A Super Easy Pallet Compost Pile You Can Build in Minutes (for Free)

[@davidthegood]

I posted this video this morning and it didn't show up on my channel properly, then it showed no views for an entire hour, so I reached out to KZbin support and got help. Apparently there are some issues with this happening across the platform. Glad you guys are seeing it now. Chris at KZbin was a big help.

[@celtgunn9775]

I'm going to have to get help from my son, nephew or husband to do the building of something like this. I'd absolutely love this. But my back really will not. 😂

[@tomtice6103]

Hi David, I did not see the link for your composting book?

[@richardhawkins2248]

@@tomtice6103 www.thesurvivalgardener.com/simple-composting/

[@McDuffin]

David, it is my belief that everyone could use a good montage every now and then. This was superb.

[@Austinandpup]

Cave man tools are the best I love the rock Hammer

[@lisasmith516]

Rock Chips! EYE INJURIES! Wood Splintering as well. CAUTION.

[@mclovin2232]

Really glad you guys started posting again!! Big ☝from West Palm!!!

[@davidthegood]

Thanks, Christopher.

[@nowwhataboutthisone]

I have that exact model in my backyard!

[@nowwhataboutthisone]

Jeffery Trevathan , this does work and well! Just keep it wet and turn every once in a while.

[@hughbrackett343]

I have the 3-bay model. I zapped it together with an air nailer. I just shot nails until it felt solid. No spikes at all. It doesn't seem to be going anywhere.

[@jlgoch55]

I put mine together with zip ties about 5 years ago. Still works great. .

[@timothy4weigel]

Very nice set up. I have been planning to do this with my stack of pallets and I like wiring then instead of nailing them together like you did.

[@davidthegood]

I think the wire is easier. If I had zip-ties, I would probably use those, but didn't have any on hand.

[@debbiehill3860]

Using that machete like a boss!! Very cool.....!

[@paradisegarden1445]

Thanks for the ides now i can come a a solution for my yard thats full of branches and wood

[@davidthegood]

Very good.

[@AlejandroLopez-nq8nd]

Thanks for all your vids! Keep em coming! Your machetes seem pretty sharp! Would you mind sharing how you go about sharpening them? May be a nice instructional video to make. Thanks a bunch!

[@TheOregonDude]

I can see you’re getting back into making videos after one of your periodic video hiatus’s I always watch your videos to the end, because that’s where sometimes the real Hidden jewels are like original scary One hit wonders from David the good. Congrats on the new land.

[@davidthegood]

Yeah. I had to take a break to do some writing, but I'm back making 5-6 vids a week. Thank you.

[@moirakemp867]

David, i just love the way you do things ! there is absolutely NO pretense to try and be this `neat gardener` , using the `correct` tools etc., you use what is at hand at the time. And you get the job done! in so, showing people you don`t need the fancy tools if you do not have them. ( I know you have the equipment ) Great video as always, thank you from South Africa

[@davidthegood]

Thank you - and you are welcome.

[@cantrell0817]

An 80's teen movie called... It wants its soundtrack back. 😉

[@justalurkr]

You picked up for the 80s? For the love of dog, BLOCK THE 80S

[@Conny-tk8md]

Your videos are so inspiring and encouraging!

[@CollegemomLynn]

Well....you just took all the excuses out of building a composting bin, huh?? 😄 Thanks David! Great video!! 😍

[@staceyatcrazycrowfarm7373]

You are da man!! We love you David The Good!!!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@combatmako]

SO Happy you didn’t compost the Turtle !! You do need to get some seaweed in there ... LUVed the music ! ✌️❤️😁

[@davidthegood]

Yes, definitely want some seaweed.

[@sueyoung2115]

YES! Love it! ... Pallet bins. Mine have lasted twenty years! (A little worse for the wear), but very functional .

[@hughbrackett343]

The worst that can happen is the bins turn into compost. That sounds fine to me.

[@SudeeshSubramanian]

At my place I guess the termite soldiers would eat up all the wood used for building the bin. So I use the metal mesh covered with plastic which is pretty durable IMO

[@davidthegood]

That works, too. I figure these will last about two years before the termites eat them, then I'll get some more pallets and go again.

[@naturecandygardens]

Thank you for doing what you do 💚

[@jonas3333]

3:20 Do not want to get between David and his REALLY sharp machete!!

[@MrCrazyChemist]

That montage should have ended with adding some yellow liquid nitrogen source

[@Scousergirl]

your urine is nitrogen

[@justalurkr]

For the mechanically disinclined, we're talking a weekend or two, depending on ER trips. 😎

[@lisasmith516]

Haha! YES!!!😋

[@BrokenInTheBox]

I haven't been getting notifications for your videos the past few months! I checked & rechecked the notification bell...should be getting all notifications, but I haven't gotten any. Hopefully, KZbin will get it together & start sending notifications. Seems I have a lot to catch up on! Good to know that all is well with you & the family. Figured I'd let you know just in case your vids aren't getting the amount of views they should be. Peace & love from the Sunshine State!

[@janpenland3686]

Love the high tech hammer! I have one very similar to yours. It comes in handy at times. lolol

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Momma likes her some compost.

[@mikealmere70]

Seeing you swimming gave me flashbacks I the blue lagoon, 😂

[@c.j.rogers2422]

Mmm...caveman get rock...make tool...mmmm

[@Mark-ol2ll]

For years I have been sending yard waste to my county landfill, they compost it. Two weeks ago I went and filled the bed of my Tacoma with free compost, since then I have made a second trip and this coming weekend if it is not raining, a third trip. May as well get back what I can form what I have been sending them year after year. Once all of my raised beds are filled, I am thinking of building up a big pile, if there isn't too many weeds I want to topdress the front yard and reclaim bio mass.

[@Mark-ol2ll]

Last year I sent 20 trash cans of leaves from my own trees. Does anyone have an idea on how much compost that equates to?

[@mainegirlrollitup]

Thumbs up already for the music!

[@davidthegood]

Thanks. That's one of mine.

[@moganmark]

A key ingredient to any good compost pile... a sea turtle hatchling running towards the ocean.

[@bzz5601]

DTG, you've got me wondering... what is the machete I should buy for brush removal? What would you recommend since you clearly have had to use them for a while. I need to buy one especially for brush removal. Thanks! I've been searching around and there are many styles to choose from and I'm clueless.

[@davidthegood]

I have a Martindale cutlass-style machete I use; however, I could never find them in the US. I also have one of these which works nicely: www.groworganic.com/corona-machete.html They sell them at Home Depot as well, I believe. The real trick of it is to spend a good bit of time really getting a sharp edge on the blade before you go out chopping, then keep a file with you to touch up the edge a couple of times during a day's work. From the factory the edge is usually a bit squared off. Get it going at a nice 15-degree angle and it will almost work all by itself.

[@bzz5601]

Thank you so much! We will be buying one fairly soon, so I appreciate it! Where I am, the jungle is made up of blackberries. :) Much love to you and your lovely wife and kids.

[@BiddybooSharon]

Is it OK to use dead pine trees in compost

[@ProgressiveMovement200]

Nice !

[@onestepforward1474]

And to think I've been using a hammer all these years...What was I thinking?! Looks like you need more compost bays. Already a very productive block. My land was abundant when I found it also...had plenty of those rock tools everywhere...I think God placed them here instead of topsoil.

[@cohomesource]

What kind of wire is that? Trying to find some online and it keeps pulling up all this crazy stuff

[@davidthegood]

Long zip ties work well.

[@alcatelkey]

You must love sharpening that machete. Why don't you cut the pieces on a piece of wood or the palette itself so that the blade wouldn't hit the ground (and possibly a stone)?

[@owbeer]

in the climate i live in wooden pallets rot away within a year so i use plastic ones

[@tropicalgarden2884]

We had BUILT one just like that a few years ago, but found that it atracted tons of RATS, so we are back to the barrel method instead

[@davidthegood]

Rats help turn the pile!

[@tropicalgarden2884]

@@davidthegood True! But we made it so close to the veggie beds, they also ate all of our melons :) i guess we learned our lesson not to make it too easy for them ;)

[@HansQuistorff]

Don't forget to put som sea weed on top. Sifting the nails out of my stove ashes today[ Burning tho old pallet fence for fire wood] and threw the charcoal on the top of the bin; it will mix in eventually.

[@davidthegood]

Yep, good stuff. I will get seaweed when I get a chance. Not much on the beach right now.

[@allanturpin2023]

Hi D. You appear so confident with the machete, but I can't forget what happened last year. Two years ago now maybe. I picture your bandaged appendage with every swing, so the ominous music is almost too much. Now, personally, I have 12 compost piles and growing but still never have enough compost each year.

[@thomasreto2997]

Nice. I would grab them from my job but I can’t fit them in my little car😃🌈🤙

[@davidthegood]

I am getting a rack bolted to the top of my van in the next week or so. It's hard to transport them without a big vehicle.

[@lisasmith516]

@@davidthegood PALLET TRANSPORT: IF YOU CAN GET A FRIEND WITH A TRUCK/SUV OR GIGANTIC AUTO, JUST IMPROVISE! I HAVE! I MOVED A SMALL HOUSEHOLD IN A CAB WHEN I WAS 19 Y.O. AND THEN LATER IN MY MY DATSUN 200 SX, I MOVED AGAIN @ 29 Y.O. 3 TODDLERS A CAT AND A SMALL DOG! GOT DOGGIE A HOME. I HAVE (I FLED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE). GET SOMETHING soft to cushion them (2 -2 PALLETS MAX LOAD IF HEAVIER PALLETS). PUT on top of the small car, and something under each roof TOP OPENING e.g. windows/doors "tying point," (t o avoid tearing door and window gaskets.) Then JUST ROPE IT!!USE some ROPE OR Paracord for back to front and over and under the SIDE OF THE ROOF! Easy!

[@lisasmith516]

Crisscross X UNDER INSIDE ROOF TOP DOUBLE BACK AND TIE OFF! I'm 61 now, that's how I recall it, I could be off on something INSTUCTION WISE, JUST EXAMINE ITS' SECURE ATTACHMENT...BEFORE TAKING OFF! I'm NO BOY SCOUT OR ENGINEER!

[@faitholin2716]

Will you stop with the machete. At least you weren’t wearing the straw hat! 😬

[@davidthegood]

I can't give up the machete - it's too useful. I'm doing better at keeping fingers, though.

[@mindy779]

Pee on the compost. It will not grow back and it will decompose alot quicker. My father always did this and had the best compost. 👍

[@babetteisinthegarden6920]

broken wire, dang

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

Composting IS a slow burn, after all.

[@candiwallace6605]

👍👍😍😍

[@danielallouche2493]

Don `t forget to add liquid nitrogen.

[@colleenrodamer6230]

Ho

[@dannypeace9053]

Using a stone as a hammer? I thought I was watching David the Good, not Primative Technology.

[@davidthegood]

I was editing a video the other day and I thought, "I'm like Primitive Technology for awkward people."

[@dannypeace9053]

@@davidthegood I'm a proud awkward people

[@TheTrueabundance]

what about peeing on it? could help it to break down...

[@davidthegood]

Definitely would help.

[@stephenmoberg8807]

Ridiculous

[@davidthegood]

Sad!