Compost for Spring: Leaves, Used Coffee Grounds, & Garden Waste (Leaf Compost)

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1. are real necessary the coofee grains or not ?
2. What was in the other compost bin in the background? Was it also filled with composting materials?
3. Thanks Patrick,
   
   You may have mentioned but do you put paper waste in your compost, Newspaper or magazines type stuff?
4. Do you continue to water the pile time to time to keep the "wet sponge" dampness of just when you build the pile or add to it? My pile is about 140 degrees and with that heat I'm concerned with it drying out over time.
5. Good information. I am much simpler in my approach. Since the acreage is available, I picked a spot well away from the house and just pile all the random yard waste there. No particular order, I don't water it or anything fancy. Usually produces decent compost the next season. Mostly compost hedge clippings, grass, leaves and that's about it.
6. Thanks for the videos! Could I use aged dried cow manure in the compost bin? It is from grass fed cows. 
7. Where did you get the geo bin, please?
8. what is the black matt that you use to put your compost? any links?
9. when u say 3 to 1 ratio of leaves per coffee does that literally mean three inches leaves and 1 inch of coffee grounds on top? appreciate an answer thanks
10. I dont know how many times I've watched ALL your videos waiting for spring! lol its only December. I've made a leaf/coffee grounds compost bin (5x6 feet). I do not own a thermometer yet so I'm unsure of the temp, but when I dig into it just a little bit I see and feel the heat! Thank you for posting videos!
11. Nice one Patrick. I have to admit that one of my failings is not watering compost sufficiently, thanks for the reminder to make sure its moist enough. I hate to impose seed lists on other gardeners but another plant I grew successfully many years ago and continues to flourish in my father's garden is dioscorea batatas (the Japanese of hardy yam). I'm frustrated that I remain full of cold when there's so much to do in the garden. Who says it's a Summer activity?
12. Amazing technic ,thank u for sharing !
13. Patrick, love your videos.  I've started my first compost pile ever, using a lot of info you provided.  But now I have a question; My kids just finished carving their pumkins for Halloween, and I was wondering if I could add the guts, including the pumkin seeds to my compost?  I'm worried if I do do the seeds may actually germinate?  I live in Zone 8A.  I know it's a strange question but we have started using most of our scraps from the kitchen and our garden. Thanks in advance, Mark N.
14. Do you think only leaves, grass clippings and coffee grounds (probably a helping of lime too) would produce a decent compost in a tumbler only, with no worms? The vinegar flies that food scraps attract weren't much fun.
    
    I also need to break up or even sieve the coffee before putting it in next year, because there are still puck-sized clumps visible 7 months later. I'm thinking of emptying out the tumbler on a tarp, breaking it up and mixing it up, then putting it back in the tumbler to finish off. Then again all beds are full right now so I don't really need the compost until after the growing season.
    
    My lawn gets pretty bare looking over winter. There's probably no reason, other than the visual aspect, I couldn't put an open compost like this on it over winter. But I'd want it ready by spring. We don't get -18C here or snow like you, we have generally cold nights and many clear sunny (but far from warm) days. A layer of clear plastic would really make it cook.
15. Please do more composting videos! I'm obsessed with compost and I can only get so much action from mine alone 
16. How many pounds of coffee grounds do you average in a one day pickup?
17. Help! My main source of compost was an aging pile of grass clippings which had been there for years. The gardeners that cut the grass on our property have been piling it up on the empty lot next door. I used it for mulching on top of my cardboard layer. Did I do the right thing? It was a very hot pile and had a lot of gray/white powdery layers. I asked some friends about it and they said it was not a problem, that it was just a sign of the grass breaking down. As I am digging out my beds ready for sifting and planting, I am seeing a lot of worms, which I did not see last summer. The ground was so hard and dry and I saw only one worm when I did some digging to even out the terrain. The soil looks nice and brown and rich, but is full of stones and half decomposed potatoes ( a farmer friend offered me topsoil which was from his potato fields and is full of potatoes so I may get some volunteers!) Could that hay pile cause problems with bacteria? I'm now understanding composting better but it is all rather scientific with the thermometers etc for little old me. Please advise. Thank you. DEB
18. Any Update? pictures?