Are you gardening in a small space and think you don’t have room to compost, or are overwhelmed at the process? Think again! Here’s how to compost in a small space – easy and fast in 5 steps. You’ll love having your own FREE black gold to feed your garden!
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00:00 Intro
00:20 What is compost
00:55 Small space composting basics
01:36 Step 1 – Collect compost materials
03:20 Step 2 – Layer compost materials
04:53 Step 3 – Mix and water
09:28 Step 4 – Cover your compost pile
10:06 Step 5 – Turn and check temperature
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Ty.
Looking at your compost, I want to eat at your house. You eat well.
Thanks for sharing Kim!
Awesome 👌 thanks for sharing. I'm going to compost on my deck. 😊
Thats cool. I use chicken wire 36 inches tall and wrap around a 5 gallon paint bucket to make 12 inch diameter cages and wrap around a 1 gallon paint can for 7 inch diameter.( Remove the buckets when done, it is just for sizing). I make a bottom out of the chicken wire and wire it together. I place these in my larger planters and fill with brown and green, cover with black plastic trash bags and let the worms come up from the planters to do their work and reload when necessary, instant black gold in situ. Thanks CaliKim.
I use chicken wire and wrap around a 5 gallon bucket for a 12 inch diameter cage or wrap around a 1 gallon paint can for a 7 inch diameter cage. I place these in my large planters and add brown and greens and cover with black plastic trash bags. Then the black gold is made were it can be used.
Just a thought for myself. Chop up the scraps before you freeze them. Love the video.
Can you add peppers (both hot and mild) to the pile?
Kim your compost materials look great I hope to get started soon and spread my compost on my beds
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