@@StiversHomestead That was what I was thinking too. I think five pallets, plus the lumber for the front braces and removable pieces? It is helpful to see you construct it, though. Thank you!
Also, I've seen one, a 3 bin, where the 2 center dividers were, like the front panel, also removable, allowing you to have 3 bins "in process". When the third one is finished, the compost is removed and used in your garden. Then the contents of the 2nd bin are moved ( through the removable wall) to the third bin, thus being "turned". Then the contents of the first bin are [easily] moved (turned), right into the middle (second) bin. Leaving the first bin available to start a new batch. Of course, one could add additional bins if you want. The woman who built them/it emphasized how much easier the removable middle wall(s) made the turning process.
My husband made something very similar to this 2 weekends ago. He never has a plan for anything he builds, just an idea in his head and it comes to fruition when he’s done. :)
We are in the process of making one right now, the only difference we did was make it out of metal roofing and wide enough for the tractor to do all the heavy flipping...I love the wood look.
Have you ever thought of painting that shop building brown and painting the doors and everything else red and putting a red tin roof on the top of it I think it would look very beautiful. Try to match it to the house.
I'm not a scaredy cat. But you should have proper footwear on the farm for the job you are doing. Protect your feet they are the only ones you'll ever have. Later in life you might want to use them. At our farm the rule was safety first , boots or hard shoes to protect your feet & ankles.
Nice job on the compost bin. I agree, you may regret how small it is. But now that you have one under your belt, you should not have a problem calculating building a bigger one next time!
Would be fun to make with your children. The next one... It looks really NICE. Especially for the new store front. THANK YOU Zack. See what will be new next time. CHOW from S.E. MICHIGAN.
What a great build Zach! I keep forwarding these videos of all the builds you do to my husband and he’s really enjoying you figuring out what works and what doesn’t and then he builds it….LOL! Loved hearing wood costs are going down by you because we are in the Cumberland Ridge area in northern Tennessee about 3 hours from you and hoping we start seeing lumbar costs decreasing here too. Can’t wait to see what you build next on the homestead.
SUGGESTION. I would recommend putting a pvc hoop lid on bins (like the lids you make for your raised beds). That will allow you to control the moisture of the pile as well as give it a little more warmth for the composting action.
We use pallets to make our . But yours look really sweet . Gonna show my hubby this so much nicer lookin hey guys hugs n kisses 😘 hope your all doing great GODBLESS
It looks great. Can you make sure to do updates as you use it please? I would’ve thought that as it fills up the front boards would get really difficult to remove so would really like to see how that goes.
Papa pepper has a compost bin made out of cinder blocks. It's looks to be a nice size. He made 3 compartments on it. Check it out for different ideas. Yours looks awesome. It looks like a lot of work.
I'd recommend reading the book Humanure. In it, the author explains how "turning" one's compost doesn't provide much benefit. Otherwise this is a great video
Curious why you couldn't list the materials when clicking on your title? Excellent size for my home, when l figure out the materials🙄. Great project thanks for upload.
I don't understand you statement that compost needs to rest for a year, maybe 18 months or maybe less if you rush it. We do most of our hot compost in just a month and let it rest for a couple weeks, (maybe up to five weeks), before using it to dress our beds.
Compost will rise to 120-170 degrees Fahrenheit. Compost needs to rise to that temp then rest to no longer be ‘hot.’ In our experience that’s 6 months at the earliest, 18 months at the latest. Could for sure be different in others experience. Easy rule of thumb is sticking a thermometer in it before applying to beds just to make sure it’s not to hot
Zach does the slow decay way of making compost. It gets hot very slowly & it takes a lot longer to break down. It also gets too much moisture during the rainy season which cools the compost so it's not hot enough to decompose. And he doesn't cover his compost. There are many methods. I use a lasagna style method and compost is ready in 30 days.
Perma Pasture Farms has videos on 18 day compost if you're in a real hurry but it's really labor intensive. Some people just pile their items up and let it go for a year or more without a bin or turning. There are many ways to do it.
@@diannamc367 I certainly do not call this labor intensive just healthy exercise. The main advantage to me in making my compost through multiple turnings is the universal heating of the pile to kill more of the seeds included in the pile. Additionally imagine how much more compost I can make in the same small space in a year. To me it is more than worth the little bit of healthy exercise I gain while doing it.
Your cooler will be stained for life. You'll never get it clean again. HAHA why didn't you just lay it down to build the sides, instead of trying to balance those boards in mid air? Yes I agree, each side should be the size of the whole unit. Make sure to dampen each layer, but don't drowned it. Then turn every 3 days. And cover with a black tarp & you will have compost in 30 days instead of waiting a year.
Dogs, cats help.not much else you can do bcuz it's outside & has food scraps in it. The faster you can heat it up & turn it into compost the better. Keep your layers of brown & green to about 6 inches each, lightly watered, about 3 inches of manure. And do it lasagna style. And cover with a black tarp to keep extra water out so it get hot & stays that way. Turn every 3 days You should have compost in 30 days. The way Zach does it, it will take at least a year to break down. More chances of having rodents bcuz it doesn't get hot, and gets too much water from rains.
Super nice looking for sure. Question: How do you manage redents getting into it? I quit composting because it attracted rats. And Super huge cockeoaxhes. Yuck. I live in sw 🏜 AZ desert and it never had the proper moisture so it wasn't doing its thing....lol
Dampen each layer with a hose, 6" greens & brown layers, 3 inches of manure, lasagna style. Wrap in a black tarp. Open tarp every 3 days turn center to the outside of compost, make sure it stays LIGHTLY moist, and rewrap with your tarp. It should be getting hot & turn into compost in about 30 days.
Going to try to add that front design onto a 3 bin pallet set-up.
I was actually telling Jenn that would make complete sense. Just take the front of this design and add to 3 pallets
@@StiversHomestead That was what I was thinking too. I think five pallets, plus the lumber for the front braces and removable pieces? It is helpful to see you construct it, though. Thank you!
How had this bin held up?
Also, I've seen one, a 3 bin, where the 2 center dividers were, like the front panel, also removable, allowing you to have 3 bins "in process". When the third one is finished, the compost is removed and used in your garden. Then the contents of the 2nd bin are moved ( through the removable wall) to the third bin, thus being "turned". Then the contents of the first bin are [easily] moved (turned), right into the middle (second) bin. Leaving the first bin available to start a new batch. Of course, one could add additional bins if you want. The woman who built them/it emphasized how much easier the removable middle wall(s) made the turning process.
My husband made something very similar to this 2 weekends ago. He never has a plan for anything he builds, just an idea in his head and it comes to fruition when he’s done. :)
Same as me...I am just making a similar one, without a plan....it will be fine....
I personally would build 3 so I could turn a pile while one was setting
Compost bin looks really good!!!
That turned out great. Great job Zach! I love the front too.
Cool compost bin. I’ve also seen where peeps make the bins wide enough to bring their tractor in to turn the compost over with the scooper.
That looks great! I’ve been trying to figure out how to make, with what to make and you just answered it…thank you
We are in the process of making one right now, the only difference we did was make it out of metal roofing and wide enough for the tractor to do all the heavy flipping...I love the wood look.
Job well done! That looks great, we TOTALLY need to do a compost bin as well 💕
Have you ever thought of painting that shop building brown and painting the doors and everything else red and putting a red tin roof on the top of it I think it would look very beautiful. Try to match it to the house.
Looks really good.👍👍👍
Very nice
That’s cool that the etsy seller let you share all the specific details of how to build it.
Great idea! I may have to make one to put next to my barn! 🥰
Green walnut shells are good for treating ringworm.
Good instructions and instructor.
I love every thing your family works on, for your home stead Zack, but no flip flops,for me, on this job. I am scaredy-cat girl 👵🏼🙀❤️
I'm not a scaredy cat. But you should have proper footwear on the farm for the job you are doing.
Protect your feet they are the only ones you'll ever have. Later in life you might want to use them.
At our farm the rule was safety first , boots or hard shoes to protect your feet & ankles.
I’ve bought several plans from this person and they’re amazing very detailed and step by step made my assemble so easy great job 😉
Looks GREAT!
Looks great. Well done. Your projects encourage people to step out and try
Now that looks great. I would allow that on my property. Thumbs up for this build.
Envy your beautiful bin, I just slapped 5 HT pallets together and called it a day. Of course it'll have to be replaced sooner than later...
Hello Zack, very nice compost bin.
It looks awesome
Nice job on the compost bin. I agree, you may regret how small it is. But now that you have one under your belt, you should not have a problem calculating building a bigger one next time!
Would be fun to make with your children.
The next one... It looks really NICE. Especially for the new store front. THANK YOU Zack.
See what will be new next time. CHOW from
S.E. MICHIGAN.
We built one of those 2 years ago. Was just a single though, in hind sight definitely need a 2nd. We did ours in cedar.
The cedar will last a long time naturally doesn't decay as fast.
It was great
love it
Have it far enough away so stick and flies won’t be a issue lol good job such a good man blessed be
I love the slide fronts too!
I like that compost bin..
Good compost bin
chose wisely
🌻😊❤️👍🏼
9:35 You might do well to try and seal the board ends with something more permanent if you have anything available.
What a great build Zach! I keep forwarding these videos of all the builds you do to my husband and he’s really enjoying you figuring out what works and what doesn’t and then he builds it….LOL! Loved hearing wood costs are going down by you because we are in the Cumberland Ridge area in northern Tennessee about 3 hours from you and hoping we start seeing lumbar costs decreasing here too. Can’t wait to see what you build next on the homestead.
Awesome job on the compost bin. Would love to see a video on start to finish on how you process the black walnuts.
Now we need a simple how to compost video. =)
Good job looks very professional
Seems easy enough for me to do, thanks for the tutorial!
Great job Zach 👍👍
Great job. Zac Tx
WOW that looks awesome!!!!!! Good Job
Great vid, I remember black walnut on my clothes !! Mom was mad though.
Thanks the cut list looks like more than the material list by about 4 2x6's
That is awesome!
Had to Duck Duck Go that awesome seat you were using and send the link to my husband. Gotta get him one! God Bless!
I love the design. I use so much compost each year. I think i would make 2 one for the rezting3 and one for all the new material to go in
Good job and it looks beautiful too!
Nice looking bin!
Very cool. Maybe add another one. 👍🏻😊
Make big enough to turn with your tractor bucket.
Beautiful Zach! 🦋
AWESOME job Zack u made it look really easy RAYRAY got her cute shirt 👕 dirty she's so sweet 🤷♀️🤗❤💯
I love this!! I want to make one of these next year!!
Very good I’ll consider making one soon 😎
SUGGESTION. I would recommend putting a pvc hoop lid on bins (like the lids you make for your raised beds). That will allow you to control the moisture of the pile as well as give it a little more warmth for the composting action.
Could you not tie a tarp over it?
It looks like a good one far out man
Great looking- good job!😃
Looks awesome.
Looks great! Kinda jealous😂😂
LOVE YOU STIVERS ❤💙💙🦄 HAVE AN AMAZING DAY !!!
Nice I think it looks great.
I love it, I need to make one. 😉
Looks great😊
Very good 👍
That was great! Thanks!!
Looks great!
Love this!
Nice build👍🏼😃
Super easy to turn the chicken composter open the gate drive a tiller in there and you're done
Thanks this was a great video
Great job 👏 👍 👌! From Montgomery al
We use pallets to make our . But yours look really sweet . Gonna show my hubby this so much nicer lookin hey guys hugs n kisses 😘 hope your all doing great GODBLESS
Very nice!👌👍🍁🍁🍂🍂🌾🌾🙂
Love it
Real nice
Nice!!!
It looks great. Can you make sure to do updates as you use it please? I would’ve thought that as it fills up the front boards would get really difficult to remove so would really like to see how that goes.
Papa pepper has a compost bin made out of cinder blocks. It's looks to be a nice size. He made 3 compartments on it. Check it out for different ideas. Yours looks awesome. It looks like a lot of work.
I'd recommend reading the book Humanure. In it, the author explains how "turning" one's compost doesn't provide much benefit. Otherwise this is a great video
Paint the garage the same as house color.
In all reality you should have 3 start, rest and one to go
Curious why you couldn't list the materials when clicking on your title? Excellent size for my home, when l figure out the materials🙄.
Great project thanks for upload.
He shows the cut list in the video and held it long enough to screen shot (I had to rewind a few seconds to get it though 😁)
maybe make a pallet one for the barn too ?? hugssss
Pretty Slick Zach 🙌💥.
JO JO IN VT 💕😄
What wood did you use for this? I’m just trying to try to extend the life of the bin once it’s made
You should put up some small chicken wire/ fabric to keepout the rats but still let air go through.
How many coats of linseed oil do you suggest using for this?
How are these holding up? With the linseed?
I know this is not a gardening video, but did yall plant any of Zach's Zinnias?
We made ours out of fencing and posts
Perslane
nice work Zach👍 make 4 per month sell em....$$ ? thanks for letting us in your back yard👈
I don't understand you statement that compost needs to rest for a year, maybe 18 months or maybe less if you rush it. We do most of our hot compost in just a month and let it rest for a couple weeks, (maybe up to five weeks), before using it to dress our beds.
Compost will rise to 120-170 degrees Fahrenheit. Compost needs to rise to that temp then rest to no longer be ‘hot.’ In our experience that’s 6 months at the earliest, 18 months at the latest. Could for sure be different in others experience. Easy rule of thumb is sticking a thermometer in it before applying to beds just to make sure it’s not to hot
Zach does the slow decay way of making compost. It gets hot very slowly & it takes a lot longer to break down. It also gets too much moisture during the rainy season which cools the compost so it's not hot enough to decompose. And he doesn't cover his compost.
There are many methods. I use a lasagna style method and compost is ready in 30 days.
Perma Pasture Farms has videos on 18 day compost if you're in a real hurry but it's really labor intensive. Some people just pile their items up and let it go for a year or more without a bin or turning.
There are many ways to do it.
@@diannamc367 I certainly do not call this labor intensive just healthy exercise. The main advantage to me in making my compost through multiple turnings is the universal heating of the pile to kill more of the seeds included in the pile. Additionally imagine how much more compost I can make in the same small space in a year. To me it is more than worth the little bit of healthy exercise I gain while doing it.
Non treated lumber? --- Disregard you covered at the end.
Any reason not to go with a tumbler for your compost?
Most are too small.
lol def over engendered for a compost bin and to bad with todays lumbers prices that thing would be a down payment on a car
Your cooler will be stained for life. You'll never get it clean again.
HAHA why didn't you just lay it down to build the sides, instead of trying to balance those boards in mid air? Yes I agree, each side should be the size of the whole unit. Make sure to dampen each layer, but don't drowned it. Then turn every 3 days. And cover with a black tarp & you will have compost in 30 days instead of waiting a year.
Are there going to be any issues with rodents or other animals getting into the compost bin?
They will for sure be attracted to it. I may add hardware cloth to the gap areas along with a lid if it becomes a problem
@@StiversHomestead Ok gotcha. It looks really good. You did a great job. I’d be lost trying to do that! It’s solid!
Anyone ever have snakes in their compost..my father did.
what do you do to keep rodents out of that type of compost?
Dogs, cats help.not much else you can do bcuz it's outside & has food scraps in it. The faster you can heat it up & turn it into compost the better. Keep your layers of brown & green to about 6 inches each, lightly watered, about 3 inches of manure. And do it lasagna style. And cover with a black tarp to keep extra water out so it get hot & stays that way. Turn every 3 days You should have compost in 30 days.
The way Zach does it, it will take at least a year to break down. More chances of having rodents bcuz it doesn't get hot, and gets too much water from rains.
Super nice looking for sure. Question: How do you manage redents getting into it? I quit composting because it attracted rats. And Super huge cockeoaxhes. Yuck. I live in sw 🏜 AZ desert and it never had the proper moisture so it wasn't doing its thing....lol
Dampen each layer with a hose, 6" greens & brown layers, 3 inches of manure, lasagna style. Wrap in a black tarp. Open tarp every 3 days turn center to the outside of compost, make sure it stays LIGHTLY moist, and rewrap with your tarp. It should be getting hot & turn into compost in about 30 days.