Ive been farming all my life, even during my mechanic/welder career. I bought a 6 acre property on the top of a hill with only rock and dg and red clay (no top soil). Very dry, rock hard soil. I added 6" of wood chips from a free truck load tree service. In 30 days I had earthworms. Even green wood chips work wonders. Today I grow Hass avocados organic.. Works for me! Great vids, keep em comin.☺
@davida.taylor84445 ай бұрын
So in other words, those earthworms simply know how to get there.
@KishorTwist3 ай бұрын
The power of organic matter!
@ethanmcquaid13 жыл бұрын
Great video Diego. Just wanted to say thank you for the content you put out. I'm not exaggerating the slightest bit when I say it changed my life. I figuratively stumbled across your podcast Farm Small Farm Smart with Curtis about two years ago while working at my old job. I immediately fell in love with small-scale regenerative farming. I called my wife and told her to check it out and to let me know what she thought. Two hours later she called me back and said "let's go for it" I walked into my bosses office that day and tendered my resignation. We started market farming that spring and we haven't looked back since. It's been a wild ride with ups and downs but we are succeeding! We're building our future on this farm, and you and Curtis played a huge part in that. So thank you again. I really can't explain how much I appreciate it!
@shandor2522 Жыл бұрын
Dude: Can you and your brave wife make some videos sharing your gutsy story!?
@katherinez96542 жыл бұрын
I made a couple of these years ago and I am wanting to make some more. I cut out the bottom inner circle and buried it in the soil up about 4-6” from the bottom. It worked great. If I needed to move it I leaned it to one side, put a piece of scrap wood under it and moved it with a hand truck. I never had problems with worms not finding it. It was a composting machine.
@mariajaszewski7702 Жыл бұрын
This system is exactly what I'm looking for. It's simple, compact, and feels like the perfect fit for my urban living needs. I can't wait to try it!
@CanadianPermacultureLegacy4 жыл бұрын
I think the area of compost is somewhere that people spend so much time worrying about. I really like this setup because it really can be this easy. Heck, just a pile of stuff WILL decompose, it's just a matter of how and how long. Try to keep it aerobic, try to get it as big as possible, but at the end of the day, don't sweat it and don't worry. It will all work out, just get busy, and get going! Great video Diego.
@dogslobbergardens66064 жыл бұрын
You're right, but it turns out "as big as possible" isn't really true either. A cubic meter is all you need to guarantee a good hot compost. If the pile is any bigger than that, you just run into problems with it going anaerobic or simply sitting there doing nothing. Unless of course you have a way to get air into it, which of course is the whole point of the Johnson-Su style.
@lostpony48852 жыл бұрын
For me its been how with zero soil do i keep it topped so no fly generation. Now i have some materials to throw over such bits n its good, working on high volume using wood n leaf chips my worms are the best.
@hhunstad20112 жыл бұрын
I needed to hear that!!! : )
@Well_I_am_just_saying3 жыл бұрын
I just built two of these, but I made a few improvements to the design. I attached the pipe to the bottom of the can using stainless steel wire. That way it is guaranteed not to move from the center of the can. I also cut a hole in the lid so that the pipe sticks out of the top of the lid. That way the pipe actually acts as a chimney as the warm air rises in the tube and out the top and also pulls oxygen into the holes in the can.
@danaaustin76473 жыл бұрын
Does incoming rainwater seem to have any negative impact?
@Well_I_am_just_saying3 жыл бұрын
@@danaaustin7647 The way I have it designed rainwater can't really affect it. I still have the original cover over the trash can with the hole cut in the cover just large enough to fit the pipe through it. Therefore, rainwater can't get to the actual material. The rain that enters the center pipe will simply fall all the way to the bottom of the trash can and out the holes drilled in the bottom of the trash can.
@livelovelaugh31052 жыл бұрын
But isnt the warm air to stay in
@Well_I_am_just_saying2 жыл бұрын
@@livelovelaugh3105 The heat is generated by the bacteria using oxygen to consume the organic material. The warm air rising up the chimney pipe pulls more fresh oxygen into the container so that the bacteria will be more active. It is similar to the chimney on a woodstove pulling more oxygen into the fire.
@ellisjk14092 жыл бұрын
@@danaaustin7647 If it rained an inch, the can would only get a couple of ounces of water in the can.
@carlduffin3 жыл бұрын
You could put a few inches of twigs and small rotting branch material in the bottom to help aeriation. You could place one of these on each of your rotation beds and the liquid will drain out and feed your crops as the contents decompose. The finished compost is then tipped straight over when it is ready. Alternatively, if you want to maximise your growing space and have room for several bins in one composting area, you could grow Comfrey and maybe stinging nettles around the bins and the juices will leach out and feed your live compost crop around the bins. Good job.
@kimmilligan53233 жыл бұрын
Genius, regarding placement for run-off....
@sweetsue42043 жыл бұрын
And here I am, getting ready to order some comfrey crowns and wondering where I’d plant them. Thanks Carl. 😊
@lindakean73923 жыл бұрын
@@sweetsue4204 what do you use comfrey crowns for? I’m a new gardener this year..;)
@idahogardengirl9423 жыл бұрын
@@lindakean7392 After you plant the comfrey crowns, you have to let the comfrey grow up. When it gets tall, you chop it down and put the cuttings into a large plastic barrel or garbage can. Add water to the chopped leaves and stems and let it steep for a week or two, to make comfrey tea for your plants. It is great liquid fertilizer. You can do this on a smaller scale in a 5-gallon bucket.
@Klutzy683 жыл бұрын
I love the idea of putting these in the beds! Do you know how small the cans could be and still work well? I’m picturing a raised garden bed 3 feet wide and maybe 6 feet long, Probably needing two cans.
@dirtcheapgarden222 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Another option for the center duct. I've used 1/2 inch hardware mesh to make 4 inch tubes. It's the same principle when you don't have the PVC pipe. Thanks for the great info Diego. Gardening on the cheap is the future.
@fosterfoday2 жыл бұрын
is that made of metal? do you worry that the metal would leech into the compost?
@dirtcheapgarden222 жыл бұрын
@@fosterfoday Everything has to be made of something. It all came from the earth and I like to let the soil life and my plants sort all of that out for themselves.
@tracy4192 жыл бұрын
To be honest, watching this I'm more concerned with the plastic leaching into the soil. But if it's not the concern I think it is, I now have some use for some containers we no longer need out in the shed.
@1Lightdancer2 жыл бұрын
Great tip on using hardware mesh for the inner chimney!
@ariefbudianto8391 Жыл бұрын
I tried to use hardware mesh in my compost bin to put rats away from my bin, but after a couple of months, they became rusty and broke down.
@gwynethgaspari6255 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this easy and inexpensive way to compost. I first saw your video a while ago but saved it knowing if I'm going to compost, this is the way I would go. Finally built this yesterday and happened to have all the materials on hand. Very pleased filing it up with leaves, kitchen scraps, garden debris, and more. Thanks again!
@mistyraedrain67303 жыл бұрын
First time commenting but want you to know how much you have blessed our home with you wisdom. All of your videos are so insightful, well thought out and explained very clearly. Have done a pallet Johnson that we did in the suburbs and had my husband thinking I was nuts until I made yards and yards of compost that was beautiful. You inspired us that we could be more self sufficient, eat healthier and include the whole family in something fun. We have our two special needs kiddos watch your videos to help with homeschooling as you do such a great job explaining- the aha moments are priceless and I believe God has used you as a ministry. We have branched out after 10 yrs of living in town and am looking forward to incorporating the EDC method on our new homestead. Be blessed knowing what you do matters and is so appreciated. 🤗💯
@dh29503 жыл бұрын
I’ve thought about this concept too, making the same observation about small spots and attracting worms. Thanks for making this video. the middle tube for aeration is genius. you could stabilize it by piercing several horizontal bars from one side (thru the holes) thru the center tube to the other side wall.
@Kethull2 жыл бұрын
As someone who just got interested in composting, this was very informative. Definitely the best video I've seen to help you get started with a bin setup. Thanks!
@macflyguy51664 жыл бұрын
Soil wizard, your wisdom permeates the internet biome substrate 🌎
@MariaLuciaGomezGreenberg3 жыл бұрын
I love your thorough, thoughtful and generous advice. I’ve been worm composting for 15 years and have an old trash can I wanted to convert so that I can keep expanding my compost in a discreet manner 😉 -neighbors can be noisy. Thank you! 💚😊💙
@rishtunkhwa89903 жыл бұрын
The idea of a pipe in the middle with holes for air access is good but, for easy lazy reason, I use a thick rebar in the middle and time to time wiggle is to create space for air to reach down in the space created. Sometime I take it out and just push it in a non-central position, hammering it in if does not go down easily.
@DiegoFooter3 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@aspenram38853 жыл бұрын
Ooo thanks for this idea I think I'll try that first. 💖
@abledog0063 жыл бұрын
Oh that's a great solution! I'm about to do this for the first time myself, a d if I don't have to purchase a 10ft pipe, that needs to be cut down then great!!!
@charlesabbethy4903 жыл бұрын
This is a great idea for my already existing pile.
@suzyf9212 жыл бұрын
I might just try a 2x4 and wiggle that around! more than I'm doing already in my square trashcan composter.
@klee880293 жыл бұрын
I 😍 LOVE all of info you provided on the center tube and more holes in the bottom to create better aeration to prevent anaerobic conditions. I have watched a dozen of these DIY Trash Can composting videos and nobody else has mentioned this. Thank you VERY much 👍.
@RobsAquaponics3 жыл бұрын
I started off using the bins and old drums with holes in them. Main ingredient was horse poop and they worked really well. Was going to set up another IBC cage Johnson-su style but am thinking I might just pull out the bins instead.🤔 Thanks Diego. 👍👍
@brianseybert21893 жыл бұрын
I make a hole in the top of the lid , my center pipe extends 6 to 8" above the lid. Year after year this works.
@small-timegarden2 жыл бұрын
One major take away...when making compost videos...lie down in every possible position
@Notadrianmonroy7 ай бұрын
“This is the way.”
@rn-om3hu5 ай бұрын
You have to think like a worm
@dannyhughes48894 жыл бұрын
Always presents logically and clearly .....and with lots of food for thought.
@KanishQQuotes3 жыл бұрын
Food for worms
@stephaniehenderson66312 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you.12 inches from air will create anaerobic conditions is a really useful rule. I use some cardboard egg cartons and twigs every so often for mine to help aerate the compost and act as a brown too. I also find that worms know a good thing when they smell it and will find their way in. I add some wire mesh inside to keep the rodents out.
@lunethgardens4 жыл бұрын
I do this with 55 gal blue barrels I get from a local bottler. I usually pick up 3 a year for $30. Some become composters , some become huge compost tea brewers n I use 2 for rainwater harvesting waters for my chickens.
@shuvanidev3 жыл бұрын
I made one year before last and it works great for my needs. I really like that you so clearly and concisely shared this information but are not too dogmatic about how it should be done. You make it seem very easy and doable, thank you!
@that_auntceleste58484 жыл бұрын
My husband is on board with my compost habits now but has requested a bin closer to the house so I won't have to tromp the kitchen scrap bin out to the main one in bad winter weather. So. I just sent him this video. Coming Soon, To a Just-Off-the-Back-Deck near you! 😉
@j.reneewhite915 Жыл бұрын
This info is right on the mark. You are a good think tank person. You are curious and a problem solver. We need more people like you. Sending blessings to you and yours!
@Midiman54 Жыл бұрын
This is a game changer for me! I came across this today and this and I will be starting one here in January in a garden that surely needs rejuvenating. Thank you so much Diego for sharing your knowledge and passion for the soil.
@chesterhobbs72443 жыл бұрын
You are one of my primary go-to KZbin garden sites. You bring logic and science to the gardeners on a backyard scale. Many thanks for your efforts.
@wyofire4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I appreciate all you do. One of my favorite things about your channel is you show beginning to end of some of your projects.
@vrod07453 жыл бұрын
there was not beginning to end. how does he rotate? how does he conserve air space? how do you keep adding but use finished product??
@ellisjk14092 жыл бұрын
@@vrod0745 he didn't even show us what to put in there and how often or how much. To be fair, he probably put that in a different video.
@jonamrein138310 ай бұрын
Got one 60 gallon and three 30 gallon compost cans. Beautiful. The 60 gets directly into the soil once a year. The others used for seed germination and topping.
@megsymoo253 жыл бұрын
This made me think of adding a small bin in each of my garden beds. I have some old milk crates that already have tons of holes in them. I could dig them down a little into the bed and add scraps continuously both during the growing season and through the winter.
@geraldinemryan3 жыл бұрын
Diego u really made me laugh😂 lying on the ground explaining your can great video all the best from Ireland Geraldine🐦
@BrandonAbel013 жыл бұрын
Great series with all these back yard home composting designs. I like this one the best.
@AlexPine842 жыл бұрын
You can always tell when a great dad has daughters. Love the nail polish #dadlife
@joannesnow83922 жыл бұрын
So great to hear about your observations because I noticed the same thing. Instead of using a garbage can, I drilled holes into a large plastic bucket that is easier for me to move around and handle. I had three of them. ONE PROBLEM. I live in Texas where it is very hot in the summer. The worms do not like the heat and go further underground. A plastic bucket can get too hot. Maybe it works better in a garbage can, but when the temperature doesn't go down at night, I found it to be a problem.
@1Lightdancer2 жыл бұрын
Maybe burying the buckets at least a foot 'in-situ' in the beds would work better for you, as the soil is cooler than the air! Robbie (their channel is Robbie and Gary...) in S California uses lots of containers to compost in place in the totes she gardens in! I was thinking of doing something similar in the ground near my newest bed.
@dmndangel2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! I’ve been thinking about composting as our garden has been expanding, but i live in an urban/suburban environment so wasn’t exactly sure how I would do it. This is nice and simple, and contained enough to not cause issues with the neighbors. Thanks!
@colly7963 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the best composting solution I've seen on KZbin, thank you!
@jeanene722 жыл бұрын
I did this for several years, and didn't know someone else thought of it. I just thought I was being thrifty. Eventually raccoons found it, made one of the holes a lot bigger and made a mess. So I have gone to using smaller containers throughout the garden, putting a smaller pot on top . The results are not a good though, so I'll be going back to your method this year. The addition of the center tube will be a huge improvement, so I don't have to lay the barrel on the ground and roll it around.
@deby36803 ай бұрын
You could try using a chicken wire wrap around the can, or making a cage of it that you just sit down over the top. Don't know if it'll work but thought I'd share.
@rconnor99663 жыл бұрын
I like this guy. You know your stuff. I enjoy simplicity for the lesser issues in my life.
@arliel52353 жыл бұрын
I have one I started last year, and I love how it works so quickly! I live in north Tx, and in the early spring (Feb-March) I can have compost as early as June if I keep my veg pieces cut small
@erjanica253 жыл бұрын
Nice! I'm in North Texas too and just started mine a couple months ago. Hopefully I will have some compost this summer for the fall garden!
@tinytexasgarden94203 жыл бұрын
That’s awesome! I think I’m going to try this too. Thanks!
@doingbetterwithmoriah76013 жыл бұрын
How are your compost cans doing in North Texas now? I just started one here in DFW. Any tips for the winter months here?
@jonhildebrand29952 жыл бұрын
Lots of info to absorb in a concise video. Nicely done. Thanks for inspiring us composting newbies
@dogslobbergardens66064 жыл бұрын
My first "compost bin" was nothing but a garbage can drilled full of holes like that. It worked fine. I can see where adding the tube up the center will help, though. Great vid as always, thanks.
@sandramatos64093 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. For me it should contain all natural sources. Eventually they get into the food.
@jonathangrass15593 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I just made two to supplement the tumbler I currently have. One big issue I have with the tumbler is no worms unless I introduce them. I’m looking forward to using these!
@chantallachance49054 жыл бұрын
I LIKE IT for a urban garden its perfect (I prefer turn mine during 21 days and its done) We can do the same idea with few small bucket and put it here and there directly in the garden soil and let just enough air flow (holes) around the bucket and at the top The compost tea go direct in the soil for biology. Thank you 😊🌶🥒🥬🥦🍒
@ecobluefarms2233 жыл бұрын
Thank you I’m about to start my Quail journey and was thinking of ways to deal with all the poop THIS is great because we have recently moved on this land and also needed to fig out composting but I DID NOT WANT TO TURN Thanks I’m definitely going to set up my first one tomorrow
@marycathrynolsen48243 ай бұрын
Thanks great video, best of class (trash can composting). 2 suggestions: a) many experts recommend black trash cans because they heat up a little more, and b) where we live the wind will blow the lid off the can in no time unless the lid is secure. But holes can be drilled in the lid that will let air through, and will add some moisture also. Again thanks for a super video.
@pepguardiola15374 жыл бұрын
I did one just like yours, but burried in the ground. After 3 months i harvested quality black gold, fluffy and organic rich
@nitanice4 жыл бұрын
I think yours is probably the most brilliant. :-) I don't think he needs as much air as he thinks he does.
@jeil56764 жыл бұрын
I have a feeling the air is what really gets it going. I store my winter greens in a can but its always anaerobic on bottom when it thaws in spring.
@pepguardiola15374 жыл бұрын
@@nitanice Both are great imho. Air is necessary for these little microbes. That's why i drilled holes on the side, on the bottom and on the top.
@dogslobbergardens66064 жыл бұрын
@@pepguardiola1537 right, I was considering burying one like this, but only 6" or a foot in the ground. (Because it's essentially impossible to dig any deeper than that here by hand - my suburban yard is nothing but hardpack clay and rock fill.)
@ineedstuff82863 жыл бұрын
really?... you just took a pile of nitrogen and carbon sources and buried em in the ground... and then dug em up later?
@guardianofthesacredflame16493 жыл бұрын
I love this clip. The center column is a perfect addition to my current 3 tier composter
@gardenfunwithjane48972 жыл бұрын
Great video I use this same type of container for composting also. If you add some sticks to the very bottom you will add more airflow and it won't go as anaerobic. I have not used the center pipe before that is a great idea.
@richards51104 жыл бұрын
really nice overview of this system :). I have been using a trash can method for a while, but the middle pipe is a great addition.
@chanchan5349 Жыл бұрын
If you have spunky beer, pour it in too. I also had a fermented project that went south & it went in. The speed of composting was incredible! 200% faster in a packed full composter in less than 4 weeks. Now I save all fermented fluid (saving some for the next ferment) to put in for composting.
@tttarms19709 ай бұрын
I eat a lot of sauerkraut...I always drain the liquid and save it
@chrispalmer21367 ай бұрын
Spunky beer sounds awful to the British ear
@pooniegray78353 жыл бұрын
Around you, there’re a lot of leaves which are very good for composing as well.
@danluther17412 жыл бұрын
Nice!! The pipe down the middle to provide oxygen is brilliant!!!
@DryBonz1 Жыл бұрын
I set one of these up about a year ago, and had just slowly been adding to it. We don't do a lot of cooking in my house, but whatever small scraps we've had went in along with grass clippings and shredded up cardboard from Amazon deliveries. I finally dumped it out and found the bottom half of it was in beautiful condition while the top half was pretty dry. I'm paying closer attention to the blend going forward. I used some of the good stuff from deeper down as a soil amendment before starting some veggies this year, and now i've got pumpkin sprouts coming up alongside tomatoes and cucumbers. The scoopings from jack-o-lanterns last year are back with a vengeance lol. Gonna keep 'em thinned out and see if I can harvest a couple before the summer heat does too much damage to 'em.
@DryBonz16 ай бұрын
One year later: I got five sizeable gourds out of the stowaway pumpkin seeds in that compost. I made 'em into a puree and froze them (silicone muffin molds make a great way of portioning out pucks in the freezer). Just a week ago, I made pumpkin bread from it, and it was delicious. The bin is still producing some great material, and with how little actual gardening I do, I've got more compost than I know what to do with. This evening, I went out to put some material in for the first time in a couple weeks, and discovered a baseball-glove-sized beehive on the underside of the lid.
@RebuYogi3 жыл бұрын
Finally!!! Every 20 videos or so you come across 1 that hits just right. Salute! I'm definitely on it. I've been experimenting with my compost set up the last 3 weeks. I was in ground before with a pallet wrapped in mesh netting as a base and pallet cover. I love this method though. Brilliant, simple and well explained. Give thanks*
@marshacordero98743 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I’ve been using buckets to make compost and want something larger. This looks like a great way to move up my compost efforts.
@summerbeemeadow2 жыл бұрын
I've done a similar system, using 137 gallons "1 ton" bags and leaves. A hole saw running backwards on a drill creates neat aeration holes, without shredding the bag material.
@3musketeershomestead623 жыл бұрын
I’m am going to do this!! Great idea.. This is my year for composting. I’ve been kitchen composting it’s invigorating.
@JeagerTv3 жыл бұрын
This presentation was very informative! I will absolutely be putting together a couple of these. Thank you for being so forthright and direct. I'm now subscribed to your channel.
@almathomson2352 жыл бұрын
So glad I watched your video. I did the bin as you did but it took so long, but I had great compost. I started a new one , wasn't going to as I have a small garden & the time it took, but as I said started again but the pipe at the centre is so simple but a great idea , gonna give it a go . Thanks
@shawnewaltonify4 жыл бұрын
Big THANK-YOU to you Diego! This is much needed content.
@robertevans80242 жыл бұрын
My backyard is all concrete so I have everything in raised beds. I started with a trash can like yours and moved up to a black plastic 55 gallon barrel about eight years ago. I have holes drilled all over. I use a lid. I don't use a tube in the center and it sits flat on the concrete. Still, worms find their way inside and proliferate. I shred brown paper bags and brown unprinted cardboard only. I never use bleached paper. Sometimes I add urine mixed with a little molasses. Even with freezing winter temperatures in Philly my compost breaks down by spring planting. I sift it through a stucco wire mesh and add perlite and chicken manure based fertilizer. I have thought about adding an aerator stone near the bottom, with a pump that is used for fish tanks, to add oxygen to the pile. But with so many worms doing their job it hasn't been necessary. As long as I add enough brown ingredients I haven't had a problem with it going anaerobic like I did the first year, after adding so much pulp from making juice. I have even put pineapple rinds and banana peels together in the food processor with egg shells and coffee grounds and blended it all fine before adding it to the pile. (Please don't tell my wife). 😜
@kkilljoy35882 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard of adding molasses to feed the microbial life before - but I’ve never heard of adding urine with the molasses. Can you tell me about it? I’m assuming it’s your (human) urine you’re adding, yes? How much and what ratio? What’s the logic behind adding the urine/what does it provide to the compost or composting process? I’ve got plenty of it, and the price is right (free is for me! 😉) so if it can help my composting struggles then I’m all for it! But, I have had my share of composting struggles, and I don’t want to make things worse by adding in something I don’t really understand the purpose of and making everything worse….. If you have the time to share some of your hard-earned wisdom, it would be much appreciated 🙏 Regardless, I wish you well and thank you for sharing as much detail as you already have. It is very valuable for those of us still poking around for the right formula to make composting work for us!
@RideAlongside4 жыл бұрын
Like that nail polish bro! 😃
@jamess17874 жыл бұрын
I was just wondering that too....
@abulkalamkashim67083 жыл бұрын
I think very good idea I use this idea
@drawingmomentum3 жыл бұрын
Shows he's a good dad 👍
@Crits-Crafts2 жыл бұрын
Found this video while researching the bio reactor for my garden... I now have 3 bins and some drain pipe coming next week. Hopefully this will do better my traditional open bin
@jmas23122 жыл бұрын
I suggest you try this. I live in a standard neighborhood. I've got about a quarter acre with around 500 square feet of garden space and I use 3 black trash cans to build Compost. It works but I'm going to start trying some variety of this bio-reactor this year. Good luck!
@robmcghie52483 жыл бұрын
Now I know what to do with those old bins I have been hanging on to or can get free from local dump.
@sweetsue42043 жыл бұрын
Oooo...... and I have an unlimited supply of mule manure to play with. 😁 Thank you so much for this idea. I’m in a high-value neighborhood that wouldn’t be fond of the idea of an exposed heap. This looks like the idea I was waiting to find. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@Cldfsn02002 жыл бұрын
This is about the eighth video on composting I've watched tonight into the early morning hours. YOu simple set up resembles what I imagine to do with making my composter more efficient. I had the idea of the drainpipe with holes come into my mind without seeing one. I am already using just a garbage pail like yours but I realized I need to see what are some of the options out there to make my composting work at max level. So your method seems like a simple way to go. I have one pail that is square and one that is round. I found a barbecue grill top the other day that I will put at the bottom of the square pail (which is about a foot taller than the round one). I will add aluminum screening material to the grill to keep matter from falling through the grill (at the bottom). I think this will increase the air at the bottom of the composter. I will also mount the bottom of the drain pipe to the grill probably with wire so it can't move around. Thanks for your video!
@shurdoo3 жыл бұрын
I like this idea. I did make one and am trying it out. Seems great so far. Filled it up pretty quick though so I've started a 2nd one. No bad smells, it just looks like a couple of clean trash cans. I noticed a few gnats around the bottom of it the other day so it must be working. So far so good! 😊
@Kruise19823 жыл бұрын
wow, no smells for real?? im looking to start one, but given my previous experiences with smells, I wonder how smells are with this approach, thanks for your input!
@processofelimination89673 жыл бұрын
@@Kruise1982 if your compost stinks you’re doing it wrong...
@lindakean73923 жыл бұрын
@@processofelimination8967 I’ve never composted before but want to try this. He mentions in the video your neighbors might not be happy so I gather that’s because it DOES smell…?
@Eivellyne3 жыл бұрын
@@Kruise1982 my first compost pile had smell and flies around it. Turned out, I had too much green, so I added more dry leaves and mixed it well so that green components are all covered. No smell, no flies.
@GrayHairGaming3 жыл бұрын
@@lindakean7392 I think he meant from having plastic trash cans with holes sitting around. Things like HOAs not liking stuff like that visible from the street and so on.
@emylytle54093 жыл бұрын
I have had my composting in a trash can but I didn’t put a big pipe in the center and holes around, instead I turned it over and alternating the brown and the green materials but later I got tired of it now I’m adding dirt from my previous compost and it’s hard I thank you for this informative EDC and will follow. 🙏🏻♥️👍👍
@Abundantman7773 жыл бұрын
TY so much for this video. I use a trash barrel already. I drill holes around the circumference interior & fill with coffee grounds. YES Now I will put in a center pipe as shown. I think this will help extensively helping to maintain the aerobic factor.
@aquietplace58323 жыл бұрын
This was great! Either you have a daughter or you're just a diva! I absolutely loved the fingernail polish.💜💜💜
@DiegoFooter3 жыл бұрын
Both! 😂
@MrBugman25252 жыл бұрын
Very good presentation and information, I started to compost this year because miracle crow is I light weight peat moss and nothing was growing, so I decided to compost
@monicadelarosa77123 жыл бұрын
I just made this composer today. Thank you for the great idea and instructions.
@dstudio10113 жыл бұрын
Done this but not much success. I need to re-do and thanks for clearing things up. It's always nice to remember these things now and again. Thanks for sharing.
@13Jerred3 жыл бұрын
I have a can just like this without the center tube, and have had some issues with anaerobic conditions where things "settle" near the bottom of the can. I think you just gave me the answer, Diego!
@aaronlivingston87673 жыл бұрын
I wish we had black soldier flies in Utah, I have seen the work they can do and chickens love the larva. Great info Thanks.
@jhirn29572 жыл бұрын
I was happy to see your thumb painted purple because the fist one I caught was your red index and thought you smashed it or lost a nail. Thank god you’re just fabulous instead :)
@DiegoFooter2 жыл бұрын
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@kevinmason791 Жыл бұрын
I am excited to give this a shot. Never composted before but I feel like I am way overdue.
@lvlc52 жыл бұрын
Is this the best compost video ever? I do think so!
@johnsharp39872 ай бұрын
I did this in Augusta GA (minus the pipe) and it worked great. No turning or anything.
@DawnaRo3 ай бұрын
Oh, I am totally going to do this! I'm older and just can't turn compost piles that are big. I love the Johnson Su method and have wanted to do that, but it just seemed too big of a project. THIS I can handle! I need a new garbage can so I'll use the old one and pick up a couple of inexpensive new onesI'll start with 3 and see how that goes. Will add more if this does what I need. .
@nickziolkowski97573 жыл бұрын
I'm currently using an old 45 gallon trash can with a tarp as a lid lol
@suegendron22603 жыл бұрын
Thank you! THis was so informative, and somehow you managed to answer all my questions as they came up in my head!
@williamjsheehan6 ай бұрын
Solves so many issues relative to a basic compost pile. I had one for years with wrap-around wire mesh on outside and was quite cumbersome to deal with and wide diameter (3') resulted in poor aeration of middle and water evaporating on the outside in hot summers.
@2002drumsonly3 жыл бұрын
Very impressed with this composting knowledge and top-notch presentation.
@s.p.35752 жыл бұрын
Hi Diego,you can do it quicker,if you combine two proses,first start with maggots,after flies will lay eggs(not going to details how to attract them)maggots will eat your pile in no time,they will not fly out if you close the lid on day 3,or you conect some sort of pipe and they will escape ,good chicken fed,and then give it to worms,I exedently did it for fishing purposes and it's super fast.Its a first time I share this ,you are so passionate about gardening that I feel like sharing it.Thanks for you afford.
@talkingstick2u7 ай бұрын
I just harvested a 64 gal bin on wheels and had to crawl inside to get the "mat" out which was really dense. I like that it is rectangular and can lay flat or on a couple of blocks for me to work with it. I sifted the bottom section out for several bags of great compost and removed the rest to bins and another barrel with hole pipe. Before filling it up again, I inserted a grate into the bottom this time supported by two 3/4" pvc pipes to allow aeration underneath with the ability to create a "door" and insert a drip tray to collect compost tea. Because of the wider diameter, I can fit my pitchfork into and around the center pvc pipe to mix things a little when I add new materials. I have thousands of worms which I distributed to a few other barrels along with more shredded leaves - one of which is a tumbler type that came with the house when I bought it. Will be interesting to see which one produces more compost in a shorter amount of time. When I returned a week later to empty out a barrel that had the center pipe I was amazed by all the worms located in the bottom section of the barrel around the holes.... I put kitchen scraps into the pipe to feed the worms in the lower part of the pipe and leave the rest open for air. I'm dreaming about compost and worms now! So abundant! I call it "Worm Town Condominiums...." lol.
@LeroyJenkins-nn5go4 ай бұрын
Thanks man! I'm fired up to make one of these, just remember though that every fly larvae eventually = a fly
@tmontero84923 жыл бұрын
I am so glad I stumbled on your video! Genius, sir. Nice, succinct, and informative delivery.
@nancymathisen97073 жыл бұрын
One can drill a couple of small holes in the lid for aeration in order to snap down the lid, so it can’t blow away.
@cathylittle753 жыл бұрын
I’m just thinking here... what if you drilled holes around the top side maybe 1 inch below the top. Snap that lid on and when it rains not much rain water would get in like it could if you drilled on the top. Just a thought. 🥰
@nancymathisen97073 жыл бұрын
@@cathylittle75, a little rain never hurt a compost pile, as long as it’s not trapped and stagnating. If standing water can seep out at the bottom it wouldn’t be a problem. In dry situations it’s helpful to water the pile.
@Being_Joe2 жыл бұрын
I have a second bin coming in soon and I really like the idea of the pipe down the middle
@beachflower2 жыл бұрын
Love the simplicity of the compost system
@christinacox-ward83412 жыл бұрын
Sooooo going to start this after the new year!!! Thank you! There is a lot of info on composting out there and this is by far the simplest setup that I have seen!
@freakygardener80332 жыл бұрын
I kind of, sorta started the same thing 2 years ago. I aquired a couple brute barrols when I sold my recycling, and the had some in the dumpster. 1 had a big crack in the bottom already, so I simply put it down, in the grass, about 10 ft from my door, and started tossing in sticks, and soil out of my tumbler. I have been meaning to dump it out, and see how well it had broken down, but just havn't gotten to it yet. This spring I plan to dump it out, and restart it, with a small amount of the same material in the bottom, then mix in the remaining sticks, with new wet scraps. I have no cover in it, so I haven't put much of any food scraps directly in it (until breaking them down some in my tumbler), but each year Iam getting a little more serious about gardening, and you ALWAYS need good soil! :)
@raminsatyahadi46423 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this wonderful informational video🙏 I already have a similar system going. I will certainly add the center tube in for my next batch.
@karthik_sivakumar3 жыл бұрын
Have been searching around for a good trash can composting system and I think that this would really work without too much trouble or without the need to break open the piggy bank, thanks a lot of for the idea.
@sassydean99002 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great idea. My daughter and son in law are starting to compost and I loved the idea but couldn't think of a way to do it at my house. This can definitely work
@CaptainMattsWorms2 жыл бұрын
@sassy Dean Check out worm composting for DIY at your home :) I raise millions of worms to create fertilizer for my garden and also to teach others how to care for them. :)
@deathroll698 ай бұрын
I'm going to try this. My compost went anaerobic last year and it was a bad time. I think adding the pipe in the middle and making the holes in the sides of my can would improve my current process.
@justgivemethetruth3 жыл бұрын
You videos are always interesting and understandable. Thanks.
@VivekMetta3 жыл бұрын
Wow buddy, thats great. I do the same but with multiple pipes. Keeping bin in contact with ground certainly helps.