How to Compost on a Balcony | Kitchen and Garden Waste Compost
As a balcony or patio gardener, we have huge space constraints and traditional composting is not possible. Therefore here is a way to make compost on an apartment balcony with just a bucket.
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:45 what is composting?
2:33 Essentials for composting
3:03 How to compost?
7:21 Where can we store the bucket compost?
7:56 Will there be insects in the compost?
8:51 Will the compost smell bad?
9:14 Can we compost in winters?
9:31 When is the compost ready?
9:56 How long does it take to compost?
10:09 How to use compost in our garden?
10:45 Why we should compost?
11:38 Outro
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"Composting is returning the favour" - beautiful
@ilhambakhti1345
Күн бұрын
I realy found this video helpful. Thank you from Morocco
Damn, woman, that was a masterful beginner's lesson!
@bringnatureinside
11 ай бұрын
Thank you :)
@user-wp5jr3zq3h
Ай бұрын
Good, worth doing
to anyone reading watching this video: this method works. I started my compost bin 3 months ago, followed the instructions to a T, and yesterday I distributed the compost I made to my plants. thank you aparna for this video! I've tried to compost for many years and never really had much success until now.
@sellyrosemarie
7 ай бұрын
Did you need a water tray for the bottom of the bucket? I think I saw one in the video but didn't hear one specifically mentioned
@ratsalad178
6 ай бұрын
@@sellyrosemarie i didn't use one since i kept my bucket outdoors. but water does drain out of those holes in the bottom! so i'd recommend a tray if you're composting indoors
@nishasantmajor5902
3 ай бұрын
Mine gets infested with soldier larvae and it becomes a mess. What do I do?
@ratsalad178
3 ай бұрын
@@nishasantmajor5902 possibly means your compost is too wet - maybe add more brown waste? and frequently check if the drain holes are clogged. i had maggots in my compost too and i just let them be. it's rotting organic matter; this is supposed to happen. adding a good layer of dried leaves on top kept maggots to a minimum though.
@debashridas9244
2 ай бұрын
What about the watery liquid that will come out.
This was my first attempt to make compost and woah what a great experience it was I got sweet smelling compost .to all the beginners out there just have patience and follow this method.
You did a great job doing this video. The bonus was that you are a very pleasant presenter! It's a complement 😊 🎉
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
@doreenmangru3490
17 күн бұрын
I so love listening to you, everything you’re doing works very well - love your videos
The composting information was useful. But here's something I'd like to add - I found the video touching because it also exuded love, gentleness, earnestness, and kindness. Sometimes I feel more than the right mix of soil or the right amount of some or the other ingredients, the grower learns about what's working with their plants quickly if they have these values. I myself started growing plants after my mum left behind a happy rose plant in my house and I didn't have the heart to see it perish. I didn't do anything right in trying to give it care. But it still survived. And I still don't get anything right but my plants survive cos they 'see' me trying.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
thank you for that comment :)
@KERDURPEPI
Жыл бұрын
So beautiful! 🥲🤗❤️
@eriagomes4095
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 💖
@serephiamccabe
10 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
@emerald.m1061
10 ай бұрын
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Thank you balcony composter, you have encouraged me so much after feeling like a compost failure. i have been so upset about the ants wanting to kill my wrigglers in my tumbler.
I compost in clay pots and cover the top with a clay saucer. It keeps all the bugs out and the clay allows aeration and moisture control.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
I have never tried in clay pots, but have its best for composting…
@nikilenguyen6592
Жыл бұрын
May I ask...do we need to drill holes on the clay pots?
@Meskarune
Жыл бұрын
@@nikilenguyen6592 I didn't. My pots had one hole in the base and that works for me.
@nikilenguyen6592
Жыл бұрын
@@Meskarune ...thank you very much for responding. I will try your method...how often do you stir the compost in the clay pot?
@Meskarune
Жыл бұрын
@@nikilenguyen6592 I mix it maybe once every 3 months. Not that often.
I enjoyed the video, thank you. I've been composting in 5 gallon plastic buckets for about 2 years with no covers and only 1 or 2 holes in the bottom for drainage. Sometimes it gets too wet from hose or rain, in the hot weather it often dries out for a long time, sometimes it seems like a swamp or mucky because I usually put in too many greens (kitchen scraps) and I hardly ever mix it but you know what- it still breaks down into compost no matter what you do so don't get all hung up if you're confused and have questions. Just do it. Even with "mistakes", the end result is compost. In my case I have a pepper plant and a tomato plant that came up from the scraps and have survived into the 2nd season bearing food and also 2 avocado seeds sprouted and are now 6 feet high still living without any help from me except for water.
@meenakshi6344
7 ай бұрын
That was quite encouraging. I hate mixing the compost. And my green to brown ratio goes wrong too. Thanks
@uchennaonyekelu2481
5 күн бұрын
@@meenakshi6344exactly, I don't like mixing it atall or perceiving any foul smell, that alone discourages me.
A week ago (or so), I started posting a comment on this video about how you inspired me and how I was FINALLY going to start composting. I never posted it. Today though, I am going to post because this past weekend; guess what?! I DID IT! I started my first compost bucket. It was just as easy as you have detailed here and way, way, WAAAAY more fun than I ever imagined! I was like a kid in a candy shop the entire time. A special note though. What felt best was 1) not feeling guilty about how I manage my waste, and 2) the notion of turning plants into deeper forms of energy and allowing them to live on in other perpetual forms of being as they are naturally designed! I am so glad to have met you as you are such a warm soul and pleasant spirit of a Human.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for such a heartwarming comment. I am so glad this method worked for you :)
Loved no annoying background music. Easy to listen too. Thank you
@bringnatureinside
7 күн бұрын
Thank you for watching :) glad you liked it.
Finally a compost video that simplifies it and practical for me to achieve, most seem so complicated
I love this video, the creator makes so many points ... not to mention all the potting soil we buy in America comes from Canada and effectively we are damaging their peat bogs for our garden soil. This is so great
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you.. yes thats true and damaging it contributes to global warming…
@leahv.2537
Жыл бұрын
Well the companies who sell the soil are damaging the peat bogs not the consumer actually. I don't think most consumers even know where there soil comes from.
@salvosistheclosecall
Жыл бұрын
@@leahv.2537 that's fair. I hope we can all spread the word and use more ethical amendments to our soil like home compost and coco coir
@lauram.511
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing how to compost in a small area. For those who want to know the negative to Peat & also Coco Coir, Gardner Scott has this info, it's Shocking! kzread.info/dash/bejne/f6qNvMaxhszWcdI.html
@scottmartinez7466
Жыл бұрын
@@leahv.2537 And what soil are we talking about? Most garden stores usually sell the two biggest brands that are owned by the same company. Most home gardeners don't really take it much further than that.
I wish I could give this a 100 likes! Thank you for this highly informative video❤️
Thank you for showing those without gardening room (apt/balcony) an easy way to compost in buckets! Adding Neem leaves to compost greatly reduces bugs!!
This video single handedly convinced me to begin making my own compost. I live in a small apartment with limited patio space. I really like how you answered common questions at the end. I will definitely be trying this method! I however live on ground level near some woods. Will probably need to put something heavy on top to keep racoons out! Thanks so much for sharing!!
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you and good luck to you :)
@Kanikajohri
Жыл бұрын
Great video!! I'm thinking of starting composting for the first time but I dont have brown leaves or straw. What should I make the base layer? Can I use potting soil or newspaper?
@jcus300
Жыл бұрын
Near woods, can you grab the leaves decomposing under them? That would make a great star for your compost bucket or top dressing for your pots...
@donaldofernandes7108
11 ай бұрын
Excellent nice explanation keep going.
@Lavenderrose73
10 ай бұрын
Yes I'm interested in trying it now too, now that apparently there is a way that even in little apartments we can do this. It just might take a little while to figure out spacing since I already have stuff on my porch.
She's so sweet and so encouraging 💗
BEAUTIFUL, helpful and held my attention. Wasnt long and boring! Thanks!!! I NEEDED THAT!!!
I cannot tell you how motivating your video is to me right now I am thinking about starting a garden in my backyard next spring and I am petrified I don't know where to start and everybody is talking about composting composting I'm like okay I don't want to spend a lot of money on compost I came across your video and I am like wait all of these things just turn back to dirt I am amazed Thank you for your video!
Love your calm confidence
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
wow, thank you for that comment :)
Brilliant, just what I was searching for my small garden.
Well explained. Very gentle and kind. God bless you.
I started Kitchen waste composting almost two months back and it's such a rewarding and magnificent experience that it is beyond words. You have expressed those feelings very beautifully in last two minutes. Composting made me so passionate that my colleagues feel startled that i even take fruit peelings of my colleagues for composting. Well, they are quite supportive too and have been demanding Kitchen waste compost for their home garden too.
By far the best explanation for compost. Amazing
Excellent briefing. Precise and focused.
She has such a gentle voice ❤
Oh I am SO doing this! Thank you for this video!
Best of the gardening videos,, wth best narration narrated wth care.
I suppose I missed this video. But I also compost in these 5 gal. buckets. It just makes so much sense to turn food & yard waste into something so incredible.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
So true
@ReasonsWhy5
Жыл бұрын
@@bringnatureinside 🙂🙂
@lyndashimoda3628
11 ай бұрын
Can you explain How? Do your buckets have side holes, bottom ones or none? Is it in the garden? Do you keep adding greens daily?
Tks for making compositing so simple and easy
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for such a clear and thought out video!
This video was excellent! Very helpful and excited to start my compost bin.
im highly impressed.you made it look so simple!! thank you for all the love and warmth you exuded in your video❤
You have been inspirational, compact information in the chosen words, and delivered sweetly my friend!❤
I hate waste and this just makes sense. Yes, I too have been on the fence about doing this but will start today thanks to this very helpful video.
Finally a clip that explains it all, thank you. I will definitely try this
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :) Have fun!
I totally loved this video! So well explained and completely demystifies the process of composting, something ive been wanting to attempt for years now!
True I want to start composting now. Thanks for the explanation and for the video!
Ma'am you did motivated me and all Thank you for asking for help You are so soothing
Hand down the BEST vid on youtube about composting. Thank you so much 😉😁
@bringnatureinside
7 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
Very informative especially for us, staying in a flat ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the valid information on compost making.
I must try this. Thank you for the lesson.
Excellent explanation. Beautifully explained. Lots of helpful information. Thanks heaps.
Thank You Very Much for such a lovely invitation to get started composting. I also had been hesitating to try. But your clear instructions and assurance that bugs and smell are not something that need be a problem, helped me decide that I can start composting now.😀 Bright spirits to you and all✨
Thank you! So good, I got all the information I wanted and more, and got super Hyped about the project. Now it feels more meaningful and loving. 🌹
Thank you for your clear, step-by-step information. I look forward to trying it!🌷
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
Love the aspect of food gardening U have inspired me thank you❤🙏🏽
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad! Thank you :)
The best video for bucket composting or Kitchen waste composting. Loved the way of guilding and making it so simple. I watched more than 2 dozen of videos over that topic but found it the best. Great Effort and help.
I liked the message given in the conclusion.
Your presentation is so lucid, it was a treat to watch the video❤❤❤
Explained so well. Thanks for sharing.
I am doing the bokashi method... But unfortunately finished bokashi is not composted soil, it's a bunch of fermented, bad smelling and wet chunks 😂 So you need to mix the bokashi with soil in order to fully break it down afterwards... which is not ideal for a balcony gardener 🙈 So I think I'll try something similar to what you showed here and mix my bokashi with soil & browns 😊 (the bokashi "tea" is an amazing fertilizer btw)
@mayhemschild
Жыл бұрын
I keep a very large Tupperware container of soil to mix the bokashi into so it can “cure.” That being said. If I’m potting up a new planter. I just slop a layer of bokashi on the bottom. It’ll breakdown no problem. By the time the root system reaches it, it’s pretty decomposed.
I’ve watched several videos on composting but have still been hesitant to try it. You explained it so well!! I had not understood before what foods can and cannot be composted!! Thank you 😊
I really enjoyed watching your video, and I look forward to following your advice and instructions 😊 Thank you!
You did motivate me to start my own small compost. I'm going to use a 5 gallon storage bin. Thank you so much for your video, it was very informative.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that… let me know how the journey goes😊
I love this video. Your knowledge is incredible. Also you are so soft spoken. Mesmerizing.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you! :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm downsizing my composting bin and this will work very well.
Thank you So much. I've wanted to compost but sure how,fully. And I live in a small trailer park,so space is another thing. Your way is So easy And faster than I would have figured. I gonna have a container garden this year. THANK YOU SO MUCH for your video and HELP. GOD Bless. Looking forward to future videos. You are so good with needed information needed. Again Thanks
Very good, I love the way you shared the info. Myself compost too. Tried almost all methods.
Thank you for this video, you explain very well, and thank you for our Earth, ❤🙏❤️
Thanks for sharing your composting journey! it is motivating me more now :)
Such a helpful video! Thank you!!💚
What a quality video on composting in a small space. Well done ma’am
@bringnatureinside
7 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot
You are great lady. I have just begun gardening, living on the ground floor of an apartment. I will certainly begin this method. Love your sincerity in touching all pros and cons and how to avoid unwanted pest issues. I'll follow your clips and have subscribed to your channel.
I don't purposely get big buckets for composting. Rather, i just used whatever plastic tubs that are not so suitable to reuse for other storage. Whenever i have kitchen waste, i just opened whichever that is not full and throw the kitchen scraps in, closed the tub and keep the tubs under my kitchen sink. The scraps will rot and if they have too much compost tea in them, i will bring them out to the garden to pour to the plants that are hungry for their food. Whenever i started a new plant or re-pot, i will bring out any of the tubs that are almost filled up and turning brownish and throw them into the pot after layering the bottom. If you have tubs where you used only lemon peels, they will smell fresh and nice but if mixed with other scraps, sometimes they smelled fartish 😂😂 (nitrate smell). So far, whatever plant that i add them to, the plants survive well although i am probably one of the laziest gardener ever. I don't even bother watering much 😅
Update.. working great! I started a second bucket so the process could finish entirely and I can keep composting. Thanks Bring Nature Inside!
@bringnatureinside
7 күн бұрын
Sounds great! Way to goo!!!
I love it, u explain small small things in detail, this is my 2nd time doing composed. But really learn from you so many new things. Thank you
I'm definitely going to do this - thank you!
Thank you for this information! You answered all of my questions about composting in urban environments-- the smell, the bugs, etc.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Tq….. do u know I’m just listening did not even think to skip …peaceful presents…u r genuine..sure I vl do it as u guided..
Wow!Great work to keep soil healthy👍
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
I just came across this video and I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate it! You really struck such a great balance between making it seem easy and approachable while still adding so much knowledge and information. This was just a pleasure to watch, you have such a nice vibe that it felt I was being led by the hand, but not spoken down to.
Very well explained,especially the basics. Thank you for a simply ‘sweet’ video without any ‘nakhraas’..😊
Since we have longer winter months in the Northeast US, I started rejuvenating my soil from last year with compost, egg shells, baked banana peals and kitchen scrap.
@emreyildiz4935
4 ай бұрын
What kind of plans do you grow in winter? I wanna start but I live in wisconsin and i don’t know how it will survive to winter.
very interesting and helpful tips about composting i love gardening
This is probably the best composting video I’ve come across! Thank you, I’ve just subscribed
@bringnatureinside
2 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you!
thank you for this. I just started apartment gardening and want to start making my own tiny bucket of compost but didn't know where to start.
Love this video! so thorough and exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
@bringnatureinside
3 ай бұрын
So glad!
Very informative, and what a beautiful soul. Thank you 🙏
@bringnatureinside
2 ай бұрын
Thats so nice of you.. thank you :)
Very useful ! I looking for this kind of information in French without success. So I started to check other videos on your channel. Thanks ❤
Yes, you did motivate me to start composting on a small scale. I may increase the amounts later, but using a trash can or a pile on the ground is hard work for me at age 68. Thank you very much!
@maureensamson4863
10 ай бұрын
I'm 73 and appreciate your comment ! Could you find a way to elevate the compost bucket or get comfortable at a lower level , maybe by using a plastic stool to sit on ! All the very best !😊😊
Wow! I learned a lot today. I love to compost because I hate my kitchen garbage to go to waste, And I can also save money from buying fertilizer. New subscriber here!
love this video, Impressive presentation!...Thank you.
Very true it really is satisfying to hv yr own compost n veggy gardening. Great video n to the point.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot
Very useful and thorough information about composing ❤ thanks for sharing
Very well and lovably explained👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Such a well presented and useful video! Thank you, I am going to try it 😊
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
Thank you :)
Thank you. I have watched many videos on this, So many I became discouraged. You explain everything so well and answered all of my questions. I now how the confidence to give it a try. So happy I found you!
@bringnatureinside
6 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for such a good explanation, will try
Thank you for sharing your experience ❤
This video is encorags & motivates home gardners . Good luck in yiur future projects !.
Hey... yes you did motivate and I started this morning on my 1st compost bucket 😊 Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!!
@bringnatureinside
11 ай бұрын
Wonderful!
Thanks for this video. Long time I'm looking for a solution for composting.
Hey! This video was posted 8 months ago, and I was wondering if you have any updates or things you do differently now. You can tell I am still hesitant to start, even though I have already started to collect eggshells and coffee grounds :D From everything I watched online, I clicked with your video the most. From the delivery of the information to breaking down the suggestions. Thanks!
You definitely motivated me and am sure many more.
Wonderful video at the right time. You answered all my questions. Your presentation of the material was state of the art. Very pleasant. Keep up the good work.
@bringnatureinside
Жыл бұрын
thank you soo much :)
This has been a most outrageously informative video! Just whoa! You kept me interested and entertained, the editing was fantastic, and everything you shared was completely useful, thank you so very much for putting your time into it!
@bringnatureinside
11 ай бұрын
Wow, thanks!
This was so so helpful! Thank you soooo much, God bless!!
@bringnatureinside
Ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Thank u from africa Tanzania 🇹🇿