How to Make High Quality Compost from Plants for Your Organic Garden

[@monkeysaiyen7196]

I started composting October 2017 because I wanted to start a garden for 2018. It was slow and tedious and I couldn't find enough material. Around April I discovered this channel. Now I shred paper and get leaves and scrap food from my neighbors. Some of the tips you talk about were very helpful and some where not for I live very far up in northern N.Y. I now have 3 pallet composters that I can maintain 130 degrees. No garden this year but thanks to your channel I am very confident I can finally have a garden in 2019. Many thanks friend. Keep on keeping on

[@TheJohnsoice88]

John, i just started watching your videos lately. Recently ive begun my own indoor garden using floating rafts on my two goldfish tank. Currently im expanding to an outdoor shed where i have my potted vegetables. Growing now are, Cabbage, Yukon Gold Potatoes, Red Potatoes, Bantam Corn, Pineapple, Garlic, Kale, Butter Crunch Lettuce, Roma Tomatoes, Beefsteak Tomatoes, Jalapenos, Parsley, Basil, Pickling Cucumbers, and last but not least Eggplants.. all indoors all using the fishtank water and solids. I have learned alot from these videos. By the way, all of this is being done in a 1,000 sq ft condo in a complex..

[@anniegaddis5240]

Just ordered 4 bags. Comes to a little over $100 even with the $8 discount because of the UPS freight costs. Love adding stuff from many sources to our garden. My plants are all very happy, and so am I.

[@GraceHead1]

Jeff gave me your discount and a nice tour of Farm Dirt. Thanks again, John.

[@winnipegnick]

I also suggest adding a large amount of Red Wigglers to reduce the amount of time it takes to process this large amount of vegetable and plant waste. I was watched a Tedx video about how McCain Canada processes their huge amount of potato waste. They did a national study and figured the best way was to buy millions of Red Wigglers and let them eat the potato food scraps. The video also discussed how they were able to reduce methane & carbon that's created compared to using traditional composting methods. It took into consideration the fact that they had to truck in leaves and shredded paper to be able to compost the potatoes etc.. I tried to find the video to provide the link here but sadly could not find it. I'm a small home gardener and have tossed 1lbs of red wigglers into my compost piles 3 years ago and I continue to have red wigglers in my compost bins to this date and I live in a city where we have cold weather.

[@robertevans8024]

I'm surprised they don't use those potatoes for tots or animal feed. I have freezing temperatures here in Philly and I compost in a black plastic 55 gallon barrel with holes drilled all over it and a lid. I fill it throughout the year with kitchen scraps, coffee grounds, egg shells, pulp from my juicer, shredded brown paper bags and yard waste in the fall. I periodically add a little used potting soil to cover the added pulp to help prevent fruit flies and recharge/reuse the old potting soil. It ends up being loaded with worms each spring before I add it to my raised beds. Then I start the process all over again. I also sprinkle some Espoma Organic Garden Tone Fertilizer, for Herbs and Vegetables, over the compost after it's spread out in my raised beds. The worms make it through our freezing temperatures. I guess my pile generates enough heat during the winter that they can find a sweet spot. After all, they seem to love the cold temperatures in a refrigerator when they sell bait.

[@CrystalAge]

An amazing addition to add to your compost/tea is mushrooms aka mycorrhizae. Use the ones that already grow in your yard or garden or just go buy some that you like, use them like normal and then add the scraps to your system where you see fit. A rock dust alternative has done well for me too. Expired multivitamins. 1 tablet per gallon works well for me. Thank you very much John, you have been a wonderful inspiration for me and I have used a lot of your information to improve the health of my mother and grandmother. I will be a lifelong subscriber. Mahalo and aloha.

[@armicia4919]

How crazy is that! I just clicked on the video to check it out without knowing you were in Houston. This is the stuff my husband and I grow everything in!

[@ardelllewis9892]

LOVE TO LISTEN TO THIS GUY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FUNNY

[@VanHipp-q3j]

TIP- A Gardening Fertilizer success. We first made our own bio char. Filled several large plastic bins 1/2 full of the Bio-Char. Then we put Choir/soil mix with Red Wigglers on top.. These Tubs were maintained feeding and watering the Red Wigglers (worms) on top of the Bio-Char for approx. 1 yr. We dumped three large tubs in the Planned garden area this year and our Tomato Blooms look like Dandelions-(Super Blooms). The other plants thriving include Squash, Cucumbers, Peas, Corn, Swiss Chard, Beats. This is a first year garden (1250 SF). Heavy Clay Dirt, the kind that is cement in the summer. Good Gardening from The Hipps

[@robertevans8024]

My wife works at a daycare facility and a certain grocery store that specializes in a lot of organic produce, donates a lot of soon to expire, or unwanted, fruits and vegetables. She ends up bringing me a lot of spoiled food. Between that and our usual kitchen scraps, plus what pulp I get from my juicer, I have a good supply of nitrogen for my compost pile. I mix that with shredded brown paper bags, dead leaves and yard waste. I add a little used potting soil along the way periodically, to recharge and reuse the old potting soil. I do this in a 55 gallon plastic barrel with holes drilled all over it. Each spring it's finished and full of worms before I add it to my raised beds. Then after my garden is planted in the spring I start to refill the barrel through the next four seasons and adding yard waste after the fall. The worms do most of the work and I only do a little turning now and then, just before I add more kitchen scraps and juicer pulp, mixed with coffee grounds and egg shells.

[@j.h.2844]

Thank you John. You are a wealth of knowledge. Because of you, I have visited JRN and now I plan to visit Farm Dirt Compost and Natures Way Resources. I am learning so much from your Videos☺

[@TheLowLandGardener]

the owner of the compost company must be very happy for promoting his product John.

[@maximilian333]

I have 5G buckets with perforated lids (fishing bait lids) and a circle of nylon window screen I lay over top to stop flies. I stack them up with 4 stones between each to allow air in. I rotate these downward as they fill and the worms do their work. By the time my 4th one is done I have 1 bucket with great soil/ worm castings. I mix in some azomite/trace minerals and fish/seaweed fertilizer and let it sit for a week or two, then mix into new soil for planting containers. Works amazing.

[@GraceHead1]

thanks John ... I didn't know where I could go around my own town to find this . I live in Houston area so this is just what I needed to know.

[@BumbleBeeJunction]

Looks like a wonderful source for those in the Houston area... We make a lot of our own compost here on the homestead, the main base being wood chips here too... Thanks so much for sharing... I am sure the Houston folks appreciate it too...

[@madtaxpayer5818]

hey John, thank you for this video. It has helped me decide to draft a proposal to my city to become green. This has added excellent information to support this ideal. So I wanted to stop and thank you.

[@NoNORADon911]

4 years later, how did it go?

[@PhoenixCustomPrimiti]

That sifter, you can use a screen trommel with screens of various sizes so you can get the size of particles you need for whatever application in the garden. If you have a little down time and feel you want to do a little making/building you can throw one together for $50-$70 dollars and it folds up to store when not in use. If you have subscribers that prospect your way, they can point you to homemade trommels that you can adapt to your needs. Just a thought.

[@slyplaymike1]

fall leaves are the. best compost....it's tested and contains everything.... everything!! merry Christmas

[@Alexz_Archivz]

Thanks! you gave me a great idea to go out and rake up some leaves in the grassy field next to m y house!

[@californiagirl2095]

🌻Great video John😊👍, thank you soo much for the work that you do. I have been searching for a site that breaks down, the " How to do" on how to begin my own fruit and vegetable gardening, trees and beds. I truly enjoy your videos, the joy you get from growing your own food and sharing all your knowledge with your viewer's, comes and just shines, thank you. 🌻

[@charlenepineda5239]

I live in Houston and never knew they were here! thank you! I am going!

[@titanlurch]

large particle compost is also known as forestry compost and is very affective in a clay soil environment.

[@Tomasmoravia]

Great video, I think this is come in handy fro upcoming year! Happy days to you!

[@tara.ta-rah]

I'm a fan of what you do and learning a lot. I see you have done gardening in Northern California. I am having a hard time finding your videos pertaining to that area and was hoping you might make a playlist based off of your locations to get a better idea of what to expect in the same or similar areas. Thanks for your time. Keep up the great work.

[@freewaybaby]

Most of his videos are from his gardening in N. California, where he lives. If he's somewhere else, he'll say where, but for the most part (at least as long as I've been watching him), they're in California. Some in Nevada, a few in Houston...

[@sgarcata]

he's in Northern California now? what region?

[@edwardburtley]

Lol 😆 John you're the first person to get high of Compost. GREAT VIDEO 📹

[@brianpayne5729]

Hi John! Thanks so much for all of your videos. Thanks for the Omega juicer too. It's great. I love you.

[@RonEntropy]

Awesome! Loved this video John... I have to support these guys for doing good things and making good rich compost for the world... I live in Houston and never knew about this company... Can't believe it took a guy from The California Bay Area to let me know about something basically in my very own backyard. I need to check the compost company up in Conroe as well. You're a wealth of knowledge John keep doing Gods work... Merry Christmas and God Bless. Love all your videos!

[@brainchasm]

I'm running a compost pile right now in LV, but it's only just now hit 85degF after like, four days. It's been going up slow, and at least not going down, but man, finding browns is HAAARRD!!

[@joejefferies11]

Cardboard boxes make great browns. Remove tape and labels and done use anything glossy, tear it up or shrewd it and your good to go and reducing your waste.

[@elephantoflight3362]

You are one of my favorites.... Great work....

[@wormpostse6287]

Really cool operation! It's no wonder it is located in a lower-income neighborhood, it's too nice for fancy people :D

[@MsRESPECT90]

😊 all humans deserve high quality growing medium for better food. Thank you for your compassion💚.

[@tahraqapie4783]

great detailed description and information, I will start a compost in my country, using food waste and wood chips, subscribed

[@chrisdahl864]

John, an interesting vlog today. Thanks.

[@kirkyoung7069]

Awesome. I live in Houston and didn't know about this place. Somewhat new to gardening and have been obsessed with your videos and the Vegan Athlete guy's videos. Family thinks I'm nuts but won't once we're eating good stuff from the backyard. Got the fruit tress in...vegetable beds next.

[@zaetv6017]

Respect and Salute John 💯

[@rodneyjackson622]

Wow! you talk a good talk, keep up the good work. thank you for this great information, John.

[@kk294Darlene]

Heads up John, just went by before the end of this video to check out a save the link to Farm Dirt Compost, unfortunately they cannot sell online, due to post office regulations, just so your viewers are aware thanks again for all your input and great videos'

[@gvas7560]

Thanks so much for sharing. Will definitely consider this place.

[@belindacharpentier628]

I'm in League City, sub of Houston, and had to go back to Brazoria Cty for good compost. I've bought some of that junk locally you mentioned with sand and chewed up weeds I'll never get rid of. Worse than what big box stores sell. 5th ward is doable but twice as expensive as what I buy on 523. Still good to know. And I make my own compost just not enough.

[@georgebowman1060]

😊 thanks. went to website for that non manure soil. will be ordering from them in near future.

[@MasterSkug]

I did landscaping for a year and a half and I loved that nice earthy smell first thing in the morning

[@ODSTrookieful]

Thank you so much for all this information... I will apply quite a few of your tips! And I ll stop using munuer. Thank you again... you are really inspiring. God bless you!

[@anniegaddis5240]

Manure is ok as long as it's composted properly.

[@TStormPhoenix]

ZeroTrookaz You can use manure but I'd suggest giving it another year at home if you're unsure about it. I've used manures for years with great results.

[@7cTube]

Thank you for making these videos

[@waynebeaudette2163]

love all your videos. keep it going man.

[@bp3sfishingchannel518]

Awesome video !

[@shanelunsford5495]

Lots of trees that are chipped by tree trimming companies are cut from roadsides to keep the branches away from power lines. Often these same roadsides are sprayed with chemicals. Also lots of the chips are from the trunks of trees which are extremely carbon dense and very difficult to break down, not making very good compost.

[@phillygrl7898]

John, can you do a video on how you take you compost from you bid to prepare it for your garden. Also for worm bins. I have a Rubbermaid tote that I use for my worm bin. It's been a year but I can't figure out how to separate the worms. I have tried putting food on one side but that does't work. Also how to finish off the compost from the bin because it's very moist. Do I dry it sift it? Help!

[@katd2440]

If they are getting the scraps from grocery stores and such aren't most of those sprayed with chemicals and stuff?

[@brandenknopsnyder9055]

I use rogaine, it works! Your haie looks good, ppl should be learning about the compost!

[@brandenknopsnyder9055]

*hair

[@wildernessgalm3711]

Yes John, a lovely bed of earthly compost to ground upon (aka earthing) whilst we sleep. The next home I live in (hopefully diy) shall have dirt floors to promote more earth contact/improved health via "grounding". Love your "sexy compost" comment 😂 ha ha ha Highly enjoying your videos! Thank you for your effort...your passion is amazing (relating) and your enthusiasm is infectious 💗

[@mpetrus100]

John, Have Merry Christmas.

[@Swainky]

Hello John. Here in Tennessee we have CO-OP facilities that sale Organic Valley soils, composts, ect. Do you have any knowledge of their products? I dont have enough compost or good soil here. Its mostly red clay, shale, slate, lime and sandstone. Is there a particular type of conditioner i need to use? I asked about the crushed stone supplements, they didnt know what why I was even talking about. Thanks!

[@azzzonline]

A town' 2 hrs from me collects all food scraps at the curb each week and makes black shifted compost and I go there and get my compost each year for my garden.

[@stebarg]

Again, an awesome clip, John. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I love your passion and attitude. 👍🏽❤️🌱😃 Thanks 🙏🏽🌏🌳

[@فاروقسعدمحمود]

thank you and friends

[@mtnmanrab]

reusing these resources is the key to restoring fertility to the earth.

[@Zoza15]

The way we throw banana peels and vegetables away could have been done much more efficiently if this is the better way to decompose organic matter into amazing soil fertilizers..

[@homesteadhousewife9964]

LOL!! Chicken shit compost!!!! I'm so happy to learn about this facility in Houston. I live in the northern suburbs and I have heard about how there is a lack of food available to people living in the inner city!! There are just NO grocery stores that are easy for people to get to or afford. So sad...but sustainable living and community gardens are a wonderful idea as long as people there will do the work. It is hard work though- wait did you just say sexy compost!?!? Love this video!

[@peezyworld420]

Respect to you Sir. Organic everything. I wish people in the medical marijuana industry would care about health and organics over money and riches.

[@clowns76]

I have lots of vine plants and I compost it​ how long dose it take to brake down?

[@annettebaker8738]

What is the name & company of the compost pellet you use

[@vincentdinh190]

when you come back to fifthward tx let me know I show you around

[@Kchill1986]

The massive methane release from having open area compost through cardboard which unless stated has added chemical's in the paper can be eliminated using old iron barrel's that add iron to the soil and contain the gas that can be piped into a container run by solar to condense into a gas that can be used for fuel.

[@deedeeinwi]

glad I found your site...very informative. thanks

[@GhostCell47]

5th Ward is an historic African American neighborhood. I live in Houston.

[@phiisamajicnumber1859]

GhostCell47 This is the place I was telling you about. We're gonna get our compost from these guys.

[@arthurekka9406]

Very educative

[@Alexz_Archivz]

@28:20 Wow! why cant my compost look like that in my tumbler?! Mine is still brown, kinda looks like broken down pine pellets. Food is breaking about at their own pace, still plenty of green and brown solids, but my 5 or 6 month compost is STILL NOT BLACK!! AND DEF NOT HOT(COOKING) INSIDE even living here in AZ!

[@Kchill1986]

You can harness the fuel gas from this with barrel's and fan's run through solar,it's very easy to do,a grey water tube to help clean the gas running from the compost barrel with a solar fan pushing air through it,you could use pipes with holes running down the compost if you want but it's up to you,Use your imagination and have fun.

[@beauberry6226]

are you making your way to Austin, TX??

[@brucegarridoprayer3502]

Can you communicate with the Island of Guam, so Guam can carry supply of Azimite and Myrecholie for plant's.

[@ollie54able]

Hey John, I have 2 questions; 1) I have heard that after you composted that it needs for a few months before it can be added to you gardens. Is there any truth to that? 2) I had an old tree removed (it was dying) I was able to use a lot of the chips as cover for gardened areas saved a wheelbarrow of fine wood chips. I was told the these chips steel the Nitrogen from the soil. is this true?

[@tkomla]

I am a transplant to the southern boonies where people love to BURN yard waste! so what I see is people gather and burn scraps (wood, grass plus plastics, metals, styrofoam, glass, etc.) Then drive to chemical store and buy chem fertilizers and weed killers... HELP!

[@angelgrant3845]

What are the rasheos of carbons and oxygen to add what kinds of oxygens are there?

[@beauberry6226]

are you ever in Austin, TX?

[@slyplaymike1]

big chunks in my compost help with water retention

[@robertomarquez88]

Where to buy online?

[@kawarus]

thanks!

[@bazdaniels7420]

I noticed I can click to your channel and then go to "videos" which is another way to see what all is new.

[@luissanabria3373]

Do you keep your plants alive during summer?

[@sriusa7075]

Dear John, I am looking for plant based compost and i am vegan!! Please help where i can get in the area of Dallas!!

[@freewaybaby]

Dang... amoebas level in Texas! So, it that a good thing or not? If something is growing in the soil that is NOT good, it's hard to kill it in this grow zone since we have so little real winter.

[@Psalms-KJV]

what's good to get rid of powder mold?

[@jimsmij]

I use sour milk mixed with water. 50 / 50 mix. Spray on both sides of the leaves and in the soil around the infected plant. Apply every day for a few days. Repeat if it starts to come back. Good luck.

[@Psalms-KJV]

Jim S thank you

[@jimsmij]

Thanks for asking, I'm curious too. :)

[@Psalms-KJV]

boozefly I actually used Epsom salt desolved really nice for 24 then I applied. I'm having problems with mites now that this temperature continues to fluxiate from hot to cold where I'm at.....any ideas for this?

[@فاروقسعدمحمود]

ولك ايضا .شكرا للمعلومات مفيده جدا

[@freewaybaby]

It says (basically) "thank you for your information; very helpful".

[@alphasxsignal]

Can not get compost like that here in west Florida.

[@danielgreen5633]

How many times you suppose he said compost?

[@sweetvuvuzela4634]

Fun guy compost 🥳🤭

[@ahkzaha7302]

thanks💃👍

[@USALibertarian]

I like my compost like I like my Usher, nice, rich, and black.

[@فاروقسعدمحمود]

good

[@abideenturky]

فاروق سعد محمود السلام علیکم بھائی صاحب بہت شکریه

[@rapunzeleh546]

hmmm... with a little bit of ingenuity, they could harness the heat from that compost, turn it into electricity and use the electricity to run the fans.

[@monkeysaiyen7196]

rapunzel eh. I have watched some videos on useing compost to heat water tanks for homes and camps. Interesting idea you have. Maybe someone somewhere will figure out how make electricity from compost.

[@quantumchang4410]

Plant-based manure is way superior to your own poo or other animal poo. Been there, tried it and experienced it hands on.

[@l.g.a.8930]

What would you think those companies who don't want you to know about what they put in their compost if you want to make a video there? John was asking. I was thinking... what about a couple of dead bodies or more bodies? They make pretty good compost... seriously..

[@davidulrich7112]

Another site-source I came across recently (by someone else "reputable", I believe) present facts considering the which that the soil may be "too rich" within nutrient materials, already! Hence, when you're presenting these enormous numbers of some things--maybe that's reflective over something to become wary about (too rich soil composting additive wise), too? Their...soil, being tested, was recommended towards not adding...more: but, rather giving "a rest" towards it's becoming complemented TOO MUCH, right? (If I find that link/video, perhaps, I'll find my way back here to post it. Meanwhile, that..."problem" may well not become everyone's problem, of course?)

[@101bsatx]

David Ulrich You can't achieve too rich of a soil through simple composting. Natural compost has a peak it'll reach and that peak is just fine for plants to grow in. Only through synthetic fertilizers can you achieve a too nutrient rich soil.

[@davidulrich7112]

Huh...I'll have to find that video again--find out what tests they had conducted as indicated such to...them, yes?

[@sampost9439]

This guy is like the younger version of wranglerstar

[@Kchill1986]

Im wondering why he think's that long term giant open air compost creating gas is a good idea?

[@Kchill1986]

Im wondering how much they paid him for this?

[@Kchill1986]

Ask him what gas is being made through the process!

[@onitbrkn]

not understanding how using vegetables with pesticides and pvc is a good choice. guess its better than nothing.

[@Kchill1986]

What hole are you in doing these theory?

[@Prasadtmg]

T Q sir

[@IsaiahLevinus]

ARE THEY 100% ORGANIC?

[@stebarg]

👏 👏 👏

[@Nutricup]

Good compost is fully decomposed organic material thats what i think..