How to make a compost bin from old pallets

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[@Kristina_158]

Fun anecdote about compost bins: I put compost in my grandparents garden a couple of years ago and found two knifes my grandma threw in there with food scarps almost 8ish years before. So moral of the story, buy Solinger knives they will not rust after years in the compost bin and if you’re lucky, you’ll find missing cutlery too!

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[@dirtybiker420]

I once had a 4 acre small holding for almost 20 years with veg plots, chickens, bees (30 hives), a few pigs, a small orchard and two huge compost heaps, lost it all when my landlord died and his kids sold up, I really miss it all so much, so it's great to watch a young person such as yourself with such passion👍

[@cherylhowker1792]

I’m sorry to have read there. Sometimes something like this happens tho when someone dies and passes it on to multiple people, they probably had to sell due to splitting it up between them. Probably some needed money and maybe no one knew how to work/ live off the land. Again I’m so sorry as you have lost it all. Shame you haven’t been able to find somewhere else, but it could happen again… I hope you manage to get somewhere where you can at least garden and maybe have bees. Good luck

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Hi Alex. I’m a fellow beekeeper with 6 years experience. I checked my 4 hives yesterday for fondant stores. All 4 hives are doing well, so far! Good luck on your beekeeping journey 🐝

[@just_alex]

Thanks, good luck with your bees!

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Just love the positivity and Alex just makes me happy he inspires me to do many things like growing plants and bee keeping I just want to say thank you Alex ❤

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Yes, same

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[@Pandatwirly]

“This tree makes walnuts.” 😂💗 I just love this

[@maryferrell-wyman2671]

Your subtle sense of humor makes me chuckle Alex. (“the anatomy of a pallet” made me feel like I should be taking notes!). The good son comes through when you say, “you might want to skip this dad”. I suspect one or both of your parents have passed on their clever whit combined with a warm and caring nature. Congrats to them both!

[@King_Bob_The_Third]

One thing I have learned about you Alex, it is fun watching you learn stuff. Nothing bad, just funny. Keep learning mate.👍

[@debramorris7646]

Never thought I'd like a video about composting! But here it is and quite enjoyable at that! Thanks Alex

[@margoburns9085]

Alex you have a very relaxed and humorous way of speaking that is so nice to listen to. I think I would watch you watching paint dry. Great video!

[@lizschultz1]

Just had a good old laugh at myself - only an hour ago I'd posted a somewhat lengthy comment on one of your earlier gardening videos about the virtues of compost and growing how you would've seen nature doing on your foraging expeditions, and here you are echoing everything back to me! It's wonderful that someone who professes to know so little, knows so much, and obviously does a heap of research - 10/10 and a gold star young man! Love n hugs from an old no-dig, compost-on-top gardener from Oz 👏❤️🤗👩‍🌾🦘

[@Michela_Zzz]

07:59 "Pallets just got way more interesting"- I was not expecting THAT 😂

[@ianberry1713]

Another great video Alex, thanks for taking the time to film it. Looking forward to the next one already!

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20 minutes just flies by watching your videos. Top quality stuff. Really like this channels vibe

[@mason0914]

ANOTHER QUALITY VID! I want to see more content from you Alex! You’re my favorite youtuber at the moment.

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Alex, you are a marvel thirsting for knowledge and helping others learn. Love the video.

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I could literally watch your videos all day. So relaxing, entertaining and informative. Great job

[@radiantlyshana]

This is just the wholesome content I need in my life. Thanks Alex!

[@TheSlammerFishing]

Vermicompost next? Keeping a compost bin with worms is a great way to maximize the kitchen scraps you have.

[@SD-oi9gr]

That “pick axe” (mattock) is very good breaking things down. The force you can exert is crazy when you know what you are doing.

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Thank you for showing that gardening and handmade things are something that anyone can do!

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You have a great way of making videos fun to watch Alex. Keep up the good work!

[@GHExploration]

Alex's videos are an honest and refreshing watch, he wasnt sure what a crowbar was, but im certain he knows tonnes more stuff than me, keep up the great work.

[@sarahbahr1273]

I know I made a comment on the last video that might have seemed a little judgemental.. I want to say that you are doing an amazing job and are an inspiration to many who watch your channel including me! Thank you for putting your information out there for us to learn from.

[@iwona4685]

I don't remember which channel I saw it on but they didn't take apart the pallets and used the middle spaces as a tool holder. I appreciate the amount of work you put in though and it came out beautiful!

[@teresaedwards3659]

Alex, this is a very, very useful and informative video, I hope you are inspiring young people to get started with a garden. You can really make a change on the way the past practices in gardening were done. I have gardened all my life but in the last few years I have learned so much about soil health and no- til gardening. I'm 64 yrs old and I actually think these techniques make planting so much easier. I feel we have come to a time where it is also important to grow some of our own food. I like you and enjoy all of your videos, keep up the good work!!! God Bless you. From Bonney Lake WA., USA

[@Sagealeena]

I just set up my new compost this evening! A new rotating compost, so that I can build up my normal one and just let it sit and decompose!! Next step is to tidy up and start using my old two bay system for garden waste again!

[@ms.farmgirl]

Great Video Alex!!! I've missed your super FUN videos. Now I just want to hang out and garden with you. Spreading Compost,, tilling it into the native soil, and plant up as much as possible. I love being a Farm to Table Grower, and watching all the lovely food that comes up from little seeds, or stock. I am embarrassed to say that I have 8 Compost Bins that each are so large I can get the front loader on my John Deere, to scoop out buckets of it at a time, to spread everywhere. Mine are made out of Cement blocks. All 8 bins are in stages of breaking down. [2] Alex,, you can also make paper compost. I would go nuts without making paper compost. You make it out of cardboard boxes, all kinds of newspapers, all the mail from the post, etc. Anything paper or cardboard is a fantastic organic compost. Any kind of paper we get I run it though a micro paper shredder and in the compost it goes. Super great for houseplants and for seed starting. All foods that come in boxes, papers, etc from the market, I tear it up, shred it, etc. and compost it all. Paper compost is a little more FINE in texture than the vegetation compost. [3] If the Compost Bins start to get a bit on the smelly side, just sprinkle some sawdust in there and mix it in. You can usually get it free from woodworking /Carpentry shops or Job sites. [4] Recycling/Upcycling all products is a good thing. Anything that can be reused is a great thing to do for the environment. I've made many things out of Pallets. Benches, tables, and plant stands, and even a garden shed out in one of the fields to keep buckets, shovels, and other tools. It has a Water cooler of fresh spring water to drink if our bottles run empty. [5] In my 3 fields I also grow Barley, Hops, and Rye for the smaller micro-breweries. The rest of the fields are just Vegetables, fruits and nuts. It is a great thing to participate in such a POSITIVE appreciation for the Environment while feeding and developing sustainability. Feel free to reach out to me if you have any farmer/gardening questions. I've been on a farm my entire life and enjoy it so much. THANK YOU again for the video. Can't wait for the next one.

[@MrTmiranda]

Nice video! Lots of useful information and well explained. Thanks

[@fraz1142]

Nah dude don't worry you're not the only one. I'm 20 and I love planting I loved plants since I was 14

[@timmymendenhall1275]

This is something I've wanted to do for a long time but haven't yet. Good job Alex. I've seen videos of people building cabins to live in from pallets and furniture.

[@pawelwlodarczyk1509]

Great job Alex. Having a compost pile is a great way to recicle nutricions from waste to grow things. I really apreciate you made a video about this. I do have similiar setup in my garden and it works just gerat. Only thing i did different is screewing all the walls that I wont be moving together leaving wired entrance only. It gives a better stability to overall of construction. Puting a cardbord into a pile also will give earthworms quite a load of celulosis that they will use for cocoons while reproducing so this is also very beneficial. Great job mate!!!

[@krispingkii1348]

I love that, you are so young, doing a great thing. I started gardening only several years ago, however u have a great head start! While researching (while I already started), I went down the rabbit hole of composting, it’s amazing. I have bokashi, vermicast, and tumblers. But the best heat composter is Charles Dowding, u should visit him, he’s the compost king. I love what you’re doing, the bees, the gardening, the cooking, it’s skills that are lost on current youth, you’re doing a great job! I look forward to watching u grow! 🤩 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Good job done recycling the pallets. Perfect colour to blend in with background. Alex you can also put a piece of carpet on top, useful during winter to keep the heat, not man-made fibre though. Some carpet shops throw off cuts out. Good luck with the Bees.

[@NanasWorms]

Yay! We just made a three bin compost out of pallets too. I captured it all on our security camera, although I had to wade through a lot of videos featuring squirrels to find the one where the guys are actually building something. It's already cooking it's first batch of compost.

[@donevans1884]

when you empty the compost bin leave a small amount in the bottom as it kick starts the compost for next year , brilliant video Alex well done .

[@rebeccaroberts8385]

Ahh Alex you are fantastic. I love your childlike enthusiasm with everything you do and the way you explain how it works. I have watched so many of your videos now and feel confident to give some of them a go. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼🙌

[@Welzh]

Alex! Congratulations on the recent growth in subs, you really deserve it ❤

[@just_alex]

Thank you so much!

[@reneenolan8163]

Home Made compost is the BEST. Can’t wait to see garden number two

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I love this channel, down to earth and simple. You made a cake at 100,000 subs; now you have 192,000, almost time to celebrate 🍾 😉 😀 again.

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haha, I guess I'll make another cake...

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Another cake

[@nigelbelmont5757]

Alex, You should treat your dad and surprise him with a bigger greenhouse for his Orchids, after all he was good enough to let you use a good chunk of his garden for your projects. I love watching your videos especially the bees films. Carry on the good work.

[@cherylhowker1792]

New today…. Gonna start watching your gardening stuff as I have started to grow my own food in the last year or so. So maybe can learn from you.

[@Tigger4747]

Ha ha ha ha. 🤣 I could've done with your dad's crowbar over the last couple of days as I was trying to make a compost bin on my allotment out of six of the very strong palates the manure and stuff gets delivered to the trading shed on. Like your reject palate and then some. If I tried breaking them up with a claw hammer the wood splintered, using a normal saw was hopeless because of the nails, and even using a small reciprocating saw took ages and was absurdly exhausting. !!!!! I'm interested to see that it took someone far younger and fitter than me, armed with the correct sort of crowbar, hours and hours to break up 7? palates, and that you looked really knackered afterwards. It's not just me being feeble! 😁 Maybe I'll buy myself a crowbar. I will check the pallets to see what markings they've got on them. That bit was very useful indeed. Thanks! 🤗

[@AymenDZA]

Indeed, The "Big metal stick with a wedge shaped thing" is truly a useful tool !

[@hanzi696]

Love the vids Alex. Even a seemingly dull task seems interesting with your energy & humor

[@ladyhotep5189]

I'm a new subscriber. I fell asleep with youtube on and woke up to your 3hr European road trip. I was extremely impressed and subscribed. I've watched your beekeeping and gardening videos as well. You're an amazing young man and I look forward to more of your content. Be well 🙂

[@just_alex]

Thanks!!!

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I found your channel from the suggested videos list and I am so happy that I did. I could watch your work and adventures anytime. Your are a miracle, I am just amazed and bring me joy seeing what you achieve! Keep it up! Regards from Romania.

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Congrats on 200k I can’t believe your channel has doubled in size in a month it’s nuts

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I love watching your videos while making my game and coming up with ideas and making art, your videos are so lovely and relaxing and I am considering getting into beekeeping because of you.

[@CheeseWithMold]

Well done! Love watching these types of videos!

[@just_alex]

Thank you!!! :)

[@jasonwest5431]

Loved the comedy side of things to your videos, loved watching this.

[@rickyjessome4359]

Fantastic video Alex! Really neat and simple idea for a compost bin. And like you said this year you won't have to buy compost for the garden and will be most likely be a better quality material. I also seen your dad's Mini in the back ground. I hope he's enjoying it to the fullest. Cheers Alex I look forward to your next video

[@just_alex]

Thanks Ricky, he's started working on it and excited like a little boy!

[@rickyjessome4359]

@@just_alex that's fantastic

[@HammersruleST]

Hooray 🎉your back… Great video once again Alex… your content and presentation is so relaxing to watch… makes you chuckle too.. can’t wait for the next one.. keep em coming 👍🏻

[@danielyandle6530]

Wow 90k since I was last year for the cake. All the hard work paying off for you 👌

[@christopherjames2825]

Hi Alex, I am from Guyana 🇬🇾 and I really enjoy looking at your videos ❤. By the way I am also a farmer 👨‍🌾. Keep on doing what you love and enjoy, and keep growing more .

[@Topazzzzzz]

Recently discovered your channel and binge watched everything. Fantastic stuff! Watching your videos makes me wanna go out there and try new things myself!

[@GazEdwards8690]

I have had an allotment for just over a year now and used recycled plastic pallets for the compost bin love you videos been watching since you were both kids and using the train an busses to go fishing.

[@thehero9]

your channels is a big gem!

[@lisaedbrooke7592]

Sorry my phone just sent you the message before I was finished.. but I am just resting learning off you to know what to do which compost is because I never knew what to do until you learned me THANKYOU because you have given me the inspiration to give it a good try...if I can't do it I'll just give you a call..lol.. your bee's are looking really good and when the honey 🍯🍯 is ready I would like to pay for some off you please... and Alex I'm really jealous of your dad's orchid it's really beautiful.. well done to your dad... because I have been trying to grow them for years with no luck..no wonder your dad is so proud bless him... well done to your dad...I really mean it... because I can't grow them at all... I'm looking forward to seeing what you are doing next.. and Alex I'm so proud of the things that you have done bless you my wonderful friend... please can you get better bee gloves I'm so worried about you being bitten... take care always.. and I am looking forward to seeing more videos..

[@Penguinishy]

4weeks ago you celebrated 100k and now youre just a few thousand from 200k. Congrats!

[@IloveyoulikeXO]

just found your channel and I keep eating your videos one after the other. I love your content and your story telling. keep it up

[@seanjamescameron]

They must be the most attractive compost bins I’ve ever seen. Also look into Hot Bin Composting where you can make compost in only 8 weeks and you can even add cooked kitchen waste.

[@daviddeane7293]

Nice one, Alex. There's only you that can make pellets look interesting to use 😁 keep up the amazing work 🔧🪛👍😁

[@dias4377]

Great to see you back recording. The pallets turned out to be insync with your Dad's wishes. Happy Gardening!

[@carlthompson7759]

Another great video Alex! If you intend to use pallets again you should invest I a pallet buster. A tool designed to dismantle pallets 👌

[@chrisivens3413]

You'll probably find that you haven't got enough compost there. It did look well rotted though. I suggest getting a sieve/riddle to help you make your own fine seed sowing compost. Also worth getting some perlite and vermiculite to help with drainage on your baby plants. Get some quality tools if you haven't got any already (more expensive but buy cheap, buy twice). You don't need many but you'll quickly know what's most important. Get a bit of wood or a replacement fork/spade handle to use as a dibber in your beds. One more thing, it's so easy to get carried away and sow seeds for EVERYTHING in your first year. Pause and have a look at what you do eat already and pick some things. that fit with the amount of space you have, the climate you're in and your facilities (greenhouse etc). Also remember that a few seed trays soon pot-on to being a lot bigger potted-up plants so try not to overdo it. Looks like you could use your gardening gloves when doing your bees too.

[@lornapenn-chester6867]

Super as usual, Alex. I wouldn’t have broken the pallets down myself though… just used as-is with the larger openings facing inwards where you could wedge the cardboard. ❤

[@SD-oi9gr]

If you get any really cold mornings, make sure you get pictures of your compost heap steaming away. It’s an awesome site to see.

[@bobisverygood3652]

i love ur vids, they r always so calming and informative

[@Meethejarate]

Just Alex is a channel where you can’t go wrong. The fact that he tries really really cool stuff while not being an expert is why he is a very bingable channel for me to watch. Truly quality over quantity.

[@just_alex]

Glad you enjoy the videos! :)

[@andersholmstrom3571]

I have scrapped my compost container all together. Instead I have switched to putting the compost material directly on the soil. This also helps to surpress the groth of weeds.

[@dogmandoug1715]

Gardening makes me Dizzy and tired too Alex 😂😂😂 but i love it. Gardening is like your Bank account, the more you put in, the more you can take out. Another fine project brother, now you need a wormery . God bless mate

[@Itsmehcliffy]

Hey Alex, absolutely love your ids and what you've done so far. Idk if you already do but maybe try journaling what you've done and will do next?

[@mrmonkeynuts1065]

Love your vids got your hour long bee keeping vid in my recommended a month ago and I’ve been hooked since

[@peterfrost1315]

Thanks for sharing these delightful videos. I build my first compost heap out of pallets as well last weekend and look forward to utilizing this plant food over the coming years:)

[@lisaedbrooke7592]

Well done Alex you did a really wonderful job.. it is really nice.. your so amazing what you do bless you...I was in my garden and a big stone fell on my foot and it is very black now so I don't know what I have done but I am just resting it for now... but Alex I don't mind because I am on my sofa relaxing watching you and your learning me but do

[@goldenminty1971]

So glad I found your channel sometimes you despair over the content on you tube and then other times you find gem channels like yours 🎉😊

[@just_alex]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@brian1204]

I did a similar build but without all of the preliminary deconstruction work; I used the whole pallets. Works fine but is a bit bulkier, and the piece acting as a gate is heavier.

[@andreasulfur]

I got a compost bin, and it has bin in my garden for 3+ years, and I'm excited to use the soil this year

[@CB-xr1eg]

"bin" in my garden...😆

[@customblades4863]

hey Alex nice video! a little tip for painting is that you pour the paint from the bucket in an other sort of disposable or washable container and dip your paint brush in there to paint instead of dipping it in the paint bucket itself. this will prevent from filth getting into the paint and it will extend the usability of the paint. greets ;)

[@just_alex]

ta :)

[@rocknroth764]

Love all your videos, esp the cabins. Here in California, we add worms to hasten the composting.

[@jimmyfireball]

I used to have a transport business. We only ever used some of the pallets that came in to us to send stuff back out on. We had a ‘pallet man’ that would come around and collect them and pay us 50p per pallet, he then sold them for £3-£5 to other customers.

[@targetedplantsguy9481]

Great Video! You do have a lot to be proud of.

[@Spice_flake]

the fact that you get exited about building a compost heap doesn't make u old! haha its actually kinda attractive I'm only 20 and get exited about making my compost and planting veggies and all sorts on my property as I'm a horticulturist. i actually think its a bit of a flex knowing all these things it takes to grow food and stuff, because if the world ever goes to shit, the people who piffed off somewhere and know how to live off the land would be the only survivors and the people you'd want to friends with ahahah

[@jenniferhazell9488]

Great job of the compost bins Alex keep the good vlogs coming 😅

[@hunafun1052]

Hi Alex i have some tipps for your garden You should use the crop rotation method becouse its the best for your plants You dont have to change the ground every year just trow in some compost and mix it up And also for the compost you can trow in dirt in the composter and mix it up every once in a while And you can put Crushed eggshells/gravel/woodchip or mulch around the planters becouse slugs don’t like travelling over rough ground, so if they sense sharp edges, you can use this texture to deter them. I dont know if you already knew these but i wanted to give some tipps that might help you Also great work with the compost bin Keep up the amazing work!!

[@ValShepley-qc4zr]

Thanks Alex, I really enjoyed that. Love your gardening videos.

[@just_alex]

Thanks!

[@tyroon.Q]

5:04 that thing you call a crowbar. =). I use it to to destroy pellets. But i don’t use the wood to build but for burn-fuel. Maybe you can use your gardening gloves for your anti sting gloves. Your composter looks nice! Cant wait for your next video! 😺 oh and please stop eating dirt 😂.

[@aquaticcolledgefishing]

Very informative Alex. I was going to make a bird table out of pallets, I'll now research the stamping as I don't want the bird food being contaminated 👍

[@Charles-pu1tx]

Great thing to do, make compost heaps, bins. Earth worms do an amazing job at eating scraps and the their poop (worm castings) is some of the best soil amendment and fertilizer. You can also make worm casting tea (not for the queen) not for humans but for plants. Good videos, you are a smart young man. Good to see your projects. I first watched when you worked with the bees and collected some honey. Awesome.

[@GetGood_1023]

I love your videos so much, I binge watch almost all of your videos at least once a month! Inspirational! ❤❤

[@scotthorvath5146]

My man don’t worry, I was soooo excited to pick up and plant trees, it led to buying a greenhouse which turned to excitement over year round hanging plant 😂 getting old is ok 😂😂