up. Thank you!!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Happy to help!

[@celeste9129]

Loving all the helpers 😂

[@Skashoon]

That’s some fine looking compost! I make lots of compost but it never looks as good as yours. I’m starting another pile using your method. I use chicken poo and straw mainly. I can get free sawdust (and I have tons of wood chips but haven’t used them to make compost) Going to try using the sawdust as my carbon because straw takes longer to decompose.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

If your straw is taking too long, I’m guessing you’re either not getting it wet enough, your mixture is off, or you’re not stirring often enough. You should be able to get some really stellar compost with chicken poo and straw

[@Agente000mcm]

"Little bit of water" -> proceeds to dump a full bucket😂

[@Almosta-farm]

Thank you, i have learned so much! Your animals are so great ❤

[@creedsexton296]

sure hope to see some woodworking videos soon... I lie in the High Desert of southern California.... plants don't do well here....

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Coming soon! The move, the school build, trying to re-establish the farm, and all the business pivots we've had to make during the pandemic haven't left a ton of time for woodwork, but I'm currently editing three woodworking projects just for you :)

[@abbyanderson7691]

@anneofalltrades Thank you for the amazing video! I have a question- we use that many "greens' in about a week at my place. I'm realizing I just don't need that much to start a compost pile. How can I manage all of the egg shells and coffee grounds, or are they just destined for the garbage?

[@Bobalantey]

When she pulled out that machete, she was giving Amber Rose from Twisted Metal vibes ha ha 😂 Great video! Thank you. This helped me figure out what I was doing wrong.

[@kimdearing3051]

just started a small one. leaves , greens, a few food scraps, coffee grounds.... then more of last falls leaves ' stroke ' interfered with clean up... watered the layers with rain water... covered for now. i live in the woods so smell is no problem if it occurs.

[@heidiwheeler9917]

Best compost video ever!! I've watched a few and, each time, gone out to try their method and I am still left with soggy heaps of mush that aren't doing anything. So discouraging! This is a completely different method and makes a lot of sense to me, and I'm gonna give it another try. My only question is, with the cardboard on bottom, is your pile prevented from benefitting from earthworm exposure?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

The earthworms will eventually find it, but we don’t want them in there at first, because the pile will get too hot and kill them

[@eleonoragrossen8083]

Love that box with the grid-lid

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Local arborists and the power company. Make some calls, offer some cookies :)

[@astridexplorer5096]

This is a terrific tutorial full of good information, and a compost "house" is a great, memorable analogy. Thank you. One question: Other content creators say that you should poke a hole through your compost pile to serve as a chimney, allowing oxygen (another necessary ingredient) to get through the layers, especially for "condo" height compost piles. What are your thoughts on this?

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I have done a ton of experimenting, and while the chimney does help increase airflow, I find it to also be a greater attractant for bugs and rodents, so I don't personally use them.

[@Detric-i9q]

Wow thank you so much your videos have helped me so much I have been living off grid for 2 years now, this is so helpful ❤️

[@AnneofAllTrades]

You are so welcome!

[@sheamaloney5527]

You are a GREAT teacher! Thank you!!!

[@caroljohnson6694]

Such a great explanation. You make it seem very doable.

[@ee222]

that's funny how your "executive producers" decided to show up near the end to micro-manage the video! 😂 lots of great info (as usual) thanks!

[@slowmoejazz]

I love all your friends that want to help.

[@Oregano61]

Love the truck!!! (Just saying)

[@krystalhaug1957]

This is such a great video! Thanks!

[@markmacdonald2347]

Great video Love seeing your fur buddies in your videos

[@AnneofAllTrades]

I love their interruptions too, most of the time 😂

[@trudifido8086]

I live alone so cannot generate a lot of green, can i store them in a plastic bag and let they decompose til I have more, Or can I keep adding it to the pile and forget the roof? Thanks - I LOVE your videos- and am in East Tenn.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

you can always keep adding, just pull the roof back, add to it, then replace the roof when you do.

[@mikehomner4724]

Good to see "Old MacDonald's Farm" is chugging along. We've missed you!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Thank you! Yeah this place has really given me a run for my money this year but I’m getting better at juggling.

[@LittleHomesteadOnHinerPond]

I just discovered your channel and love it! And I like the first harvest T-shirt you’re wearing but I don’t see it at your shop. Did you discontinue it?

[@AnnaKincaid]

my favorite part is all the animals wanting to be a part of what your doing 😆

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Mine too :) that’s my favorite part of most things I do

[@auniciasharpe7293]

Great video! When you flip the bed, do you build the house again or just mix it all up? Thank you!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

Just mix it, but I do make sure that anything juicy/stinky does get covered up by carbon of some kind. Sometimes that means sprinkling some new sawdust or leaves on the outside of the just-turned pile.

[@auniciasharpe7293]

@@AnneofAllTrades cool, thank you very much!! I am just about to build a new pile and turn an old, not well-functioning one. I am stoked about making an excellent pile thanks to your video. many thanks!!

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@@auniciasharpe7293 if you need to jumpstart the old pile, stop by a coffee shop and ask for a bag of used coffee pucks then mix the grounds into your pile as you turn it. Or if you’ve got grass clippings, those work pretty good as well.

[@AndreaMazzini]

As a city dweller moving to the countryside this is gold, thank you for sharing.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

That is EXACTLY what I’m hoping to share here. Stuff that helps you gain the confidence to ditch the city and go country :)

[@paja7647]

@@AnneofAllTrades Aw, come on now! We compost in the city AND grow in raised beds AND raise chickens, (the neighbors do)! Not many restrictions here in Indianapolis. I just wish I had a neighbor with a goat, but someday 😄.

[@AnneofAllTrades]

@@paja7647 That's fantastic! That was me less than two years ago! Except... I was the neighbor with the goat haha

[@kennethpwhritenour2701]

Are you still work for Interval compost products in Burlington Vermont so I know the compost process commercially and homeowner wise and yours is right on