18-Day Fast Compost [PDC Preview]

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  • @pauldelapena456
    @pauldelapena456 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Amazing tutorial!!! No trevias, no adds, no dramas, just pure, clear, straightforward tutorial goodness. With precise details and trobleshoot instructions. You are amazing.

  • @TheWeedyGarden
    @TheWeedyGarden 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You explainations are the best I have seen on TH-cam🙏

  • @mrdeanvincent
    @mrdeanvincent ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've watched dozens of videos on composting and this is by far the most informative one I've found. Thanks again Geoff! Always a wealth of useful knowledge!

  • @okitasan
    @okitasan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Most straightforward and legible guide I’ve seen. Keep up the good work on these well produced videos! They work wonders for accessibility and getting the message out!

  • @MaxIQ77
    @MaxIQ77 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So incredibly satisfied after turning my compost for the first time today. 😊

  • @paulnewtonshandle
    @paulnewtonshandle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Bloody fantastic tutorial mate, clear, concise, and screenshotable info for my forgetful memory.
    Just earned a new sub bud.
    Thank you.

  • @sharonhoffer3599
    @sharonhoffer3599 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    WOW, amazing video, thank you. A masterclass from GL, what a gift. And done in such a clear and concise way. Definitely saving this one 🤩

  • @ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣΚΑΛΑΜΑΚΗΣ-υ3δ
    @ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣΚΑΛΑΜΑΚΗΣ-υ3δ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Thank you Geoff for all your amazing work! Kind regards from Aegina island - Greece!!

  • @Su-du7pm
    @Su-du7pm 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I met you just today and I am impressed. So clear and useful. Thank you very much. Greetings from the south of Chile

  • @luciferenbach5075
    @luciferenbach5075 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s amazing quality! I have to watch a few times and take class notes, thank you so much for the teaching! It saves so much time and mistakes…

  • @rogerbeck5704
    @rogerbeck5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just what I've been looking for. Straight forward and simplified. Thank you!

  • @Rockgirl21
    @Rockgirl21 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for explaining the compost process in easy to understand manner. It was perfect.

  • @jpblitz2104
    @jpblitz2104 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is insane. Just getting the bins ready at the allotment and will try this one with existing materials.
    Many thanks for this tutorial!

  • @Sm0k4dee
    @Sm0k4dee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    THANK YOU! NOW i get it...i never understood how this 25:1 ratio goes...the next part with 1/3 of...is all i need to know :)

  • @hughstinnette1771
    @hughstinnette1771 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent! The best explanation I’ve ever heard.

  • @BamBamMaori
    @BamBamMaori 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love the detail Geoff, you make it easy to understand, thanks heaps👌😎

  • @internetcitizen4289
    @internetcitizen4289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    this is gold. ty so much for making it public! :))
    actually better than gold when i think about it :o

  • @MarlonVanderLinde
    @MarlonVanderLinde 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome primer on fast compost. I am dumbstruck. Thanks so much Geoff.

  • @gee3883
    @gee3883 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You'r a diamond mate, I so need this at the moment.

  • @vlc9513
    @vlc9513 ปีที่แล้ว

    God bless you man! Such clear and precise information. A big thank you! Even though i don't have a garden yet...😅

  • @thegr8stm8m8
    @thegr8stm8m8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks m8!...wonderful. Very clear and concise... Good luck with all your programs...

  • @FaisalKhan-jg6kg
    @FaisalKhan-jg6kg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Clearest compost video so far

  • @thejezjourney
    @thejezjourney 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't get any clearer than that really. Great video

  • @fionahenry4592
    @fionahenry4592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic, so glad I found this thank you!

  • @DJ-uk5mm
    @DJ-uk5mm ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant summary

  • @1rstjames
    @1rstjames 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've taken your pdc and am nearing completion of my pdc submission. I'm also finishing up Dr. Elaine Ingham's sfw course. Both of your messages call out to me. I'd like to experiment with both your teachings on the 'composting' topic, with a control, on my site. I'm sorting out total sqft for this project, and locations (to run similar trials throughout the landscape, at varying slope angles and elevations). Can't wait to have an infrastructure on site to capitalize off of volunteers. 😁
    It's been difficult to maintain either of your teachings on this, due to the variables at play on my site since acquisition this past fall.
    I'm almost at the point where we can start etching out landscaping on/off level/off level contours (with permeable roads), carving out a descending/ascending labyrinths amidst edible, drought and fire resistant vegetation and gourmet mushroom bundles (with gravity and solar powered aquaculture, and all of the vegetation intertwined with aquaculture systems).
    At heart, I love your designs and 18-day compost pile guidelines. Interspersing compost piles on-site, parallel and perpendicular to contours, via earthworks, stacked with 4 dimensional potential...you're the obvious winner vs Dr. Elaine, 😂.
    But, then comes the Dr.
    It takes alot to earn the title Dr., and loads of repetitive tasks to write papers and have verifiable results based on variable conditions that are scientifically documented, and proven accurate, via repeatable microscopy results.
    It also takes alot to just 'do' it and not 'worry' so much.
    Under a microscope, Dr. Elaine appears to be the winner, though?
    Actinomycetes?
    I'm not sure which of you wins.
    Her arguments that they are non-beneficial microbes, on the grounds that they favor anaerobic conditions, with anaerobic microbes being the protagonist of 'THE' breeding ground bad bugs for bad homo sapien pathogens.
    You once told me that I should aim to eat my compost. I understand what you meant.
    Dr. Elaine mentions aiming to drink your compost tea.
    You both have valid points.
    If I let nature take the draconian aspects out of the beginning stages of composting, then control the pile better once 18-day composting starts, is that not what the Dr. professes?
    That fresh manure should be aged prior to applying to a biocomplete compost pile. That any manure can transit pathogens to you, your pets, livestock, and native habitats?
    Is 'that' what nature 'does'?
    Doesn't nature just shit anywhere it wants?

  • @odnewdylee
    @odnewdylee 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you for sharing all that you do.

  • @kiaszanfarm9256
    @kiaszanfarm9256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the tips, would try.

  • @TSis76
    @TSis76 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!!

  • @ivan55599
    @ivan55599 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't quite understand the numbers-part (from 0:50->). You've mixed both nitrogen and carbon sources into same numbers, what you are trying to tell us? It is not what is the ratio of those different materials, because next (1:47) you tell, that there must be 1/3 of each three materials (high carbon material, manure and green material). If it is just about "these high materials must be shredded, then why not just tell that, because we don't actually need those numbers?

  • @jacobopstad5483
    @jacobopstad5483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cool! I'm gonna try this straightaway.

  • @lululangford
    @lululangford 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant 101! Great job.

  • @rickobrien1583
    @rickobrien1583 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I take my brown leaves and place my weed eater at the bottom of a good size trash can. I fill the container half way on top of the weed eater head. I have a battery powered one so if you don't obviously have it started. I also afix a sheet of card board on the lid with a cutting to slip the handle in the middle. This prvents it from blowing up at you. Run and shred. I do the same thing with hey. Anything it can weed eat.

    • @1caramarie
      @1caramarie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I really like your idea of the cardboard, sure does solve a major problem. I will be trying it.

  • @dhiman047
    @dhiman047 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank You, its simple, descriptive and worth sharing

  • @tanjowil9743
    @tanjowil9743 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I better run 🏃get bags of horse manure tomorrow to add to my fresh pallet compost I have just put together tonight. 👍

  • @pichalko01
    @pichalko01 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I'm about to buy some tarps. I don't have enough money to waste them. So my question is. What's the best size of tarp for 1m³ of compost. Thank you for any response.

  • @Nerr006
    @Nerr006 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm looking for recommendations on an easy and cost effective way to shred material for composting??

  • @WRM-istomoveon
    @WRM-istomoveon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the parts but am highly confused how to calculate the mixes.. First if you say 500:1 .. is this a mix or a thinning ratio? so is the total 501 or 499+1 .. Then, is this part volume or part weight? Do you have an easier ratio calculation that allows the calculation of (for example) how much urin do you need to add to sawdust to make the mix 30:1 .. sorry I am usually quite mathematical but here i am struggling :=)

  • @jonathanben-ami4116
    @jonathanben-ami4116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you recommend any literature on this process? A lot of things are unclear to me. What's the role of the manure here? Are there alternatives to manure? Is the pile always covered or only for the first 8 days? Can the heap get too hot? Why are we turning every 2 days? What changes if we turn it less?

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener

  • @blqbrd
    @blqbrd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank u

  • @SuperPatr
    @SuperPatr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I don’t understand sorry. So if I use urine for the nitrogen part it means that I would use 1 litre of urine and one litre of carbon that would be what ? What could be carbon ? And if I use a rag of sawdust ( sawdust would be the nitrogen??? ) I would use 500 rags of carbon like what ? What could be carbon ? Thanks.

  • @didier3457
    @didier3457 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Estarán los contenidos en español, hola saludos !! Desde mexico

  • @dilipnilakhe5443
    @dilipnilakhe5443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I was in Australia so I could meet you and get trained by you

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've had success with this method

  • @spaideman7850
    @spaideman7850 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    gold information.

  • @CeEn20metros
    @CeEn20metros 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome

  • @dougayers7517
    @dougayers7517 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1) Do it make any sense to compost cow maneur rather than just leave it on the ground?
    2) Also does compost need maneur?
    3) Which is better compost, maneur, or composted maneur?

  • @bobbyziggy85
    @bobbyziggy85 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Geoff, love your videos, just getting into Permaculture it has blown my min. What are your thoughts on Johnson Su Bioreactor to make fungally dominant compost? Does turning chicken compost disrupt bacteria and fungi? Cheers Toby

  • @madhyapramarta8189
    @madhyapramarta8189 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is the best compost?? Worm compost, aerobic bac. compost or anaerobic bac. compoat? Thank you for always giving us the knowledge especially for free... god bless u

  • @debSilbert
    @debSilbert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    About how large are the three piles? Trying to gauge what I need to get going.

    • @WoutG
      @WoutG 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      1 cubic meter divided by 3.. = how big one pile is, times three = 1 cubic meter

  • @sanwinchester8700
    @sanwinchester8700 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, I have a shelter for dogs and the poop is something I want to compost, do you recommend using this method or should I foresee something? My dogs have a diet of 70% vegetables, greetings from Bolivia.

  • @marianoalippi5226
    @marianoalippi5226 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are fun with a lot of talent, this is an incredible big inspiration, i would really like to see a lot of Clean Tech, all the industrial process has to be sustantiable, it is perfect if you can use a lot of motion graphics audiovisual art, animation traditional animation and digital too.

  • @CluelessHomesteaders
    @CluelessHomesteaders 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I always have problems keeping my moisture levels under control, but I keep trying...

    • @falsename2285
      @falsename2285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i open mine up to the rain 1 time per week if i get it in the forecast, if no rain. i slowly pour 1 five gallon bucket onto it after it hasnt seen rain for a week. once its been wet through like that 5 gal or rain, recover and give it about another week or little less if getting rain

  • @js4540
    @js4540 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks much Geoff good on you, always look forward to your videos and what you teach us.

  • @joem1629
    @joem1629 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    should it be covered for the first 4 days only then left uncovered after that?

  • @0xstev3
    @0xstev3 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    So I should piss on the bed of compost and leaves I put in last autumn?

    • @a_peacefulwarrior
      @a_peacefulwarrior 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      um...yeah...but more than once, unless your bladder can hold nearly 2 litres! If so, you're a machine

    • @DiscoverPermaculture
      @DiscoverPermaculture  6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Steven urine is a good activator

    • @MeanOldLady
      @MeanOldLady 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That's what I have the hubby do - go out & pee on the compost from time to time.
      Don't do this if you're taking a lot of medication that could affect the critters in the pile.

    • @1caramarie
      @1caramarie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@a_peacefulwarrior um...yeah...IF you are doing a big pile at a time. In that case, you probably have other people helping and producing more urine. Duh!

    • @a_peacefulwarrior
      @a_peacefulwarrior 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@1caramarie ;-)

  • @amjadhani8929
    @amjadhani8929 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why one cubic meter? Cant i start trying with a smaller pile?

  • @DerrynEHahn-ir2jv
    @DerrynEHahn-ir2jv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Geoff. Do I need to change any of this for a compost tumbler? I’m physically challenged so can’t fork a compost pile

    • @platypus6523
      @platypus6523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Maybe buy a bulldozer

  • @CITYBORNDESERTBRED
    @CITYBORNDESERTBRED 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great infographic Geoff! 👍🏾

  • @angelzapp
    @angelzapp 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saludos me gustaría tener el subtítulo en español...como se haría?

  • @sant0sch
    @sant0sch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey, thank you for that awesome tutorial. I have some questions: First, what means "fine shredded"? I have a shredder and the material I get is of course not like sawdust but like little wood chips.
    Second question: I have LOTS of plants (Portugal area near the ocean), that are very high in water. One of these plants is a "Aeonium". It looks like brown material, but its actually very soft and full of water. We have quite some of these plants that are high in water and grow on the surface of sand - so no deep roots but I guess, they take a lot of water from the air. Can I use them and would they be "green" material?
    I am still struggeling a bit with how much of what I have to use.
    Today I shredded more of the plants and I cannot wait to build that compost - but of course, I wanna do it as perfect as possible. :)
    Thx again,
    sant0s

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I've always thought composting succulents would be great, have yet to try it though. I would chop up your aeoniums and throw 'em in, so their moisture content gets more evenly distributed... might want to look up their carbon to nitrogen ratio if you're following this method

    • @sant0sch
      @sant0sch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRealHonestInquiry Hey, thanks for the answer.
      Already did two hot composts last year with that technique.
      It took a bit longer than 18 days, but great results. Also with the Aeonimus! :)

  • @art4freak795
    @art4freak795 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    What your thoughts on adding wood or grass ashes

  • @Veladan
    @Veladan 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is fantastic. I like in a concrete jungle in Seoul with no access to manure, except human and the local government would take griim exception. Alternatives?

    • @DiscoverPermaculture
      @DiscoverPermaculture  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can use high nitrogen-rich plants like peas and bean or go the hardware shop and by pelletised chicken manure fertilizer, all these will replace manure in the compost.

  • @mahmoudothmanekhelassi7405
    @mahmoudothmanekhelassi7405 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can I use carpentry wood shavings as brown when making compste

    • @sweetvuvuzela4634
      @sweetvuvuzela4634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes as long as it is not treated

    • @falsename2285
      @falsename2285 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      not pressure treated, it has arsenic and the microbes will bioaccumulate that and make it available in the soil for other organisms. for those unfamiliar with it, pressure treated is green tinted like crazy when new, older its harder to tell but it doesnt soften and partially rot the same way non treated does and when it finally does start to rot only the outer layer at a time will

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Avoid species with juglone and other allelopathic species, as a general rule

  • @sherryk2528
    @sherryk2528 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know I am watching this video 5 years after it was published, but hope someone can explain the ratio and percentage content. Example: chicken manure 12:1. How is this ratio "measured?" Shovel fulls? Hand fulls? Weight, or are we just making our best guess?

  • @n.a.garciafamily
    @n.a.garciafamily 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can canned fish be used,?

  • @handypicker
    @handypicker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    But where do I get nitrogen ? Nitrogen is the urine or nettles ? Sorry im an absolute noob !!

  • @gillenzfluff8380
    @gillenzfluff8380 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm going to do a side by side test of watered down urine and lacto fermented urine as fertilizer, I have been using urine as fertilizer since I grew my first sunflowers as a boy they grew huge so I kept using it.

    • @greenwood4020
      @greenwood4020 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      hi Gillenz Fluff. How are your comparison trials going ? I would like to hear of your results

  • @lucyprevisic473
    @lucyprevisic473 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm confused with the ratios at the start of the tutorial.

  • @TerraFirmaX
    @TerraFirmaX 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:14 I thought my eyes were seeing things. lol

  • @bonzothebrown7603
    @bonzothebrown7603 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Old manure can be soaked for a day or two to soften up.
    But a lot of the N winds up in the soaking water.

    • @DiscoverPermaculture
      @DiscoverPermaculture  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bonzo The Brown use the water to wet the pile

    • @bonzothebrown7603
      @bonzothebrown7603 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DiscoverPermaculture Yes, it also makes a good starter for microbial broths.

  • @ChrisJones-hp9ji
    @ChrisJones-hp9ji 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    does this method work regardless of the environment? I live where it is 30F or colder for a solid half of the year... can you use this method in winter? Thanks!!

    • @joaogabriel3453
      @joaogabriel3453 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Please, do and share the results with us!

  • @jbiliHacker
    @jbiliHacker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    10/10

  • @Change-Maker
    @Change-Maker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    why can't we just use grass clippings and green weeds MINUS the manure/carbon .. since it's already a great ratio of 25:1?

    • @falsename2285
      @falsename2285 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you can.. typically though you wont really have enough for a cubic meter unless you have a TON of it all the time. also you will just have other things around that could be gotten rid by making awesome soil instead of landfill garbage, so mixing your veggie scraps and fruit peels and cores etc and your leaves from the yard + that perfect mix pile you mentioned and now youve got a serious sized pile and a lot more often

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can in theory but careful of it going slimy. And your lawn drying up because you keep stealing all the clippings.
      The other thing is that they are difficult to store for more than a day before assembling. Bag them and the bottom goes slimy (not ideal), lay them out somewhere and they start losing N (also not ideal).

    • @Change-Maker
      @Change-Maker 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@przybyla420 whats wrong if it goes slimy?

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Smelly and slimy means it’s dominated by anaerobes. A bit is fine but you want aerobic organisms because they decompose faster and produce a higher quality compost. Too many anaerobes and you start to get the potential for stinky pathogens (bad for you and your plants)

    • @Change-Maker
      @Change-Maker 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@przybyla420 Thank you so much for clarifying that :)

  • @1tempy
    @1tempy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why don't you put it in a giant barrel shaped container that way you can just turn it to mix it? Would it be too traumatic for the things living in the soil? What if it's turned slowly but constantly? Nice video by the way good info.

  • @timtomtheatombomb
    @timtomtheatombomb 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Does anyone have good recommendations for how to get everything chopped up?

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another commenter used weed whacker in a trash can filled halfway with a cardboard top

  • @НиколайЗорькин-д6е
    @НиколайЗорькин-д6е 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Можно добавить растительный уголь и получить terra preta?

  • @thegr8stm8m8
    @thegr8stm8m8 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Misplaced Aussie from the Bellingen/Thora/Dorrigo region of NSW...

  • @Dlowr7
    @Dlowr7 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What if you don’t have access to manure?

    • @itsasickness4939
      @itsasickness4939 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wouldn’t get hung up on following this method to the letter. The key is C to N mix. However you can make a “Green Manure” by filling a bucket with greens like grass clippings, garden waste, kitchen scraps etc...,fill with water and weigh it down with a brick so the material stays submerged and let it sit. When it smells like crap it’s ready. Also check CL for people selling Rabbit Manure. It’s the safest in regards to herbicide poisoning.

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just skip it, not necessary

  • @zachdunn6550
    @zachdunn6550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    HELP !!
    Is lucerne consider a green or brown composting material?

  • @hosoiarchives4858
    @hosoiarchives4858 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How is comfrey an activator?

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any quickly available “green” material can be an activator. Comfrey is because it rots quickly, thus quickly releasing N into the brown materials surrounding it.

  • @The990990990
    @The990990990 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    is horse manure good on its own? I have a unlimited supply of it atm

  • @livefromplanetearth
    @livefromplanetearth 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    +100

  • @АлександрКузнецов-х1й4у
    @АлександрКузнецов-х1й4у 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    А можно добавлять бокаши?

  • @przybyla420
    @przybyla420 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So we don’t have to increase surface area of bankers, politicians, business ‘leaders,’ etc.? Ive noticed a trend of them getting really slimy and disgusting.

    • @sharonhoffer3599
      @sharonhoffer3599 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wish we could compost em!

  • @andrejzalec4512
    @andrejzalec4512 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😇👍

  • @chrnb
    @chrnb 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why not just drop the organic material on the ground, between your crops? Will protect the soil against sunlight and weeds. This is how Masanobu Fukuoka does it.
    Or just dig holes and drop it in.

    • @DiscoverPermaculture
      @DiscoverPermaculture  6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      chrnb you can if you want a casual vague broader system. If you want a more intense diversity of specific trees and crops or you want to make high quality potting mix for your nursery then compost. The nutrient in compost is locked onto the carbon and remains available for up to 20 years.

    • @thecurrentmoment
      @thecurrentmoment 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Then you don't get to make a video about it; no one is going to watch it

    • @r0br33r
      @r0br33r 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@thecurrentmoment Trust a sheepshagger to be bitter he's not a good gardener online

  • @chessman483
    @chessman483 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Too much work for me. I just chop and drop, doesn’t take long if you have provided a lot of established plants to get soil full of life.

  • @LibertyGarden
    @LibertyGarden 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    As the Mandalorian would say, This is the Way.

  • @craigson5
    @craigson5 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Let me just clarify this one thing. An Australian, is recommending that I stick my hand into a pile of compost to check the temperature. This is the 21st century, we can get thermometers for a couple of bucks. That's some dangerous advice, considering we KNOW that compost piles attract snakes.

  • @archenema677
    @archenema677 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    David the good just throws a bunch of rubbish in a heap and lets it go anerobic LMAO

    • @TheRealHonestInquiry
      @TheRealHonestInquiry 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Time is a factor... this lets you do it extremely quickly, but each gardener has to ask themselves, with all the turning, how many "set it an forget it piles" could you start instead? It all depends on when you will need the compost and if you prefer aerobic or anaerobic

  • @releventhurt
    @releventhurt 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can i feed wax paper and receipts to worms

    • @Queserasera_LaLaLa
      @Queserasera_LaLaLa 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      NO! wax may be a petroleum product and receipt paper is heat sensitive and toxic.

  • @ПавелГрешных
    @ПавелГрешных 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "If you insert your hand into the heap...." beware of the ACTIVATOR!!!

  • @JoeyCarrapichano
    @JoeyCarrapichano 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nitrogen to carbon ratio is badly explained! It doesn't make sense to add seven fishes to one fish sized grass clump.

  • @natureboy6410
    @natureboy6410 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, that was about as clear as mud.

  • @zarxog
    @zarxog 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about humanure? And why the hurry? Let the microbes work!

  • @JohnSmith-zv8km
    @JohnSmith-zv8km 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is a monty python scetch is it not

  • @platypus6523
    @platypus6523 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can even compost a kangaroo :)

  • @ameisherry
    @ameisherry 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That’s why the only thing I fertilize my green house is my urine

  • @bloodmuffin123
    @bloodmuffin123 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seems overly Labour intensive.

    • @CorwynGC
      @CorwynGC 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The labor is only needed if you want FAST compost. Slow compost uses no turning, but you wait a year or two for results.

    • @bonzothebrown7603
      @bonzothebrown7603 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If ratios, moisture and structure are near perfect, most of a heap can be composted in a month or two with no turning.
      The outer layer can be incorporated into the next heap or used as mulch.

    • @gillenzfluff8380
      @gillenzfluff8380 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bonzothebrown7603 I do the straw bale raised lasagna bed the bales keep it insulated and it doesn't need turning it steams away for a month then I plant straight into it, with a cloche over it you can start seeds a month early with free bottom heat.

    • @hosoiarchives4858
      @hosoiarchives4858 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No pain no gain