Heat Up Your Compost Pile

[@JaneWorley]

Thanks for this idea! I followed the sets you showed, and in less than 24 hours, my pile heated up to over 140 degrees :)

[@RenewedHomestead]

Woot! That is wonderful! We had plenty of practice. 😂 When we first started with our compost it kept going cold, so we had to figure it out. Good luck! Don’t forget to turn it often so it doesn’t heat up too much. 🙂

[@jeworley1]

@@RenewedHomestead how often would you suggest?

[@RenewedHomestead]

2-3 days initially and then we turn it every other day for a hot compost pile. 🙂 When we reheat it I check how it is doing after two days. Do you have a compost thermometer?

[@jeworley1]

@@RenewedHomestead yep! Thanks for the guidance!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Let me know if you have any other questions. Here to help where we can. 🙂

[@My_trashtalking_account]

You can also fart on the pile. It doesn't actually help, but it's great fun and alleviates the stress of failing with your copost pile.

[@RenewedHomestead]

😂

[@homesteadingpastor]

Thanks for sharing my friends, enjoyed watching this very informative video. We’ve done one 18 compost pile following Billy & William’s instructions and it turned out well. Nothing like making your own compost. We appreciate you guys. 🙏🏻😇👍🏻😊🙌🏻☀️

[@RenewedHomestead]

That is incredible you did good on your fist one. We struggled for a while and now we have it down. 🙂 Thank you! We appreciate y’all as well. 🙂😊

[@hemalsgolwala]

Hello, do you have a video for 18 day compost? I would like to try it..

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi, we don’t have one that is just dedicated to an 18 day compost. We do have one that shows how we compost a deer carcass. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3LEh3aGaLuSmrssi=xS6Q7Sxtez6SzbgZ @Perma Pastures Farm has a lot of great videos on an 18 day hot compost pile. Here is one of their playlists kzbin.info/aero/PLaAkONMPbRReo4b_EBUazHHFd_BnzBaUY&si=rB78JnmtetijZS8N

[@soulfirexit351]

I love your little pond.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you so much.

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

Great information. I got to get some other set up for water. I am out in the country but am on county water. I need to get a pump to pump out of the creek/swamp at the bottom of the hill. I put a 5-gallon bucket of coffee grounds a week to my compost lol. I layer it with leaves and rotting wood chips. I get coffee grounds from my coffee shop as you mentioned. It smells really great haha.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi! Does the coffee of the compost smell great. 😂 Creek water would be great! The chlorine is horrible. 😟 The coffee grounds are great! They do so much for our compost.

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

@@RenewedHomestead Yeah it smells awesome. I got about three big huge truck loads of leaves too and that is the best smell. When their breaking down it’s a sweet earthy smell that I can’t get enough of! This compost smells awesome. I’m worried I got too much coffee but I’m doing the slow compost method so hopefully it will be fine. I had t put any water on mine yet. Just letting nature run it’s course. One day I’ll get that creek water pumping up the hill! It’s a good 300-400 ft away at the bottom of the hill.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Now I understand! Lol We have leaves breaking down as well. Nature will definitely break it down. 🙂 We have a cistern that we will be connecting the livestock watering system to. It is down the hill so we have to figure that out as well. Good luck!

[@EarlybirdFarmSC]

@@RenewedHomestead Good luck with that!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you!!!

[@shoutingatclouds6841]

So great to see you guys how are your bees 🐝 doing?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi! Thanks so much! Seem to be doing really well. The hive is huge. We should probably show them in the next video. 🙂 Hope you are well!

[@lyndabuchholz1216]

A while back I read an article that coffee grounds weren't good if you were trying to get a worm population. I have never researched it though. Sounds gross but human pee helps heat the pile up too. Just make sure it is healthy pee.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Lynda, I have never heard that. We have used that compost in the garden and still have a lot of worms. I will see what I can find out. Urine is full of nitrogen. It is good stuff. When I see the sheep pee I thank them for the nitrogen. 😂 it also keeps predators at bay.

[@eleanorthompson5080]

One of my compost efforts is in a LIFETIME composter. I have been using that kind of composter here in N Utah for years. The worms in my composter, where before now I have thrown my coffee grounds........LOVE my coffee grounds. They have NEVER complained about coffee!

[@RenewedHomestead]

That is great to know! Thank you! We have never had a problem with it, but it is always good to check. 😊

[@DSmith-kb3fr]

I heard that, but I also heard that if you add cardboard it will negate the issue with the earth worms. I’ve always used cardboard in my piles with coffee and other food waste, I always have worms in my piles.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Dsmith!

[@G.W.H.]

Thanks for sharing!!!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks Growing with Hudson.

[@peoriafan1]

Great video keep up the good work.God bless

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks so much Johnny. God bless. 🙂

[@whatsup24_7]

What's the reason to make compost hot?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi whatsup24, the microbial activity is what heats up the compost and the heating process is critical to speed up the decomposition process and also For killing weed seeds and anything harmful in the compost. That is a very quick explanation, but does that make sense?

[@whatsup24_7]

@@RenewedHomestead yes thank you

[@phildevaney498]

Loved your shirt!

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you!

[@dwighthires3163]

Where is your Amazon store and gifts list?

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Dwight, we don’t have one. I have never set one up.

[@jerrywhidby.]

Roseanne Barr, that's who her voice reminds me of.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Jerry, no one has ever told me that. 😂

[@johnduffy6546]

some peppermint essential oil sprayed on you hat will keep most bugs away. Just don't apply it directly to your skin. It might burn...Why can't I get my wife to turn the pile? SHE, only wants to hold the hose...Life is soo unfair

[@RenewedHomestead]

😆 thanks John. This wife turns it lost of the time. 😂 We will try the peppermint. Gnats are awful in the summer but I will take them over yellow jackets.

[@MrPurposebydesign]

molasses

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi MrPurposebydesign, we have never used molasses in our compost pile. We will have to try it. Thank you!

[@MrPurposebydesign]

Feed them microbes a lil sweetener. They sugar junkies😄🤪🤣

[@RenewedHomestead]

😂 😂

[@Richard-pu5nq]

I just piss on it

[@RenewedHomestead]

😂 that works as well. 😊

[@thoughtfulenlightenment1416]

Lol government job😂😂 love it

[@RenewedHomestead]

😂 thanks thoughtfulenlightenment.

[@dwighthires3163]

7-minute videos don't help us help you to get that final 1000 hours. I hope it is down to just a few hundred hours now.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Hi Dwight, the longer videos don’t get the views. Attention spans are so short these days. This one I didn’t feel needed to be longer. Hopefully, I was right. 🙂 We have about 82 hours to go. I was about to email you the progress.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thank you so much for helping us!

[@dwighthires3163]

@@RenewedHomestead Yes, you are indeed right on the length of this one. Too bad we cannot pay attention for very long any more. You obviously said and showed what was needed to make your point of being flexible on the compost formula.. Congratulations on the less that 100 hours left!! I am so happy for you. Hopefully this one will put you over the top.

[@RenewedHomestead]

Thanks so much Dwight! We really appreciate you!!! Let us know if there is anything you would like to see us do a vid know. I just saw a very sad cartoon that showed everyone on their phones all the time and they were neglecting everything around them. It was heartbreaking.

[@dwighthires3163]

@@RenewedHomestead I really like the fly over video that gives a general impression of how the farmstead is doing. I am interested in the Biefelders and how the comparative potatoe growing methods are doing. My favorite would be a soil testing that established a baseline of how you will improve the soil for years to come. I still want to help with expenses of the tests.