How to Make a Hot Compost Pile & Making Garden Compost (Organic Gardening the Real Way)

Timestamps. The hardest thing about composting is just getting started. I show you how to build a hot compost pile and explain each step. I also show you several options for garden composting. Need a Garden Mentor? Join Perk Memberships ($3.99 a month) to get access to my (5 Monthly) 1 hour Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A's: https://bit.ly/4jM0jKA A 15 Minute Compost Bin Build for Endless Garden Leaf Mold & Compost: Build it Now, Celebrate Later! https://youtu.be/jzbSQKEFEj0 0:00 The Heart of Organic Gardening is Compost 2:07 Compost Bins #1 Example - Cold Compost 3:09 Moisture is the Key to Composting 3:21 Compost Bins #2 Example - Leaf Mold 4:01 Compost Bins #3 Example - Trashcans 5:13 Compost Bins #4 Example - Leaves & Pine Needles 5:36 Dried Grass & Other Browns for Hot Composting 8:15 Compost Bins #5 Example - Make Compost Soil! 9:42 (Start) Building the Hot Compost Pile - Dimensions 10:41 Ratios of Brown & Greens for Hot Composting 11:29 Layer 1 Greens/Nitrogen Grass & Amount 12:10 Layer 2 Browns The Carbon Layer 13:30 Layers 3 & 4 Shape & Fluff the Pile 14:27 Will I Get Weed Seeds? 14:49 Don't Use Treated Grass - Here's Why! 15:25 Fluff/Aerate the Pile 16:08 Organic Gardening & The Importance of Compost 16:41 Compost Will Take Your Garden to the Next Level 18:05 Completed Pile, Thermometer, Turning, Hot Compost 19:43 Review of Different Compost Bins 20:40 Moisture & Tarping is Key 21:28 Garden Seeds for $1.50 at My Shop Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary Visit My New Blog: The Rusted Garden Journal https://therustedgardenblog.com Visit My Seed and Garden Shop: Tomato & Pepper Seeds $1.75 & All Other Seeds Only $1.50 The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com Earn 15% and become a TRG Affiliate for our seed & garden shop Sign Up Here: https://bit.ly/4aarkDD My Books: The Modern Homestead Garden: Growing Self-Sufficiency in Any Size Backyard Available Now https://amzn.to/40rfkIb Growing An Edible Landscape: How to Transform Your Outdoor Space Into a Food Garden https://amzn.to/41tfno2 My Amazon Garden Store Front: Just use my... The Rusted Garden Amazon Influencer's Storefront link anytime you shop at https://www.amazon.com/shop/garypilarchiktherustedgarden . As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Products I Use and Recommend and I have an affiliation with them: GreenStalk Vertical Gardening Towers Use the Discount Code THERUSTEDGARDEN on GreenStalk 'Vertical Tier Systems'. Use this link and enter my code for the $10 discount https://greenstalkgarden.com/?rstr=therustedgarden AgroThrive Organic Bio-Fertilizers Use my affiliate link and my code TRG10 to save 10% on your first order: https://agrothrive.com/?ref=M5o6fjdAruq_S Vegega Metal Raised Beds Check out all the metal bed design & colors (dozens) at Vegega. Here is my affiliate link use my code TRG to save 10%: https://www.vegega.com/?ref=le64f3gm30 My code does NOT stack when current sales are active and equal to or above 10% off. Popular Items from My Seed and Garden Shop... The Rusted Garden T-Shirts & Other Merchandise: https://bit.ly/3TSd2kc Organic Pest Management Oils: Neem Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Peppermint Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Rosemary Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Fabric Containers: 100 Gallon Fabric Pots (approximately 100 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3PMoZ9S #20 Gallon Fabric Pots (21.32 Gallons): https://bit.ly/43Hz9OA #10 Gallon Fabric Pots (10.44 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK #5 Gallon Fabric Pots (4.3 Gallons): https://bit.ly/3J5lEyK Seed Starting Supplies: Seed Starting Standard Plastic Flats: https://bit.ly/4cF326m Seed Starting Cells/Containers: https://bit.ly/3PMaCT1 2 1/2" Square Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/43GOQWv Seed Starting Flats with Drainage Holes: https://bit.ly/4aJJ6O2 'No Potting Up' Large 6 Cells for Seed Starting: https://bit.ly/3xiLBIK Tiny Tim Tomato Indoor Growing Kit - All the Supplies: https://bit.ly/3J9ExAF Seed Packages: 10 Cool Weather Garden Crops for Spring & Fall: https://bit.ly/3xw3Ji5 10 Leafy 'Greens' Varieties for an Easy Greens Garden: https://bit.ly/4akuHIl 10 Warm Weather Garden Crops for Summer: https://bit.ly/4cHqIap All Discounted Seed Collections: https://bit.ly/3vzDlUd The Rusted Garden Heirloom Tomato Seed Selections: https://bit.ly/49towQK The Rusted Garden Pepper Seed Selections: https://bit.ly/3U1G1TM My 2nd YouTube Channel Geared Towards Brand New Gardeners My First Vegetable Garden: https://bit.ly/3POOjMq My Podcasts The Rusted Garden Homestead... All About Growing, Cooking and Sharing Food: https://bit.ly/443SSGL Follow The Rusted Garden: Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aiMQ9l Meta: https://bit.ly/49tP2cF Threads: https://bit.ly/49tPesp TikTok: https://bit.ly/4cFGQZR #gardening #growing #garden #vegetables #vegetablegarden @THERUSTEDGARDEN