https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/801ca889-b452-4f18-8db8-580a8430eff6 Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada gets a lesson on the best ways to compost organic materials at home. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Tools for How to Compost at Home: Cordless drill, for making holes in the garbage can, 5/16 drill bit, for making holes in the garbage can, Pole, to stir compost for aeration, Shopping list for How to Compost at Home: 32-gallon plastic garbage can, Steps for How to Compost at Home: Sort organics to throw in the compost bin, like fruit, vegetables, coffee grounds, and egg shells for carbon and dry leaves, newspaper, or cardboard for nitrogen. Do not use meat, dairy, oils, or bones in compost., To build your own composter, use a 32-gallon trash barrel and drill several 5/16-inch holes using the cordless drill on the cover of the garbage can and up and down the sides for aeration., Add organic matter to the compost bin. It should be a 3:1 ratio of carbon items to nitrogen., Aerate the pile at least once a week, stirring the compost and getting the materials to break down., Finished compost should be ready for use in several months., About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers—and we make house calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces from This Old House, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG Tumblr: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTumblr For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Compost at Home | Ask This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:48:55 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/801ca889-b452-4f18-8db8-580a8430eff6 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.