Here are 5 ways you can make compost at home and reduce landfill.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I show you five easy ways to make compost at home to save money, help your garden, and benefit the planet by reducing landfills. #EarthDay #TH-camPartner
The Steve Irwin of gardens
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Was that crocodile killed
that ate Irwin?
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Love that he shows us so many ways of composting! Thank you 😊
When we were in lock down due to Covid, here in Australia, I thought I need to find an interest, one I could do from home. 🤷🏼♀️ I decided to compost I did a little research and in a few months I made some beautiful soil. I only have a small garden, I used it on my garden beds and garden pots, and gave the rest away. I let it go for a few years, and just recently decided to get back into it.
Thank you Mark, I love all your videos.
I fucking love this guy. Imagine the impact he has made on the world just sharing information and passion.
I made a homemade compost bay from 2 baby gates, and a piece of plywood it works great mark!
Brilliant!
You have no idea how much I appreciate you and the lessons you give out to us. 🙏
Thanks for the encouragement and great tips!!! The sixth way is to dump your kitchen scraps on the leaf pile along with garden waste and any lawn clippings. We don’t turn it or water it. It just takes longer to get our black gold.
Hope you have a bagger for your lawn mower. Grass clippings, Comfrey leaf for compost escalator, paper, scraps pile in the sad and gets some rain. Works great too.
@@smas3256 Yes! just started growing some comfrey and the paper and cardboard work great in the compost too. I just dunk it in water and tear it up a bit.
Educational as always, also good to have you back on yt again Mark.
Where did he go?
Seriously we need answers
Seriously we need answers
I now have an HOA situation. Was sad that I could no longer do all of this. I bought a cheap bender from resale and now liquify my scraps. I can pour it directly into the garden. It breaks down quickly and wont attract animals. A solution in a pinch. Just thought I'd share.
I read about a guy who ran for president (or whatever) of his local HOA with the aim of dissolving the HOA, which he ended up doing ;)
Becoming a farm girl on TH-cam did a great video on how to make fertility at home
So the HOA doesn’t know?
That’s a great idea (the blender)!
4th year gardener here and it's time for me to figure out how to make mybown compost! Thank you!
Whoaa! That is what you start with!
Well come to find out, I was composting all along, I didn't know that's what it is called when you use cardboard and brown leaves at the bottom of the raised beds. What I meant was learning how to compost my food scraps.
@@EvelynJoy And imagine how many farmers and growers there are that doesn't care about even starting with the black gold in the first place.
That's like pedaling a bicycle with rusted shut chains.
I love your videos. You always cheer me up and give me good motivation to work in my garden. I have a 860 sqms garden in rural Hungary with a small country house on it. Unfortunately I live 300 kms away from it, but I visit it every month for a couple of days and try to use it in the wisest way. Cheers from Hungary. 🙂🤗
My niece has one of those kitchen composters and said it is amazing
Thanks mate, I appreciate the pea tips birds were gobbling my small peas& capsicum plants, I made a cover,mesh and cloth, thanks again Mate.
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I’m doing my compost in garbage cans with tight lids and turning them over / swapping out to a diff can to rotate the compost layers. It’s working great so far 😊
This is the goldilocks solution for me. I can get this started today. Thank you!
Cabingirl@ Do you stir the contents of the bin?😮
@@mariap.894 Hey there 😃actually after it’s been sitting like a good 3 months in layers of grass clippings, cardboard, dry leaves, scraps, and back to grass clippings, I just take a pitchfork and fork it into a new trashcan so the top of the old can ends up as the bottom of the new can. Last time when I got to the very bottom 1/4 of the can it was all soil! Loaded with worms too. I actually yelled IT WORKED and LOOK AT THE WORMS!! lol my son was like wow I’ve never seen anybody so excited about compost and earthworms before. The soil went to my garden and within a few days I spotted a squash plant volunteer growing and it’s massive now. All the squash plants beans peas carrots potatoes and herbs are thriving. Hoping the pineapples also produce big time. They can take up to a year or more on new plants. This compost is like black gold. Somebody told me don’t dry out your coffee ground and add those they attract some type of flies. I have to say I still dry out and sprinkle coffee grounds never had a fly issue.
@@Saohescyou’d have to turn it often so it gets oxygen otherwise i imagine it would turn stinky and anaerobic in a closed system with no air holes.
I have always liked the tumbler but I think I would like to do the chicken ring when I eventually hopefully get a house with some land 😊
I would go the chicken ring and compost bin over the tumbler. I reckon they work better 👍
I'm definitely gonna be doing the chicken ring from now on!
@@Selfsufficientme I like the tumbler to not have to worry about rodents. What is the tumbler you showed ? The brand? It looks nice and I like that it’s metal.
Just make a chicken enclosure and throw weeds and food scraps inside. Chickens will do the rest, while having a lot of fun. After a year or two, soil inside enclosure will be black and as rich as good compost.
Move to an area where artesian wells are allowed.
I love this guy!
I have found my Bokashi bin fabulous. Great liquid, pre- compost additive.
Thank you brethren I’m 35 and just started growing my own fruit and veggies so far out of 20 odd plants i have 5 that survived some chillis some tomatoes and them 5 are growing well all a few inches now the rest I ruined but it’s all a leaning curve, thank you for this channel and the information
That covered bin thing looks cool. I’ve been having rodent and roach issues.
Love this guy’s pointers.
This is the most genuine fella on the internet, thanks for all the info!
Aussie Kurt Russell. Great content Also, cheers from illinois
Our garden season just started but it is still cold. I am happy for your interesting advices, i love your knowledge , its usefull and a pleasure to watch you, Thy ! 💚
Absolutely love the channel Mark, I'm 16 and live in perth.
I prefer the 3 bay system, if you have a veggie patch, and a large one at that, and if your growing to freeze for the year.
But ive always used wire chain sheets, not wooden pallets.
Still comes out beautiful❤
Nice to have you back, big buddy 🎉❤
Marc, we do everything we can do to make our own compost. We’ve done it for years.
I will admit that I learn from you and I appreciate your wisdom.
Thank you
Sold me at 3 bays. Great idea. Nice vid
I'm so envious of your garden lol I got a compost tumbler recently and I'm hoping to use it soon. Any suggestions on compost starter?
The only problem with those machines is they absolutely stink out wherever your keeping it with fermenting kitchen waste. The chicken ring is a fantastic idea if you have chickens and I'd never heard of a tumbler before but they sounds so much more convenient than turning the compost in a compost bin! Thanks for the sharing!
I love everything you do. You are my inspiration! I hope these sponsors know that people like me are out here trying to follow in your footsteps in our gardens!
Right on!
Precise, simple and the options! This video is a treasure 🙏 thank you so much for sharing this.
I’m gonna do the chicken ring!!! That’s awesome! Thank you!
We have a compost bin but now want a tumbler too. Great ideas 👍
Thank you for the reminder!
I love my compost tumbler. The bacteria and insect/other animal balance seems to be exactly right, because kitchen scraps are becoming good compost in only a month 😁
Wow, great video! This is what a TH-cam Short should be like!
Thanks mate… your a credit to life
Gracias x enseñar a compostar de varias formas.
HOA is preventing me from having a garden so i wasted hundreds on seeds and have a shit ton of enthusiasm with nothing to do with it. The pallet method seems best so you dont have to dig through whatever else hasnt decomposed yet. It looks so much easier until your dive right in. You need compost and you need mulch. A wood chipper would be a great investment. Im trying to secretly grow.in the grass i never put chemicals on but everythings already established and we have alot of clay in ohio. Fingers crossed i can get by but i wont let it stop me from learning. Thanks for all your videos!
Hello my friend, thank you kindly, have a great day gardening.👋❤️
I have started a compost pile this year I'm just doing a one Bay method I'm just going to continuously turned all the dirt and add more dirt and manure and food scraps
I would love one of those tumblers ❤
Underrated information... exact and easy explanation
WOW … super great information ! It’s so expensive where I live so I decided to try and make my own ! THANK YOU ! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊
Loving the short shorts, sir.
I use that comment too and content creator is wearing shorts. lol
Compost I'd such a magical substance - you turn what would otherwise go into the bin, into a wonderful addition to your garden! 😃
I just love your ideas. And you make me smile with your silly ways. Keep it up.
The ol’ lady in the hat!
I love this!
These are great. I use a bokashi to kick start my very small outdoor composter
Thank you sir. 👍💪🙏
Omg I love this guy
What a great idea and information 😍😍🍃 thank you so much ☺️
Had a compost tumbler the rate that our family is going through veg. It was full in two to three weeks which made it redundant to have. When you could easily buy some chicken wire and build yourself a vertical stack. Long story short, if you want to throw all of your scraps that can't fit into that compost bin after a few weeks, then you just got to start throwing in the yard and actually making compost from the ground instead of spending 200 or $300 on a glorified rain barrel.
I'm glad you did this, thank you
I should be getting compost from my tumbler by July or August 😊
I like the chicken ring the best! 👍🏻
Thanks for sharing
The only problem with the first method is that not enough bugs can/will get into the bin. You need to add bugs yourself. And leave the lid open from time to time to get extra air in & flies. Also, despite the tumbling, you still need to mix it up with a pitch fork
Let's....get into it!
Brilliantly🎉❤😊
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Good idea
Excellent suggestions! You have convinced me to make a chicken ring. I’m going to cut the sides off an old tractor tire and use that 😎
I get great satisfaction from the process and highly recommend it for everyone. Another possibility is a small worm box compost. It’s great for small spaces.
¡Many Thanks from the other side of the planet!
Cool! Thank you🎉🎉🎉
I saw you throwing teabags in the small compost machine. It would be even better if removing the tag which has ink and the teabag which usually has microplastic. Only put the content in the compost which is how I do it. Cheers!
I think most inks used on items so close to foodstuffs are vegetable based. Even newspapers use that kind of ink. 🤔
If you live in an apartment, you don't need a composting machine. Those are gimmicks (take a look at Thunderf00t's video debunking the scam). Use a worm bin instead. Far cheaper, easy to make, and as a bonus - in addition to compost - you easy to care for pets.
So lovely
Excellent thanks again for your help 😃
Lots of good ideas here... new to me.
Thanks Uploader... & YT.
Great videos brother period I just subscribed period keep the videos coming thank you
Thank you for that!
Awesome.
Plant comfrey plant at the base of every fruit tree, and amongst your veggies too.
Great post!
Lovely video, very helpful
You always have the good stuff!😄👍
thank you for sharing these great composting tips 💚
the last one , called what... i like that one...
This can be supplemented by attending any event where a politician is speaking, armed with as many compost bins as you can handle. Filling them won't be an issue.
Are you sure it will be useful for our plants tho 🤔
Oh come on Why be a smart alick... pollies work hard...next it will be suggestions compost bins turn up at schools, police staions etc etc boring!!
@@bron9674 Pollies work hard to get themselves elected and re-elected, saying whatever they think will achieve that. They have a history of lies and corruption as any study will easily reveal. Schools and police are funded and overseen by politicians, it's their ineptitude that's at the heart of most of problems in those areas.
I had one of these on a base that rolled and my hubby tore his bicep and had to have surgery ~ from spinning it. 😬 I sold that thing and we just pile it up now and try to keep it turned and water.
Wow
Great job 👌👍 nice garden
You have to include hot compost Mark. The fastest way to get a bulk amount 👌
How do you spread this compost on the lawn?
Thise are good composting ideas sir
Ur the best ❤
Thank you ❤
I like the chicken ring idea
My mother made a compost this year and after a few months, we decided to check it, and we jumped back!!! Thinking we saw a small snake for a second, but realizing it’s a giant worm, lol 😂 We have your average earth worms around here, never that big. As round as a finger and as long as a hand. Big boy had to much to eat lol
Composting with red wigglers in a bin is a good way to compost in an apartment as well, and you get all that good worm casting
Love the chicken ring idea.. except... I don't have chickens yet😅
Jeff lawtons 28 day compost is great.
Love the chicken ring - great idea 👍
Wao you have a plantain plantation 😮😮😮
Great advice...TOP GEEZA 🤘🏽
My hens di a great job
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For a home owner with a suburban sized yard, would you go for a tumbler or a compost bin?
Compost bin, most definitely. : )
Mark is my hero