Does This Free Fertilizer Really Work? Secrets of Swamp Water REVEALED!

[@malcolmt7883]

Before I started using Dave's Fetid Swamp Water, I was a short, balding, unpopular slob, and compulsive liar. But now, after just two weeks, I'm 6 inches taller, with a full head of hair, and I have tons of friends. Thanks Dave!

[@WildFloridian]

😂😱🤣

[@advancednutritioninc908]

I see one of your issues did not go away! :) Seriously - Great Post !!

[@RobertTozzi]

@@WildFloridian You follow David too, nice I appreciate your videos being a fellow Floridian (South Fl) as well. Thanks to you both for great content!

[@millergrrrl]

🤣🤣

[@yayaloves568]

Bahahahaha ‼️ priceless as the same thing is happening here🤣

[@pattimears200]

🤣 This is awesome 😂 Your wife did fantastic! She was so funny! Loved all the different get ups! Thanks for the detailed video - I know that one of my questions was about would there be any "weeds" that would kill my plants? Other than that, I try and keep in mind it's normal to save food scraps/peelings and such to smell and be nasty after sitting all mixed together in water, covered and in God only knows what temperature! My husband understands a little more now since I got him to watch your original video about it...before that he thought I had lost my mind 🙃. Thanks again for everything you & your family do to help teach us these things. I also want to thank you for putting up your daughter's info on Etsy.. ordered seed from her since then. God Bless 😊

[@loves2spin2]

Years ago, you sent me a copy at no charge because money was so tight. Now things are better and I give them as gifts! "Cast your bread upon the water...." Brilliant performance, Rachel! This was fun (and informative!)

[@katherinepettus5132]

Love this. Bravo!

[@effieinglish]

Awesome!

[@davidthegood]

You are amazing, Yolanda. I forgot all about that.

[@loves2spin2]

@@davidthegood Thank you :) I will never forget the kindness.

[@jerrypackard6807]

Not only bread but pizza, weeds, pastrami, cardboard cutouts of your enemies, pickled ...pigs... feet and ...other things... ...oh! and seaweed!!!

[@homeschoolmom2384]

I am using the “swamp water” to feed my veggies and it is highly successful. Honestly, this is addictive lol because you can make up different “foods” if you want. I am just doing plain old weeds and leaves and throw in some egg shells or fruit now and then. I top mine off and have had it now for about three months. You have the best channel for gardening imo, for us every day folk lol

[@FloridaGirl-]

I agree! 🤣👍

[@TexasIndiafarm]

Does it really work? Any experience

[@homeschoolmom2384]

@@TexasIndiafarm it does work! My veggie garden seemed to love it.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

If you don't have a cover for your bucket or barrel, just leave a couple inches of room at the top. Cover it with a heavy garbage bag or something similar. Pour a couple inches of fresh water on top of that plastic. The weight of the water will force the plastic to form a good seal over the fetid swamp water. This will keep smell under control and greatly reduce the chances of skeeters filling it with eggs. You may of course have to change the water on top if eggs get in it, but that's easy.

[@freewillchoice8052]

Awesome idea 💡thank you for sharing👍

[@anitatom8569]

Perhaps a couple of small rocks/marbles in place of the water on top of the garbage bag would create the same weight/seal.

[@davidthegood]

Today we answer all your questions about using Dave's Fetid Swamp Water in the garden, with help from Rachel The Good! Feed Your Garden Without Fertilizer - Get Compost Everything: amzn.to/3I1VYlo Dave's Fetid Swamp Water T-shirts: www.aardvarktees.com/collections/the-survival-gardener Order my books without using Amazon: shop.aer.io/GoodBooks Alas, my previous video on our best homemade fertilizer raised a lot of questions. People have asked about how to dilute swamp water, if you can put poisonous plants in the compost, if it is dangerous, if swamp water breeds mosquitoes, and more. Today we answer your questions and share how we make and use this free fertilizer in our garden, stretching compost to insane levels! This method is also part of JADAM and Korean Natural Farming, though they do it a little differently than I. Also, if you're not on the newsletter, you can sub here: thesurvivalgardener.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=d1c57e318ab24156698c41249&id=1f74a21dc8 Thank you all - have a great week.

[@kroegermarkus1170]

Adding a spoon of rock dust prevents the bad smell

[@vintagelife5195]

I could watch a whole show based on her characters. This made my day. Lmao!

[@user-ic2ug8ys1z]

😀🌱🐢 Finally a Rachel the Good video, the Mullet Smoking Rachel had me laughing out loud. Dead Armadillos!!! Buhaha! Love it! Thank you.

[@officialDavidRees]

Our mail lady came up to deliver a package once about 5 minutes after using our cesspool. The look on her face was interesting. We told her sorry about the smell, that we had just fertilized our gardens. She said it wasn't that bad but I think I heard dry heave in her car a few times on the way out. We haven't really seen her in months.

[@59kuphoff]

😂😂😂

[@johndyer9232]

Lol 😂🤣

[@blessedbygod3430]

😂😂

[@effieinglish]

Made me laugh my frass off!

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

I can relate. The smell is quite pungent, to put it mildly.

[@cathywco]

Rachel Rachel Rachel!! The star of the show! Good job guys!

[@brusombear3823]

haha, love your creativity. Where else can you learn so much from a master gardener while laughing and being entertained!

[@gnosticacademy]

This is, hands down, the best channel on KZbin.

[@paulredding1955]

Great video! Definitely need more Rachel and Dave's crazy editing skills!

[@edifying]

Laughing so hard at Rachel I will need to rewatch the video. And David, you played it straight. Didn't know you had it in you! I think Rachel was prepping you for an appearance on The View.

[@jblewis1975]

It definitely smells like "Swamp Butt", but I wouldn't trade it for anything! I generally use a broad mix of plant waste, and dilute it 10 to 1 like you said. Works like a charm for plants that are struggling (which is how I primarily use it). Thanks for another great video!

[@thewayofbass2534]

Oh man it does smell something fierce but its a sign its ready and my plants love it 😎👍

[@no1huntsbetter]

May be a dumb question, but how do u judge or measure 10:1 or what ever ratio? Just eyeball it? Or is there a method

[@jblewis1975]

@@no1huntsbetter I just eyeball it based on the size of my watering can. It's like David said in his video, you're not really going to hurt your plants since you're diluting it pretty well.

[@no1huntsbetter]

@@jblewis1975 ok, good deal thanks

[@nancyseery2213]

I didn't know Rachael was suffering from a problem with split personalities! Is she seeking help??? Well, bless your little pea pick'n hearts! Just keep doing what you all do so well!

[@OFFGRIDwithDOUGSTACY]

🤣🤣 another good one! See yall soon ✌️

[@akersquarteracre8002]

The real-deal sustainable way for ANYONE to fertilize your plants and trees naturally, safely and cheaply. Liquid gold is... free??? Yes. Yes it is. Thank you DTG for introducing this method to me, haven't bought fertilizer in years.

[@TexasIndiafarm]

Does this really work. Any real experience

[@akersquarteracre8002]

@@TexasIndiafarm it's what I have been doing for years and it's worked perfect for my particular needs. Plants and trees love it, and I have zero need to buy fertilizer. Give it a try, it may or may not be for you. Only way to find out is to try it out for yourself.

[@johndyer9232]

“Fetid Swampwater?” More like uncleaned portapotty. 😆. Made my first ever batch this season. It reeks, but the plants seem to love it.

[@nukious]

This is top-tier content guys.

[@SouthFloridaSunshine]

DTG presents a Dramedy on DFSW, starring an amazing actress many of us love to see featured in his videos when her busy schedule permits. Watch to the very end.

[@Firevine]

The wife and I were cracking up at Rachel's acts. Both of y'all are hilarious. This stuff starts to reek _fast_ I didn't mess with trying to figure out a formula for any particular crop. I just filled up a five gallon bucket with the turnip greens it got too hot for, tossed in some weeds and potatoes, and it stank to high heaven in like, two days. I left soil on the roots, so there's some extra microbes I guess. Will I make biochar with it? Sure, _I guess_

[@growyourownveggies]

Oh my goodness, Rachel stole the show, hilarious! 😂😂😂

[@azokalum]

This collab is awesomesauce, thanks for the fun delivery of great info!

[@chrislee6144]

It doesn't have to be homestead level or giant garden. I have less than 300 sq ft of garden, but do what you can with what you have! Swamp water + biochar for the win! Everytime our family has a firepit I sneakily make biochar. The kids like the big fire, the wife likes that I'm reducing clutter and finally getting rid of those branches, etc. Once the kids are bored, drown the fire. divvy up the charcoal to buckets (w lids) throw in a bunch of weeds, add water and pee in it! I also will sometimes add yeast from a batch of beer, misc leftovers from the fridge, moldy bagels, and a splash of molasses, just for the extra minerals. brew for a week, use the dilute liquid and top it up. Continue using the liquid until the next firepit. Next firepit, I'll empty the bucket sludge into the compost bin with a bunch of browns and start over. working great so far. All that to say, It doesn't have to be homestead level or giant garden. I have less than 300 sq ft of garden, but what you can with what you have!

[@IntegrityandKarma]

Thanks for this...swamped biochar. Nice

[@alexclifford2485]

I've been brewing this swamp stuff for a week. Grass cuttings, weeds, urine, loads of water and any leafy garden waste. I've labelled it my jank tank. Anyway the tomatoes and beans LOVE IT. Just started adding it to a new fig and banana tree and I hope they love it too. Haven't really diluted it which may explain why some plants have yellow leaves after I gave it. Anyway thank you, very inspiring.

[@nicklohry9284]

If you didn't dilute the mix and you are having (yellow) leaves after using it that kinda seems to me like the plant could be telling you that's it's (STILL HUNGRY) Most likely with just straight yellowing leaves it's asking for more (Nitrogen)

[@FloridaGirl-]

Oh yah that’s a great name! You are right. I i I did one with my grass clippings! 3 days OH BABY!! Did it STANK. But hey, the stankier the better! 🤣

[@stevescuba1978]

I think that yellow is the pee. Couldn't resist.

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

the jank tank, lmao

[@vansgardens2304]

This is definitely most creative way to get your wife into role play I’ve seen. Well done DTG. I’m kidding of course, love your guys sense of humor👍🏻

[@handsomedan1997]

I add just a bit of regular bread yeast to mine. Like a quarter teaspoon to five gallons. Really livens things up. Let it sit for a couple weeks outside in the heat. Dilute properly. Works great so far. Thanks guys, great idea

[@gabrielsoto1693]

I used my swamp water today, actually. Gotta thank this channel for it because I wouldn't be making it and using it if the video hadn't shown up on my recommended section. I've used it a few times now and my plants are doing very well with it. The smell is so bad that it actually feels like it singes my nostrils.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

The smell is awful. I had no idea. But I didn't realize that once you use the water up, you can just put in more. So I dumped the sludge into my compost pile and the smell lasted for days. I was really worried that my neighbors would complain it was so bad 😂

[@observationistdave]

Thank you for answering so many questions on this. I do love using it, but I have wondered about some of these things. Works so good, smells sooooo bad... And kudos to the young lady with all costume changes! I think she really enjoyed the New Jersey smoker!

[@adammcgeorge3538]

Your wasp at the end was taking that spider to got compost him, he’s a firm believer in “compost everything” :)

[@catherinewhite2943]

Great comedic questions, as well as excellent information!

[@sarahoop2382]

The Hipster Karen character is hillarious! I have started using this system - modified a little - but now I have started adding yeast and sourdough cast off

[@nancyfahey7518]

Thanks for cheering me up on this blistering afternoon. Waiting and praying for rain. It is coming.

[@timyates807]

Thank you for your soon to be classic cameo appearance Rachel the good , You musta had a theater or drama background because you were very good ! i lost count of the characters but i appreciate the extra effort, it really made the video top notch entertainment. you are a natural . Im looking forward to seeing more collaborations . David , i could almost feel the anxiety coming off of you with some of the questions ....I know that answers sometimes generate even more questions ,especially with youtube hmm i wonder why ??? I would advise in my humble opinion always testing each batch , then youll alawys know and even keep a small written log of materials and dates a paper pinned to a wall ...Now if they want more and really in depth info ....Put your own work in ! or better yet buy a book lol. Thats what makes it fun hehe great video . Wow , i had a grin on my face the whole time . Ya see Thats how you educate people (shout out to the school boards or failed ones...wait , is there still a difference ?)watch and learn how to keep your target audience engaged with you ! Thanks and take care

[@sunnydayssandytoes4337]

Oh my goodness this is great! Lol great content in so many ways! 👌 🌱👍 Rachel rocked em all!

[@effieinglish]

The oldest stuff works the best. I fill 5gal buckets w/ "chop and drop," cover w/ water (let the chlorine evap out first), toss in a cup of sugar or molasses, maybe some pee, sIap a lid on and set aside. I found a bucket that was over a year old and my plants exploded w/ huge healthy growth! I dilute it enough to make it spread thru my 100th of an acre garden, about 10-30% skunk water, tho I've used full strength without problem if it's aged enough. I chop the plants into small bits for speedy decomp and leave it around the plants as I water w/ a ladel. It's also easier to mix or stir. I think the dead anerobes feed the good bacteria in the soil. I'm experimenting w/ woody bits now. The Chinese use this stuff called "Wood vinegar" (for fertilizer, pesticide, and animal feed, etc.) which is created from condensing the smoke from making biochar, but all decomp is just a slow burning fire (chemistry wise). My thinking is, I can get a carbon/"biochar" product from the wood and a "vinegar" product after it's broken down. I can't do fires where I live and this is probably better environmentally. My microbiology prof use to giggle everytime he said, "The forests are ALWAYS on fire." 😁🔥🌳🌲🪵🔥🤭 because they are. Everything is constantly breaking down, oxidizing, and rebuilding.

[@davidthegood]

That is awesome.

[@BeckieWhite]

Oh we loved this! Can we just name all her characters and can she please do this again? Your wife is the best!! We will try this method again and allow the aging a bit longer. Never have I smelled something like the first fry of only a couple of weeks 😂

[@em286]

Lol. Y'all are too funny. Granny's teeth. 🤣 Thanks for the info! 😁

[@homesteadaquarius]

I almost spit out my tea on that one!

[@gardengatesopen]

That one got a good laugh from me too!! 😆

[@leadbyexample333]

We enjoy your Videos! You and your Wife are a great team ...Sooo funny! Thank you for bringing us humor with a lots of useful information!

[@royrodgers567]

Imma make some strong Swamp Water when I get back home. Let it set till next spring with all manner of compostable goodness. This week/basic batch did great though sir. I praise God for you and the camera champ. God bless.

[@visnuexe]

I've got to get your book, because you have simplified some hard to implement processes, like Korean farming and even the fertilizer mix you got from your friend. I'm a low budget operator. But i love to experiment! All mine are in pots mostly, and in neglected plots having little done to them where if they survive then, HURRAY!

[@timothyblazer1749]

I'm planning on using this your way, and in a more extreme way. I'm in middle desert...the big challenge is fertility. I'm intending on using this as an addendum to create soil on barren areas. I'm likely using clover as cover, and then putting swamp water into the drip system at about 20% with irrigation water, long term. The acidity is important as our dirt is super alkaline, and mostly clay. I'm plenty with minerals...near zero organic matter. So I'm also going to put a few inches of wood mulch. Basically im trying to kick life back in to the dirt! I know I need to add yards of compost, but it is seriously difficult to compost here, with the alkalinity and dry environment. I'm following a hybrid method from an AZ farm that revives soil by planting sorghum in 3 inches of compost. I think this method can function as a supercharger to enliven dead soil, as long as I keep a cover crop growing, and chopping/dropping.

[@Bigfoottehchipmunk]

Another idea to help in desert areas is to use what's called core gardening. Basically you dig a trench in the middle of a garden area, which would depend on how you garden, but you bury straw or other dead, somewhat broken down material in the trench. You plant around or even over it, and it acts like a sponge to hold more water in the area so you can water more deeply but don't have to water as often. MIgardener talks about it in a couple videos. He lives in Michigan, in an area that gets pretty dry summers, I guess, but he adopted it from a desert farming method.

[@timothyblazer1749]

@@Bigfoottehchipmunk definitely on the menu. I'm also going to try hugelculture. Burying logs. Same idea, different structurally :-)

[@timothyblazer1749]

@A R my land is flat, so swales won't do much. Once I get going, I may do some water lenses though. I'm also doing pit beds, instead of raised. Lined with 6" of stone, and dug down to 3 feet. My challenges include very high wind in the spring and fall, so the pit beds will protect seedlings from wind damage, as well as focus water. But...we get near 300 days of sun here. If I can figure out the balance, I could be able to grow year round with a combination of greenhouse and seasonal plant choices.

[@teenagardner3623]

Thanks again for great video. Mrs Good is hilarious, great job guys. 👏 I use all your fertilizer methods, especially the free swamp water. Just becareful if you have 🐕, they will want to dig

[@kari7398]

Thank you David and Rachel!!! Laughing out loud while learning is my favorite!

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

This is a rock-solid cornerstone of our entire operation. It works. Do it.

[@marthabradley1266]

Rachel is ready for Saturday Night Live! She's every woman. "I'm every woman! It's all in me!" Loved it!!!

[@0livelanette859]

😊❤️ 👍 You're the BEST! You out do the rest.. 🤣🤣LOL Enjoy watching..

[@patsanzone8019]

Your okay Dave , but we need more Rachael. She's so awesome.

[@thewayofbass2534]

I do the trifecta now after watching your videos, composting anything i can get my hands on thats organic, swamp water of course, and biochar (so easy to make) i do a combo of swamp water urine and epson salt to charge up the biochar. Btw throw some charcoal from biochar you make in your swamp water knocks down the smell a bit. Love your videos Dave!

[@honestreviews2321]

Thanks for smell tip

[@jillclark1744]

Thank you for this video, it is very helpful. I am still experimenting with the weed tea/swamp water. It's getting better or maybe I'm getting better at using it correctly. It is really good stuff.

[@karricompton]

Rachel the Good! 👏👏👏

[@pissrockdust5997]

I keep a separate JLF bucket specifically for weed seeds, flowers, and fruits. Reproductive nutrients great for reproductive crops with fruits and flowers and seeds. Just keep it labeled and run it through a couple socks layered together or some other fine mesh when you use it (standard practice for anyone using drip irrigation or sprayers anyway).

[@horsedogcatponyshow]

Thanks David. Lots of good information. I laughed so hard at the end I think I forgot everything. 😜🤣🤣 Will have to watch it again.

[@kdavis4910]

Ever since you taught me how to make this stuff I use it all the time and I use it on everything. I have a lot of weeds at the bottom from my raised beds and I set up a whole huge storage tote of the stuff. I've been thinking about starting another container of swamp water in one of those big plastic garbage barrels. The plants love it and I only ever wait to let it rot when I first set it up. Then I just top it off. It smells like sulfur but it's so thick and funky. I stirred in soil from the beds and the yard in addition to the weeds I used and I tried to use diverse weeds figuring they likely favor different compounds that they store. I hope it includes everything including micronutrients. My soil amendments and compost stretch so much farther now and there's no different fertilizers for different plants, except for blueberries. I will use Blueberry Tone, I think it's called, because I understand blueberry care is a bit different. You made gardening so much more affordable David the Good and I will be forever grateful to you for that sound advice.

[@sbffsbrarbrr]

Laughing and learning at the same time. Great video!

[@gardengatesopen]

We FINALLY got some rain 2 days ago here in Central Texas!! Woot! WOOT!!! So what did I do? Started a new batch of fetid swamp water with that very miraculous rain water!!

[@olgakuchukov6981]

Fantastically creative job! I’m super psyched to be seriously making fetid swamp water - as in buckets with tops instead of large buckets of rain water and swamp, al fresco and al yucko. I will admit I don’t always wear gloves and I get to enjoy the fetidness for ... a while. It’s a garden-saver for me since my area is overfull with jumping worms (Amynthas species aka “crazy snake worms” aka Alabama jumpers” - maybe look into them, David, would love to hear your take. They might be useful in remediating your soil and with chickens and plenty of biochar and dry, sunny, hot conditions, they may not become a problem. My area is the exact opposite- cool, moist shade, tons of trees raining down organic matter daily, rich river valley soil.) They’re destructive here in the Northeast to the forests which have evolved without any earthworms since the last ice age. They eat ALL the compost and organic matter and fungi and leave behind their bacteria rich but hydrophobic dry crumbly large castings. (Another answer to “why not just use compost.”) Too much nitrogen, too much of a good thing., overshoot. Just like your friend with the anaerobic soil and difficulty starting seeds, same here, seeds are hard to root in the dry crumble without amending. Perennials growing way too tall (all the N) and falling over due to lack of structure in soil - yup, chop and drop. Anyway, fetid swamp water to the rescue! Plants seem to be loving it! Resuscitated a stunted tomato plant and it is finally putting on some size. Short growing season here in Vermont and I’m part sun so I’m pushing it, always. I’m swamping Japanese knotweed! The leaves and tender stalks, though I’ve noticed the bigger tougher stalks break down and rot quickly enough. Not doing the roots, though. Could probably in a bucket set aside for months, should try that. I’m also swamping forsythia and privet. Bwa ha ha, feels great to be swamping the plants that root way too easily when used as chop and drop. I found a channel of a guy slightly of south my region, he’s in central Massachusetts or some such, making J knotweed compost using plant material up until July 1st or so. For years his garden is thriving from his J knotweed compost. He says after July 1st the stalks are too tough and have set sprouts. Swamping that would be the way to go. Nothing survives the swamping. I would like to know which seeds survive, however. I’ve been throwing dandelion seedheads in. Mainly because I don’t care about spreading them, they’re food. But I’m also swamping various grass seedheads and wonder about those. I’ve noticed when used in the heat of the day, the swamp watering attracts flies. But everything attracts flies. There is another channel, Ripe Tomato Farms, guy named Jeff over in Vancouver z8 or 9, who praises making your own fert with garden weeds. His videos are cute with plants’ eye view shots, otherwise fairly straightforward. Thanks for making art out of gardening videos!

[@nickcasper2350]

Love the art style of this video. I just let mine sit for like 9 months and no smell at all

[@EarthStudent7]

My cucuzzo and watermelon LOVE your swamp water! Rachel, you definitely have the acting chops! Great job! I especially loved the lady holding the cig! Too funny!

[@charitysmith5245]

How do I keep my husband from lighting the fumes on fire when I'm in the kitchen makin biscuits? Also, where did you find so many extremely attractive ladies to ask these important questions?

[@haleymglick]

I love how much fun you guys have in life!

[@jasonpanjehshahi1817]

I’ve been using this for 2 months now. Absolutely amazing results for what it is. Obviously it doesn’t do what miracle grow would as in immediate huge results. I have also noticed less pests. I’m thinking the health of my plants have something to do with that.

[@nefariousyawn]

This is my favorite way to deal with invasive weeds that I don't want to risk growing out of my regular compost, like the 100+ square feet of sansevieria that I dug up.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

YES. I do the same with buttercups. Drowning the roots of plants that can spread by rhizomes or pop back after long periods of neglect is the best way to put an end to them for good.

[@newtboot7855]

😂 Rebecca’s acting is on point👍. In these troubling times thank you guys for being a positive channel . God bless you guys.

[@meb4142]

Does the swamp water promote leaves vs fruits/ flowering…In other words, shud it not be used at the flowering stage of plants ? Can u make a formula higher in potash to promote fruits/ flowers ?

[@shodson314]

DTG you were right this was ONE. AMAZING. VIDEO. Loved Rachel’s work and the shorts at the end! Very well done

[@DDWASH9595]

Dave’s fetid swamp water? I put that on everything

[@aw5832]

Just don't get it on your hands! The smell doesn't wash off. Pretty sure I'm amputating my hands tomorrow.

[@Bigfoottehchipmunk]

Maybe wear a hazmat suit?

[@aw5832]

@@Bigfoottehchipmunk it would be wize

[@suburbanyute340]

"can i put a dead armadillo in it?" "i dont know that i'd do that" i feel personally attacked lol. too late now though because that sucker dissolved in like 5 days and i came back to perfectly clean skeleton floating on top. i dilute it to about a 1:20 ratio.

[@1millionpumpkins542]

What's the leprosy quotient? 😉

[@suburbanyute340]

@@1millionpumpkins542 no idea. will the virus infect the produce?

[@1millionpumpkins542]

@@suburbanyute340 no idea. Word from the center for disease corruptions site only remarks upon contact with live armadillos, not composted ones. Try sending a sample to Anthony Fauci.

[@suburbanyute340]

@@1millionpumpkins542 I would, but I don't really care if the armadillo has COVID

[@59kuphoff]

Best youtube find this whole year!! Thanks for your sense of humor. We need that these days.

[@l_alvarez_1k]

I have a large stick (guava branch) that I stick in the side of the garbage tote with lid I use for my Tea in my front yard...my son gets a kick out of watching me stir it every day like it's my cauldron. I try to do it early morning so the smell doesn't bother my neighbors. 😀

[@wadecrowe3370]

It’s amazing how people over complicate things

[@TheMontverdetilly]

Great video ! Your wife did a great job, made me laugh. It must be a lot of fun living in your house with two creative parents. Lol .

[@fergusfarm3793]

Rachel stole the show. Great wigs. Even better accents. If she wrote the lines, they were great too

[@sorce2175]

Rachel the Great! Lol. Classic!

[@laurachatfield4142]

Rachael was hilarious 😂 but she asked the questions I've been asking. I've got a nasty combination sitting in a bucket from all kinds of kitchen scraps. So I see your barrel is on tight. I've had my 5 gal bucket lid on not snapped on tight, but then I did snap it on all the way and it's sitting in the sun. Will it make the top pop off on a mini explosion?

[@mary-ue4ir]

Hahahahaha! 🤣😂😅😉

[@dinavoutour7796]

I love this video! I have 2 big buckets going since I think about Feb. 2022. I think I will try 100 to one to begin with. I have been really scared to do anything with it. I feel a bit more confident now.

[@BeveB]

This was great! You both are hilarious!

[@rjbrewer09]

Love the video entertaining but very informative ❤️

[@annalynn9325]

The lady from Seattle was hilarious

[@GypV]

Just throw stuff on the ground... except the book... NO NOT THE BOOK!!... BUY THE BOOK, READ THE BOOK, LOVE THE BOOK, LIVE THE BOOK!!! 😜

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

The character in b&w is so spot on. Laughing here.

[@JG-kv4oi]

Thankyou for previously showing us how to make this. My garden loves it. I've done test feeding on select rows. I've got weeds (no seeds), clover, knapweed, a little chicken manure and big old dead fish floating on top. It keeps staring at me when I open the lid. Smells horrible 😫 🤣🤣🤣

[@FloridaGirl-]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 @ fish

[@PAwildolivebranch]

After seeing your first video on swamp water, I immediately began my own in a 5 gallon bucket. Wow! This stuff is amazing! So worth doing even though I wretch stirring it. My brother-in-law from Kentucky told me that his grandma would get buckets of fetid ditch water and use it on her garden years ago! 😁

[@jambohoofgood3417]

I use rain water and fertilizer and a few scraps in my biochar activation, but always wonder if I should start some bacteria ladden batches separately with water from a nearby swamp or pond. It's not really the bacteria I'm interested in but just the minerals so I see no need to grab the wild bio-critters for my mix.

[@jimratzlaff3112]

Very entertaining! I'm picking up a barrel tomorrow. I've tried to compost and have failed miserably mostly due to lack of discepline. I think I can make swamp water though and looking forward to trying it. Bought the book and just finished it - having found the swamp water info near the end. Thanks for all you do, David and Rachel.

[@makeitkate3240]

I’ve heard armadillos carry leprosy. And I don’t want my plants to get leprosy. 🤷🏼‍♀️😏

[@1millionpumpkins542]

We refrain from composting koalas for a similar reason: chlamydia.

[@janebadon3988]

Racheal, ‘ya killing me!😂😂😂

[@chadl9218]

Great video! I've done it with fruit etc. Gets very ripe in the az heat

[@mariehernandez8431]

Hilarious! Your wife cracked be up! So informative as always ! Love you guys!👏🏻🤣

[@aadamstory]

It's better if we use JMS first, the Microbial solution. . I think when the soil rich in Microbe, the tolerance or the ability to process those nutrition will be better.

[@HSpwn-lv8yj]

Can the lid and container be air tight ? Or does it need to breath?

[@skippyvsamy6768]

Hysterical. We laughed the whole way through this video. Gotta watch it again

[@wmluna381]

I have a particularly nasty batch brewing that I started by watering a newer 5-gal. compost bucket I have going. The bucket sits on rocks within one of those black plastic open oil drain pans from the Dollar Tree. It has a little spout on the side that allows you to pour the FSW 'starter' out easily. My upstairs neighbor hasn't complained yet, but I got all the drippings in another bucket covered and festering as I add other things to it in the meanwhile until I am ready to use it.

[@FloridamanForager]

I can’t wait to get a microscope and start doing some experimenting, and sharing! I’d love to further understand the micro life in Spanish moss rotted in water, the stuff smells very ALIVE! Hahah

[@melanielinkous8746]

Racheal for the academy award!!! Love you guys 😘

[@johndyer9232]

I put things like poison ivy, and oak in my compost pile, but you never got a chance to fully answer the question if it’s safe in the Fetid Swamp-water.

[@2662fly2]

LMAO.... even my wife, who was hearing it from the next room, was cackling as she ventured in to see what I was watching. She says I have a "bromance" with you David. Great job Rachel. My wife thoucht you might even be channelling Marcel the Shell at one point ! Great video.

[@susancruz729]

Ok..........you avoided the hard questions. So what about the armadillo. We could bucket it up with an opening date of ...... a year? 2years? Kind of like a time capsule. Also, love that actress that you hired to dress up your video. She must have needed the money.

[@ausfoodgarden]

Awesome informative and fun video as you so often create. Don't let Rachel the Good wear that black and white top with the glasses again, she scares me.🤣🤣 Last month we had lettuce heads selling for $9 each due to all the world craziness plus recent floods. So glad my wife and I can just go into the backyard and pick whatever leafy greens we need.