Yeah silly sausages, it's 4.5byo

It holds its moisture really well. I occasionally check up on them and that could be once a month during winter. All depends on your materials used as well

The introduction of livestock; plus Dr. Johnson does not have data as yet, his are early projections; and he doesn't to my knowledge use herbivores in his work. Secondly, there is an essential carbon cycle, plants absolutely need airborne CO². It also raises the possibility that there is a maximum SOC? A research project for you?

of course

the woven fabric shown is sometimes called geotech fabric, it's very thin material, woven synthetic fibre that lasts longer, felt is a bit like old fashioned carpet underlay, will break down. both are used for weed suppression in landscape and regen plantings

@@alastairleith8612 Thx for the answer !

you could tell me what's the difference between the 2 kinds of fabric he mentions when he mentions wowen landescape cloth and not using the felt landescape cloth. because I speak French and I can't find any transcription that makes sense, just an explanation in English would be enough for me, thank you very much

that will not breath as well. the black woven fabric will breath at every millimeter, holes wont work as well. use something natural that is woven if that is available? old sheets or something? they wont last as many composts, but will breath better.

@@MrSeney1 see my reply above

would be fine I think. the scale of micro-bacteria is 10⁻⁶ (six orders of magnitude difference to the height and width of the containment vessel.

Many differences. One : compost piles are usually turned, atleast once, sometimes several times. Each turning destroys fungal network and promotes bacterial growth -> lower F:B ratio. Piles are not at a constant desired humidity, so that must impact the microorganism succession. Piles are not using his technique for constant and quite homogenous oxygenation (the tubes)-> not the same species again, less oxygen, more pathogens. Quite a lot of differences innit ? Mind you, he didn't try his techniques on healthy prairies ecosystems (I think), even though few of these remain. I guess the more pristine the ecosystem, the less positive impact these practices would have, still the point is to regenerate the millions upon millions of hectares of degraded land.

Do you find turning a compost pile to be less work than stacking one that needs no turning, ever?

@@wadepatton2433 This material comes out hard and compacted, much harder to sift. Turning the pile 5 times might be a little bit of work spread out over 6 months, but the finished material screen easy. You need to run water everyday. Need to run hoses out daily or water buckets in the winter. If I didn't turn my hot pile, I'd probably have similar results after a year, just hosing it down once in awhile in the summer months. Earthworms will come naturally to a hot pile built on the ground after it cools. I turn my Geo Bin 5 times thru the winter and put it away for the summer, out of sight. I still don't understand how red wigglers can do much as they live 6" from the top. I've watched many videos on this and haven't seen one the shows how to transfer the finished material to the garden or show proof of its worth, just theory. Until I see proof, I'll stick with my hot bio reactor.

@@joeshmoe7789 I've seen all the proof I need to see. I've seen the results of innoculated seeds as well as water injected drillings (direct replacement of chemical ferts with extracts from compost). Best of luck with yours. I see nothing hard and compacted here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5rcdKiPbZqZsMU

@@wadepatton2433 I still haven't seen the proof. Why doesn't Johnson show the final results anywhere? I'd like to see a comparison of gardens with and without his compost. I don't know about most seeds, but I do know tomato and pepper seeds and they are self inoculated. They don't need outside nutrition until they have their first sets of permanent leaves. Please check my comment on the link you sent. That video is a joke and and a waste of time.

@@joeshmoe7789 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYCVn3p-ppljjsU here's another talk Dr. Johnson gave in 2020. At the timestamp I linked, he demonstrates (against control gardens) the results of using his compost and technique over the short-to-medium term (1yr to 7yrs under the BEAM regimen)

Go to the main site.

Dude - just cut the weeds to the ground - once in spring and once at the end if summer. No weeds - but plenty of organic material dropped on the ground to feed the soil.

Rod Ciferri Thats not how it works. Do you even have any experience??

@@xDanoss318x Yes I have experience and that's how it works - unless you'd rather give everyone in the watershed the increased risk of cancer, that is.

Rod Ciferri Why are you so rude?! I just shared my experience that this method doesn‘t work and you straight up accuse me of wanting people to get cancer! WTF? Do you have any decency? Why is it that people on the internet always want to fight/ blame/ insult people? Childish mentality...

@@xDanoss318x What is it with people on the internet who equate rudeness with disagreement and who assume someone who disagrees with them doesn't have the "experience" to do so?

I'd suggest you read the documentation on how to build and manage one. Or look at Dr. Johnson's videos. He says, that you can take only leaves, or whatever you want basically. I think the 1/3 figure was only an educated guess for the first try.

@@xDanoss318x as I understand it straight wood chips will work in this system-that manure is not necessary. GREATLY simplifies the process right there.

Clay (mostly) refers to particle size, rather than composition. It also depends on who you ask, because different disciplines have different definitions or clay vs. silt. Clay can be finely ground rock with some organic matter. There are some surprising critters that could get in this stuff I image; earthworms, moles, various insects.

Since he lives in New Mexico, he probably doesn't have harsh winters. So you'll probably have to try yourself. But my guess is, that the cold doesn't hurt the compost too much. As in nature, everything freezes in the winter anyway. If you have heavy snowfalls, you should probably build a sturdy cover.

till......... just like normal

Might be better to extract or side dress or mulch. Less disruption of the soil organism community. Smorgasbord or bar instead of force feeding after a tornado destroys your home.

@@w8stral What about the worms?

@@kenknutson1598 agree, though sometimes biodynamic advisors tell people with really compacted and degraded soils (packed clay with little soil life) to rip them open and apply BD500 (which is pretty similar to a compost tea)

@@joeshmoe7789 how could I keep the worms out? After the bio reactor cools from the initial heat up, I add a bunch of worms.