The Best Garden Soil and Compost in 72 Hours

[@w.patrickpuglisi582]

Doc have you ever used buttermilk to start a compost pile? Grandmother would mix 1/2 gallon of buttermilk 4 gallon of hot water. She would then poor this over the pile. Buttermilk has all the good and live bacteria cultures in it.

[@chrislambert5249]

Interesting 🤔

[@Icosiol]

Can you spread this out on to your lawn to help with bare areas, or just soil improvement?

[@kenschuler9295]

Good morning doc, I hope Anderson has planned for increased production of dirt buster due to the fact they ran out of it a few times last year. I gave permission to use the pictures I sent them of my yard last year during a severe drought here in Oklahoma. Only watering twice a week. The house and property looks great doc.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes... we spoke with them last month... but who knows.

[@tmoneyg4811]

Worm castings is also a great addition to the soil as well

[@loraplymire431]

Hi Doc, Can you use this product in a composting pile of leaves and kitchen scraps?

[@jamesjinks3662]

Doc, i made the compost pile and it fired up, then cooled down after a few days. Once cooled down, how long can you use it to top dress your raised beds...or...do you need to re-fire it so often??

[@zachdailyfost4433]

How would i get a compost pile containing hay, rabbit poo, and grass clipings going for a compost pile?

[@hquest]

If I want to use this on my lawn that still has undesirable weeds, can I mix other things such as pre-emergent or weed killers and just drop it on my spreader?

[@backcountrycouesn2132]

Hey doc, I’ve thought about using this method with my leveling sand and mixing it all together to level out my yard when the time comes. Do you think the compost would be fine enough to use as a leveler mixed with the sand? Thanks for all the info and videos!

[@HowTowithDoc]

don't mix with leveling mix... keep things that degrade out of it.

[@ripmaster896]

Hey now your thinking like lawnmaster 👍👍👍👍

[@scottcarr2871]

Also Doc I wonder if using a black tarp might help get more heat from the sunlight to that pile !

[@DMUSA536]

Last year I had some dirt booster plus left over and mixed my own compost of leaves and grass. Well that broke down pretty fast. 😊

[@wat2000]

Hello doc big fan, I was wondering after the growing season ends and your soil / compost breaks down what do you do the next season? Do the same thing all over again / activate the micro rival fungi?

[@HowTowithDoc]

If it's a small garden or raised bed yes.

[@FlipnKraut]

9:26 That’s an interesting shape for a bush.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Wife trimmed it... 😂

[@aroundthehouse8472]

So how long does one pile last you? I do a small garden every year. Would one pile last the entire growing season, or will i have to do aonther pile later in the year?

[@wat2000]

So my mix is a lil too wet due to all the rain however day 2 I hit 100degrees on pile. Can I go ahead and mix it with my peat moss and perlite even when it’s a lil damp? Or should I let it dry out completely?

[@Dowlingr3]

Doc. Love your channel. I tried the dirt booster with manure from my horse stalls. However I couldn’t get it to activate and get as hot as yours did. Any tips for using free source manure vs. black cow from the big box stores?

[@HowTowithDoc]

There's a good chance that the bacteria present, PH, and other factors will keep it from blooming.

[@ripmaster896]

Hey doc lawnmaster here Hey do you know why your compost pile didn't fire up ? The answer is . Simply you didn't fold the tarp again and that is why you hade to do it a second time. But great job on doing your homework. From lawnmaster 🏆🏆🏆

[@bladimirMartinez-kt1fx]

Doc, I love your videos, some of them have changed the lives of our family. We have a quick question: Does Dirt Booster Plus raise the temperature high enough to kill weed bulbs in the soil to be treated? Trying to recycle weed material. Thanks

[@HowTowithDoc]

No... it really only raises temps to about 110

[@jboy1757]

Can I use this on my lawn? My soil is rock-hard clay. What is the negative on putting on my lawn (hot spots) in March/April? I want to do something this year that will help my soil for next year.

[@shelshele]

So using compost to make compost method to top dress, what happens if you don’t use it in the 2-3 days? Also, if you are prepping new raised beds and mix it in with existing potting or raised mix with compost mixed in, how does the dirt booster help if you don’t have the temps needed to make the fungi and microbes alive?

[@janminton7864]

Good morning, Doc. Would this method of adding the compost and dirt booster plus work if you apply on top of landscape fabric around the plants? Your You Tube channel is such a treasure trove of knowledge. hanks.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes, if you have mulch move it away, apply and then move back.

[@janminton7864]

@@HowTowithDoc Hallelujah! This answer makes me happy. Thanks so much!

[@gvenkataraman6854]

It is better value to make your enriched compost separately first. Then you have the application medium for your lawns, flower beds etc. It is poor value to apply the product directly. Your compost product will have 10-100 fold or more bioactivity than what you started with if you process it that way

[@productivecough7148]

Hey Doc...good luck on the move tomorrow, hope all goes smoothly. Moving is a bitch.

[@jcooper1444]

Sounds like a pot of water ran through the coffee maker would be about right. Thanks Doc!

[@stevegreene6176]

Instead of using water from the tap that is very cold , could you use a fill a five gallon bucket and let it warm up during the day,when mixing

[@Zippy12332]

Will I still have to apply Epsom salts under tomato plants?

[@reyboy4284]

Can I do this in a covered wheel barrow?

[@mauricewilliams2278]

😂😂😂 that bush arrangement behind Doc here!!! It was hard to un see it after I seen it😂😂

[@HowTowithDoc]

Wife trims it...

[@mauricewilliams2278]

@@HowTowithDoc 🤣🤣🤣

[@chrislambert5249]

😂 LOL

[@666bruv]

What are the nematode and protozoa numbers?

[@ronbasic4647]

Hey doc ! Im so confused by the hose end andersen spray bottles , i keep watching your videos on it and cant grasp it. I have 5100 sq fr of bermuda and i want to put down the dimension. Please please can u tell me the mix ratio to put in the bottles with wateri have two ill buy more if i must . Im just confused on the mix please help

[@johnhamilton9229]

Keep it cooking. Got it.

[@richhayes9883]

Hello from Texas

[@PNWlawnguy1973]

Can you take a small cup of compost and put it at the base of an established plant?

[@HowTowithDoc]

It's best to top apply

[@CollinMF]

How important is it that it’s covered? I mixed it with dirt booster plus and boiling water in an old liquid feed plastic bucket and I’m afraid if I cover it with a trash bag it will oxygen deprive it.

[@adamghazal9204]

Thanks Doc!

[@alexmcandrew3943]

Hello from Western Australia 😊

[@nathans2k02]

I'm doing a spring overseed.. yes I know not ideal. I'm thinking of making this to top dress and sprinkle on my lawn before I lay down pre germinated seed. I'll have to cover 4000-5000sqft... Curious how much of this you think I'd need?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Spring overseed is fine. But I would use a synthetic that matches your soil testing.

[@nathans2k02]

@@HowTowithDoc thanks doc

[@Terry11111]

Doc .. playin in the dirt again.

[@1991M-y3u]

Hey Doc, I tried this for the first time, the process is working so far but it smells extremely bad. It’s been 6days so far, it’s still steaming, I’ve been turning it everyday and making sure it stays damp and moist (not muddy). Is this normal?

[@HowTowithDoc]

It should start to dry out. My guess is too much water and leave it open.

[@1991M-y3u]

Roger! Assuming the smell doesn’t go away completely, would it still be good to use in my garden? Everything aside the smell in this process went as predicted I even have mycorrhizal fungi. Thanks Doc.

[@SandstormGT]

Black Kow manure is already composted, what's the point of starting the compost process again? Seems like this would be better used on a pile of carbon such as wood chips, leaves or bales of straw.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Because there little to no nutrients in it... no biochar... no good fungi and limited microbes. The black kow is simply the carrier.

[@scottcarr2871]

Very interesting video Doc. I got an idea what about running a extension cord under the pile and plugging it into one if those heating mats that are used to heat aquariums for reptiles ect. That would provide the extra constant heat to get pile going and might be useful in colder climates ect... Just an idea. Wondering about your thoughts on that ?

[@HowTowithDoc]

Yes, we used a seed starter heating pad last year. The bottle of hot water was just easier.

[@jackwhite6030]

explosive growth....

[@ralphzaragoza5573]

anybody kept count how many times Doc said Microisal Fungi? 😅

[@HowTowithDoc]

67

[@CollinMF]

That would be a fun drinking game. Haha

[@strorandompage]

I want to mix this with top soil and put it on my grass😢

[@SlackerU]

I think it's a complete waste of time to try hot composting outdoors when day temperatures are below 84f, as long as you get a warm day then the freezing night will not lower the temperature. The main issue people ignore is oxygen. Flipping only adds additional oxygen for about 20 minutes max. Also when you're switching from anaerobic to aerobic the Sulfur converts from dioxide to trioxide to form sulfuric acid which also heats up(it's drain cleaner so to get heat you add oxygen). My 5ft leaf pile is 150f though I'm in zone 9, I hit 164f(the max) a few weeks ago but it didn't last so I added a high-N fertilizer.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Not true... we have been doing these piles for 4 years. It is NOT a normal compost pile. It only remains for 72 hours before being used and the testing from Clemson Unv showed the true power. If you want to talk NORMAL compost piles.. then you are correct.

[@SlackerU]

@@HowTowithDoc I don't understand what you think isn't normal about your heat. It's chemistry & not Bible-babble.

[@johnjude2685]

Golf courses has ruined many ponds and creeks and rivers....I'm not going to believe this as a perfect soil builder for clay base soil....not yet.

[@HowTowithDoc]

Actually we have more problems with run off from livestock fields. But "organics" that are deep in the soil don't run off. Synthetics do

[@mikehouser5430]

Morning

[@Manbunmen65]

"Never use fertilizer again" Doc...I just had delievered today your super juice.

[@markv6638]

Sup Doc 🐰🥕

[@OneWildTurkey]

Sounds like probiotics for your lawn.