7 Ways to Feed Your Garden For Free (Complete Film)

[@davidthegood]

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[@terrafirma9328]

First you say manure is bad for your garden, then 10 min later your spreading it in a fresh bed saying how good it is?? How confusing. 🤪🥴

[@Mrs.T.Rusch25]

In lieu of a sharp machete, like you have, what can I use to easily and quickly chop like that? The machete makes it look so easy but I'm not as strong as I used to be (I'm a 60 y/o woman) and I have arthritis in my thumb. Loppers are way to cumbersome. What are your thoughts? If there are no other options similar, where would I get one of those machetes? It's not like you can run down to your local store and pick one out.

[@jofipps376]

@@Mrs.T.Rusch25 I bought 2 machetes at Harbor Freight about 6 years ago. They may still have them. If not, I’m sure you can get them from Amazon or eBay.

[@Mrs.T.Rusch25]

@@jofipps376 Thanks. I found some on Amazon but they don't have the forked, digging end that his has. I watch him use his and that little fork part is very useful. It enables him to use one tool for multiple purposes. I'll keep looking.

[@jofipps376]

@@Mrs.T.Rusch25 The ones I bought at Harbor Freight have a forked tongue!😂🤣

[@jeffdustin]

The great thing about The Goods' videos: they are essentially democratizing gardening for all. They cut through the steer manure of the Ivory Tower method of gardening so anyone can access real food growing. Two thumbs way up!

[@ronthompson3328]

"Utterly amazing" cow inners.......haha. I see what you did there. 😂

[@NoNORADon911]

I prefer a constitutional republic as stated in the pledge of alligence

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

Could state that better. Whenever I feel like a humble dose of real stuff, DTG does it for me

[@ronfesta771]

Me thinketh sounds like something the elites., geeks will son want to.......shut down!@!?😝🤪😜😉

[@oliviagraham9523]

Totally agree!

[@pollyjetix2027]

My mother was born in 1925 on the highest elevation farm in PA. The top of Mt Davis. And yes, it was very thin soil. They were quite poor. Moreover, they were very old-fashioned Mennonite. So their lifestyle reflected the 1800's quite a bit. Mama passed on last year, but she was a marvelous storyteller. She told me how they had an outhouse, of course. But at night, they used the closet at the bottom of the stairs, at the end of the hall. There was a white enamel covered bucket, in that closet. By morning, there was a collection of human waste, which had to be emptied daily. Grandpa always had a deep row plowed open in the garden, from one end to the other. And into this row, that bucket was dumped, and a shovelful or two of soil thrown atop it. Kitchen waste not edible by chickens were also thrown in that trench. That row was allowed to mellow for a year before being used, while the row next to it was being filled. And they never got sick from it. Of course, they knew there were no serious diseases in their waste. It's not like public human waste collection. Humans have fertilized their gardens for thousands of years with their own waste. In fact, China's city "night soil" waste was highly prized by local farmers, who paid for it. If you're leery of the concept, remember that urine is sterile... and high-temperature composting kills just about every pathogen. We're scared of our own shadows these days.

[@davidthegood]

Great story. I'm going to re-post it on my site.

[@sweetefelicity]

Thank you for sharing your story with us!

[@topsecretbear9918]

Good story but why would anyone do that these days? I could understand if you was growing food in a wasteland & your life depended on it or maybe your in a situation where you have to find something to do with all that poo but in many cases there are loads of other nutrients around that don't involve human waste.

[@pollyjetix2027]

@@topsecretbear9918 Why? To avoid using precious drinkable water for flushing away human waste. And to fit into the natural cycle of topsoil creation. Besides, some of us just relish walking contrary to current "wisdom". Often, topsoil is not nearly as fertile as it needs to be. Our future depends on our topsoil. The US has been applying chemicals for decades, and the topsoil has been eroding without replenishment. We need to step up and start replenishing the topsoil of our environment. Human waste can be recycled effectively. Polluting good water with it is just stupid.

[@Beverly1947]

@@pollyjetix2027 The Big Pharm has us all scared. that is the point. here is a drug for you... feel better now

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

I used to work at an indoor/outdoor garden supply store for many years... David just spilled the beans on a ton of things the industry doesn't want you to know!!! This greatly pleases me!! All this demystification and realization of abundance all around us; free food for plants, in return producing free food for humans, is one of the best kept secrets hidden in plain sight, for many people in many parts of the world... thank you for bringing attention to this, thank you to anyone who shares this information. You can find those food-grade plastic 5-gallon buckets at many restaurants in excess, for example Pizzerias. I'm currently building a wooden worm bin to begin vermicomposting with used coffee grounds from local shops, and spent grains from breweries, whatever rocks dusts I can find, along with all my fruit and veggie scraps, with the right ratio of browns I will mostly get from fallen tree leaves (oak and mulberry). Potential compost IS everywhere :)

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

Compost is everywhere, but I'd be careful with corporate coffee grounds. Coffee gets a lot of pesticides, etc... Is there any way to get organic only?

[@jules-marcdavis6843]

I have my little helpers living in a tower in my kitchen, as I'm in a apt. I'm able to plant in containers and they are great for rejuvenating that soil in the winter. I make a compost mound right outside my back door next to my patio. I'll start in fall cleanup to build up the pile adding a tray of worms. They do fine even in freezing weather tucked inside the pile and covered with leaves

[@pamjiang]

After watching your videos, I started doing my own compost. I have lots of spear mints growing which I kept pulling n dumped in the yard waste, now I just add them to my compost to help control the bad odor. Will see how it turns out next year! Thank you!

[@yanlopez674]

What's the update

[@carolschedler3832]

Hmmmm. My compost has never had a bad Oder. We do have lots of browns every year from leaves in the fall. And we just layer the kitchen scrap and greens. I hope it gets better for you.

[@andresamplonius315]

Te recomiendo sembrar plantas para compostar o para chop and drop, como Comfrey, Alfalfa, Yarrow, Chamomille... Depende del clima cuáles puedas tener.

[@wilmamulrain9801]

My dear lady, mint is a bugger. W at h out for it showing up in your compost.

[@bencyber8595]

Pam what is speàr-mint , is it mint leave

[@nanciephillips1675]

Cardboard is also a great addition to a compost bin...and it makes great ground cover/sheet mulch. Just cover it with wood chips or leaves.

[@rockymntain]

Newspapers too. Any paper that doesn't have glossy colored printing on it. Some printing inks still use some nefarious contaminants.

[@kevinbrennan2004]

I love you guys. I'm currently doing a horticulture course, knowing nothing about plants, after spending 30 plus years in Human Services. After my teacher and associated resources, YOU are my "go to guy".

[@russwilkerson2741]

Can’t believe this is four years old. Wish I would have seen it then. Great advice. Awesome humor.

[@Tessa-hg4hn]

I accidently did this before my herbs took off. I used egg shells,banana peels, coco coir, bunny poo. Put it all in a plastic bin and put the drippy hose in it. It smelled a bit, but I hate wasting so I used it to water my little above garden. Worked amazing❤️

[@Graces421]

Omg, this is one of the best gardening videos I’ve ever seen. ( and I see many) hilarious too!! Such great tips!! Thank you

[@FranciscoRodriguez-cm1yx]

I enjoyed learning about gardening using compost, cow manure, and biochar. Keep up the good work.

[@mariettagernandt4575]

I listened to the survival story of a gentleman who was in one of the concentration camps in the 2nd wold war. Upset tummy due to the bad food they ate was one of the main causes of death. This man remembered that his mother once told them that charcoal neutralizes poison in the body. He used this advice in camp with great success and also sold it to the other inmates for parts of their food rations.

[@valerieurquhart3133]

I have a small, shallow duck pond, and a dog who loves water. Once the ducks have called it a day, I have the dog fetch his toys from the pond, churning up the water in the process. Once the pup is tired out I fill the pails and water the garden. Definitely no pain here! Excellent video and great info to improve my garden. Thanks.

[@dadikkedude]

For all those people who think you need alot of space and materials to compost I lived in 24m2 studio appartment and had a worm bin I threw my kitchen scraps in there along with newspapers and cardboard. Worked like a dream!

[@davidkehr4730]

I'm glad to hear someone say that it's ok to put meat in a compost pile. My neighbor told me that when he has a calf that has died, he takes it back to his woods, covers it with leaves and it disappears in no time. Mother nature has been doing that for many years.

[@frenchysandi]

So interesting, love the way you make it less intimidating. I love to garden but really to make it as easy as I can. I am 72 and have a huge garden

[@monicamago384]

I have learned so much watching your channel David , I wish I had this knowledge few months back after spending fortune to improve soil for my garden.but it’s never too late Thanks so much.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you very much. We all learn as we go.

[@crissidoll]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! This one video has helped me more than the many months of googling I've done. It seems that almost everywhere I turn, I'm being told of some complicated process and store-bought products --all to achieve what mother nature does un-aided. 🖤

[@pershop4950]

True comment about the composting...once you start it and understand what can go into it, you pretty much see compost materials everywhere! My parents have done gardening all their lives. When I first started in on gardening, I read about some of the common stuff, and kept thinking how my parents were not doing things the right way. But as I began to get into more topics of gardening, I realized that the stuff they have been doing, were just the same things that other people are doing, but I just didn't know a name for that method or procedure yet. When you don't want to go buy all the fertilizers and chemicals to add to your garden, you do a lot of the things that my parents do, and many of them are mentioned here in this video.

[@JanColdwater]

Hey! I have an idea for your compost tea buckets! Get another bucket that can slide inside he bucket that holds the tea and drill holes all over it. When you are ready to take some tea, slide the "good, holy bucket" into the tea to push all the solid matter to the bottom like a strainer, so you can easily remove the liquid! 👍

[@shastafog2516]

Good idea, like dividing curds from whey.

[@estherost7555]

My NY

[@scott1lori282]

Made a tea bucket like this. A 5 gal bucket inside another bucket. Drilled 1/8in holes in the strainer inside bucket. It's a good way to get the liquid only so that you can make a spray-able foliar feed. Great idea!

[@danam2584]

Great idea! I may have to try that.

[@korlimservices4180]

Nice thinking there Jantje .

[@thebovineavenger]

Always so excited to see you. My indoor plant tanks are doing so much better since I dumped them out. Layered them IN NASTY layers put a LITTLE TINY bit of soil on top and put my plants back in. Thanks David for showing us. That smell, is your friend.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

After watching your videos for several days, I now have the song stuck in my head, "I got seven ways to make weeds into fertilizer baybuh, bayaaaeeebuh" 😅 YES, price, freshness, outdoor therapy & most especially hopefully growing food that does not have weird toxic crap in it from people who don't care what goes in my (very sensitive) physical system as much as I do - these are my reasons for gardening. I'm picky about what goes in my compost because I don't want my food up taking it cuz stuff can send me to the hospital. I don't take leaves and grass clippings from other people's yards cuz they could have Roundup, and who-knows-what. But your thoughts create for anyone a situation where each of us can tailor what we do with a sense of experimentation, bold willingness, and realism! I love it! Though I love tea ans technology, detail and science, gardening is not a Japanese tea ceremony or rocket science, praise God! My FSW learning curve is going well. Headed toward soon making basic JADAM too. Am sharing your wisdom with others, and we all exchange foods we grow. They're loving the wisdom too. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

[@dalesnyder7612]

Thanks David, for ;opening my mind. I've been gardening off and on since I was a young boy. I've learned so much from you.

[@stephanieyokim3069]

You and your wife are a hoot! And I learned a lot! Thanks for sharing in such a fun way!👍❤️

[@maliathestar]

I’ve tried to “like” this video four separate times. Each time I scroll to the top and see that I already did😂 You guys are awesome. Super inspiring for me.

[@nancyfahey7518]

This is my third time here and I got the book in case the shtf.

[@annefricker3621]

Lovely vid. Thank you. I’m trying to build up my soil and not use chemical fertilisers. The earth works in cycles so I’m trying to go with it not against it

[@jillclark1744]

The only manure I have used that did work well was elephant manure. My favorites are goat, horse and rabbit manure. I have also used chicken manure with some success but it not my favorite. I have a compost pile but after watching this I want to get a barrel and start making weed tea. Thanks for all the great information.

[@matthewszostek1819]

My compost pile is also my burn pile and outdoor urinal. I burn cardboard boxes on it. Activated biochar and composting in one step. I have one of those hose end fertilizer sprayers with the tank bottle. I put pee in there and crank the dial to 11. Works awesome.

[@debworks8895]

Thanks for another great video. At one point, you mentioned swamp water. That is one thing I have a lot of, since I have a fairly large swampy area on my property. Should I just walk out into the swamp and scoop up a bucket of water for my plants? Also, what about the idea of throwing yard and garden waste into the swamp, as a lazy way to make compost tea?

[@davidthegood]

In the book "Farmers of 40 Centuries," the author shares that as a method of Asian composting. They'd throw materials in the canals, then dredge it up later and spread it. It would work.

[@eshmikity]

Great video. Also thanks for mentioning the pesticides and herbicides in manure. That never occurred to me they would be eating things sprayed so heavily and since cows do not digest very efficiently the manure still has a lot of chemicals left over. That makes me really think about what happens when we eat that meat.

[@michaelfoster8530]

You both have inspired me to retire from my job, and just be a soil farmer.😉 making compost for the world.

[@theurbanthirdhomestead]

Isn't that curious how we feel we need to retire from our jobs just to grow our own food responsibly, just to take back that power. Growing food absolutely is a full time respectable job, but for some reason we've been told it's a hobby, it's not serious, it's something you do in your spare time. Like, why? Why do I need to work for someone else to get money to buy food grown by Bill gates (whom I don't even trust) when I could skip the money step and just grow my own food that I can trust? Why are they keeping us so busy we think this isn't a thing? It's so empowering to cut out the middle man and know we're making responsible choices.

[@romeomikezulu3664]

Good stuff! Do you have a website of your project or social media link? Thinking about the same in Africa

[@Katydidit]

YAY!! So you are also doing that? Michael... every time I add something to the compost pile ... I say to myself that "I am helping God make soil!" We all do our part, however that looks or may be !!

[@mr.greenjeans8323]

2 thumbs up..i am very much a beginner but I come from a long long line of Irish farmers my dad could grow anything in unbelievable amounts in a very small space we lived in the country till I was 10 then we moved in town our old wood garage burned down he surrounded that concrete pad with blocks and he started with ashes and hauled in who knows what to fill in the space lots of what you do I've seen him do I was completely uninterested at the time but it's amazing what you retain without trying but he grew the most amazing garden on that spot ..tomatoes the size of soft balls your videos are very helpful some great ideas I don't have access to a lot of what you've used but I'm still learning a lot ..Thanks for the videos..your funny too

[@nexodus66]

Seaweed wow!! Not only can I bring home sea shells from the beach but also nutrients for the garden. Great idea! Thanks

[@kimberlybrink1400]

David the Good you give me hope. I laughed so hard and needed it. A life long dream is to pull up stakes and find a bit of land for myself. Just to pee outside again like a kid 😅 May God bless you.

[@RCC_tools]

I saw something called "Bioponics" a while ago where weeds are soaked in an aerobic hydroponic system feed to plants that way. Good to know it also works anaerobically!!

[@junebug6649]

I was so pleased to finally sit through a whole segment. Thank you for such "good" entertainment!

[@RhondaAbrons]

That was truly awesome! I compost in many odd ways for years. When my boys were young, I had them go pee on the compost pile. Yes, they had a blast. Just moved into new house that's not garden ready. I'm not a young chicken anymore so I ain't digging. Put down newspapers with shredded paper, tree limbs, leaves, Guinea pig poo and kitchen leftovers. Got some cheap garden soil the other day to finally cover it. I'm sure the plants will thrive. Nice to see this video because over the years I forgot about urine. You & your wife rock!

[@davidthegood]

Sounds like you got a great start, Rhonda. Thank you for your kind words, and welcome!

[@RhondaAbrons]

@@davidthegood thank you and not new to this. Started in 1988. Will be sharing this video on my organic Texas Facebook group. I just love your creativity. It all breaks down. Wondrous. Boss man.

[@julyortega4895]

You are my kinda Nut!!😂🤩🤩 love it! I learned a lot!! I almost want to go out in 90-100 degree weather to garden!!

[@dlou3264]

That’s quite a name to live up to! I love your ideas and simplicity. Thank You!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Debra.

[@fieldagent59isintheforest32]

Great Job guys........your demonstrations on everything are fantastic........

[@HarrietFitzgerald580]

Great video! Always felt intimidated but I think we've over complicated some things. Thanks for bring it back to the basics!

[@davidthegood]

You are welcome. I agree - it doesn't need to be so hard.

[@darlenearchibald9478]

What about the maggots that seem to always hang out in the kitchen compost bin? Good for the compost in the yard?

[@michelleking4741]

I’m listening to your compost book in audible. Love that it’s you reading it!

[@JuicingGardener]

that was a darn great video! I just moved to the beach and picked up my first seaweed yesterday. I wasn't sure how to best use it. loved your ideas. thank you! :)

[@davidthegood]

Excellent. Good work.

[@8507582]

time stamp 39:21- Sister Gratcia, my high school Latin teacher could speak it! I learned 'Our Father' and 'Holy Mary' in Latin and said them every day at the beginning of class. I found this poem in my grandmothers high school year book from the 20's. I wrote it on the chalk board before class as a prank. (I'm class 1980) 'Latin is Dead, dead as it can be First it killed the Romans and now its killing me'! We said our Prayers after the bell and without missing a beat Sister changed a few words and got me: 'Latin is Alive, as Alive as it can be, First it Inspired the Romans and now its inspiring me!'

[@keboetsoe_ke_lesedi]

Thoroughly enjoyed this practical, easy and fun to watch video💚

[@nikkitobin8356]

Your videos just started show up in my feed ... THANK GOD ... I bought your book ... Your videos are absolutely informative

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Nikki!

[@anonz975]

If you put a board/shelf waist high under the chicken roosts 90% of all the poop in the henhouse ends up on the shelf, then just dump it in a bucket. You end up with 5 gal buckets of pure chicken poop in no time (every 2-3 weeks or so for a dozen birds). Bonus is you hardly ever have to change the bedding in the hen house.

[@janebadon3988]

Anon Z Yes! After 10 years of keeping hens, I only learned of this trick this year. And what a difference it makes in the dreaded coop cleaning!

[@CG-mj8tk]

How long should you let chicken 💩 compost before used in garden?

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

@@CG-mj8tk A few weeks works for me, i know its very rich and burny in the first few weeks.

[@synergy2222]

I am so very new to gardening and all the differing opinions of everyone was getting and expensive. Buy this and that, and set up this and that system. Was germinating seeds like crazy under lights and under heat mats and i had NO room on my couch to sit! We'll I was getting overwhelmed and lazy from turning my compost piles so, for momentary convenience I began throwing my kitchen scraps into small buckets that started filling up with rain water. I'd add brown leaves and bits of cardboard. Finally I thought "why can't this be used as compost tea, adding water to it to dilute the strength?" Good to know I was on to something, thanks to David and his lovely wife! And now I know the water to compost tea ratio. TY so much! 💓 And damn - I love their humor and humorous videos! 🤣

[@cathyplantlover2862]

I love this form of compost tea I use it all the time! Thanks for the idea!

[@annemcdaniel1206]

I have been using three of these methods for years with great success. Composting, anaerobic tea, I use comfrey leaves and weeds and leaves under my trees. I'm going to add urine too. Great video.

[@ristart777]

Love it Dr. Pinkerton 👌 absolute genius in amongst all that good knowledge and insight! You are appreciated 💯✌️💚

[@damianhackett4761]

If I had more than two thumbs, i'd put them up as well! Your videos are answering all the questions I have had on my mind, and yet other people never seem to demonstrate in a practical manner. I'm reading Grow or die now, and I look forward to reading your other material. Cheers David!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Damian - much appreciated.

[@WendyBWilde]

"My beautiful wife and me" is actually what you were looking for... Everything else you said is probably correct. You are, after all, a trusted expert on the internet. Love your videos. You and your beautiful wife are doing a great job!

[@sunlight8299]

My beautiful wife and I* but these days the English language is changing

[@flash_flood_area]

@@sunlight8299 I think, for the sentence he was using, he was correct in saying the video "has my beautiful wife and me on it". If he was just talking about himself, he'd naturally say "the video has me on it".

[@brendavanfossen2167]

Thank you for teaching to compost from everyday life. I think like you do..use whatcha got. I'm gardening to save money. Not To Spend More. You have been a joy to learn from. Thanks for making it SIMPLE!!!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@BereniceMcKinnis]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and practices. I got excited to see a pomegranate tree there!

[@davidthegood]

They make ugly-looking pomegranates thanks to the humidity, but the fruit taste good.

[@ClissaT]

This is the second full length film I have watched this morning and it is a breath of fresh air. So glad to see someone else who belives that gardening, composting and fertilizing doesn't have to be hard work. I love your casual attitude that doesn't leave the viewer feeling like a nitwit. And sometimes it's just good to slow down. Not stopping here tho. Got heaps more to watch in the coming hours or days. My soil is pure crap, much like or possibly worse than that in your Alabama garden. Just completely devoid of any nutrition. And compost just disappears from it within weeks. I have tried many methods but in the end the best one was to make little pockets and put a plant in each. I did my permi cert waaaay back in the beginning days around 40yrs ago. Still holds me in good stead. Even with such crap dirt which can't be called soil in any shape or form. PS I'm in Australia which, for the most part, has lovely soil. I just have a knack for picking crap bits instead of good stuff!🤷‍♀

[@davidthegood]

Thank you very much. You are old school permaculture! My hat is off.

[@baddriversofcolga]

Another surprisingly captivating long video! Nicely done and great info!

[@martharobinson7896]

Sure miss this good man, thanks to whoever is continuing his channel,

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

“Rat-fed pumpkins.” Reminds me of my cat. She’s the farm mouser. Evidently, one day she caught too many one day, so she left me the back half of one as a gift. (Sweet girl that she is.) I gathered it up, put it in a hole I planted a tomato in. Biggest tomato plant ever. So many gorgeous tomatoes. We need more mouse corpses for this next season.

[@davidthegood]

Perfect. I agree - works amazingly.

[@Pepper5655]

when I find dead animals, haha even been known to use road kill, I compost them in the bottom of a bucket and put wood chips and scrapes dead leaves from my garden plants over the top. have you seen the channel Robbie and Gary yet? check her out

[@terrirushford1747]

Flyover Pilgrim o

[@megrandmomjean5019]

This is not a safe thing to do! If a rat touches anything it is not safe to eat. We have rats in our area, so I called the Michigan State University garden hotline and asked if it was safe to eat veggies that a rat touched, I was transferred to their Food Safety Dept and was told "NO". I then explained that I wasn't talking about a rat biting the produce, just touching it, and again I was told "NO, it is not safe." I then said, but there is no way to tell if a rat simply touched it, so are you telling me I need to turn over my garden? I was told, "Unfortunately, yes." I cried as I turned over my garden and have not planted edible produce since, just flowers. I do so miss the fresh veggies, but am not willing to harm my family or anyone else.

[@sailorbychoice1]

@@megrandmomjean5019 I think you were given some poor advise. Rats, although people tend to cringe at the idea of them , live everywhere people live. If we turned over every farm where rats live side by side with people we wouldn't have any edible produce anywhere, ever. Just consider rats as any other part of nature, get rid of them when and where you can, but don't throw away an entire garden over a rat or two. Get a cat to watch the garden. As always, wash all produce coming from the garden, if it has been partially chewed or eaten, throw it away, into a compost heap, of course, and eat or can the rest.

[@Bright_iiii_s]

I loved what Mrs The Good had to say about the anaerobic tea! yeaa lol not picky plants.

[@fenrirgg]

If a compost or tea smells bad (like a bad fart, lol) throw a lot of eggshell dust on it and it will smell fresh like good old soil.

[@bffentertainment7848]

Wowww! Thanks for the tip!

[@fenrirgg]

@@bffentertainment7848 You are welcome. Also sometimes is hard to get enough egg shell dust so you can use limestone dust from the hardware store too if you are dealing with a lot of compost.

[@thombaz]

Does it starts to smell bad because It's getting acidic?

[@fenrirgg]

@@thombaz I don't know, but probably😅. Anaerobic bacteria thrive in that smelly compost and makes it dangerous for many plants and bugs.

[@Delekham]

@@thombaz No, it is smelling because it is too wet. This is not a bad thing. Anaerobic Compost will work just as fine as regular compost, IF you use it as shown in the video. My wife has been fermenting fish (I call it "Stinky Stuff") because it does STINK! She ferments it for a year before using. She is still alive and so am I! So fermenting does work So instead of fermenting meat, we are fermenting weeds. Weeds don't need as much time as meat to break down. Plus, plants will NOT use anything (other than the water at first) until they decide to.

[@ministerRichardIanofKerr]

Proud of you Bro. Love to your family. You made me laugh and reminded me of old basics. TY

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Richard.

[@HappyHK369]

Hi David, i just watched this video again and on minute 13 or so you showed a colonized fungae on your coffee compost tea. few weeks ago i put a comment/question about Jakaba, and that colonized fungae was it. An Indonesia tobacco farmer in East Java found it in 2016, while making aerobic liquid fertilizer. Not sure if it's been officially tested, but it was said to have extremely high level of nitrogen and phosporus but moderate in potasium. Just an fyi 😊 🙏🏼

[@FknNefFy]

I like he way you think. Makes a lot of sense! Good ideas. Thanks for sharing and nice to meet your wife too!

[@smokeydabeecharlescoleman8365]

Hey Dave. I keep a bowl in my kitchen with a small mesh tent over it. When it fills up, I just walk out to the garden and pull back the mulch. I toss it in and kick my mulch over it. My mulch is about 8 inches deep, so it covers well. Been doing that about a year now, and no rats . I think i get it now. Go to the beach, get loaded, chop down a tree, burn it, then put it out with you urine. On the way home, pick up all the cow manure you see, and toss it into your wheelbarrow of recycled beer tainted biochar. Place this in your neighbor's garden so that when they smell it, you can offer to remove it for them and they won't mind it being in yours because you saved hem from the vandal that tossed it into their yard,lol.

[@caroleprete2367]

Your videos are so informative and easy to understand. Thank you

[@lettytinycreations]

This is the first time I see your channel. I’ve learned a lot wow your so funny also. Thanks I’m going to do the composting for the weeds I use to throw it away.

[@judy5545]

Your advise and knowledge is more pertinent than ever!!! Even balcony gardeners can heed this advise 👍🙏 between you and Marjory my balcony farm is thriving on P and seaweed!! Thankyou good people for the advise blessings on YOU!!

[@RiverPlaid]

Have read your books and I love ya. You have taught me sooooo much! Thank you 🙏❤️🍅🍇

[@davidthegood]

Thank you so much, Denise.

[@edithattreed4762]

You can also make a Moringa Oleifera tea for yourself, plants and animals, there’s about 90 nutrients in the Moringa plant, the highest in the plant kingdom

[@shastafog2516]

Great video. My dad would grow those monster pumpkins (200 lbs +) Using lake vegatatian that was clogging up the lake for boats and beaches. Maybe one complaint. All my compost bins had open bottoms. Calling out to all worms in the area. Thanks for addressing PH

[@davidthegood]

Smart man.

[@babettethompson3820]

Thanks!

[@autoflowerfarmer3326]

Wow, just found your channel. Great teacher, simple and effective methods.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you very much.

[@alarasvoboda8962]

I have a quarter inch hardware cloth that I put on a bin And screen my bio char and I add that to my 5 gallon urine bucket Also Mix sawdust with Biochar and use it in the human waste compost. I use a finer screen and add other nutrients to feed our worms that Live in the tub. And of course I layer the urine bio char to my compost. You’re a great you guys!

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

Wonderful video and very unique-great ideas I’m eager to try. Thanks!

[@GeauxGrow]

I know you hear this lots, but I love your videos and your humor. I've learned a lot and it was fun!!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you

[@LorellaPlanBeeOrchardandFarm]

I always enjoy your videos. I learn so much! Your vids Also have a great flow, they’re interesting and entertaining.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@suzannenelson3221]

I'm a 3rd year beginner. So far, everything I've planted is now sprouting!! 2 years ago I dug a huge hole in the back yard and was going to line it and make a swimming hole for my grandaughter. Come to find out there's a bee hive close by and a huge ant hill so I have been filling it up with leaves, yard weeds etc. I never even thought of it as a compost hole...until today when I saw your videos. I went right outside and watered it. Thanks for the info. I'll be watching.

[@davidthegood]

Congrats, Suzanne. Thanks for watching.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Glad to hear it... if you learn how to save seeds not only will it be cheaper than buying starts as mentioned in the video but the seeds themselves will be more adapted to your specific soil and enviroment

[@CaptTurbo]

Awesome video David! Very entertaining. It always makes me feel better to see composters like you who are as sick as I am. ;)

[@davidthegood]

Thanks, man.

[@Katydidit]

Lol

[@d2fxas]

Been doing my own fertilizer this summer. I suggest not using only weeds but a lot more nettle, nettle should be growing somewhere in your garden, it has a lot more necessary minerals for the plants and no chance of weed seeds that you will spread everywhere. I dilute the fertilizer at 1/3 of this fertilizer and 2/3 water. Water my garden once a week. Growth and fruit/veg yield is double. I actually did a test of watering 1 bed of tomatoes and cucumbers with this mixture and the other one I did not. Clearly twice on the one that I fertilized. Can also create your own worm bin. Done that a bit later this summer and it's great, biohumus or vermicompost is called garden's gold for a reason. Can buy it if you don't make your own, it's cheap. Costs about 10$ for 50lb bag. I throw 1-2 cups of it around my plant once a month. Pure organic fertilizing is the way to go.

[@davidthegood]

Nettles are great - and worm bins are excellent. I used to raise them in a variety of containers. Even an old dishwasher at one point.

[@TheRealHonestInquiry]

Nettles, among other things, are particularly rich in silica which will make your plants stronger vs pest and disease and especially with tomatoes has been proven to increase yields dramatically

[@red1seh]

Thank you for giving us your time

[@davidthegood]

You bet. I'm getting ready to put in spring gardens once I get some land cleared.

[@red1seh]

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[@treesagreen4191]

I know someone who runs a rabbit lodge service for people who go on holiday and want their bunnies taken care of - I pick up her bunnypoo one a week. I use it as mulch and whatever is left goes on the compost heap/bin. But my main compost is done in those conical compost bins - I have three of them? It's a cold system that takes time and is really a tall worm bin to be honest. I have to do this because I have a long thin garden and these plastic things keep it under control. I regularly lift the plastic outer, move it to a new spot and transfer the stuff which hasn't broken down. The old location is raked down a bit and put hungry plants like courgettes/zucchini on top. It's not beautiful but it works

[@deniseward002]

What a pissa! You two are a blast. Thanks for all those great ideas. I love how you find simplicity. I use toilet rolls as seedling pots and plant them right into the ground when the seedling is big enough - no transplant shock. I use everything I possible can, never pay money if there is another way - why continue the criminal syndicate hey? And that brings me to ask you - don't you ever wonder why we don't know these simple things? And doesn't that piss you off? It would be nice if you guys led some sort of awareness campaign and got your listeners to ask these questions. What about your department of agriculture - why isn't it giving this advice? I always wonder why in towns, orientation of houses is never one of the first things to advise homeowners on. Really folks - do we want to be treated like mushrooms forever and be kept in the dark like this? Please, say something about it - you can be influencing many. And let's wean off this vile system that hides information like this and all the other things it does. Happy gardening! I love your videos! Keep them coming and thank you for your work!

[@FedUpSouthernGirl]

I get your point, but would ask this: Consider the impact factor and liability factor of speaking out about such things. What benefit would come from addressing such topics vs the harm that could come from it. Unfortunately we live in a world where deplatforming is real. And to reach the masses one must adhere to (albeit a fucked up) sticking to certain narratives that make one more palatable for the masses. He is reaching those smart enough to seek his knowledge. And thank god there are as many seeking it as there are.

[@deniseward002]

@@FedUpSouthernGirl So you think we should just go along and not consider any other strategies? Just like that? No talk about it, no brainstorming? Just acceptance? Here's what we need to do - get off these platforms, stop giving our content to them, they are censors and all censors are douches. We still use them but to catapult onto other platforms. People need to start talking about how we are going to do things differently, not just stay the same. Also there is cryptic talk, which circumvents the algorithms. We can do this so simply by perhaps putting up a note rather than say the word(s). There are so many creative ways we can circumvent the system. Just laying down while they run over us is more dangerous than not speaking out, more dangerous by joining in with the hallucination that makes people believe everything is just dandy.

[@diannamc367]

I agree with you both. David has to stay within certain lines and those looking for information can hopefully find him. I have heard of him on other channels. But, why can't we start asking questions and increase awareness in out own space/communities? I guess it's up to us all😊

[@deniseward002]

@@diannamc367 Actually you know that's all we need to do, talk about it. That is what the usurpers do not want, oh no. This is a simple solution and we can have fun with it. We're here to express our unique selves and help each other evolve.

[@diannamc367]

@@deniseward002 yes! I tell as many people as will listen.

[@taleandclawrock2606]

I grow a single, regularly coppiced Moringa tree for compost and shade in my small urban 6x4 m courtyard. Its base trunk is now 25 cm diameter after 5 years, providing lovely structure. I pull down all the new softwood branches before they get more than an inch or 2 thick. They are soft and easily snapped for compost with lovely lime green foliage. Did i mention they are a survival food? Once a year or so, i let it grow to full height for flower and seed production. The cream flowers are edible, scented and very attractive to native birds and bees. Its a bit more work to fell bigger limbs, but i consider that my rent to the non human locals. 🥰

[@davidthegood]

Great work - they are super useful.

[@nightlee11]

Always eager to dive down the rabbit hole with y’all

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@albrown1388]

Now That's original "Rabbit Hole" David Does do everything a little bit different but he seems to lead a Good Life with his wife, I like that!!!

[@fortbenningmom]

Do you have like-minded expats living near your family (or have you considered having such for neighbors, whether fulltime or seasonal)?

[@monteypillar9284]

absolutely one of the best gardening videos i have watched. Thank you so much. A+++++

[@lyetaherb4703]

I so enjoyed you and your wife's team work for us. Y'all are too cute💚🌱🌈

[@susanvail6535]

I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned a lot from it!

[@timothygolden5321]

This is a great vid. Hope you will continue to develop it. I am curious about the herbicide in cow manure concept and think it could use some substantiation. Bravo.

[@davidthegood]

There is a ton of info on it - look up "aminopyralid" and "herbicide damage," "manure," or gardening. The data is already in - it's terrible!

[@timothygolden5321]

@@davidthegood Right you are. content.ces.ncsu.edu/herbicide-carryover is a pretty good one. I've been closed loop for a while now. Even just the new weeds that come from outside are disturbing. Importing herbicides into soil... nasty business. Thank you David The Good. I'll try to propagate this info.

[@elisadach4887]

The common sense is so very refreshing!! and... just enough cheek to add some humour. So glad that I found your channel.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you very much - that is kind of you.

[@tomjones6296]

I wrap my kitchen scraps in sale papers from the mail, and bury them in any unused garden spot around the house....plant material over ground. Buried kitchen trimmings decomposes really, really fast in the earth.

[@davidthegood]

Yeah - good plan.

[@brendalux2462]

Even faster decomposition? Thro tge scraps in a blender & puree them. The majority of the decomp is already done & readily accessible to your gdn. On takes a couple days to b completely invisible.

[@jules-marcdavis6843]

@@brendalux2462 I do this for my worm bin for fast work

[@dustyflats3832]

I’ve been reading about sewage hidden in fertilizer etc. Yes, everything and anything could be in it. I’ve decided this year to not continue raised beds and created wide in ground beds. Continue to compost right in beds. Too much expense is correct. I’ll just use found items to outline beds. So true about making compost tea rediculously complicated. I just learned of using nettles and we have a patch in the back that showed up in an old barn pile. I’m going to use it and not destroy it. By accident I noticed it’s a great trap crop for Japanese beetles from the farm field-TaDa! Win Win!

[@emilysandstrom2476]

Whenever you have a scrap, you can put it on your lawn or in your yeard - little pieces here and there. Over time, it wil act as compost: great lawn or rich soil.

[@pearlsalsman6946]

I was thinking about that same thing 😊

[@avanellehansen4525]

I have a stackable compost bin. Filled with grass clippings, clean yard debris, cardboard and kitchen scraps. Last spring I bought one pound of red wigglers at the farmer's market. They wintered over just fine (Washington State). This Spring there are thousands and lots of 1/8" white babies. I'm transferring baseball sized globs into my raised beds.

[@Oukoyami]

That was awesome and the part where you crushed up the biochar was very relaxing : )

[@davidthegood]

Thank you. I love making biochar.

[@pauletteturner8728]

Could you use the charcoal ash from your barbecue grill in composts bin?

[@dianadeejarvis7074]

Even though your comment is from 3 years ago and you probably don't need the answer anymore, I'm responding for new viewers. Most charcoal briquettes people buy for their grills have nasty chemicals in them. Sources on making biochar say NOT to use them unless it's 100% hardwood charcoal with nothing added.

[@HomevertHomesteader]

Love your work David, keep the great info coming. All the best.🌳🌴🌹🌻🌺🌾🌷🍄

[@loves2spin2]

This is a great movie! Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Good.

[@Peppersunlimited]

I just the entire video and this was really great! Awesome video with brilliant ideas and great commentary

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@dellamonroe8814]

I have no idea if you will see this comment. I just finished your book "Grow or die" and really enjoyed it. Enjoying this video. Gonna get compost everything also. I will be 71 next month and am just getting started on my dream of grow your own food and put the utility companies out of business. And not giving up on it until the apocalypse. 😃

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Della!

[@dellamonroe8814]

@@davidthegood Thank you for what you are doing!!!!! Don't give up and follow the lies out there.