How we make compost for FREE | Self-sustainable gardening

00:00 Introduction to how the speaker keeps gardening costs down by producing their own compost, emphasizing it costs them nothing.

00:26 Mention of their very first compost pile, which was a circle of mesh where they just kept throwing things in.

00:48 Speaker shows the process of how they transfer compost material from one pile to another, describing how it progresses from raw material to nearly finished compost.

01:16 Explanation of using pallets to create compartments for compost and how the pallets eventually decompose as well.

02:08 The importance of using the right kind of packing peanuts for compost, advising against Styrofoam ones as they do not decompose.

02:42 Points out that you can add various nutrients like bone meal or blood meal to the compost to help it break down faster and that it's important to manage the moisture to maintain an active compost pile.

03:31 A visual update showing the compost pile after nine days since it was turned. The speaker tests the temperature with a kitchen thermometer to see if it has heated up and compares the different sections.

04:38 As compost has broken down, the speaker points out volunteer plants like tomatoes and squash that have sprouted in the piles.

05:22 Looking for the warmest section of the compost pile to indicate where the most activity is. The speaker demonstrates the compost's gardening value by showing how it can be used around plants.

06:59 After checking temperatures in different parts of the compost, the speaker concludes some areas are warmer and still active in decomposition.

08:45 Closing remarks encouraging viewers to try their own composting and to tune in for more gardening videos.