Create a Multiple Compost Bin System for Efficient Composting

[@FrauWNiemand]

This is exactly the kind of compost cycle (including pallets for the walls) we built 20 years ago in our garden. Allways a great idea.

[@inkahomewareclothing9351]

Great! I have 7 pallets just waiting to be used. I am going to build one the next nice day I get! Thank you!

[@TheRobster727]

Haha "its boiling hot 60°F" that's a cool day here in South Carolina

[@donavancaton2042]

Yeah....most of us British don’t think 60f is boiling hot....

[@meganbutton4320]

Lol. I thought it was funny too, even in wi we hit the 90s F and high humidity. But I know the area hes in do not get nearly as hot.

[@rogerwiseman7957]

That's an average winters day in oz 🤣

[@ellebarker9035]

I was thinking the same thing. 60 degrees and I may have on a sweatshirt

[@JANDK2004]

I’m in NC and thought the same thing! 😂

[@EarlyMist]

Hey Mate. seems like a great efficient setup. Pallets to me look exactly as you described when you stopped worrying about their aesthetics: Rustic and kind of cool. I love the look to be honest. I've always had one slow compost going (wire mesh two sides and Pallet on the other). I'm currently at day 7 of my first Hot Berkely Compost pile. Reached 69° C the first few nights. Now settled to a cozy 51°C. Should cool down from here and in another 11 -15 days of turning the Eathworms can start moving in 😀

[@EmergingEvents]

Haha! 15C. Thats jumper weather in Australia. Great vids. Thanks.

[@craigharkins4669]

"Boiling hot here it´s about 15 degree Celsius" Spain: surprised pikachu face

[@CurrenCyPhWorld]

yeah I noticed that also, here in the Philippines its 25 degree Celsius and its not even hot LoL

[@eliseintheattic9697]

I heard that and nothing after, my ears just short circuited or something. I'm in Texas and we've already had several days of 90+ (32C) and it's not even June. Seriously, 60 degrees (15C) is winter here. "Boiling hot"? I'm not sure this man can be trusted.

[@wiezyczkowata]

same as Ireland - 20 degree and you melt!

[@GlasshouseandGarden]

@@eliseintheattic9697 I think he was being ironic...

[@poppete]

Ha, Yeah the brain kind of glitched on hearing that. Here in the second most southern state of Victoria in Australia 15 degrees C is getting cold. Most summers we will get into the mid to high 30's with the occasional 40's and the rarer 45+ degrees C which has you watching the sky's for smoke. I met a Canadian musician back in 2009 who had stepped on a plane in Canada at 45 degrees C below freezing and stepped off the plane in Melbourne 45 degrees C above with hot dry 100 km an hour gale force winds that felt like it was searing your skin. Kind of knocked him about a bit, - that was the day the air had an ominously bad vibe about it, a huge bush fires had started that took out towns and hundreds of lives lost, not as big as the most resent one but more loss of life I have been in Britain and they have a different heat - oddly a mere 22 degrees C there does feel warmer than it does here.

[@adamfraser4509]

My God, how far have you come! Kudos to you Huw!

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you Adam!:)

[@patrickhannon4188]

I nailed together pallets for two sections for compost last night,I'm thinking of adding another section tonight and stapling chicken wire around the pallets to stop rats nesting. Good video,simple.

[@APolsonGal]

I just love your videos. I especially love the thought that 15 degrees is boiling😃. We’re still wearing sweaters in Colorado at 15 Celsius! Great system, though...thanks for sharing!

[@ocilassolrac14]

Great vid, love to see young ppl back to their roots n very enthusiastic about it

[@livingincrete7157]

I agree. He's adorable.

[@teresacherin6624]

I live in Florida. Summer is 94degrees f with 90% humidity for about 5 months! 60 degrees is sweater weather. Envy you!

[@AMonikaD]

THIS is beyond SMART!!!!! MY GOSH !!!! YOU JUST MADE MY COMPOSTING SO MUCH BETTER!!!

[@thecyclingcouple4438]

i just finished piling up my first ever skids compost and this 4 sq is a great idea. Thumbs up!

[@rhysjaggar4677]

Huw, down in NW London our summers tend to be hotter and drier so composting needs to take account of the seasons. I find that building heaps in spring and September means that hot domposting occurs when air temperature is cooler so moisture is retained better. During summer, my immature compost goes into daleks with food scraps, comfrey and the like where it matures quickly without drying out and can then be stored in big builders bags (holes in bottom so worms can get in and out) which is a good way of retaining moisture in the compost during hot dry periods. Yes I do keep building new heaps in summer but spring has great first cuts of grass and September has potato and squash plants in abundance. I even let the berry cage grow wild this spring and pulled a third of a cubic metre of compostable material in late May from beneath cherry and plum tree and mixed in the raspberry canes. All the fruit did well, so it may not be atotally mad thing to do....

[@hisfdgirl180]

Love your videos! You cracked me up with the boiling hot comment. 60 degrees F boiling hot?? Try weeks and weeks of 80 to 100 degrees F and you'll realize 60 is ideal! :-)

[@howardchambers9679]

It was a joke. He lives in Wales... It only rains on days with a Y in it.

[@hihichanel]

Thank You Huw, for making such good contents over the years. Just bought your book, so looking forward to read that.

[@HuwRichards]

That's great to hear. Thanks so much for watching :)

[@justinm2697]

15C is hot for you? WOW! I'm in Sydney and 15 is really cold for me.

[@graphiccontent98]

welcome to Britain. once it gets around ten degrees this is our summer. 20 degrees often and it's about as hot as it gets.

[@mcmanpa]

+Justin M It's all relative, I guess. I live 5 hours north of you, Justin, and the July winter average is 18, come summer the average here is 28.

[@HuwRichards]

I was being sarcastic ;)

[@akshayd2006]

Well, the sarcasm dialogue delivery was spot on. (Being sarcastic ;))

[@HuwRichards]

+Akshay Dh I think only the UK properly understands sarcasm humour;)

[@graciasie3646]

"60 degrees F boiling hot" Tropical countries: hold my shovel.

[@MrBearyMcBearface]

I had a Scottish friend that complained about 70 degrees F and I'm like lol. It routinely reaches triple digits here in Texas and that's not even as bad as other places

[@HeyAstor]

Zellonous maybe it gets hotter here in LA but your humidity... 🥴 no gracias.

[@HeyAstor]

Gracia Sie 😂

[@MrBearyMcBearface]

@@HeyAstor Arizona gets super duper hot but I envy the dryness.

[@pamelabulmer6379]

@@MrBearyMcBearface ah

[@alexandraathay]

Fantastic videos Huw! Very informative and therapeutic. So much work involved too. I can't believe it's only at 585k subs...come on people Huw deserves getting over the 1million mark 🤗

[@JesusMusic1988]

60° F is late Autumn in Albuquerque. I wish lived where you live. I like colder climates!

[@MishMacky]

15c is a cold winters day in Australia. Our summers can reach up to 48C in some parts of Australia.

[@FreeRadicalslifestyle]

We have a similar set up but with the adition of worm castings. I have a 2 large 1 mtr x 1mtr x 250 mm bins and a tri bin commercialy made worm factory. At the final stage of turning the finished compost pile I add worm castings which adds another piece of the biological jigsaw that sees our no dig gardens flourish, even in the range of 47 c to - 8 c we get here in our location in Australia. Always enjoy your content Regards Russell

[@markkristynichols845]

Yep, that 60 degrees is a good day here in the Missouri Ozarks ❤️ Kristy 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@clivesconundrumgarden]

Excellent video. We started composting this summer with great success so far. Thanks for sharing this!!

[@stevederheim2114]

Nice system! I'm trying a multiple step hot and cold system of composting and incorporating chickens in the process as well. One thing I'm starting to realize is that its really about HIGH quality compost for the garden that you make on site.

[@smithwaves]

I experimented with burying compost material underground. Lots of digging but it's was terrific putting a few bags of green and manure and then seeing the size of the worms after Spring!

[@eyegardentx]

I have an open compost bin made with extra fencing I had left over from a project. All grass and has been composting. I like the setup and will do one in the near future with pallets like yours.

[@romuloremo1817]

I’ll be setting up my compost station like this. It’s perfect. Thanks for sharing.

[@drmaldonado1957]

Just seeing this video now; it's August 16, 2017 and I'm in North Texas, USA. Today is a slightly cooler day at 88F but feels like 97F due to the humidity. However, that's much better than the 100F+ days we've had over the last month or so. Even that is cooler than what our temps are normally. 60F/15C is cold to me. I guess it's all relative, huh?

[@Mab_Starsurge]

Omg 60f for me is so cold. But I'm in Southeast Texas, USA. Tropical weather. 75-80f is perfect for me. :P

[@markkristynichols845]

Gotta try this! Thanks so much ❤️ Kristy (again 🤣) in Missouri 😃🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@ChaplainDeanna]

Helpful video. I started composting and this will be an inexpensive way to make a bin.

[@AlbertaUrbanGarden]

Excellent system ! I wish I had the space to do that !

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Stephen, maybe you could line up 4 against a wall?

[@AlbertaUrbanGarden]

I don't have any space left. I have filled all of my space with plants ;)

[@anonymousprepper1463]

barrel composting? just shelf build floating beds over it to plant.

[@JaredLaswell]

With 4x4 posts you could really solidify it for much longer lifetime. Good idea man.

[@adampilarski7083]

This is nice - I have a similar setup with 3 bins made out of pallets.

[@xebatansis]

What a great way to use old pallets. I never thought about that.

[@ealexeenko]

Loved your video! Thank you so much! Very helpful ❤

[@gargois1]

60 degrees is boiling HOT? You should visit south GA in the summer time. 90+ with high humidity. Lovely weather.

[@Mr71paul71]

compost is king !!! the way I do it is the ww2 dig for victory method, of using 4 sticks to mark out a 4ft by 3ft area then I build up 6"/150cm layers making sure each one is firmed down before adding the next layer. this style of heap keeps its shape and rots down in 3 to 4 months. And I add everything from weeds to chicken bones, if it. can rot I add it. in the winter I often go around the allotment site collecting the dying weeds leaves etc etc just with the aim of building a compost heap

[@adjacent-smith]

Thanks bruh. Exactly what I was looking for

[@love_lyzza]

15C is already cold here in the 🇵🇭! Hehe we have 50C now in one of our provinces haha i just find it amusing to hear you say boiling hot

[@preethigurumoorthy84]

We also have such ridiculously hot temperature in India too

[@ashleysovilla2037]

Great video! I love the rotating system. How long do you let a bin cure (once you’re done actively adding) before you use it in the garden?

[@folklohrfamily7310]

This was very helpful and informative! Thank you!

[@HuwRichards]

No worries and thank you so much for watching and commenting!

[@DiegoPunchw]

Superbb!! best and easy compost system for mid big scale. I try for sure!

[@HuwRichards]

Best of luck Diego and thank you for watching :)

[@hamueranaiomiraharaha8417]

Very helpful tips I have learned something thank you

[@spahawksnomad4450]

Im from NSW Australia and its night time here about 10pm. Temp is 20 Degrees Cel (68 F) and I have to have the heater on to get it to 26 degrees CEL (80 F) so im not cold :D

[@r-ea]

15celsius is SUPER COLD winter in morrocco is 20c its currently 32degrees (90f)

[@michaelslack5269]

Love the rustic look very cool, and appropriate for where you are at. That very look is why I just finished gathering up some pallets for my bin. Going to be starting next weekend. :)

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Great information. I say what ever you do make compost. Best wishes Bob.

[@HuwRichards]

Thank you so much Bob, have a fantastic day!

[@livingincrete7157]

You're great! Thanks for the advice. I am currently trialing a new method of composting. It';s the 18 day hot compost method. You need to keep turning the heap every 2 days. I'm on day 13 and it;s looking pretty good so far. It's a bit hotter here than Wales though, so I am also watering the heap as it keeps drying out. (Maybe it'll grow into a bigger heap ha ha).

[@alexandraathay]

Be careful using synthetic carpet and synthetic rubber tyres to weight down compost bins as any chemicals can leach into your compost, instead opt for layers of cardboard and medium rocks👍

[@aldente3585]

I’m stunned because I do the same thing! I keep them separate so I can untie the ropes and take away the pallets for 360 degrees of shovel access. Turn once a month for 3 months.

[@c.kainoabugado7935]

Definitely inspired! Thanks 😊

[@HuwRichards]

Great! You're Welcome :)

[@joburgerer4127]

15 degrees Celsius is boiling hot?! I'm from Johannesburg, South Africa. 15 is cold! Our hottest summer days are about 35 - but most days are a perfect 21 all year round - humid in summer and dry in the winter. I do not envy European temperatures for going veg. Loved the video :) I definitely need to upgrade my compost situation.

[@HuwRichards]

It's called sarcasm😊

[@tempcadoganenright]

love the Welsh tips

[@lindapenney5207]

Awesome update i am still waiting to build mine when i can

[@sunitamay123]

This compost looks so wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing! Do you have any suggestions- how to get rid of ants in a compost pile?

[@zimmermanlandscape9287]

I have found that composting on any flat surface is fine. Any type of poly sheet to cover. You can sieve the potting soil out and maintain the compost in various stages even if there is a blending of the different products it is still all compost as you stack onto s pile all the large chunks seem to fall down the pile and can be picked up and sorted later

[@janehurd7441]

Great idea, uses less pallets than in a row, just not sure if we have space, going to have a look at the allotment. Found you through Byther Farm. Great videos thanks.

[@Kait2478]

60 degrees Fahrenheit is "boiling hot" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 This gave me a chuckle, unless you were being sarcastic. We are regularly above 85-90 degrees, or 29-32 Celsius here in Virginia, United States in the summer. Crazy how different different places can be!

[@leomannette8441]

love this idea great vid gonna try it

[@samuelpaulini]

old wooden railroad sleepers are excellent for this kind of venture (first hand experience)

[@spencerwilton5831]

Samuel Paulini excellent yes, but also ridiculously expensive now, at least in the U.K- £30 each for used hardwood sleepers.

[@barrelgardener7527]

Enjoyed the vid. Thank you. In the high nineties Fahrenheit with heat indexes over one hundred here.

[@HuwRichards]

No worries I am glad you found it useful! Haha I am so jealous ;)

[@noneyobizness3201]

fantastic! I will have to do this! i am always running low on compost

[@stonerubber]

I love composting with pallets! Hate to be that commenter, but that carpet scrap on top of the pile has probably been soaked in flame retardants, etc., etc. Rotting logs and limbs make a nice weight on top of the pile...

[@yvencia1150]

Great video and thank you for sharing

[@getrelaxed3848]

15 is like winter for us in Morocco xD boiling when it starts going above 26 degree Celsius xD

[@sabrehohoho7681]

Thanks for sharing and lovely 👍👍👍👍

[@allhailthesnail]

What a lovely informative video, thankyou huw

[@leobadajos1008]

15 degrees Celsius?!!!! That's our winter in Philippines. 😂 😂 😂

[@fergusdangerfield156]

Hi how, love your vids. I'm in the process of building g a greenhouse, raised beds for hugelkultur and am planning a 4 bin system . One to build, another to turn the first one into and a third to riddle the finished product into. Then the 4th binfor leaf mould. Thanx for posting .

[@ranchoraccolto]

I have a 3 bays compost... rigth now only 2 working one full to rot and one filling, compost here its incredible fast to make.

[@HA-bc4pc]

Would be good to mention type of pallet wood eg use Heat Treated (HT) or Kiln Dried (KD), and AVOID those treated with MB.

[@jenneimperial5556]

Very useful.. I wish i could do that but since i only have a small space, i just have a big plastic bag and i throw everything in there from kitchen scraps to paper and leaves and probably anything that is biodegradable.. Pretty works for me though. 😄

[@HuwRichards]

Thanks for watching Jenne and glad to hear you have your own way of composting :)

[@murrayzuckerman123]

Excellent video.

[@foxilium]

what about a line, a rectangle made of palets of diferent age compost

[@meganbutton4320]

You can do either. Charles Dowding is another good one to watch, he has a line. Here he is using less because of the shared pallets. :)

[@toxickatie]

I do the same thing only with stacked tires. Whenever I access my cured compost I just take off a layer at a time. If I made a lot more compost I would do it your style with the pallets.

[@HuwRichards]

That is very clever! Do you have a photo of it I'd love to see it? Have a great day :)

[@toxickatie]

I'll remember to take a photo of it :p

[@MH-rj3jf]

Could I install my compost bins half way into the ground? Are there any considerations to that, maybe drainage or aeration issues?

[@gmac4157]

why wold u want too?

[@LuisGLenero1369]

Good idea to do it with pallets.

[@bingoberra18]

So disregarding any external source of biomass and compost material, what is the best way to get a compost going? I have what is essentially a big empty yard and I want to get a homestead started.

[@OlanKenny]

You can either chuck some worms in, or just leave it to get going. Organic material will break down without much help

[@mikekoningde2295]

The link for the 6 composting tips doesn't work? Some kind of domein selling site.. i dont know.. Great video btw :)

[@traceyclark178]

great video Huw .

[@pastorshaunokeefe6851]

I have 3 pallet bins giving it a go huw

[@krishnabrian691]

💜🤗🙌🏾thank you this helps me with my idea

[@romuloremo1817]

15C I’ll take. Our average summer low is 18-20C and average summer high 38-45C.

[@kavitayadav5526]

Explaind very well

[@4115steve]

have you considered adding oyster mushrooms to this compost pile?

[@solant9879]

Thank you

[@ASVProductions]

Are you concerned about leaching from ink on cardboard, (temporary) tire for weight, and Chenicals in carpet?

[@whez08]

If I use plywood instead of pallets how long can I expect it to last?

[@DivineZeal]

Thanks for the great idea!

[@Lostingrowing]

that will work perfectly were I live in Spain thanks for sharing the video

[@CurrenCyPhWorld]

15 degree Celsius? boiling hot? Tropical Countries: hold my beer

[@sebytro]

Hello Huw, thank you for the video, it's very instructive and well made. I always wonder why people don't paint their pallets so they don't rust and degrade so fast? if sanded and painted they last much longer, turning a cheap piece of wood and nails into a surprisingly lasting structure.

[@Zachry86]

Simply put: I regard compost as the food i eat. Do I want to want to mix in and eat paint flakes and chemical residue in X years time? The pallets will brake down, but they are cheap so just make them easy to replace in the future. I do the same, but with fence posts and galvanized netting. There are so many ways of doing this. Just get creative with what you have available. In essence a pile of organic material on the ground will do the same.

[@yousnasserous]

Hello from hell hot Dubai! Our winter right now goes down to maybe 15 degrees Celsius hah!

[@ThaiGirlAdventures]

very good idea and awesome.

[@origami_canoe1952]

Thank you!

[@STNG17-]

"Boiling hot here it´s about 15 degree Celsius" Meanwhile me chillin in 28C.

[@ZWATER1]

Ty

[@tranquildoe]

You don't need to turn the compost at all using the cold composting method, correct?

[@HuwRichards]

Indeed