BURY Kitchen SCRAPS in the Garden...What Happens?

Folks, this is one of my favorite gardening tricks. It almost seems like magic. You can transform kitchen waste into new veggies by just burying them in the garden! One year down the road and yo'll likely not even see the scraps.
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This was partially inspired by the KZbin video by @SelfSufficientme I watched recently. Super helpful stuff! But I've been burying scraps in my gardens for a while now.
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[@donyarborough4561]

Great video. I’m glad you’re finally catching on. Feed your soil and grow your worms directly in your garden. The best way is don’t dig down into your soil. All you should do is scratch away your top loose layer and place your scraps in and cover it back up with your leaves and wood chips. If you don’t have enough to cover it just go to your pile and get more. You also need to add your coffee and tea grounds. There is nothing better to feed your worms. I’m getting mine from restaurants that normally throw them away. Most weeks I’ve added at least three five gallon buckets to my 30 x40 no till garden year round and I never add any fertilizer only lime and wood ashes. The no till garden should be a giant worm bed that you plant your plants in and grow them as a byproduct of a perfectly balanced 7 ph natural fertility worm paradise. To make it short don’t think of it as a garden think of it as a giant worm bed and keep your worms happy and grow plants like you’ve never seen. I really enjoy watching. People need to learn how to grow their own food and you’re doing a great job teaching them. Keep up the good work.

[@gardenguychannel]

Hey I like that! "Giant worm bed". Thank you for the encouragement and ideas, Mr. Don.

[@echo1020lukka]

This is my preferred method of flash composting compared to an above ground bin that takes an entire season to breakdown here in the northern U.S. It's a worm's preferred meal also!

[@lizanne4506]

Im doing the same thing too. Trying to turn the clay soil to something more lively for the plants by buring kitchen scraps

[@EdwinPSaldanha]

My mom used fish scraps or water used for washing fish to water the plants specially spinach. And yes burying deep is the right way and it makes sense. I am no gardener but I feel its the right and the best thing to bury the mea, fish and vegetable scraps under the vegetable gardens. Good video. Photos look kinda cute and u look ruddy. Guess those thorny beard taken away Ben's ' St. Antony with a cap ' look. I am hoping summer will be pleasant and beautiful that side.

[@gardenguychannel]

Yes fish by- products are wonderful fertilizers!

[@pattyprice2644]

Sounds like a plan

[@gloriaoscar5505]

It seems to always be raining there. Bless you.

[@gardenguychannel]

Has been recently that's for sure.

[@pokerchannel6991]

hi: I think it is a good way to raise worms. Just throw food in a pit and not worry about it. The worms will fend for themselve

[@annagordon2724]

Your videos are getting better and better. Keep up the good work Benj!

[@gardenguychannel]

Thank you Anna! I appreciate it. :)

[@londonskynet]

Super good idea :)

[@janew5351]

Cut the stuff smaller and help with the composting! I use re worm wrigglers in pots in the house. I have been reading about Boucashi anaerobic system and then bury in your garden soil.

[@gardenguychannel]

Yes I plan to set up one of those systems. Worms are the BEST.

[@pampilgrim2274]

Well, hello, Benj! You stay very busy.

[@gardenguychannel]

HEY Mrs. Pam! Yep this is true. Tough to keep up sometimes. But I think you'll like this one. We couldn't do any hardscaping today so the flagstone is postponed till next week. Have a wonderful weekend!!

[@pampilgrim2274]

@@gardenguychannel this video was very helpful. I am excited about the hardscaping next week. I appreciate all the information you share with us.

[@dianwilliams3038]

Bangor, North Wales, UK. Thanks for sharing, fantastic great idea cutting out the compost bin, definitely going to do this,

[@parisbray2791]

I like how u say ChayNellss pathways is a better word

[@wildedibles819]

Check out pathway soil bank :) and you will find out lol Great things happen Howieculture much love xoxox

[@hummingbirdhollowfarm]

Thank you for another great video! Would burying chicken coop bedding be a good idea?

[@gardenguychannel]

Yes! The chicken bedding would have lots of nitrogen in it so you could technically just mix it with your compost or wood chips. Just be careful not to concentrate it too much. Otherwise your crops will be all leaf and not very much fruit yield. aka too much nitrogen.

[@parisbray2791]

Will you make any type of border for your garden? Even simple pavers around the border ?

[@gardenguychannel]

Hi Paris! Not sure yet. I already have a wooden border but might have to transition it out depending on how bad the slugs underneath are.

[@P.Wood-ef2gv]

I didn’t know you could put chicken or any kind of meat into compost.

[@joecrowder7275]

His dogs will end up digging the chicken up anyway lol

[@P.Wood-ef2gv]

@@joecrowder7275 LOL

[@gardenguychannel]

Thankfully they haven't.

[@joecrowder7275]

Get giggles coffee grounds

[@gardenguychannel]

Haha! This is true. He definitely makes a LOT

[@cpk4772]

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[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

You should not put meat in there.

[@bijvicky]

You can not put raw or cooked chicken or meat in your vegetable garden. That does not belong to the compost list or to put in your garden. Green kitchen waste is no problem. Bad advice, sorry to say.

[@gardenguychannel]

Hi Mrs. Vicky. Thank you for your comment. Just wanted to shoot this article your way as food for thought. Composting the SCARY Stuff-Meat, Dairy, Bones, and ...thegrownetwork.com › composting-meat-dairy-bones-sew... I'm not trying to be argumentative...just sharing where I'm at as far as composting animal products. The primary reason we are often told not to is because it attracts dogs and other animals that may dig it up. As long as we bury deep enough and protect agains those animals, we should be good. The native Americans composted fish as a fertilizer. Blood meal and fish emulsion are used as fertilizers, why not use these same scraps in our gardens? I'm always learning, though, so I'll keep an open eye for if I'm off on this. Thanks again for the comment, Mrs. Vicky!

[@bijvicky]

@@gardenguychannel Sorry but I am not convinced but good luck with your garden. I love watching you vlogs. So don't feel offended.

[@gardenguychannel]

Not offended in the slightest. Thank you so much for commenting! All of us gardeners have different opinions but hey we're all growing good food and bettering the lives of those around us...so I'd say that's a good thing. Look forward to hearing from you more (even if you disagree agin ) :) Have a blessed weekend, Mrs. Vicky!

[@villagesteader3552]

When we were kids we learned that the Native Americans put fish in the hole with their corn plants. Well, we are a fishing family so guess what we did...yes we did and had a great sweet corn crop that year. ♥️👍🙏🇺🇸 No one had a problem.

[@bhiei]

The meat is fine as long as it’s off season, which it obviously is in the video, and it’s buried relatively deep. The worms and other tiny earth creatures will feast on it like anything else placed into their world