How To Start A Compost Pile / GG The Garden Girl

[@jharris7]

I just throw everything into a pile in the corner of the yard. Somehow, it's worked out for the last decade. 🤷‍♀️

[@MinenArbeiterLP]

same lmao just build a Container and the everything in there when needed never had a Problem last 2 decades

[@edwardkristel17]

That's what we do. 😂 And somehow our house is full of green healthy plants and trees.

[@chevyblueangel]

That's what my grandparents did for decades. But how do you keep the animals out such as rats? thx.

[@jharris7]

@@chevyblueangel the neighbor has a lot of cats.

[@80PercentScottish]

I would trust anyone who speaks with such a friendly voice.

[@litha9894]

The accent sounds horrible for me..i cant stand it 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@absoliutenuds]

She sounds mentally challenged to me

[@saipat9118]

@@litha9894 such a shitty thing to say😭

[@rosemarymurray8256]

3 weeks ago I have seen on the of the road a half of a trash can with lid and I thought why not , now it's my compost for dry matter, 😀👍

[@ggthegardengirl]

That's terrific Rosemary, I love hearing that, great job ! So inspiring Xx

[@rosemarymurray8256]

@@ggthegardengirl at first I was thinking what on earth am I thinking when I went to pick it up ,I'm recycle some thing that no one wants , now I cant wait till winter ,🌿

[@ggthegardengirl]

@@rosemarymurray8256 That's so good Rosemary, you saved something from going to landfill and are making great use of it. XX

[@rosemarymurray8256]

@@ggthegardengirl that's for sure !😀

[@craftsysloth-easyorigamicraft]

i collected some kitchen scrap and frozen in the freezer & dry leaves from my little balcony's garden. Can't wait to start to composting! thanks for the great sharing!

[@World_of_Drama]

Me : Ohh...i'm excited, Let's do this. *Throws all at once and leave*

[@Blake-pk3zy]

I'm having Asperger's, and I frequently struggle to comprehend and understand fully tutorials on the Internet... I don't understand nuance, and a lot of "common knowledge" isn't always something I know. I do have the willingness to learn, though. So, the fact that you are an exemplary communicator is greatly appreciated by me! I am not exaggerating when I tell you that I have definitely watched at least 30 videos on starting your own compost... So I have been feeling discouraged beyond belief! You really just made it all click for me... Subscribing right away! ❤ Thank you for raising my awareness... To the backyard, I go! 😊

[@annm.7176]

I start my compost with a little tiny bag of compost it goes much faster and I also have it in a rubber barrel in the garage with a tight lid.

[@electedsphinx4086]

If you are closing the container completely your gonna find it going anaerobic which is bad. It will smell horrible and attract unwanted pest and wildlife, and will harm your beneficial aerobic microbe populations

[@opheliamaples]

We dig holes and bury our kitchen scraps directly into the ground. It's a slow but cost effective way to amend our crappy native soil.

[@lancecorporalveteran0621]

I do this before winter and let the winter rain soak it just checked under the dirt it's decomposing quite well

[@madyt8909]

Between your voice and the garden advice, you remind me so much of Leafos.

[@timotheebruot6784]

Help to break daowwwn :)

[@MadsterMadness]

This is great!

[@rosehorner5627]

Location of the bin... in sunlight, some sunlight or no sunlight?

[@elizabetheaton3882]

Thank you!

[@danyedy3091]

I just make this already 🤩😘

[@PlLOT]

No watering inbetween layers? Great Video!

[@GinaLay]

Hello, at what point do you add chicken poop? Thank you. 🙏

[@ZE308AC]

It's like making a cake 🎂

[@WolvesinFrance]

Everthing but thecardboard bc of the chemical process to make it ... no paper needed...each layer just a layer of earth 🥰

[@nimi539]

I am afraid this will attract cockroaches do you have any tips for that?

[@williamjones6053]

I just dump my scraps right on top of my beds

[@zarachastellaris9016]

I love your accent!

[@ScottJB]

I do too. I'd love to know where it's from specifically. It sounds like a proto-appalachian accent. Like how I imagine an Ulster accent evolved into the US Appalachian accent.

[@zarachastellaris9016]

​@@ScottJB Actually I think you sound more like Merida from Brave!

[@saraira]

I want to do this so badly but where live it's really dry during the day and will probably dry out before night

[@electedsphinx4086]

You can still do it I would suggest covering it so the sun doesn’t dry it out it will help with how much you have to water it

[@Ms.NoNo2]

I live in the desert and this is working for me, you have to wet it at the start and turn it every few day.

[@ashishmails1]

Yep, the top may dry quick in desert, but most of inside should be moist

[@Lela-plants]

Do you get ants when you put it straight on the dirt? I’m in the southern US and we have fire ants here. I have a fear of them moving into my compost.

[@cocobo22]

I had never ants in my kompost here in germany.

[@cooperswan534]

you know your compost will have all sorts of buggies and wormies in it if it’s on the ground right? they help break things down and add nutrient rich waste to it. i see no problem with ants in it

[@cocobo22]

@@cooperswan534 "Fire ants" sounds a little dangerous. I never saw any, but ...

[@denisenix90]

@@cooperswan534 fire ants are so vicious they can swarm and kill a toddler, calf, or other small animal. They take over everything and have no real enemies as they are not indigenous to the states.

[@Lela-plants]

@@cocobo22 fire ants migrated from South America. They have no natural predators here in North America and they are perfectly at home in the American Southern States. They are very aggressive protecting their homes and their bites sting and cause local reactions. Some people are highly allergic to them just like bees.

[@hlpml]

And now just wait for the pests

[@hobert2285]

Any other Americans cringing at how she said compost?😂 (cawm poast)

[@johnbaptist7476]

😘♾️ ❤ 💜💋

[@nollymontemayor2583]

I somehow heard "next carve it with your BRAIN*

[@KraljHD]

>these are the greens or the nitrogen Lady, literally every decomposing biomass has nitrogen in it. This is wayyyyy too technical. You can throw whatever biomass in a compost pile and it'll be fine.

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

It's actually a basic concept. "Browns" or dried out matter is going to have more carbon and "greens" or fresh plant matter is going to have more nitrogen. And you shouldn't put just anything in there. Plant based only. There is a different process to make compost out of animal products, it requires anaerobic environment. If you throw in animal products you're going to have pest issues and a really bad smelling pile. It might hinder the composting process a lot too.

[@JurassicJenkins]

Ya need like 39 buckets of earth. 🎈

[@myurbangarden7695]

I hate the maggots that compost brings....flies everywhere.

[@thebaddestradish9678]

A bucket of Earth

[@manontondalan9941]

bag it in white trash bag and city will use to fuel electrical generator...done

[@ZE308AC]

Twigs also attract rats 🐀

[@DatsiKxModz]

Using the brown/green technique makes no sense. Green stuff turns brown because the chlorophyll breaks down that's the only difference not the mineral or nutrient content

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

It's not exact, no, but what happens when something "green" dries out is the nutrients leach out as well. What's left is mostly the carbon. It's important to have nitrogen in the soil, and compost is meant to act as a fertilizer. You need "greens" to help with the break down process, you need "browns" to help keep it balanced and have air in the pile. They both play their roles.

[@marquanreese7895]

You def need more nitrogen tho

[@sorley3240]

You need more green than that

[@ladyboywonder9139]

Do you have a rat problem ???

[@RelaxElise]

Dont you get rats?

[@user-cb9je6oj7u]

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[@jackstone4291]

Oh yea bring on the rats and mice with those kitchen vegetable cuttings. Lovely little warm home for them ….

[@kaylamelnyk140]

Um are you joking?

[@YelloLibra83]

I’m guessing you don’t compost.

[@28430]

You def dont have a garden

[@Paytonmarques34]

🤣🤣water your compost you must be joking

[@cooperswan534]

you must be if you think anything can live without water

[@ashishmails1]

Not a whole lot of water. And will also depend on what is more, dry leaves or kitchen scraps that are already watry. You may not need any

[@thelasticonoclast9467]

Why you sound so Irish?

[@myravillanueva8602]

What is the use of those garbage collections? You just gather all the bacteria and microrganisms in one area. You even invited rats to have a meal in your pile! What if you have pets that can get virus on that silly compost making. Ha-ha-ha! Is this for primary school projects?

[@Emily-jc1pe]

Why are u sitting here whining about what they do? do u really have nothing better to do then bother others, clearly u have no life .

[@cooperswan534]

you described in the second sentence the answer to your questions. all those microorganisms break the organic matter down into its most basic and nutrient rich components like nitrogen that are needed for plants to grow. have you never heard of compost before? btw the brown stuff keeps smell down and makes pests less likely fren :)

[@shyofthemoon1175]

It's to make nutrient rich soil to use in your garden.... A lot of regular dirt doesn't have enough nutrients to grow big healthy plants so she is basically feeding the dirt vitamins and nutrients and then feed the dirt to her garden for big healthy plants.

[@memesThatDank]

you sound like a 5 yo

[@Hi_Im_Akward]

This is a well established technique to get rich fertilized soil. It's all a part of a natural process that happens all the time. No animal products should go in, only plant based items. If done right, no pests should be getting into the pile.

[@mikolee8522]

Can I ask? Will you please try not to be monotone.. I feel like I’m listening to a commercial about medicine for old people problems.

[@edwood53]

If you cant speak I'm not listening to your gardening tips