7 Easy Ways to Compost Kitchen Scraps in Your Garden! 🌱

[@epicgardening]

Here's the giveaway link! www.hoselink.com/pages/win

[@priceslim80]

@@epicgardening thank you!!

[@priceslim80]

@@epicgardening thank you!

[@victoriao1828]

@@epicgardening thank you

[@ChicaFoo]

@epicgardening A channel called epichomesteadingtips is posting shorts of your videos without giving you credit

[@pennysantana7809]

I tried to enter it on 29th at night, it said it.was over ????

[@deboz8793]

I adopted a method my Mom had been doing for years. I bury the kitchen scraps into containers throughout the year, since I garden in containers. No fuss, no muss - and the soil is enriched by the next planting season. And if I’m lucky, I’ll get volunteer veggies in the spring/summer.

[@josiee0874]

Can't do it if there's animals around unfortunately

[@charlesgates9814]

Yes, in 5 gallon buckets. Or 30 gallon barrels, cut in half. At times, I am over run with volunteer potatoes.

[@deboz8793]

@@josiee0874 Oh poo! Sorry to hear that. ☹️

[@deboz8793]

@@charlesgates9814 I would love to have that happen to me. Love potatoes. 😋

[@charlesgates9814]

@@deboz8793 like ,,.most,, volunteer. The results can be odd. As they are from peels and ends of store potatoes.

[@margakat]

I live in a small one bedroom apartment in NYC and don't have a garden. I have tons of houseplants and have managed to grow some herbs in my window sills and from pots I have hanging off the bars of my window. Composting for myself is not all that viable. However, NYC has recently implemented a composting program. Apartment buildings now have to have a food scrap bin that gets picked up once a week. There are also food scrap bins on various corners that can be opened with an app and are picked up often. There had been composting at community gardens too, but our piece of crap Mayor shut that down. I love that I can collect my scraps in my little bin and then take it out the the building's bin. While I'm sure there are issues, I'm happy that my scraps are not going into landfills.

[@smpbiker9233]

My friend always took her scraps from her kitchen and swirled them with water in the blender. If you saw the results of what she poured it on then you would also be convinced it is an awesome idea. It's going to instantly make it all readily useable.

[@charlesgates9814]

I have heard of folks that, blend,. Then freeze it until they have enough to give away.

[@aloras405]

Just blending doesn’t make it usable. It still has to break down but it won’t take as long.

[@christa4172]

⁠​⁠@@aloras405every composting method requires you to chop up your food scraps. And blending does that extremely effectively, that it cuts out all the dividing part and starts breaking sooner

[@M.davila89]

I've been watching you since I took up gardening during covid. I finally bought my first house last month and I'm soo excited to get my own garden in the ground somewhere permanently. Just entered the giveaway, fingers crossed, and thank you! 🤞

[@john2510]

Our first choice it to feed scraps to our chickens (who convert them to manure). If the scraps aren’t good for the chickens, they go into a bucket in the garage, which periodically gets dumped into the compost pile out back. That’s worked well for us for years.

[@metalpep]

I have a tiny patio and already ruled off the traditional compost pile. This video just saved my day! Thx

[@IslandTiffiney]

Please add the hoselink giveaway link! I love this channel. I learn something new with each post! Thanks for saving me from common mistakes

[@SEAZNDragon]

It’s pinned now

[@juliemcgugan1244]

I love those Hoselink hose reels! I’ve got several and it makes it so much easier watering and putting away the hose and not getting it tangled up!

[@A1BASE]

The little in ground worm bin is a nice touch but I think you should have mentioned some larger options. I’ve tried almost all the things you suggested here apart from the fermentation and by far have had the best result with a decent worm compost . It’s taken about 4 years, but I’ve basically revitalized all the soil in my 1986 house that has never seen a drop of fertilizer before we bought it. You’ve never seen worse dirt.

[@ntcssj]

From bok choy and onions to carrot tops etc, if there's about an inch around the root area that I'm not gonna eat, I plop them in the garden to see if they'll grow. With this method, I've never bought green onion seeds or any other type of onion for gardening, as I have so many that I've gotten to grow from left over scraps. (And also used the onions to block holes that rats have dug in some of our garden beds.) If the plant isn't able to continue to grow in the garden, it just becomes quick compost in that small area I planted it. A win either way! I also do a similar method that Jacques shared with the holes in the ground bin, but instead keep it above ground and only have holes in the bottom of the bucket and around the bottom edge. This way there's more space in our relatively small gardening space for the plant roots, and the container can be moved around every so often when a different area could use a fertilizer refresh.

[@Utahgarden]

Would love this, started a garden a few months ago for the first time, 53 years old, the wife and I are working on it but taking a little bit to get everything started. This would all help get progress with out new adventure

[@brooklynnchick]

We always have our kitchen scraps to the chickens, then when we cleaned the coop we would cover our garden with the used bedding and chicken manure. Sometimes we tilled the garden to work in the chickens’ contribution or we would leave it on top to protect the top soil through the winter. Sometimes we had too much nitrogen and our plants would burn but generally we had favorable results and no waste!

[@Shesepankh]

Due to living in the bottom-floor of a flat, I use the food directly into the ground method! Works wonders & doesn't smell or look bad to everyone who passes the side of the building (where the container garden is). My garden is concrete-floored so I had to buy the worms, but they've since multiplied due to all the organic material to eat! Infinite worm supply now, I just have to lift up a wet plant pot! 🪱💝🌱 Love your videos, I'll try some of these other methods out like the container-in-container idea! 💚

[@TommyMLe]

Try selling your worms as bait for folks who like fishing 🙂

[@Shesepankh]

@@TommyMLe That's a fantastic idea! 😮 Unfortunately, I think I'm too attached to the little wrigglers... Though, if I ever have an infestation, I know what to do now 🐟🤣Thanks!

[@annrismiller1302]

Where's the giveaway link? Did I miss something?

[@annrismiller1302]

Whoops, I put this in the wrong place

[@Antics253]

I personally will happily endorse the Lomi mentioned at 3:18. We ordered one and used it every day, adding the mix to a bucket to further break down before adding to our garden beds. Yes, it was pricey at first, but if you have a small area and are limited on options, it works great. I also want to give a shout out to their customer service reps; ours started grinding loudly after a couple months and they sent us a whole new unit, didn't request us to send the old one back, and also gave us advice on how to fix the old one so now we have two. A+ company and I wish I had found them sooner.

[@louisvillaescusa]

You're actually damaging the environment by using a home "composting" machine. It uses a tremendous amount of electricity and doesn't make compost. This is a classic example of a lazy person buying an overpriced gadget to virtue signal that they care about the environment when they're actually just too lazy to really care about the environment.

[@sfertman]

I use an e-composter machine to pre-compost most of our food waste. Then I mix it into a 0.5 m^3 compost pile outdoors during the summer along with a bunch of yard waste and shredded cardboard. This thing heats up FAST to about 70 C. This summer (Toronto) I was able to make 3 piles back to back; it took about 20 days each. I think I could've made four with a bit more work. The reason I do not just throw everything into a raw pile is space; I have only space for one. Pre-composting gives me a way to save the food waste until a new compost pile is ready to be built and a whole winter's worth of pulverized waste fits into one moderately sized rubbermade container ready to be re-hydrated and used in early summer.

[@khwajazarin]

Love love love the variety of growing home made fertilizer ❤❤❤

[@AsAdventures365]

Oh wow. What an awesome gift that would be!! A true blessing!

[@pcjrao]

Where are the giveaway details?❤

[@monkandmomo]

go to their shop.

[@cynthiafurst919]

@@monkandmomo Cannot find it on their shop. What page or URL do you see it on?

[@FrumosJEN]

The link is in the comments

[@AjArpopP52]

I don’t see a link to the giveaway

[@xoMiaMoore]

If you're looking to compost with worms, it's important to note that you need to buy specific worms (red wigglers) for composting. Your average earth worm won't be much help here :) It's not a "build it and they will come" situation, you really need to start with a population of worms to see any real breakdown of the food scraps.

[@Oktopia]

I have great success with bokashi. Thanks to that, I don't have ANY food waste besides the soupiest stuff. I even put kitchen paper into it. I add a sprinkling of biochar to the bokashi to help with the moisture and smells. I also have a hot compost bin AND a cold compost bin made out of an old water barrel. I source horse manure, dry leaves, wood ash, comfrey, nettles, and other types of weed for my composting and also compost teas. My garden is working well thanks to the multiple sources of nutrition. :D

[@jeannamcgregor9967]

I actually dedicated an old blender to chewing up food scraps before composting or giving to the worms. But then, I'm retired and have the time to do silly stuff like this...

[@DamiMami]

I just had a baby 2 months ago and have been using bokashi to ferment the placenta in an air tight ever since. It's a religious practice so it's very important to our family to do this. It is 100% free of smell until you open the container. In my opinion, bokashi smells exactly like very strong soy sauce but never rotten. We are going to plant the placenta later this week with an orange tree I started from a seed in a Cutie orange a few years ago.

[@maripbc]

I don't have chickens at home but do all the other methods of composting at home (plus one for dog poop) not only to have more fertility, but also to send less waste to landfills and save cash on organic fertilizers for the garden. The thing that I do differently from the bokashi method that you show there is that I learned it should ferment twice. Once anaerobically just as shown, but I completely fill the bucket before counting the fermentation time (in my climate it takes about a month in the summer to three in the winter). Then, the second fermentation is the content of the bucket mixed with two buckets worth of spent soil, and leave it for a month again before using in the garden (I do this phase in a big barrel with a locked lid - not airtight - so opossums an rats can't get in, but it can be done directly in a pit). When ready, I use a sieve to toss back to the bucket any big pieces of scraps that weren't fully broken down yet to prevent critters from digging in the garden after something, or even my dog looking for fermented bones 😅😅

[@aimeesgardens]

Are you kidding!?!? What an AMAZING giveaway!! Woot!! Woot!! Good luck, everyone!!

[@drfarming_007]

Great video! 🌱 I love how you broke down composting into easy, practical methods that anyone can try, no matter their garden size or experience level. The trench composting and direct burying options were totally new to me - so simple and effective! It's inspiring to see how kitchen scraps can be turned into rich soil instead of going to waste. Thanks for the helpful tips!" Let me know if you'd like to adjust it or add any specific thoughts!

[@bonniethomas723]

I have 4 compost buckets going. 3 will go directly in the garden to start them over. Ty for your information.

[@priceslim80]

This video is perfect timing! I am working on upping my compost game! Where's the hoselink link?

[@AjArpopP52]

Thank you. I’ve wanted to figure out how to compost since I rent. Great information

[@tammyschilling5362]

For those 2ish gallon buckets, ask at your local big box grocery that includes a bakery. They often will just give you empty icing tubs, that are about the size you are looking for. Save money and landfill space.

[@victoriao1828]

I would have watched the video without the teaser for a giveaway, but not being able to find it was a disappointment.

[@shaylanacub2978]

Omg I’m glad you just post this, I was wondering what you do with my scrapes! Thank you so much

[@rosanna810]

I would love to have a Hoselink in my garden. The raised bed is an amazing giveaway as well. Thank you for all you share.

[@mkc0005]

I tried the worm tower idea last year. But here in south TX all that turned out to be was a huge neon sign for fire ants to move in.

[@ingni123456]

That suggests it's not moist enough, ants hate moisture and worms love it

[@StatingTheObvious.]

Did I miss the link for the hose link?

[@TracyEliasonTracyLane]

Great video!! I think the giveaway link was missed though!

[@humanbeing1168]

Had a diy two bin vermicompost system for about 5+ years, then something happened to one of the buckets and it just became a 1 bucket system. It worked well but harvesting the vermicompost was a task. Then had a compost tumbler for 2 years. It worked ok, not amazing. Ended up unable to use for a couple months because it ended up being an ecosystem for like unknown Amazonian huge gnarly bugs that could fly and roaches the size of kittens. Couldn’t get rid of it fast enough. Then moved to in-bed vermicompost bin using wired baskets. Ended up being a basket FULL of potato bugs (Rollie pollies, whatever you call them), and dried produce in the bottom. Worms took off. For the last year I just dig aside a hole in an empty area with one scoop of a hand shovel, dump the scraps and cover. Or just toss them somewhere. So far it works great. Worms get it, no plastic involved, no undiscovered bug species. No funky bucket.

[@ArturoGonzalezdance]

Question for burying scraps - should you or could you do it for chicken bones or is that only for organic materials like vegetables/fruits/breads? I’ve been collecting my food scraps and then get it to my apartment green bin. I’ve only recently been keeping the scraps and throwing into my dirt pots for garden

[@debihediger4760]

I love videos like this…I always learn something! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@feralkevin]

That's a nice look at different options. I find there is a range of material waste from chopped tree branches to uneaten meat (and casseroles, etc). Although I will give this to my chickens sometimes, they don't always eat it all or grow suddenly picky about certain things. Nothing works better for that end of the spectrum -- the rodent attracting, food wastes that you will often hear should not go into a normal compost system -- than black soldier fly larvae (grubs, bsf). They make an incredibly rich source of food for the chickens, and in my experience are far better at converting it to chicken feed than the chickens are! If you don't have chickens, they are an option for a product that maybe you could sell or trade with your neighbors for eggs (for instance.) Unless you wanted to eat them LOL! I find them to be not that gross, easy to care for, and super fun!

[@Utahgarden]

Started getting out utah soil ready to plant stuff next year…been burying scraps in a few areas with compost on top….hoping for the best lol

[@christybaum]

Great information as always. Thank you

[@KamenyLove]

Where is the giveaway link?

[@gardengatesopen]

Click on their store link. The contest entry for both things will pop up. I know, Kev wasn't completely clear on that.

[@truthtalker4038]

You said the link for the giveaway would be in description, but I can't find it? What's up? I tried the website link, and it wasn't there..

[@cgohier2000]

I just watched the tomato experiment from last year. Did you figure out why the aphids attacked only the "Roma"? This year in France, we had tons of rain. My tomatoes were in soil where I put vermicompost last fall. ALL my neighbors got mildew on their tomatoes in mid-season. I got zero mildew! Not one leaf attacked by bugs either. The cabbages are in a hot compost area, and the bugs had fun there. All the grapevines got mildew in the region too. Mine did the first month of spring. I treated them to a shovel of vermicompost. It stopped the mildew..all the new leaves were fine. So, yeah, composted soil, preferably by worms, is the best. My Polish uncle also did a large ditch yhat was filled all season long with scraps, topped with soil by fall and used the next year as a planting bed. Old knowledge is good knowledge...

[@scallywags12]

Our family have been composting for many decades and make black gold.

[@ManJO601]

I am a subscriber. Kevin thanks for being on line. 1 question when harvesting the red russian kale after my first cut can i let it continue to grow for a second cut?? Thanks

[@JonShep93]

I don’t think I’m the only one trying to find the link! I don’t think it was attached to the description!

[@GoYvon]

Eh... there's no link... I just restarted my bokashi after moving internationally. Also doing composting in the garden and I can't wait to start my vermicomposting again as well as getting chickens in spring!

[@nellieblighhill4575]

We have turkeys, rabbits, chickens and pigs. Everthing except onion skins and potato skins, goes to them and then back to us eventually on the dinner table. For the potatos and unpalatable weeds which are few by the way.... we use a large garbage bin with a loose lid filled with water and throw it all in. Stinks to high heaven... but a cup of poo (as we call it) and 3 litres of water makes a fabulous folia pick me up spray. Everything loves it. You do need however to stay upwind from the poo brew and wear gloves to handle it prior to dilution.

[@peterandroy]

Thank you for this informative video! Brilliant! Regards, Peter & Roy (South Africa)

[@midlifeduck7040]

@epicgardening I was watching your video on using logs to fill the volume of your raised beds. Would large rocks be bad for a raised bed or do you think there would be any benefit to it?

[@royceobaker8531]

Love your channel… What types of wood chips do you use for your paths and cover? Thank you

[@MatasVinikaitis]

Its high time to make a video on what to do with your garden just before or right after the first frost. Im very new to this and have no idea of what to do

[@hotheadfacis6840]

what if you grow you carrots in water will it make your carrots bigger than if you planted it in the ground?

[@sciencesaves]

Worm towers for the win :)

[@foodnwords]

Ugh, I have really been wanting to get a hoselink! I've just been holding off, because I have already purchased some good quality hoses of different sizes, but the lack of retraction has been KILLING me! I think you've convinced me to start using the worm-bin-within-a-raised-bed method; my compost bays are in a state and I may just wait until next year to un-f*ck it 😅Bokashi method is endlessly intriguing to me!

[@ManJO601]

ANYONE!.....I am a subscriber. Kevin thanks for being on line. 1 question when harvesting the red Russian kale after my first cut can i let it continue to grow for a second cut?? Thanks

[@minhducnguyen9276]

I usually mix some trichoderma fungi into the mix. They are beneficial fungus that help break down organic matter and complete with fungal pathogens on plants.

[@rachaelsecrest1596]

Thank you for all this information

[@Lime-o4v]

Hi I love you're videos

[@gretchenhiggins3453]

I rent, so I only use grow bags. Could I add scraps to my soil in my grow bags that's waiting for spring? would it break down enough by spring in zone 7a?

[@johnzammj1455]

All great ideas ❤

[@nancyespinoza6228]

What do you do about large white grubs in the compost pile?

[@cherylskornik1512]

Great video! Thank you! I do not see a link in the description for the giveaway, I am very interested in entering the giveaway. I love hoselink products. I use their weeping hoses, the quick connect system and their new garden bag. Really nice sturdy and easy way to clean up trimmings etc. I also would love to win a birdie raised bed as I have not been able to purchase one due to finances. Thank you for the opportunity

[@Elon_Marz]

Nice healthy hens!

[@dr.chrisstar3527]

Houseplants, I’ve assumed and feel reassured about slightly composting directly into houseplants

[@kelleclark]

I can't locate the giveaway link??

[@suekinsley1903]

Good info, but no giveaway link! :(

[@ambermcneese4268]

GREAT Tips Guys!! Looking for that link.

[@artstamper316]

I have no idea what went wrong, but I tried the method Jacques showed first using a half gallon plastic pitcher with a lid. Holes were drilled all along the sides and on the bottom and buried almost to the top in two of my raised beds. There just seemed to be a mass of rotted scraps and paper in the bottom of the pitcher after checking a few weeks later. I even bought two containers of worms at Walmart to add to the beds to make sure there were worms, although unfortunately there were only a few live worms in each container. Anyway, big fail for me. 😢

[@ParisWestern]

No link for the giveaway sire!!!

[@JaneTrinidadHennes]

Oh, poo, I missed the giveaway. Good luck!

[@lyndaniel3369]

Just located you on November 9th! HAHAHAHa. Thanks for the epic useful hints!

[@Simple-R-Us]

Thanks great info!

[@mtilly0223]

We are in a high bear population area. I wonder if the bokashi method would be better and the bears would leave it alone once fermented and in our compost pile?

[@zakiya1635]

Enjoyed the video. I never thought of burying a holey (not in the religious sense 😂) container filled with scraps. I will try that and see howvit goes

[@SeeNyuOG]

Any idea if I can have composter on a balcony?

[@LaraFabans]

Thanks for the giveaway. And I love my Lomi. I have a compost bin but tend to find critters hanging out in it. Raccoons say hi.

[@MichelleScarsella]

I have been wanting one of those hoses so bad but seeing some of the reviews, I am scared the inside retractable piece will break and there is no way of fixing it. If I get one and it lasts 3 years I would be happy and have no problem buying these hoses specifically. I read they tend to break before or just after a year though.

[@GailVaught]

The link was not found on shop. Are the giveaways three separate entries?

[@CherylCochran-bn4qu]

I signed up for the Giveaway! Great Video guys! What are your thoughts on Compost Tumblers? I was gifted one & need to figure out best way & best location in my Zone 9B, NE Florida garden.😊

[@Steampunk_Samurai]

I like to take my kitchen scraps and put them in the blender or food processor to give them a heads start and create more surface area before adding them to my compost

[@SamlSchulze1104]

I'm in zone 7 of eastern Tennessee. I've just placed several scraps in my compost bin. After a few weeks, i never see it again.

[@ShinyNickelBlades]

There is no link in the description.

[@gardengatesopen]

ohhhhh, so the link TO YOUR STORE is in the description. 🤔 hmmmm... I was looking for a hoselink link. (prolly others thinking this too...) yep. I just did it. I clicked on the epic store link that is in the description, and it took me to the epic store, where a pop up for both contests did happen. Kevin, you prolly shoulda been a lil' more clear 'bout that buddy... And I'm really liking the 2 new epic colors for the Birdies Beds! 👍

[@Steampunk_Samurai]

Yes, please add the giveaway in the description. Thanks

[@dainahakes5748]

Great video

[@Miniar-is]

Finally got a little worm bin started in my kitchen, it'll be a couple years probably before it starts going properly since you can't buy worms up here so mine got started with just a little tub of worms from a friend's established bin. There's probably less than a 100 individuals in the bin at the moment, but they're happy and well fed at the moment... I'm at that stage where I get them a piece of mango "as a treat" when I have a bowl of frozen mango as a snack. They're good noodles.

[@GoingGreenMom]

They multiply pretty quick! My best bin was just a Rubbermaid tote that Fit under my sink with some holes drilled in the sides and top.

[@GoingGreenMom]

That is an insane giveaway!

[@scouthebinck1527]

But what pests with those scraps, even if their buried won't it invite squirrels etc?

[@NaturalandGardening]

Thanks 👏👏

[@nooie99]

What a pity you dont cover uk as well with give away.

[@angiebaker71]

Where’s the giveaway details or link? I looked on your shop also and can not find it.

[@debotracewell6405]

I can’t open the link to register. Has anyone been able to register?

[@LisaNeuman-m2p]

If you follow the link it takes you to the giveaway page but then you can’t enter the giveaway, something is not working

[@deboz8793]

Unless this gets deleted, I found the giveaway link in the description of Epic Gardening’s reel: 4 Watering Hacks for Every Season.

[@GoingGreenMom]

Thanks!

[@GoingGreenMom]

Oh wait, is that the same as the shorts?

[@deboz8793]

@@GoingGreenMom Yes. I’m old, so forgive me if I use the wrong terminology. 😅

[@GoingGreenMom]

@@deboz8793 lol, no worries! I'm not on the other platforms, and got to thinking about it and was like, is that here or somewhere else. 🤣

[@KamenyLove]

Anyone else having trouble entering? The website says enter now but you can’t click on it

[@kc7208]

Where is the link to giveaway?