How to Speed Up Leaf Composting & Ways to Compost Leaves (Get Leaf Compost 6 Months Sooner!)

Timestamps. Get leaf compost sooner. Here are 5 ways to speed up the decay of your leaf compost. I cover ways to compost leaves and show examples of leaf compost that is 2, 3, and 4 years old. Need a Garden Mentor? Join this channel ($3.99 a month) to get access to Live Chat Garden Mentoring Q&A Perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/join Building Garden Compost Pallet Bins & Hot Composting (Basic Principles and Designs for Beginners) https://youtu.be/HkLcvUQ8_to Green Core Warm Leaf Composting - Best Compost Ever: The Benefits of Hot, Cold, & Leaf Mold in One https://youtu.be/Vs2vtBH1MIc How to Make an Alfalfa Pellet & Wood Pellet Hot Garden Compost (A Peat Moss Alternative & More!) https://youtu.be/Q74L0Egka2E A 15 Minute Compost Bin Build for Endless Garden Leaf Mold & Compost: Build it Now, Celebrate Later! https://youtu.be/jzbSQKEFEj0 0:00 Overview & Simplifying Gardening 1:51 Moisture is Key - It's Life to the Compost Pile 3:37 2 Types of Compost Pens - Easy Builds 4:17 Where to Place Your Compost Pens 4:37 Trough & Trash Can Leaf Composting (Examples) 7:24 Pallet Composting Station (Examples) 10:38 Why Moisture Matters - Actual Examples 11:29 Jumpstart the Pile - Layers of Cut Grass 13:25 Quick Tip - Hose Needs to Reach the Pens 14:03 Jumpstart the Pile - Chemical Fertilizers 16:20 Jumpstart the Pile - Organic Blood Meal 17:36 Concentrate 'Jumpstart' to the Center of the Pile 18:29 Jumpstart the Pile - Urine Basics 19:10 High Nitrogen Amendments is the Key 19:51 Watering as Soaking a Pile - Principles & Examples 23:00 Green Core 'Jumpstart' & Conclusion Thanks so much for your support! Cheers & Thanks, Gary! Visit My Seed and Garden Shop The Rusted Garden Vegetable Seeds & Home Garden Supplies: https://www.therustedgarden.com Popular Items from My Seed and Garden Shop... The Rusted Garden T-Shirts & Other Merchandise: https://bit.ly/3TSd2kc Seed Starting, Growing, and Pest Management Oils Neem Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Peppermint Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C Rosemary Oil: https://bit.ly/43IJl9C 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 1 Quart Seed Starting Fabric Pots: https://bit.ly/43HQE1c 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 3" x 4" Round Seed Starting Containers: https://bit.ly/3TYckD7 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 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 Podcasts The Rusted Garden Homestead... All About Growing, Cooking and Sharing Food: https://bit.ly/443SSGL Perk Memberships Join this channel to get access to Perk Memberships which focus on providing small live garden mentoring Q & A sessions, classes, and member influenced videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCptL6_qMImyW_yZwiMjQdpg/jo 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 Available November 2023 https://amzn.to/41tfno2 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 There is often free shipping and my code does NOT stack when current sales are active and equal to or above 10% off. Follow The Rusted Garden on Instagram: https://bit.ly/4aiMQ9l Contact Me at therustedgardenmerch@gmail.com for questions or if you are interested in collaborations, affiliations or advertising. #gardening #garden #gardeningtips #vegetables @THERUSTEDGARDEN