This is the only video I’ve found that really explains composting without leaves in a way I can understand. I have absolutely no leaves. Thank you so much.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I am so lucky to have all these extra leaves, but paper can work just as well, better start hording it!

@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14

2 жыл бұрын

I have a ton of leaves, but I deliver newspapers and always have a bunch left over, so I am going to start using them too. Just ordered an electric chipper/shredder to handle them. I think shredded paper would make a good mulch too.

I'm over 60, and was just taught a new way to peel bananas. Thanks for all the tips.:)

@amyschaefer1140

5 жыл бұрын

Never to old to learn something new! I'm 63 and say it almost every day.😊

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

My roommate in college taught me that one! Apparently that is how the great Apes peel bananas, by just pinching the bottom ;)

@mayat25

4 жыл бұрын

Waiting to see.... "how to crack an egg"

Great video, many thanks! I will add a couple of tips for anyone interested. First tip: I often take half-composted material from the bottom of the compost bin and soak it for a minute or two in a bucket of (filtered) water, then pour the resulting compost tea into a watering can and go around watering whatever seems to need a boost. I repeat the process in the bucket until the water is only the colour of very weak tea. Then I tip the half composted material back into the compost bin to continue decomposing. Second tip: I sometimes take a bucket of half-composted material from the bottom of the bin and bury it in a garden bed near some growing vegetables. It seems to work just as well as fully composted material. Third tip: I never start a new compost heap or bin but continue taking what I need from the bottom (through a push up door in the bottom of the bin) and putting new material in the top.

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Excellent tips! I just did a video on compost tea, kzread.info/dash/bejne/kaaa06ajlKyygZM.html, let me know what you think. I might try adding some half finish compost into a few pots, I have been doing that with leaves and it really improves my clay rich native soil.

I work in the produce department, so I get plenty of access to vegetable scraps and cardboard for my dad's compost. I cut the cardboard up into tiny squares, and collect cabbage leaves, corn husks, bell pepper shells, and asparagus trimmings. There's also a Starbucks about a quarter mile from my dad's house, so whenever I have a shortage of scraps I just swing by Starbucks and get plenty of grounds, usually 15 gallons. We live in the mountains, so there's always an excess of dead leaves. I mow his lawn weekly, so we use the grass clippings for mulch. He also adds egg shells, spent crops, and whatever else he to spare.

I work in a restaurant so had plenty access to egg shells and coffee grounds. I brought home 2-5 gallon pails of egg shells and mixed in the compost. We had rats coming for miles. We had to call the city and they put poison in the sewers. They told me rats can smell the egg shells up to 3 miles away. He told me to bake the egg shells in the oven 1st. No problems since.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Eggxcellent advice, thanks for sharing!

@evaberlin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this useful info!

@evelynconroy4821

6 жыл бұрын

Lauralie Karels

@evelynconroy4821

6 жыл бұрын

Lauralie Karels

@Tina06019

6 жыл бұрын

Good advice, thanks!

Those bananas would make wonderful banana bread. They are just ripe enough!

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I love banana bread :)

@TonesAnimatronics

4 жыл бұрын

Give it a Grow me too

@gardencookeat22

4 жыл бұрын

I eat them when they are like that. A bit more mushy and i put them in bread.

I composted meat , bones , fat, chicken guts , wast wool and feathers for over 30 years in conjunction with all the material you describe and I never had any problem. So do not say it cannot be done. As long as it mixed well in a hot compost it brakes down fast and makes great compost.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

I love to compost bones and meats, it is basically free fertilizer in the form of blood-meal and bone-meal.

@duett445

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, as long as you buri it well in a hot compost or make sure rats and other animal cannot get at it. I often burie meat and kitchen scraps right in the garden soil , it composts very fast. One time i found a dead fan on our property, young deer, maybe month old. I dug it down in my vegetable garden whole , 3 month later I check it was completely decomposed bones and all nothing left of the animal/. Same with a dead racoon planted rhubarbs right on top of it, we had fantastic rhubarbs. My latest was scrap sheep wool I got from a friend mixed with some manure. Makes compost material as well.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Composting entire animals in the garden? That's amazing! You must have some very active soil. I sometimes find birds that have flown into the windows, if they don't make it I will toss them into the woods, but now i might try to compost one. How long did it take for the wool to decompose? My haircut hair breaks down quickly, but I wonder how long it would take to compost an old pair of wool socks.

@duett445

7 жыл бұрын

Anything organic will brake down , and you can compost . Do not let people tell you anything differently. It just a matter how you mix it. There are videos on you tube showing how farms compost whole animals this is nothing new always been done by nature or by man. I always make sure my compost is hot , I turn it on an average once a month and add moisture or dry material as required. I am very fortunate I get for free sheep manure just by cleaning my friends barn. I got her dirty soiled left over wool from the sheep shearing which I put in my garden in the bottom of the tomato

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Great advice Olof, Thanks. I get free manure too from a horse trail nearby. Free stuff is the best!

Straining compost is really a good idea to get the finest compost. Thank you for sharing

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I sifted a huge batch this Spring, the Garden loves it!

Thanks for sharing. Good that you spoke about bananas which can be used in smoothies before throwing them out.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I try to freeze them before they get too ripe.

I throw browns into my kitchen bin as it fills with scraps- empty boxes and paper and such to try getting the process going a bit before it goes out to the pile of gold.

I bought a paper shredder to break down my papers. However when I made my pile I ended up with clumps of paper that didn't want to decompose. My suggestion is to mix it with leaves or other browns to avoid clumping.

I did some research on how to get rid of lizards in your garden and it said to sprinkle fresh egg shells around and in your garden and the lizards will vacate the premisses on the grounds of there might be a larger predator that could eat them. What happened is I ended up attracting every damn rat in my neighborhood, which in turn devoured my cherry tomatoes and chewing through the bird netting and making holes in my garden. I hate killing any animal but I had to revert to lethal traps and I believe I've taken out the whole "rat familia" in my damn neighborhood. I still catch one here or there and it has been a very long time since I did the egg trick, lol. Thanks for the video and info and everything I agree with but the damn egg shells. Thumbs up and most important, God bless bro.

@sueturner8122

4 жыл бұрын

skyym3 lizards play a good role in balancing the garden and eating bugs. As I don’t use any chemicals I welcome the lizards, wasps etc and I don’t have any pests in my garden. Win win.

@joanfrohlich9378

4 жыл бұрын

i HAVE ALWAYS DRIED MY EGGSHELLS, AND GROUND THEM UP A LITTLE. NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM!

Thank you, love your delivery, your voice, etc. Regarding composting, I have a sort of heavy-duty paper shredder and all my paper and cardboard are shredded and go into the garden. I also love smashing tin cans from food and find an obscure place in the garden for them to deteriorate. Everything is recyclable. Amen. Hallelujah. Since our government is totally corrupt and we will become a communist nation in 5 years if we do not wake up and food prices are out of range for me, I now grow sweet potatoes for their leaves, purslane, moringa, beets and onions for their leaves. Again, Amen. Hallelujah. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Man those bananas looked perfectly ripe. I always wait until mine gets spots on the peel. That's when you know they're ready. How could people not like them when they're ripe?

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

I love them that ripe too, the starches all turn to glistening sugar! Yumm!

@gardencookeat22

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, they are sweeter.

I wee on my compost pile each day. My compost is fantastic!

@l.skipallen9080

6 жыл бұрын

It is a scientific fact that urine is very high in nitrogen, which makes your compost "fantastic!" Otherwise, a waste to flush it down the sewer.

@heartmomma6460

6 жыл бұрын

It's a good thing to do if you do not take certain medications. Also my 76 old father said it helps to urinate around the garden and sweet corn tp keep the pesty animals out. Heard on other videos to do it on tomatoes for better growth. I asked my boys to save theirs in a container and they thought I was out of my mind. LOL 😋 I can't due that due to the medications I take.

@ronyerke9250

5 жыл бұрын

You might not want to pee directly on your garden or compost if neighbors (or especially their daughters) can see. Go indoors and put the urine into a watering can and sprinkle from that if decency law violations could be a problem.

@Marylmac

5 жыл бұрын

I used to get my 3 boys, over 40 years ago, to wee into plastic bottles and then I'd mix the fresh wee with water and put around the citrus trees the next day. Biggest, juiciest citrus, with no scales, you ever saw!

@Royanexus6

4 жыл бұрын

Urine, after a boozy night (when it is dark) is excellent for runner beans.

Two minutes in and all I've learned about so far is that banana thickens up smoothies way better than ice!

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Thats a good tip, frozen bananas are the bomb!

Can't wait to do this thank you so much for sharing.! So informative!! I've been wanting to add this to my garden for years.

thats sounds a good plan Cheers Ray

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

The wire "screen" that you mentioned you bought at the "hardware store" is called HARDWARE CLOTH.

@ethancrownover532

3 жыл бұрын

wire screen or hardware cloth

@jaycollier8805

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethancrownover532 Out here in Arizona & Texas, we call it HARDWARE CLOTH. lol

Great video, tfs👩‍🌾

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I do compost in my balcony because I'm disable and it's much easier for me. I also use it so my seeds grows faster like peppers. Now that I finished with the peppers, now I put some culantros or recao seeds. This is the long leaf coriander. It's mainly seen in the Caribbeans but lots of Hispanic people are planting them in Florida and other places in the State. These seeds can take up to 4 or 5 months to grow. I want to see if these seeds also will grow fast. Great video. Loved and Subbed.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Composting on the balcony is a great idea. I learned this year that Cilantro can germinate faster if the seed pods are broken open, I wonder if Culantro is the same way. Good luck in the garden and thanks for subscribing!

@fredaparker2210

6 жыл бұрын

nery colon

Great video thanks for showing us.

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I just posted a new video on the life changing benefits of composting. Here is a link if you want to check it out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/i4SGxtKsoNWzYbA.html

I shred my papers and cardboard works great cause it is little.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Nice, yeah the smaller the better.

If you crush the eggshells while fresh, they won't poke your hands. I let mine dry and accumulate, then run them through the blender to make eggshell sand. I just mix it into the garden soil. In the US and Australia, newspaper ink cannot contain any toxins, so it's safe to use. Just don't use the lacquered magazine stuff. It's bad news, pardon the pun. :-D

That’s how I peel all of my bananas

@GiveitaGrow

2 жыл бұрын

Smart

Banana Peels? Those look like full bananas to me.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I freeze the bananas and compost the peels

I'd be VERY concerned about the meat scraps...best to offer the meat scraps to the chickens, Black Soldier Fly farm or hang them in a tin over the chickens so that the maggots fall into where the chickens can eat them... I keep ALL meat scraps out of the compost... Love all the other ideas for composting. I made a compost sifter using hardware cloth 1/4 inch mesh, inside three old bicycle wheels which I rotate over a wheelbarrow. It sits free on four loose castors that allow it to rotate by hand. It sorts out the fines from the remains etc., save the worms from being squashed and feed the not so fine stuff into a bin at the end. The bin stuff then goes either back into the compost pile or directly onto the garden where I am making a new bed.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Nice sifting setup! I would love a rotating sifter, or a ramp system to make thing easier. Meats are very rarely added to my compost pile so I don't worry about it too much, but if I had chickens they would absolutely get first dibs on meat and vegetable scraps.

@pollyjetix2027

6 жыл бұрын

Meat is protein, which is nitrogen. It's natural for dead animals (and humans) to return to soil. We worry too much over stuff. My mother remembers growing up on a farm before they had electricity or motorized vehicles. Their garden always had one row that was left plowed open, to dump ALL of the kitchen waste... and the overnight potty waste, too. The shovel was stuck in the mound right beside the row, to put the obligatory shovelful on top of the waste. That row was not used until the following year. Humans lived like this for thousands of years. And we survived. We didn't know it, but we were educating our immune systems by a form of inoculation. We've gotten so smart we run scared from the very things that made us strong.

About the smell of meat attracting animals that would dig around in the compost pile: Wouldn't that be helpful to the compost pile? I mean, the animals would be turning the pile FOR us. They'd be doing our work for us.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! Yeah the dig out the pile maybe once or twice a year, its not a big deal but they can make a mess.

I read the comment about rodents going after the eggshells. Suggestion, place eggshells in a 1/2 gal. glass top seal jar, fill 3/4 of the jar with white vinegar, add eggshells until the jar is full set aside for one season then add to the compost pile and you will be adding calcium to your compost pile that is chelated and readily available for your garden plant uptake. The bonus is the rodents won't even know the eggshells exist. The Florida square foot gardener. Zucchini anyone!

Nice video! I just liked and subbed. I was interested as I just made my own little video making a worm compost farm out of old bins etc. I wanted to see how other people did it. Great job!

those bananas look good bro

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

They were good :)

Thanks a lot .

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I love composting, happy to share what I know :)

Great information

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

If you leave your screen on top of your compost, it will help keep animals out of the pile.

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Wow, great idea!

@andyjessica1749

4 жыл бұрын

what about ants? They build colony in the compost and feed on it. Are they bad for compost?

@uchibauki2515

4 жыл бұрын

Andy Jessica pour with hot water

Excellent

Thanks for sharing

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

One thing to consider I’ve been reading a lot is that when you compost paper, you end its life cycle. If you recycle paper, yes it uses energy to process it, but it can be repurposed. I haven’t been able to find numbers on emissions comparing both, but recycling cuts down on the number of trees used yearly. When paper is recycled, it gets broken down and the fibers become shorter when remade, resulting in lesser quality products like newspaper and cartons. Ideally, these are the types of paper you’d want to use in compost. Now if you have too much recycling and need to empty your can or if need browns in a pinch, go ahead and compost it, but know that it isn’t always best for the environment

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Good point, I never thought of that. It is still a good thing to save food scraps from going in the landfill and creating methane or demanding new dump sites, so I think it is still a net gain for composting.

My greatest shock was hearing that some people regard beautifully freckled, perfectly ripe, sweet bananas as being unfit to eat! WHAT! A plain yellow banana is unripe. The flesh is sour, hard, lumpy, crunchy, and doesn't taste of banana. You might as well be eating candles. A banana is ripe when the skin is lightly speckled with brown spots; it's past its best when the skin is uniformly brown. Even then, the soggy flesh makes delicious desserts. I know these thing because I am a banana. 🍌👀

I've never seen a person peel a banana from the bottom. 😊

When they're this ripe... Banana bread!

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

I like the freeze them for smoothies :)

Thank you so much for guiding use in an easy and more simple way to compost. I want to use my food scraps (essentially veggies and fruit peels) , please tell me if it is safe to storage them in a 5 gallon bucket with cover and leave it outside to be pour into the compost every week. I appreciate your help.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, keeping them in a sealed bucket is fine, they may start to decompose in the bucket, not a problem, but that can stink so just be prepared for that. I used to save up and compost in a communal pile up in Ely.

At first I’m like man this is a big waste of time, but you have some good points so overall great video

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you stuck around, thanks for watching!

buy a used blender ( DO NOT USE WIFES GOOD BLENDER) she will not understand

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Haha! Great advice, I will be looking for one at garage sales this spring.

@wisemano7043

5 жыл бұрын

Great idea . but you could do something much better . you won't go wrong with a small leaf shredder . ( just invest more money )

@kenbellchambers4577

4 жыл бұрын

It is unnecessary and inconsequential to blend vegetable and fruit scraps, or in fact almost any food waste. It all breaks down without any chopping or mincing very well. it is also completely unnecessary to mill leaves. nature likes whole leaves, and so do the soil bacteria and fungus. They act like a Bedouin tent for them.

@erikmiddleton179

3 жыл бұрын

Unless u don’t my the couch for a couple of nites😂😂

Those bananas are still good! Good idea crushing the eggshells

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I like them that ripe, dont worry I just compost the peel.

I used to add soil some times to composting..may be it was adultrated with snails..now my bin is full of many snail buddings...any remedy for this?

@GiveitaGrow

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I dont know. You could try to trap the snails with beer, or dry out the compost before adding to the garden.

The crows are definitely interested. Hear them?

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, if I dont bury the scraps the crows, raccoons, and opossums pick through them :)

@watermelonlalala

5 жыл бұрын

How funny, I just started composting on the ground instead of in a garbage can, never saw crows around my yard before but now they are here. Also looked like something had been picking through my "lasagna" garden bed.

Can waxed boxes be used? Thank You so much

My dog makes sure that I have no problem with meat scraps.

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I never add meat of any kind but I do add cheese on occasion. Variety is the best option to have a well balanced pile.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I like to add bones too for the phosphorus.

@andyjessica1749

4 жыл бұрын

@@GiveitaGrow How about expired milk?

Fantastic, ty

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

I recently found out a lot of cardboard glue is now plant based and biodegradable!

Nice tips. The screen material you couldn't name is commonly called hardware fabric, which is confusing to me because it isn't for hardware and doesn't feel like fabric! I have heard it called other names but can't recall what they are. Hardware Fabric is as I've always known it. This has probably been commented on already, but it might help someone from searching through a bazillion other comments! Thanks for the video.

Does anybody know if its true that coffee grounds are green when used and brown when unused? Unused as in, not brewed but just like out the can or bag or whatever.

Feed it to the chickens first, shredded cardboard and paper works well as bedding in the coop. It all gets turned by the chickens scratching...

I Save up my eggs for a week then blend them down

Thanks for the lesson. Don't you need to stir the composting materials and add water them every few days?

@GiveitaGrow

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can stir the pile to speed up decomposition, and add water if its too dry.

Thank you so much for this video.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

What exactly do you mean by make sure of ratios when adding bones and meats.. What is the correct ratio...

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

I mean, dont just try to compost a pile of bones and meat. It is best break the down into small pieces and mix them with other materials like dried leaves, sawdust, vegetable scraps ect.

@leiaclark8388

3 жыл бұрын

Correct ratio is 3 brown:1green

thanks

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I add box board (cereal boxes, etc.) but my gardening friends say I should not, because of the ink. Should I be worried?

@GiveitaGrow

2 жыл бұрын

I would avoid adding cereal boxes, the ink can be from vegetable dye these days, but some might not be good. They may also have glossy coatings. They are also pretty thin so the amount of carbon you get is minimal anyways.

Love this video. Thank you.

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Cool, thanks for watching!

Awe man you're squishing a lotta poor Worms!

I'd like to start a compost this spring, does it matter if it is in a sunny spot or shade?

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Great question! Either will work fine. Compost can dry out faster in the sun, but heat can help keep the pile active so partial shade is a good balance. Worms will likely be more active in a cool pile and microbes will be more active in a hot pile. I hope this helps, good luck with your new compost pile.

@CuriousinNY

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@goinsvirginia

5 жыл бұрын

My compost in shade most of the day I turned a wheelbarrow ovr on top of it heats it up grt in daytm.

Thanh you for the info

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

I used cardboard to make up for not having many browns in a batch of (indoor) compost. After a couple of days I turned it to aerate it. To my surprise, the cardboard and coffee grounds were a bunch of sticky clumps. It turns out that cardboard is made using cornstarch glue. (More green?) Now my coffee grounds are all clumped together. I was worried that my pile was becoming anaerobic. When I get that compost out of my basement containers and into a pile that contacts the dirt, I expect worms will take care of it. For now, I'm just glad it's not going to get stinky.

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Cutting the cardboard into smaller pieces might help, that will allow for more air to be mixed in. It will take a month or so for them to start breaking down, so your best bet is to keep turning it every week or so.

@ronyerke9250

6 жыл бұрын

The cardboard is already in strips about 1/2 inch by 4 inches. It's a little late to reduce the size of the cardboard that's already in the tub, but I suppose I could go smaller with any additional cardboard. I'm currently turning it about every third day, have been for about two weeks. I WAS turning it every Saturday. I'm mostly just waiting until I can get to making a compost pile in the yard right now.

What if there's raining? Does that affect the compost? Or we should cover it?

@KK7THK

3 жыл бұрын

I live in the Pacific Northwest where it rains nine months of the year. I don’t cover mine, but I also don’t need to add water to the pile either throughout the year. The pile just needs to feel like a wrung out sponge. If it’s too dry- add water (or the liquid from you foods). Hope this helps :)

Hmmm I have like a 20 gallon tub, would this work if I added potting soil and native soil for a good microbe base? I have it near a window of course and would be keeping it covered mostly except maybe a few times a week.

@ambrosevictoria8229

3 жыл бұрын

I cant start a garden but I would like to work on my composting and possibly sell some on the side

@GiveitaGrow

3 жыл бұрын

If its indoors, things can get stinky. I dont have any experience with that, but other KZreadrs may have some advice for you.

I've buried a letter a year I need to know how long does it take to decompose. It's in a big plant pot and it's watered regularly. Can you help me out thanks

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Paper usually breaks down quickly in wet soil. 1 year sounds like enough time, unless it was a long letter :)

@ritanaamimuscat8411

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply

Take your egg shells if you have leaves that you are mulching in your garden bed throw them in the pile and

Those bananas are not expired eat them. !

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

I did eat them, I peel then freeze them, and compost the peels.

@nadmiet7733

4 жыл бұрын

He said he is going to eat them in the smoothie. That's why he put them in the container.

Is newspaper okay with that ink?

You need to get the grease off that pizza box. It can clog their pores and they will suffocate. You must be doing that outside so they have room to stay away from it.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Yes it is outside, and the worms and microbes have plenty of choices to snack on. Thanks for the heads up on the grease.

@pollyjetix2027

6 жыл бұрын

Grease doesn't matter. What do you think nature intends to happen to animal (and human) carcasses after death? Worms know what to eat, and what not to eat. I buried cracklings left over after rendering tallow and lard (for soap) in the garden. One year later, that spot was dark, fluffy soil, FULL of worms!

What about the cooking oil in the pizza box? Is that not good for the soil!

Do you think that re wiggler worms like herbs? ( Sweet basil, some oregano cuttings? )

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Probably, yes.

No one says how much and how often you should put water in your compost pile. Can someone please tell me?

@GiveitaGrow

3 жыл бұрын

Keep the pile moist, but not soaking wet. Too much water does not allow proper airflow so it can get anaerobic.

That "wire screen" is called hardware cloth.

Eric Forman tho??

It is not a good idea to use too much newspaper in your compost pile. The reason is that newspaper is bleached, and when this is done, it leaves dioxin as a residual remaining in the paper. Also, coloured ads may have cadmium and other heavy metals in them. A little newspaper is probably harmless, but too much can be dangerous. Using newspaper to wipe up grease and oil in a frying pan before washing is very good practice, as the fat is very valuable nutritionally for the compost microbial life, and it is much less messy on your sink, etc. A piece of shade cloth held down with rocks or pieces of wood works well to keep scavengers out. Best not to use plastic sheet as this may cause the compost to become over-wet at the surface due to condensation under the plastic.

Is newspaper good given that the ink is chemically prepared and even paper being chemically recycled

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

That is up to you, it is better to use dried leaves if you have them but cardboard and newspaper will work in a pinch.

Every time I visit my compost bins I see new bugs , today I saw earwigs and larvae from rove beetle! I got flies too 😰

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Its all good. Bugs are part of the decomposition process. The compost bin from a restaurant I used to work at was crawling with bug'o's, they actually keep things clean!

Is the glue / dye in the paper definitely OK?

@yeoldestuff

Жыл бұрын

At least in the EU they can't legally use any toxic/unsafe inks and glues in paper products

is corn peel brown or green? theyre fresh btw

@shadyman6346

3 жыл бұрын

When fresh, they are considered “green”. But, they become a brown(carbon), quickly.

I notice that ur making it above the soil. Try to bury it instead.

Give it a Gros - at 1:17 you mention newspaper ink. I have been told that decades ago lead was used for newspaper ink but back when tetra ethyl lead octane booster for gasoline was outlawed, so was lead based ink and paint. Current newspaper ink uses carbon.

@barbaraatwood4830

Жыл бұрын

Newspaper ink now days is soy.

Why didn't you put the finished compost in a pot to start a plant and add the unfinished stuff in the compost pile instead 🤔

newspaper ink should be biodegradable, but avoid glossy flyers and magazines. also meats and more specifically fats can breed dangerous pathogens, so might wana take it easy on that and make sure it's fully broken down.

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Great advice, thanks!

@starwarsxexocollab1393

5 жыл бұрын

What about vegetable oil?

Why do you take out worms?

you are aware right, there is glue in cardboard, most of it anyway? Love the "little bit of ink" comment. This is not bio incineration for electricity production, no, no, this is for your garden, to grow food. Have at it!

Sub # 1,465. Ran into your channel about composting something I've been doing but never enough info. Truly luv your channel. Learn a lot already just from this video alone...need to go out there on my yard and build another compost box....thnx again and hope you don't mind subbing back...🤙🤙🤙

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for subscribing! You can try searching "Compost" on my channel page if you want to see more tips and experiments. There is plenty of other content too that you might find interesting. Your garden is incredible with all those flowers, great job!

Smooshing eggs with gloves off is great for conditioning hands

@tubthump

4 жыл бұрын

egg shells that is.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting, thanks for the tip.

@jimfulkerson2679

3 жыл бұрын

Oh !, I just LOVE to smoothing eggs !! Lol

You forgot to mention the importance of moisture. You added no water and at the close, when everything was still dry and crunchy, I worried that those new to composting would miss this important component.

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Good point thanks. I did cover that in a more recent video kzread.info/dash/bejne/nIh8t8Olo7eeo7Q.html and try to include it now in any composting videos.

beef i give to the dog

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@gardencookeat22

4 жыл бұрын

If i had more land and can do in ground i would put meat products. But we eat leftovers and use bones for broth. Im doing good to keep critters out of my compost now. I dont need the extra headache.

Can use the mango leaves?

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

yes!

7:04 That looks like hardware cloth.

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you.

Who reads or buys newspapers anymore? I'm hoping to find browns suitable for organic food growing. No leaves available until Fall.

@GiveitaGrow

5 жыл бұрын

Woodchips can sometimes be found for free online.

@lmontgom

4 жыл бұрын

Newspapers are for people who can read, first, and who want information, not entertainment, about what government, businesses, and people are doing.

Can this be used for Azalias?

@GiveitaGrow

4 жыл бұрын

Sure, compost is great for flowers!

Is it okay if I grind my paper and cardboard in to dust first?mi have a grinder that shreds cardboard and paper into dust easily

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

That would be ideal, smaller pieces break down faster and are easy to mix in.

@eddiejohnson7419

5 жыл бұрын

I have found that very fine saw dust must be spread out pretty thin. I have found clumps the size of baseballs buried under the dirt at the end of the season if just dumped in.

I assumed you were Vermicomposting. If you are just composting the grease doesn't matter.

@GiveitaGrow

7 жыл бұрын

It's a bit of both, native worms help out but its not a true vermicompost system.

@m.lansley6590

7 жыл бұрын

Catherine Fredericks .

@pollyjetix2027

6 жыл бұрын

That's really strange. I remember many years ago, I rendered out some lard and tallow, from a local butcher, for soap making. The leftover cracklings, I buried in the garden, in one spot. A year later, that particular spot was INCREDIBLE! It was a mass of huge, lively worms! And the greasy protein matrix left behind after rendering the fat, was gone. In its place was black, fluffy... dirt? compost? Whatever it was, it was incredible stuff. And the worms loved that greasy mess.

Hai

Please do not waste your time sifting, it's not necessary, good video though...

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

I sift my compost because I add new material in with the old, so sifting helps me just harvest the finished compost, it also helps aerate the pile. My new sifting methos is less work too if you want to check it out. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaStt62ncc2Zj7g.html

@AcornHillHomestead

5 жыл бұрын

Deadmaus 2 i stopped sifting too. Works just fine in my planting rows.

Nice vdo! R u on FB?

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but i have a minimal presence there, they mess up my uploads so i stick mostly to KZread.

@mamtachauhan1693

6 жыл бұрын

Ok...same name or different?

@mamtachauhan1693

6 жыл бұрын

Actually.., I wanted to talk to you 😃

@GiveitaGrow

6 жыл бұрын

It the same "Give it a Grow" You can also send a private message on this channel.

@mamtachauhan1693

6 жыл бұрын

Give it a Grow how