Here are 5 ways you can make compost at home and reduce landfill.

In this video, I show you five easy ways to make compost at home to save money, help your garden, and benefit the planet by reducing landfills. #EarthDay #KZbinPartner

[@ZeesNature]

The Steve Irwin of gardens

[@Marcus-sk2xf]

*gahhhd’n. Please spell it right.

[@wagner9050]

Was that crocodile killed that ate Irwin?

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[@Diseaseisreversible]

@@wagner9050 you mean sting ray

[@Conceptualcreatures]

Love that he shows us so many ways of composting! Thank you 😊

[@WendyHannan-pt7ez]

When we were in lock down due to Covid, here in Australia, I thought I need to find an interest, one I could do from home. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I decided to compost I did a little research and in a few months I made some beautiful soil. I only have a small garden, I used it on my garden beds and garden pots, and gave the rest away. I let it go for a few years, and just recently decided to get back into it. Thank you Mark, I love all your videos.

[@ralsharp6013]

My niece has one of those kitchen composters and said it is amazing

[@nyekijudit6272]

I love your videos. You always cheer me up and give me good motivation to work in my garden. I have a 860 sqms garden in rural Hungary with a small country house on it. Unfortunately I live 300 kms away from it, but I visit it every month for a couple of days and try to use it in the wisest way. Cheers from Hungary. 🙂🤗

[@jaikai4989]

Thank you brethren I’m 35 and just started growing my own fruit and veggies so far out of 20 odd plants i have 5 that survived some chillis some tomatoes and them 5 are growing well all a few inches now the rest I ruined but it’s all a leaning curve, thank you for this channel and the information

[@Toobmechanic]

This is the most genuine fella on the internet, thanks for all the info!

[@noelfp5052]

Educational as always, also good to have you back on yt again Mark.

[@funonvancouverisland]

Where did he go?

[@Joe-bh5ou]

Seriously we need answers

[@Joe-bh5ou]

Seriously we need answers

[@lorigronstad1080]

I now have an HOA situation. Was sad that I could no longer do all of this. I bought a cheap bender from resale and now liquify my scraps. I can pour it directly into the garden. It breaks down quickly and wont attract animals. A solution in a pinch. Just thought I'd share.

[@ingevankeirsbilck9601]

I read about a guy who ran for president (or whatever) of his local HOA with the aim of dissolving the HOA, which he ended up doing ;)

[@jst2708]

Becoming a farm girl on KZbin did a great video on how to make fertility at home

[@nofurtherwest3474]

So the HOA doesn’t know?

[@birdieloo6168]

That’s a great idea (the blender)!

[@tasha24filli]

I have always liked the tumbler but I think I would like to do the chicken ring when I eventually hopefully get a house with some land 😊

[@Selfsufficientme]

I would go the chicken ring and compost bin over the tumbler. I reckon they work better 👍

[@Nancelot13]

I'm definitely gonna be doing the chicken ring from now on!

[@tnijoo5109]

@@Selfsufficientme I like the tumbler to not have to worry about rodents. What is the tumbler you showed ? The brand? It looks nice and I like that it’s metal.

[@FrikInCasualMode]

Just make a chicken enclosure and throw weeds and food scraps inside. Chickens will do the rest, while having a lot of fun. After a year or two, soil inside enclosure will be black and as rich as good compost.

[@smas3256]

Move to an area where artesian wells are allowed.

[@melindamcmullen]

Thanks mate… your a credit to life

[@bron9674]

I have found my Bokashi bin fabulous. Great liquid, pre- compost additive.

[@chuckbush6375]

Love this guy’s pointers.

[@sickofcrap8992]

You have no idea how much I appreciate you and the lessons you give out to us. 🙏

[@SED22]

Wow, great video! This is what a KZbin Short should be like!

[@rosannaburgess714]

Hello my friend, thank you kindly, have a great day gardening.👋❤️

[@veronicaanne1359]

I prefer the 3 bay system, if you have a veggie patch, and a large one at that, and if your growing to freeze for the year. But ive always used wire chain sheets, not wooden pallets. Still comes out beautiful❤

[@AbiolaJuliana]

So lovely

[@andrewjohnson7946]

Aussie Kurt Russell. Great content Also, cheers from illinois

[@TuRaTic]

I fucking love this guy. Imagine the impact he has made on the world just sharing information and passion.

[@chrisgoldbach4450]

HOA is preventing me from having a garden so i wasted hundreds on seeds and have a shit ton of enthusiasm with nothing to do with it. The pallet method seems best so you dont have to dig through whatever else hasnt decomposed yet. It looks so much easier until your dive right in. You need compost and you need mulch. A wood chipper would be a great investment. Im trying to secretly grow.in the grass i never put chemicals on but everythings already established and we have alot of clay in ohio. Fingers crossed i can get by but i wont let it stop me from learning. Thanks for all your videos!

[@carolschedler3832]

Thanks for the encouragement and great tips!!! The sixth way is to dump your kitchen scraps on the leaf pile along with garden waste and any lawn clippings. We don’t turn it or water it. It just takes longer to get our black gold.

[@smas3256]

Hope you have a bagger for your lawn mower. Grass clippings, Comfrey leaf for compost escalator, paper, scraps pile in the sad and gets some rain. Works great too.

[@carolschedler3832]

@@smas3256 Yes! just started growing some comfrey and the paper and cardboard work great in the compost too. I just dunk it in water and tear it up a bit.

[@La.Summer]

I like the chicken ring the best! 👍🏻

[@andyakomagaling8695]

Thise are good composting ideas sir

[@EvelynJoy]

4th year gardener here and it's time for me to figure out how to make mybown compost! Thank you!

[@FullFinnoy]

Whoaa! That is what you start with!

[@EvelynJoy]

Well come to find out, I was composting all along, I didn't know that's what it is called when you use cardboard and brown leaves at the bottom of the raised beds. What I meant was learning how to compost my food scraps.

[@FullFinnoy]

@@EvelynJoy And imagine how many farmers and growers there are that doesn't care about even starting with the black gold in the first place. That's like pedaling a bicycle with rusted shut chains.

[@vivianramsay2527]

You always have the good stuff!😄👍

[@chanwaiming29]

I saw you throwing teabags in the small compost machine. It would be even better if removing the tag which has ink and the teabag which usually has microplastic. Only put the content in the compost which is how I do it. Cheers!

[@birdieloo6168]

I think most inks used on items so close to foodstuffs are vegetable based. Even newspapers use that kind of ink. 🤔

[@rmason5477]

My hens di a great job

[@LeoTheYuty]

Lovely video, very helpful

[@ceebs83]

Any chance you can do a longer video with the pros and cons of each please??

[@danniellejones7167]

You have to include hot compost Mark. The fastest way to get a bulk amount 👌

[@nofurtherwest3474]

How do you spread this compost on the lawn?

[@SteeeeveC]

Thanks. Is one of those ways the best or fastest to get results?

[@sheltowee8079]

Composting with red wigglers in a bin is a good way to compost in an apartment as well, and you get all that good worm casting

[@lindaparshall9276]

We started hotbeds this year

[@Jessica-v6m]

I love the chicken ring idea - that makes the most sense to me. But we have rats around and i feel like they would attract them. What would be the best option for not encourage the rats.. And snakes to want to investigate?

[@Kelekona_808]

For a home owner with a suburban sized yard, would you go for a tumbler or a compost bin?

[@MissLethall]

Compost bin, most definitely. : )

[@sallyeblen7032]

great ideas

[@jakeandhistruck2509]

Where did you get your compost machine from please?

[@termanight]

I'm so envious of your garden lol I got a compost tumbler recently and I'm hoping to use it soon. Any suggestions on compost starter?

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

I made a homemade compost bay from 2 baby gates, and a piece of plywood it works great mark!

[@angelalewis3645]

Brilliant!

[@yassidmomteros3975]

Can you share the link or the name of the container for apartments graining bucket for compost?

[@sharonnanson759]

Could you please tell me where to get the composter for the apartment?

[@scottfraser706]

Did i see old bills in the compost? Dose that work? If so i might try it

[@NinaTurner-y3e]

Can food scraps be blended and mixed in dirt?

[@senatorjosephmccarthy2720]

The 55 gallon barrel size compost tumblers are difficult to impossible to get to operating temperature of 150° because of the lack of pile mass.

[@deaddoll1361]

This can be supplemented by attending any event where a politician is speaking, armed with as many compost bins as you can handle. Filling them won't be an issue.

[@thatrandomguy8567]

Are you sure it will be useful for our plants tho 🤔

[@bron9674]

Oh come on Why be a smart alick... pollies work hard...next it will be suggestions compost bins turn up at schools, police staions etc etc boring!!

[@deaddoll1361]

@@bron9674 Pollies work hard to get themselves elected and re-elected, saying whatever they think will achieve that. They have a history of lies and corruption as any study will easily reveal. Schools and police are funded and overseen by politicians, it's their ineptitude that's at the heart of most of problems in those areas.

[@dafinavlad8161]

Where did you bought the Last composter?

[@BlankBey0nd]

What is the machine that is used at the end????

[@elNathNY]

If you live in an apartment, you don't need a composting machine. Those are gimmicks (take a look at Thunderf00t's video debunking the scam). Use a worm bin instead. Far cheaper, easy to make, and as a bonus - in addition to compost - you easy to care for pets.

[@cdamauser1963]

😂 big thumbs up!!

[@mamanini3138]

Wats the name of the grinder????

[@alanz90]

The only problem with the first method is that not enough bugs can/will get into the bin. You need to add bugs yourself. And leave the lid open from time to time to get extra air in & flies. Also, despite the tumbling, you still need to mix it up with a pitch fork

[@JamesFulkerson-e8q]

Is water runoff from the compost good for the garden ?

[@Maya__v8]

Do you have problems with weeds in your raised beds? If so how do you deal with them?

[@АлександърСтойнов-ф2ч]

How is called the machine for the last one?

[@colleenpurdy1588]

Dumb question- how do you end up with nice potting soil in the tumbler when youre consistently adding food waste to it? Wouldn’t you have whole chunks of rotting food that’s not yet broken down? Does the tumbler have a sifter in it to separate the soil from the solid food? Or do you go in by hand and dig out the soil from the non-broken down food scraps?

[@angieboast4501]

What machine did you use

[@danksinatra1770]

@selfsufficientme I read that putting citrus peels into your compost can kill off micro organisms that are important to composting because they are acidic

[@deskingdom6205]

Thanks mate, I appreciate the pea tips birds were gobbling my small peas& capsicum plants, I made a cover,mesh and cloth, thanks again Mate. Des

[@paradisestruggle404]

That covered bin thing looks cool. I’ve been having rodent and roach issues.

[@vickihenderson9911]

For everyone in the UK don't give chickens any food scraps that have been in the kitchen it's technically illegal due to the risk of disease coming from food scraps that originate outside the UK.

[@MegaGemoroy]

Is ink on the paper a concern for composting? I tend to avoid printed paper and stick to clean cardboard only. But is it really necessary?

[@justlittleolme7977]

I’m interested in reading responses to this comment. I stick to “clean” cardboard too for my garden and worm farms nut don’t know whether I’m being too finicky!

[@lyntaylor129]

Plant comfrey plant at the base of every fruit tree, and amongst your veggies too.

[@nubianqueen1692]

What is the name of the machine?

[@furryplantsandcoins9070]

What is that contraption???

[@CabinGRL]

I’m doing my compost in garbage cans with tight lids and turning them over / swapping out to a diff can to rotate the compost layers. It’s working great so far 😊

[@Saohesc]

This is the goldilocks solution for me. I can get this started today. Thank you!

[@mariap.894]

Cabingirl@ Do you stir the contents of the bin?😮

[@CabinGRL]

@@mariap.894 Hey there 😃actually after it’s been sitting like a good 3 months in layers of grass clippings, cardboard, dry leaves, scraps, and back to grass clippings, I just take a pitchfork and fork it into a new trashcan so the top of the old can ends up as the bottom of the new can. Last time when I got to the very bottom 1/4 of the can it was all soil! Loaded with worms too. I actually yelled IT WORKED and LOOK AT THE WORMS!! lol my son was like wow I’ve never seen anybody so excited about compost and earthworms before. The soil went to my garden and within a few days I spotted a squash plant volunteer growing and it’s massive now. All the squash plants beans peas carrots potatoes and herbs are thriving. Hoping the pineapples also produce big time. They can take up to a year or more on new plants. This compost is like black gold. Somebody told me don’t dry out your coffee ground and add those they attract some type of flies. I have to say I still dry out and sprinkle coffee grounds never had a fly issue.

[@kathynix6552]

@@Saohescyou’d have to turn it often so it gets oxygen otherwise i imagine it would turn stinky and anaerobic in a closed system with no air holes.

[@simonebourgeois9377]

I should be getting compost from my tumbler by July or August 😊

[@TheYawningPrawn]

If Russel Crowe decided to be a gardener instead of an actor.

[@deeblueeowens4143]

Love this guy no homo

[@Christiebalazs]

💕🙏💕

[@robcasad]

I love this guy!

[@rhysdehaan]

Absolutely love the channel Mark, I'm 16 and live in perth.

[@steventhrelkeld6333]

Great videos brother period I just subscribed period keep the videos coming thank you

[@Darkfyre755]

My chickens refuse to go into the kiddie pool i got for a "chicken ring"... Any advice on getting them to hop in and actually scratch around?

[@useazebra]

Easiest: direct composting

[@growthyselph]

Nice to have you back, big buddy 🎉❤

[@cinderella1295]

Our garden season just started but it is still cold. I am happy for your interesting advices, i love your knowledge , its usefull and a pleasure to watch you, Thy ! 💚

[@kimberlee7385]

What food scraps should you not use for compost? Any info would be appreciated 🙂

[@linmonash1244]

Just about everything can go into your compost. Avoid citrus, also very salty foods.or fatty foods. Make sure you have a closed system - as shown - so you don't attract rats, mice or possums. I layer mine up with some pea straw (could nitrogen addition) but any kind will do and some chicken poo. # If you're driving in the rural areas you'll often see bags of animal manure for sale at farm gates and usually a lot cheaper than garden centres. *Just be careful - I was warned against getting sheep poo as it often has nettles in. A through 'hot' composting should kill any seeds or bits that will shoot - but don't just spread as is over your garden beds. Once you introduce stinging nettles they're VERY hard to get rid of!

[@JoanneRyallHandEngraver]

Ridiculous though it sounds, it’s actually illegal in the uk to feed kitchen scraps to your Chickens!! (All to do with the foot & mouth outbreak in 2001)

[@andrewchopper75]

My garden bed dries up how do you keep it moist

[@bron9674]

Deep long watering, mulch then water again. When it's am & sunny day.

[@poltergiest4]

Kitchen counter composting machines are just expensive breadmakers! Don't buy a plug in composting machine, just thrift a bread making machine for 1/20th the price.

[@DonnieToys]

For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. (Romans 10:13) The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD. (Psalms 14:1-4)

[@ArtByKarenEHaley]

Chicken rings are easy as pie. You just need a kiddie pool and you're set.

[@hackwilson1467]

Empty coffee with lid...container... just shake every time you add. Dynamite

[@taracriste1]

We have a 5 gal bucket in the kitchen with a lid for all food scraps, egg shells, vegetables, whatever food and the kids have to go dump it once a week in the outside compost area. The chickens love scratching around the compost outside, they eat their own eggshells for calcium and I do need help turning it, I don't really do that enough, the earthworms down at the bottom of that stuff area amazing and huge!

[@BethVanAs]

Where can we get such awesome products? I really would like the turning composter. Is it only locally as I’m in South Africa 🇿🇦

[@marjoriejohnson6535]

Orbetter still ..for your kitchen ,,or cellar...a worm farm...check out A V wormery..he does it much like me , and i have been doing it for over 40 years...

[@nikkistewart1766]

My mother made a compost this year and after a few months, we decided to check it, and we jumped back!!! Thinking we saw a small snake for a second, but realizing it’s a giant worm, lol 😂 We have your average earth worms around here, never that big. As round as a finger and as long as a hand. Big boy had to much to eat lol

[@LetsSmosh]

Had a compost tumbler the rate that our family is going through veg. It was full in two to three weeks which made it redundant to have. When you could easily buy some chicken wire and build yourself a vertical stack. Long story short, if you want to throw all of your scraps that can't fit into that compost bin after a few weeks, then you just got to start throwing in the yard and actually making compost from the ground instead of spending 200 or $300 on a glorified rain barrel.

[@DSWL_]

yea chicken poop is actually an amazing nitrogen source

[@AmazinglyAwkward]

The only problem with those machines is they absolutely stink out wherever your keeping it with fermenting kitchen waste. The chicken ring is a fantastic idea if you have chickens and I'd never heard of a tumbler before but they sounds so much more convenient than turning the compost in a compost bin! Thanks for the sharing!

[@_cloudface_]

In case it's not obvious you can get a cheap blender and a DIY bokashi system with a few buckets if you're an apartment dweller instead of a more expensive all-in-one system.

[@heyjonbray]

love this! we always had a compost pile when I was growing up, and now that I have land I have some enormous piles going. looking forward to top dressing the yard with black gold come spring!

[@crazysquirrel9425]

trash can composting. Be sure to drill holes in the side and bottom. Makes about 30 gal of compost. You may need to turn (dig from one can into another) weekly.

[@beakittelscherz5419]

Do the chicken ring this way: have 3 rings. put the stuff from ring one in ring two every week. put the stuff from ring two in ring 3 every 2 to 3 weeks. Onve a montth or 5-6 weeks clar all thats left from ring 3 on your compost. ist mixed and small pieces and fertilized with chicken poop then. You do not need to have to work on your compost bin anymore. just let it sit for half a year. its ready. you dont even need tosip it through a net or sifter. you can directly put it into the garden!

[@CordeliaWagner]

I eat only plant based and only fresh whole ingredients. No way I could get rid of all my scraps with a compostbin. I bring my composting stuff to a park nearby.

[@debraholingsworth7183]

I fail at compost. I have all the necessary ingredients and equipment, but it doesn't break down.

[@tinnyoscar24]

I made a homemade compost bin and has just added grass clippings, dried leaves, and kitchen scraps. Do I need to mix it or let it sit? And If I need to mix the bun, how often should I do it?

[@yerielurena1873]

I don’t want to buy a compost bin; how do I make one? Edit: never mind, I already built one, but it's hard to manage.

[@katmandudawn8417]

I have a single compost bin. I put things in but I haven’t gotten any out because the new stuff is what’s accessible and it’s not ready. Should I turn it or what. I’ve been using it for several years, mostly kitchen scraps not much years waste. I have new raised beds this year and I would love to add it to my new beds.

[@augurcybernaut4785]

That apartment device is 🧑🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓