How to Compost : Learn Organic Garden Composting Online
Compost, sometimes called 'gardener's black gold,' can make your plants and flowers thrive, plus it's a great way to make use of yard and kitchen scraps. Learn how to make your own organic compost for your garden, with tips on adding carbon matter, aerating your compost bin, and more, in this free organic gardening video series.
Series Summary
In these videos, you will learn all about composting. You will learn what the three major components of a good compost pile are, and you will see demonstrations on how to turn and mix your compost. You will also see an example of a compost container you can make yourself from easily obtainable materials.You’ll learn how to make your own compost. For instance, did you know that the three most important components that make up a good compost pile are water, carbon and nitrogen? In these videos you will learn techniques that will help you to ensure that your compost pile has adequate amounts of these three components as well as what items to avoid putting into your compost pile. Composting is a great way to recycle food waste and grass clippings and these videos will give you tips on the best way to do this.
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How Nitrogen Affects Compost
Too much nitrogen in compost can kill necessary microbes, but too little can keep the compost from breaking down correctly. Learn how nitrogen affects your compost pile and how to add it to your compost in various forms in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Use Compost in Your Garden
Get tips for using your own homemade organic compost in your garden, plus learn how compost can help your plants and flowers thrive, in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Add Carbon Matter to Compost
When adding yard or kitchen scraps to your compost pile, make sure it is broken down into small pieces. Learn more about what organic materials you can add to your compost pile and how to add them, in this free organic gardening video.
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Correct Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio for Compost
What is the correct carbon to nitrogen ratio for making compost? Find out, and learn why it's important in the organic composting process, in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Turn & Mix Compost
Get tips on how to aerate your compost pile by turning and mixing it, plus learn how often you should turn your compost for the best and quickest results, in this free organic gardening video.
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What Should You Put in Compost?
Coffee grinds are great for compost. Find out what other yard and kitchen scraps are best for putting into a compost pile in this free organic gardening video.
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Choosing a Compost Bin
What features should you look for when buying or making a compost bin? Find out and get tips on how compost bin design can help to aerate compost for your garden, in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Plant with Compost
Using compost in your garden can make your flowers and plants thrive! Get tips on planting with compost and mixing compost with soil in your garden in this free organic composting video.
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How to Tell when Compost is Ready
How do you know when your organic compost in your compost bin is ready to be used as fertilizer for plants in your garden? Find out in this free organic gardening video.
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How Water Affects Compost
Compost needs a certain amount of water to break down correctly, but too much water can keep the compost from getting enough air. Learn how to make sure your compost pile has the right amount of water in this free organic gardening video.
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How is Compost Broken Down?
Find out what the ingredients of good compost are, plus learn how microorganisms break down plants and organic matter to form compost, in this free organic gardening video.
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Correct Temperature for a Compost Pile
Find out what temperature your compost pile must reach and why, plus get tips on adding nitrogen to compost, in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Quickly Start a Compost Pile
Want to start an organic compost pile quickly? An expert shares a home-made recipe that you can use to make your compost pile quickly break down in this free organic gardening video.
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How to Aerate Compost
Air is an important ingredient in compost. Learn how, and how often, to aerate (turn over) your compost in this free organic gardening video.
