What is the piece of equipment you are using to chop with? I love it.
@susannicky Жыл бұрын
@victoriajonas44 May I ask which investments are good? I've been looking at a few different ones but want others' opinions as well!
@susannicky Жыл бұрын
@victoriajonas44 is ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER on youtube? please how do i reach her..
@graywilliams_77. Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you know her too. I've been making a lot of profits learning and investing with her for a few months now. ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER is one of the best mentor/trader I have ever worked with in the past few years, she knows how best to deal with whatever market situation....
@susannicky Жыл бұрын
Thanks... This Was Helpful!!... I found her page!
@NalamPenu Жыл бұрын
Chaff cutter, shredder
@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Жыл бұрын
Far and away the best compost assembly video I've seen. Excellent narration and information. This guy knows what he's talking about.
@sweetvuvuzela46345 жыл бұрын
Thanks i was watching this and my neighbour came in and we watched this together now our whole village has watched this video and they all appreciate the composting process now 🥰
@quintyoung5 жыл бұрын
If you're wondering, he actually starts building the compost pile at 17:30.
@cirovig14 жыл бұрын
If you want the science then 6:50
@KarenKaro4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@sminthian4 жыл бұрын
There was A LOT of talking before getting to the point of the video.
@soniag45164 жыл бұрын
Thank you I was getting nauseated.
@JesusSaves86AB4 жыл бұрын
It's easier to understand and remember if the knowledge and formula is explained in detail.
@TheFlowNetwork2 жыл бұрын
I did my Permaculture Design Course with Richard in 2009, in Thailand. During the PDC I wrote a "Compost Song" with all the instructions for this 18-day process. I'll have to record a version and post it!
@robertcook54512 жыл бұрын
Please do! I had this thought just the other day, to create songs with valuable knowledge like this to pass down to future generations.
@filipzoric59652 жыл бұрын
Do it,i am in your channel and nope..u didnt :(
@brucehitchcock38692 жыл бұрын
@@robertcook5451 life is a long song 🎵 ♥️. Bagavad Gita the song of god That movie with Warren Beatty and Halle berry when the Black God man tells him to sing it and it'll happen all come to mind .Brilliant ideas .😉❤️👍🙏🖖😎☺️
@aemma_official Жыл бұрын
Hey! We are still waiting for the song. How’s it going? 😄
@machinaprivada3 жыл бұрын
Richard you are a truly well-rounded individual. There aren't many like you in the world.
@TheLowLandGardener4 жыл бұрын
I love this video especially when you guys spread the cow manure with your bare hands like its some kind of a cake party.
@Colin-pg2su Жыл бұрын
What are you doing with the butcher's scraps of the processed chicken? Great Channel, thank you for all that you do.
@MaxIQ77 Жыл бұрын
Why do I have immense feelings of satisfaction after turning the compost?
@robertferguson65494 жыл бұрын
Another excellent video with lots of great ideas which can be adopted for any scale. Too many negative replies. Farming is real. For anyone squeamish please watch Richards video on processing chickens where he speaks honestly about the respect he has for all life. Every video is thoughtfully produced with lots of things to reflect on.. I never cease to be encouraged by Richards wisdom, his consideration for others and his all round philosophy. Keep doing what your'e doing rRichard, many of us are inspired by your approach to life and all it's wonders
@dwighthires31634 жыл бұрын
I have been faithfully watching and enjoying every vlog you have produced for about a year now. Today I stumbled on this one and it was the most valuable and educational video of all that I have seen from you. Great job on this one especially even though I also enjoy the others.
@robertgikonyo85403 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for taking the trouble to video your work. It Make a very big positive difference. Is it possible to video the actual turning of the compost pile? I'd love to see what works best for you. Thanks
@lindaferguson5932 жыл бұрын
Love watching the dispatching of the chickens!! Would love to see a very slowed down video with directions to each step! This would be extremely helpful!! Thanks!! Loooove your farm and videos!!! Keep up the fantastic work!!!
@spoolsandbobbins4 жыл бұрын
Excellent info! Thank you for all your hard work. Family of 7 homeschooling here in Nova Scotia, Canada and started composting to make our own rich soil last year. Very inspiring.
@manjichromagnon54802 жыл бұрын
Check out Joe jenkins humanure
@theCodyReeder5 жыл бұрын
I suddenly have a strong urge to go turn my compost.
@raventree77075 жыл бұрын
Cody??!
@scoldingwhisper4 жыл бұрын
you comment on so many videos i also watch! love your videos!
@comfyincambridge95884 жыл бұрын
Cody!
@bernardosax4 жыл бұрын
Why are you everywhere!?
@Qgal5kap1233 жыл бұрын
Nice to see you here Cody :-)
@raterus4 жыл бұрын
I could just watch that machine you were cutting things up for the length of this video, that process was mesmerizing!
@ICopiedJohnOswald3 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the machine you used for chopping up all your green material? I would love to find something like it.
@ActiveKerrar Жыл бұрын
For those still wondering, I believe it’s called a chaff cutter.
@michaellohre14707 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the detailed video Richard as compost can be so frustrating. Actually helps to see you also had some piles get a little out of check and that it's okay. Perfect often seems to be the enemy of the good.
@MegF1428577 жыл бұрын
My compost piles are much less organized and not nearly so perfection in layers and shape. I use what is at hand from yard and horse output and house veggie scraps with just dumping from a wheelbarrow. I won't use any dead animals in mine. My sawdust usually has urine mixed in that adds nitrogen. I use shredded junk mail in my horse stall as bedding, then put that into my compost. My piles take longer than yours would. I am not so energetic to turn as diligently, but in the end gets done. -- What a perfect shape you made. :-)
@przybyla4203 жыл бұрын
Paper isn’t a very good ingredient, a bit here and there is fine. Brown paper is good but not great. I’d worry less if it isn’t used for annuals edibles, better than the land fill in that case. I just don’t don’t about all the stuff in the glossy bleached (dioxin laced?) paper.
@monicacruz44073 жыл бұрын
Yes, probably one of the best aerobic composting videos I’ve seen, especially if you want more detail on the biology of it all. Really informative, thank you 🙏
@louishesketh2482 Жыл бұрын
Double burn barrel bio char, inoculated and then added to these piles, is arguably our signature methods added to your wonderful compost
@jameswinnett40124 жыл бұрын
Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to show and explain it in detail!
@dantescanline5 жыл бұрын
18:00 "now you could decompose an entire labrador in seven or eight days, even the bones. so you can garden and get rid of WWOOFers at the same time" I see you've crossed over into Dark Permaculture
@flatsville15 жыл бұрын
Will it work for in-laws? Forget the chipper/shredder as in "Fargo." Too messy. Simply compost.
@joelcathey4 жыл бұрын
That awkward silence afterward…
@moavic50874 жыл бұрын
Same goes for a body?
@perunut46563 жыл бұрын
He doesn’t actually say which layer you have to lob it into? Not sure if his lettuce is quite as appealing now:)
@salecreekfarmtotable66933 жыл бұрын
You shouldn't compost meat materials.
@hshsjdhdj3124 жыл бұрын
A fantastic job. Your detailed explanation and the simplicity of your delivery was quite captive. I'm now armed with the information necessary for me to embark on my own compost project. Thank you.
@omegaone76504 жыл бұрын
One fast and easy way for us to decompose food scraps is to put in blender. Add water as necessary. Blend. Add to dirt or pour directly onto plant. Hope this helps.
@lindamunroe14314 жыл бұрын
Omega One yes I do this in a dedicated blender to feed my worm farms . It works great:)
@MatanuskaHIGH4 жыл бұрын
Or ferment it KNF style. Use raw brown sugar and layer in jar with scraps and use juice for fertilizer and microbe food.
@wawa-it8fl4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic compost pile. You will have a very fertile and productive garden soil. This is what the high quality life is all about. Pure gold!!! I am looking forward to making my own compost pile like this, but instead of cow manure I will use carabao manure here in the Philippines!!!
@isabelladavis13634 жыл бұрын
Very well explained composting tutorial, have heard of this method and can’t wait to give it a try ,starting a garden finally with time to address all the needs..much appreciate your time and Expertise
@K9BoardAndTrain5 жыл бұрын
For a pile to wet turn it onto a pile of branches. This will drain any extra water out.
@1d1hamby4 жыл бұрын
And increase oxygen.
@Greenbushjosh4 жыл бұрын
I build mine on branches water once a week maybe twice during hot times keep adding to it never turn and it works perfectly fine.
@zzalehaa2 жыл бұрын
Can you say how much straw is actually needed for 1 compost pile, asking because I have to buy the straw
@earlshine39577 жыл бұрын
Hi, richard allways good to see a composting vid. Been composting for 30 yrs now, You and I know you presented the ideal situation. Most of us have to cope with the material at hand, you can and maybe should do windrowing. Composting should and can be cost and labour effective, Hope the compost cake heats up enough to kill the nettle seeds, don't understand why so many composters use a device for temp, pointy stick does it for me, I can feel the heat and the moisture level. Seeing the geese eating made me happy, anyway keep the good permaculture idea going, and thanks for the previous vids, greetings from Holland.
@theducklinghomesteadandgar66394 жыл бұрын
Earl Shine What a wonderful comment and information!!! I subbed to your channel. Maybe some day you can do some videos of your extensive knowledge!!!! Hello and much love from Oklahoma, USA!!! God Bless!!!
@MrCarrcon4 жыл бұрын
when turning the pile.. do you try to break it down in the layers you built it or just pull it apart and rebuild layers swapping inside materials with outside? How exactly do you turn it? sounds like a silly question I'm sure, just don't know how the turning process goes.
@ClandestineMerkaba4 жыл бұрын
The point is to mix and aerate it.
@rosstemple76174 жыл бұрын
Randy Carr take off the top start new pile over, then take off the sides put it on new pile. Then middle just pile on top of the new pile.
@caseG804 жыл бұрын
No need to worry about the layers once flipping there main purpose is to help get equal parts that would be one heck of a chore to keep the layers perfect while flipping. No question Is a dumb question even if asked multiple times cheers
@vanitatoftby3 жыл бұрын
@@caseG80 But where do I put the labrador?
@przybyla4203 жыл бұрын
The Labrador is in the center, you take the top half off and make a flat “pad” next to the pile. Then get as much of what’s left as you can and put it on the pad. Then bury it with the rest of the original pile.If you are adding any shredded high carbon Browns to your heap, which almost everyone is I would think, I would put that around any corpses for its absorbent properties.
@1d1hamby4 жыл бұрын
Smell is also a great indicator of how compost is growing. As well as like you said feeling moisture and heat.
@Reciprocity_Soils5 жыл бұрын
Re: soil remediation and regeneration of near-desert like conditions (thinking of areas such as Nevada, USA; expanding edges of Gobi, Sahara, etc). Suggestions of how to begin remediating these dry soils? Which cover crops or composting would work to forestall the continued desertification? I'd like to slowly build up to rotational grazing practices. Thank you for any positive comments and guidance.
@djpaz755 жыл бұрын
You can start by innoculating the soil with a high quality compost teas. Studies have shown that a near 100% sandy soil that was innoculated several times over a few years started to build structure like a high quality prized loam. That was done by soil life entering the soil and building structure. It's important to know how to feed the micorbiome, but essentially you want to reintroduce soil life to your desertified areas slowly. Use no-till methods to not destroy the soil microbiome or soil structure as it's built. Lastly you want to observe biological procession, meaning that you cant jump into heavy feeder veg suddenly after a few years or you'll just exhaust the soil and get weeds. You need to start with lower procession plants such as grasses. Dont jump into nitrogen fixers becuase you think you'll return nitrogen to the soil as the azobacter relationship is in higher succession plants which the soil wont be able to support for several years. Watch videos by Elaine Ingham who is a scientist that is helping rewrite our understanding of how soil life relates to good agricultural practice and soil rejuvenation. Also read "Dirt: The Erosion of Civilisations" by David Montgomery. It gives an interesting historical context as to how we arrive at desertified areas because of agricultural practice. John Kempf is another good resource, as well as Gabe Brown who has brought soil life back with specific no-till practice on a larger industrial scale.
@rhondabostock65584 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard I’ve started my pile and turned it twice. It’s looking good but I’d love to see what you see when you turn yours and how you do it “Ridgedalestyle” ps I have had your book for a month and am loving it. It truely great work. Thank you from Australia.
@harrykersey51512 жыл бұрын
Richard ! Wouldn't sprinkling the materials together instead of layering give you even a better result and finished product ?
@portiaholliday87417 жыл бұрын
Excellent education! Thank you for emphasizing the importance of the presence of life. Who knew that was the focus over the elemental biology?
@dionisiotan83044 жыл бұрын
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@horizonconsulting90903 жыл бұрын
Love the explanation! Enjoyable to watch!
@victoriagolmehdi85066 жыл бұрын
It would be good to see the final finished heap.
@jquinn4444 жыл бұрын
Richard, please put a guard on that machine. Or you will have something for the middle of you pile.
@tompoynton3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@Zword3162 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@Joe-v8t5u4 жыл бұрын
I want to start my own compost in a small bin first but I wasn't excited enough to wait the 3 month but 18 days this is vey good I will try
@djcbanks4 жыл бұрын
See this is the type of information I love to hear. I like when people break down the why and how, know what they are talking about and have experience to back it up. This is how I wish every channel on gardening/farming could be, but alas most videos just regurgitate the same tired old basic “secrets” and try to pass themselves off as experts. Kudos on the awesome informative video! My example of some other gardening channels... Click for an Old farmers secret to grow tons of tomatoes!!!! Pick off the suckers!!!! Look 👀 ma I’m an expert gardener now!!!!
@johnharrison17437 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual. Do you not add any lime to your heaps? I was told to add a dusting of lime in place of manure ie Brown, Green, Manure, Brown, Green, lime... BUT that was making in compost bins so maybe not relevant
@TheJunkyardgenius7 жыл бұрын
Richard by far the best composting video I have ever seen. practical tutorial great explanations of how the science works. Thanks for the great videos. where abouts in the UK is the farm?
@MrDurax3 жыл бұрын
its in Sweden
@chocalatekid80243 жыл бұрын
Good for you,, how does it taste?
@clairewoolnough6293 Жыл бұрын
I would love to know what the machine is for chopping, is it something that can be bought, or suggestions where i can find build plans?
@His13554 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much. How does one go about turning the pile? Any other video on this somewhere - on how to turn?
@caseG804 жыл бұрын
Just use a pitch fork and rebuild the pile by the time you do it a few times the first week it all gets mixed up well there’s really nothing to turning the pile pretty much taking it and building a new one next to it each time
@shexdensmore4 жыл бұрын
Why don't you mix the straw in with the green when you are cutting the green material?
@coolstuffin54 жыл бұрын
32:27 if you're having a rough day start with the baby chicks then from beginning
@ezyjack8264 жыл бұрын
hello Richard. this winter I made a few compost areas out of plastic skids that are 4 ft square. right now one is filled with leaves, shredded paper and soil. I have access to plenty of coffee grinds. what I plan to do is recreate two piles using the leaves/paper/soil and add layers in of coffee grinds and finished compost. will that be enough green or should I just wait till spring when we start cutting the grass? ty and really enjoy your videos.
@Ojb_19594 жыл бұрын
Meet the Microbe Whisperer🤠
@aenorist24317 жыл бұрын
Question: Why not have a piece of small-mesh wire (3.14m * 1m) with hooks on the long side, hook it into a bin, build compost, unhook and take away. Could that not save you tons of work on the edges, at basically no cost and effort? By the time its all piled up you rattle it a bit and internal friction holds it up to the first turning, should produce rather crisp / steep edges and prevent shift from the desired volume (cylinder 1m high). Thoughts?
@Jenura014 жыл бұрын
This is what I do. It is easy.
@austinshort56688 ай бұрын
Thank you for the video. I’m trying to find a compost thermometer with handles like yours. Where did you buy yours?
@bajamerica3 жыл бұрын
It occurs to me that this 15 layer compost is actually accelerating 15 years of natural prairie ecology - grasses grow green, are eaten and excreted upon by foraging animals like horses, cows, and bison, then die and go brown in winter. The following spring, the cycle repeats and eventually the topsoil layer is built. Jump starting nature. The fact is that managed agriculture interrupts the natural cycle, and removes the harvested energy without replacing it in a cycle. Composting separately is a consequence of agriculture to make up for the removal of a portion of the scotch me. But the necessity remains.
@nateault19242 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video, can u please let me know what that machine is called. So cool
@theflyingdutchman7874 жыл бұрын
This is gold. Thank you!
@pnwRC.4 жыл бұрын
This compost tea you speak of, I'll have to try & find some of it to try.
@florafauna45844 жыл бұрын
Thanks much for uploading!! Heard, seen and learned everything, all the importance about composting.
@1d1hamby4 жыл бұрын
Saw dust will help wet piles to heat up by introducing oxygen and carbon.
@jeffersonsilva67652 жыл бұрын
Greets from Brazil!
@Gromp3 жыл бұрын
Hi Richard I'm wondering if you ad biochar for brown material do you still need to use 1/3?
@edchoi24283 жыл бұрын
I add starter CFU's of various micro organisms too :) and lactobacillus for no smell on the manure :)
@sabahananclover2793 жыл бұрын
Keep it up.. stay green..
@wa1no137 Жыл бұрын
Hey just wanted to ask, is that tap water you are moistening the straw with?
@glennnile79182 жыл бұрын
What about biochar in compost, activated or not? While it is being made or after it's done?
@biopreps7 жыл бұрын
Nice :) information put into action becomes knowledge. So many synchronizations, you are very good Richard :))) happy for your projects and thank you for showing them. Hope to visit the farm one day :))
@dracodempseyeisenhart38045 жыл бұрын
Would you want more of a bacterial compost or fungal compost to feed things like pomegranate or fig trees?
@bradsuarez26834 жыл бұрын
Fungal compost for trees, bacterial compost for veggies.
@MixedGears6 жыл бұрын
Nice explanation. But me still not convinced to put hands in cow manure =)
@reneebrown55984 жыл бұрын
Use gloves
@elizabethsmith47354 жыл бұрын
Well manure is not much different than dirt.
@strangetranceoffaith4 жыл бұрын
rubber gloves itas he way of the future
@matpa0894 жыл бұрын
Could not understand anything.. what proportions these ingredients are used ? What is the purpose of adding chicken manure ?
@vikassm4 жыл бұрын
It's just fermented & digested plants!
@articmars13 жыл бұрын
When you get a balanced compost with roughly equal parts bacteria and fungi how long will it last if stored in sealed plastic bags? Or should it be store in something more cloth like? I always make more than i can use 😊
@wesbaumguardner88294 жыл бұрын
If you are using leaves is it normal to lose a third of height on the first day? I am not sure if I have too much nitrogen or if the leaves just settled. I used dried oak/pecan leaves (which I wet as I laid them) and fresh cut grass clippings with a bit of very old chicken manure and I laced the pile with some fungal compost from the bottom of the leaf pile (i had left the pile there unattended for about two years while I was away).
@dovregubben784 жыл бұрын
I'm pretending the narrator is Ali G, and it makes this videos SO much more entertaining!
@angelafestervan75963 жыл бұрын
YESSS!!! I knew that he sounded familiar!!! 😂😂❤️
@chriszielonka4 жыл бұрын
What do you call that machine that is chopping the greenery?
@Rymorin42 жыл бұрын
15:50 I would argue that there is not enough time to develop a lot of fungal growth, but i'm sure it would have amazing bacterial diversity. Usually the fungi take hold after the thermophilic phase no?
@1d1hamby4 жыл бұрын
If you start the pile on the large side of a meter and a half the heat and moisture level stay more consistent.
@ravenridgehomestead45964 жыл бұрын
that's an awesome machine.. very interesting
@soniag45164 жыл бұрын
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@Da_cat124 жыл бұрын
I have never seen bones disappear in a compost pile. Maybe the chopper is crushing them into smaller bits.
@mansabdski10674 жыл бұрын
Bones?? In 3 weeks!!!
@przybyla4203 жыл бұрын
If bones disappear in a heap that isn’t massive and super hot, it’s animals. Lots of animals like bones, even clean ones, just to sharpen their teeth or get some calcium supplement. I had a deer skull on a shed roof and a chipmunk tried to steal it one day but it was too heavy I guess, it dropped it after a ways.
@ryansepaniak20332 жыл бұрын
What was that machine that was chopping up the green materials
@TerryMcGearyScotland4 жыл бұрын
Interesting method. I wonder if my no-dig wildflower circle comprising lawn with weeds topped with two layers of newspaper followed by a few incges of peaty compost, then seeded, will give a similar effect but as a thin layer. Thanks again for sharing it.
@kdub38924 жыл бұрын
Need me one of those machine cutters, fresh animal, manure delivered by drivers, dry straw, and 8 helpers! I too can get compost in 2.5hrs.
@DePeaceHunter3 жыл бұрын
Why making it in layers? What happens if I just mix everything evenly and with the help of chicken wire pile them in the same size?
@bear5322 жыл бұрын
that would be the preferred method. Layering them is just easier than mixing them equally.
@swampwitchin3 жыл бұрын
Hello. Thanks for a great video! Two of my three piles have stopped getting to temp after 8 days, in which they did reach temp and were turned. Would size be an issue if they have shrunk too much? Any other ideas?
@boldorfoolish7 жыл бұрын
You need David the Good's "compost your enemies" t-shirt
@bradsuarez26834 жыл бұрын
Be nice to your mother and always say please.....
@Green.Country.Agroforestry4 жыл бұрын
.. stay loyal to your friends, and ..
@kimberlymaxey43494 жыл бұрын
I was just thinking that
@spidersNsquirrels4 жыл бұрын
I love his books!
@christronixbeats4 жыл бұрын
Richard. How many beds do you get from a ton of compost
@soilgardengro6942 Жыл бұрын
Very good video ❤❤❤❤
@Norbingel Жыл бұрын
Richard says this is the most diverse and life rich compost you can make. I always read that vermicompost is the best compost you can have. Who's right?
@sashamarsh51863 жыл бұрын
Whats the green shredder machine called? This would cut down the labour on my aerobic compost process dramatically!!
@craigmooring20917 жыл бұрын
New geese settled right in, and started their pasturage conversion responsibilities.
@Sblatus2 жыл бұрын
That’s the most organized compost pile I’ve seen
@5ivearrows4 жыл бұрын
I am having a very difficult time finding materials to do this. I am starting my farm in rural east texas now- my plan is to buy in 55 CY of fairly sub par compost, and innoculate it with compost tea started with this method. I cannot find any straw or manure that is organic- everybody here sprays everything all the time. I had been hoping to perfect my formula for it over the fall season for a spring start. Richard mentions here that any pesticides or herbicides will denature in the composting heat- but I'm pretty twitchy about that. Am I being paranoid about this?
@landontesar3070 Жыл бұрын
I was told a compost pile needs to be 4' tall, or about 100 cm. Is that correct?
@JorgeSanchez-je4bt3 жыл бұрын
Are there any issues with excessive phosphorus when using animal manure?
@bear5322 жыл бұрын
All soil has all the nutrients it needs. The way plants grow is by utilizing bacteria and fungi attached to their roots which degrade the minerals/nutrients into a form that plants can use. Commercial fertilizers work because they are in a form that plants can use. Whatever is not used becomes runoff. What compost does is not add nutrients to the soil. The soil already contains those nutrients. A compost pile is a farm for bacteria (preferably aerobic), fungi, protozoa, and nematodes. It is these organisms that breakdown your soil into nutrients that the plant can then take up. Your aim is to create vast biodiversity in your compost and when it is then transferred into your soil, it should balance itself out. If you need commercial fertilizers, it is not because your soil is lacking the nutrients, it is because it is lacking the life needed to access those nutrients for your plants.
@lindaferguson5932 жыл бұрын
What is the name of this machine you use for shredding?
@DiogoSantos-ln1nz4 жыл бұрын
Considering that these should be done in bulk without continuously adding new material how can I manage the food scraps that I create on a daily basis?
@colinwilson3894 жыл бұрын
Vermiculture
@DiogoSantos-ln1nz4 жыл бұрын
@@colinwilson389 Good point. Considering that I already have a normal compost bin outside perhaps I should somehow cover the bottom so that the worms won't escape after adding them in and work with that.
@sparetimeincanada17254 жыл бұрын
Does the manure have to be fresh?
@alcurtis934 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. Where did you learn?
@jacquelinestravels4 жыл бұрын
i don't have cow manure and i'm trying to use only what i have in my garden but i'd like to have a go at making one of these compost heaps. i have chicken and regularly take the top layer off of the chicken run and put in a pile , is this ok to use , it's mixed with straw . Would shredded paper be ok instead of straw ? i'm going to have to chop the green with a lawn mower as i don't have a shredder would this be ok . Thankyou for such an informative video
@kathrynschmidt28602 жыл бұрын
Great ideas there Jacqueline. Did you do that? How did it work out for you? If there was enough straw with chicken manure you may not need paper, if extra grass, then paper may balance it out. Paper also needs wetting like straw - even with chicken poo
@bear5322 жыл бұрын
yes, chicken bedding works really well actually. Chicken poop is actually richer in phosphorus and potassium than cow dung is. You frankly don’t even need manure, it’s just better if you do. Shredded paper and cardboard works really well too. Leaves work too. The main purpose of composting is not to add nutrients to your soil like most believe though. Your soil has enough nutrients for your plants. Plants need large biodiversity of bacteria (aerobic), fungi, protozoa, and nematodes. These organisms breakdown the nutrients in your soil that plants can use. The main purpose of composting is to add life into your soil. A compost pile is really a bacteria (aerobic preferably)/fungi/protozoa/nematode farm. When your plants are lacking a certain nutrient, what it’s really lacking is life for your plants to access that nutrient.
@chrismc19672 жыл бұрын
Can you use dog manure in compost like this?
@timtomtheatombomb4 жыл бұрын
Does anyone have good recommendations for an urban gardener for getting all the materials chopped up?
@jamesdewane16424 жыл бұрын
Try a lawn mower, just be careful not to clog it up, which will happen if you go over material that is too thickly laid out.
@TheJunkyardgenius6 жыл бұрын
Richard I have a huge free source of small wood chips, it's difficult for me to get straw and it's not cheap what I can find. If I have to use woodchips, do I need more time for it to break down or need much more nitrogen to balance it up more to the 30/1 ratio? Your videos have helped me loads. you have the best, neatest farm I have seen.
@zackscott86365 жыл бұрын
Try and find out.
@thesarahconner57494 жыл бұрын
What is that machine called that you have? Would love to get one
@veghcsenge3 жыл бұрын
It's a old-fashioned chaff-cutter.
@gustavinus3 жыл бұрын
It is probably only in Brazil that we eat chicken hearts in the barbecue (marinated with a lime based sauce). We love it.. LOL You guys throw it away