What Happens to Woodchip if You Leave it in a BIG Pile for Months?

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  • @amywalker7515
    @amywalker7515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    This man deserves his own TV series. Never ever a disappointing episode.

    • @venderstrat
      @venderstrat ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He's already got one. It's on TH-cam!

    • @daniellejames8028
      @daniellejames8028 ปีที่แล้ว

      Except this one he called that big a wood cockroach now I'm forever changed lolololol

    • @abseiduk
      @abseiduk ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well I watch TH-cam more then TV now. So he better off to have his own channel.

  • @katrinakrakow5961
    @katrinakrakow5961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    I put about 8-12" down in my garden pathways. A year later, rake the top layer off the pathways and harvest the wonderful compost below. Replace the stuff raked off and add wood chips...no big pile, same awesome results!

    • @Search4TruthReality
      @Search4TruthReality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Brilliant!

    • @marlenen6130
      @marlenen6130 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Exactly,I found jackpot humus underneath my wood chips in the far corner of the yard, where I had put a bunch of extra chip that was delivered. I was able to harvest a bunch and then restocked that area with garden waste now. The soil is so rich! I got some humachar and Azomite to layer in the chips/garden waste and I bought an electric wood chipper so I don’t have to send all those branches to the waste site but can keep it for my yard.

    • @katrinakrakow5961
      @katrinakrakow5961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@marlenen6130 I got an electric chipper from Harbor Freight that does 1" or less, which works for most things for me, as I do annual or biannual pruning so branches are small. It's been working for a few years now!

    • @oliverb5726
      @oliverb5726 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This is the best, I do exactly the same. When we moved here, we had no ‘alive’ top soil let alone compost to speak of. Now we have so much we can give it away. Best thing we have done for the garden.

    • @TheFreckledAppy
      @TheFreckledAppy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I do the same thing

  • @wildstrengthpath
    @wildstrengthpath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    Ive seen people run pipe through the compost heaps to make hot water without power.

    • @sayit-sayit
      @sayit-sayit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Ooooo that's a GOOD idea!

    • @triciaoakley13
      @triciaoakley13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      What a.brilliant idea

    • @SonderSurreal
      @SonderSurreal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      thats amazing!

    • @Sackmatters
      @Sackmatters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      I’ve seen similar videos. It is quite impressive. I’ve run across a video about a mans indoor garden that was self heating from the plants and compost so it was almost completely self sufficient.

    • @ginawilliams7577
      @ginawilliams7577 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Saw on TV years ago so done used to put a pot of food (stew, meat) into the compost (tight lid needed!) and a few hours later their dinner would be ready! Don't need a huge pile either to do it!

  • @williamvillar7134
    @williamvillar7134 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Great "break down" of the wood chip pile, Mark! heh, dad jokes.

  • @Selfsufficientme
    @Selfsufficientme  3 ปีที่แล้ว +282

    G'day Everyone, I'm a bit late for a weekend video release because I mistook humus for hummus and ate it with some cracker biscuits. Don't worry it composted down pretty well in the old tummy and I'm ok... Thanks for your support! Cheers :) Edit: BTW, if you are interested, Hoselink (not sponsored) just released a video story on me and I do recommend it for a good watch as the filmography is excellent th-cam.com/video/dE58RHRnA-w/w-d-xo.html

    • @3MISSISSIPPI
      @3MISSISSIPPI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      :)

    • @craig-alicious
      @craig-alicious 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😄 youre a dork.

    • @k.p.1139
      @k.p.1139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🤣

    • @charlesbrightman4237
      @charlesbrightman4237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Consider also: Taking some of that good compost, putting it in a container with some water, and making 'compost tea' for your potted plants and/or elsewhere. (To follow up your snack) :-D

    • @nunofernandes9998
      @nunofernandes9998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Muahhhhhh
      Question;
      That Mountain...
      Dont you get rats or snakes or other pests on it?

  • @shinobidesu5560
    @shinobidesu5560 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I never thought watching a video about a pile of wood chips would be so therapeutic.

  • @gratefulMOMent
    @gratefulMOMent 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Yes! I’m experiencing this firsthand. I have a corner lot home with a huge grassy lawn.
    It all started when my huge pine broke into our sewer line. We found an arborist to remove it. We chipped it up and I asked him to bring me more chips the next time he was in the neighborhood.
    So I got a big block of cardboard already pressed from the grocery store. Covered 1/2 my yard in cardboard & chips.
    My arborist brought 2 more loads so they sat over winter in heaps.
    Now spring is here and we have the most delightful soil!!!

    • @Devoneakapimp
      @Devoneakapimp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is it all completely soil?

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Probably not all of it, but definitely the bottom foot or so. Even in arizona sun i have beautiful words filled hummus forming in my sandy clay yard. Definitely worth the effort

    • @gratefulMOMent
      @gratefulMOMent ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Devoneakapimp hi! It’s been almost a year. Sorry I didn’t see this until I saw the comment below. The chips ended up being about 3’ deep over 1/2 the yard. I put up t-posts with fencing (small holes) from a roll on the border of my lawn to keep it all in. I added 18”trenches of compost into it (making sure the soil level was even to the chip) and grew great veg & flowers out of this last year. I should describe better for you... At the time I dug down into it I found great soil breaking down where the cardboard was.
      In this last fall I added about 2’ of leaves from my neighborhood over the whole area. It’s still covered in snow now but it’s expected to thaw out in the next week or two. I figure with the previous breakdown at the cardboard level combined with the compost on top, & the leaves breaking I’ll have even better soil.

    • @Devoneakapimp
      @Devoneakapimp ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@gratefulMOMent thanks for responding

    • @gratefulMOMent
      @gratefulMOMent ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@4thdimensionalexplorer yes you’re correct! The bottom part after the 1st winter of chips was a nice bit of soil that was actively breaking down. The cardboard was still intact. The top looks like snow right now, but before it did that it still looked like beautiful chip that’s slowly breaking down underneath. I’ll check to see if there’s any cardboard to be seen after the snow melts. I’m hoping to eventually have it even with the old “lawn” having a huge area of rich garden soil.
      I’m in northern Utah where it’s very hot & dry in the summer while being very cold & snowy in winter.
      I’d like to have the rest of the lawn “disappear” in the same way eventually. Like I said it’s a large corner lot. I’m doing it all by hand while gardening & all my other responsibilities in life so it’s going to take a cpl more seasons.

  • @rantan1618
    @rantan1618 3 ปีที่แล้ว +94

    I've found that piling the material up as high as possible has a great effect and helps the process go quicker. I think the weight naturally creates more heat as the matter breaks down. I pile my compost up 7-8 feet and watch it shrink over the season.

    • @clb50
      @clb50 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And you're not worried about it starting on fire?

    • @4thdimensionalexplorer
      @4thdimensionalexplorer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You keep it moist and keep smokers away and its fairly low risk.

    • @CorwynGC
      @CorwynGC ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It's not the weight, it's the volume to surface area ratio. Heat created goes as volume, while heat loss goes as surface area.

  • @trishthehomesteader9873
    @trishthehomesteader9873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It guffaws me when people spend So Much money to fill a raised bed! In the past, I've arranged with the tree company I deal with to drop a load here. They don't charge for it but I do tip the driver for bringing it. I'll do that again when my Birdie comes in.👏🙂
    Thanks Mark!💜

    • @jessicamiller7539
      @jessicamiller7539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes I filled some birdies recently and my in-laws mentioned they had a trailer load of green waste that needed to go to the tip. You can bring that round to my place!

  • @MrBiggybit
    @MrBiggybit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My plants will now be able to
    Conquer the earth with this new found knowledge

  • @AJRestoration
    @AJRestoration 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Greetings from South Africa!Thanx for the video! Now I know what to do with the wood chips!

  • @baronsprout4927
    @baronsprout4927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This man is unintentionally the funniest gardener on TH-cam. Comedy is important ...hence I’ll happily watch gardening videos from an Ozzy even though I’m in England.

  • @mmmmarada
    @mmmmarada 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank goodness I saw this video. I just watched someone trying to break down wood chips with the aeration method, and he gave up and just used it as mulch. I currently have 4 truckloads of wood chips in the driveway, and was feeling discouraged about it turning into compost anytime soon. This is great!

  • @rhysdehaan
    @rhysdehaan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Thanks to you, I'm starting my own food forrest and vegetable garden, along with some hens.

    • @garulusglandarius6126
      @garulusglandarius6126 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky so and so 👍

    • @junekroner6382
      @junekroner6382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Gardening is a blast. Rhys, you are right; he is inspiring; I learn many things from him. I would relish having some chickens and ducks and maybe a goat. But, I live in a covenant neighborhood, and it is not allowed. I can't even have a clothes line. I'm not really complaining because their are many things I love about my neighborhood. One thing is it has lots of trees, and we aren't allowed to cut them down so as to maintain the forest. Some may say I should move to another neighborhood or move to the country (outside the city limits) and get some acreage, then I could do what I want, etc. But, it's not feasible for me.

    • @KimberlyBarkdoll
      @KimberlyBarkdoll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Omg, YESSSS!!!!! GOod for you! GO, Go, go!!!!! I am on the path as well!

    • @rhysdehaan
      @rhysdehaan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@junekroner6382 sorry to hear that and thanks. Are you still able to grow some veggies?

    • @capnpugwash5403
      @capnpugwash5403 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great stuff, just keep the chickens separate from anything you want to keep or grow, they have benefits but are also a real pain.

  • @saltlifess6226
    @saltlifess6226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Mind has been sitting g for a year and he's right it's fantastic for the garden!

  • @liamsmyth2917
    @liamsmyth2917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Mark, I love these crazy experiments you do! Can’t wait to watch, you teach us all so much! Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪 😃

  • @sweepingtime
    @sweepingtime 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    'Garden of Edan' oh man it's worth hiring them for that pun alone.

  • @marilynschultz6745
    @marilynschultz6745 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My home owner's association arranged for this project without giving the homeowners a chance to bring up concerns. It is happening right now. 11/28/22 near Santa Cruz, CA, USA. The swale is precious with many species of mushrooms, insects, etc. and it is visited by fox, deer, coyotes, and other animals.

  • @pricklypear7934
    @pricklypear7934 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That Grub was huge! Thank you. And I love your Dad jokes!

    • @pricklypear7934
      @pricklypear7934 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@harryberrys3143 ha! I've never heard of a grub tasting like peanut butter. I think texturally speaking it would be nasty.

  • @SimonHaestoe
    @SimonHaestoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOL@the double meta humor at making a dad joke ABOUT a dad joke and then making 5 more in a row :D. You, sir, are a master

  • @DogsDirtandDandelions
    @DogsDirtandDandelions 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    You, Sir, are a Gardening Rockstar, thank you for all you share, from Livermore, California.

    • @pappawheely
      @pappawheely 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree from Columbia, Calif.

    • @anti-ethniccleansing465
      @anti-ethniccleansing465 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Are you guys up in Nor Cal? I’ve never heard of Livermore or Columbia, California - I’m a native Southern Californian gal.

    • @DogsDirtandDandelions
      @DogsDirtandDandelions 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Anti-Ethnic Cleansing, yes , directly 35 miles east of San Francisco

  • @FloridaGirl-
    @FloridaGirl- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My neighbor was an arborist and a tree trimmer guy. He had his own huge boon w/ chipper. Whenever he had huge pine jobs. He would dump it end of my drive by the barn. Was the only thing I mulched with. It was the most awesome stuff. And of course, you need to have the room for such a pile. Was on 10 acres. Now I’ve moved to FL. We have huge slash pines. in fall when needles fall. I go raking on vacant streets and collect the needles. And mulch with those still. Continued layering. Has turned this sandy soil into great dirt. Great vid! Like I always tell “non Gardeners”, who look at you like you are crazy. Hey think of the forest floor! 👍

  • @lynnbry1556
    @lynnbry1556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Add some Stropharia mushroom substrate, particularly if it’s mostly hardwood. Faster breakdown and dinner after a thorough rain or soaking.

  • @NigelStratton
    @NigelStratton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Who ever thought wood chips could be exciting!

  • @lindajean780
    @lindajean780 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I Love this man! Maybe it is because he Loves what he is doing, Gardening!🤗🙋🏽‍♀️💯🙋🏽‍♀️💞

  • @MaiAmee
    @MaiAmee ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Humu^3 -- hamas breakdown was pure gold comedy and clever too. LOL. Great video.

  • @chargermopar
    @chargermopar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I use a horizontal composting method where I do not turn the piles but water them and grind them with a mower as new material is added. It looks like soil and hardly any brown matter is visible.

  • @amandasanders7373
    @amandasanders7373 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I own a tree trimming business. And I have started adding chickenshit to all the wood chips and brush chips to make my own compost. I found out that just leaving the wood chips by themselves it takes forever but by adding this high nitrogen manure it really speeds up the process.

  • @brianstoner5424
    @brianstoner5424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Watch every video love respect from Toronto Canada we love our aussie Brothers sisters gob bless 🙌

  • @DB-oh5dx
    @DB-oh5dx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Utility company was trimming trees by my house. Saved the guys a trip to the dump and I got free ground cover. (Gave the kids some beer money though). A year later I have better soil and I'm not watering as much.

  • @brettwhiteMusicFan
    @brettwhiteMusicFan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    The value of the information you share is immeasurable! I always look forward to the next video. Content, personality, and quality make you videos almost addicting. Thank you for all your efforts.

  • @MrBoggles
    @MrBoggles 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Used to love mulch time when dad would order a truckload of the stuff..
    and as you dig through the middle, heat and decomposing eucalyptus would hit you.. loved it!! Hated doing the job! But enjoyed the digging part

  • @jackbits6397
    @jackbits6397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I just discovered that my town give them away just pick them up. A week later my pile is getting larger and larger. I'm a little embarrassed how giddy I am over it 😂

    • @noniemarley7012
      @noniemarley7012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Make sure there is NO walnut chips, they will kill your plants. Happy growing.

    • @blackc1479
      @blackc1479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They give away "immature" compost here, and ive heard mixed results, but hell, get it, let it sit for however long and sift the result. My prob is that their hours are stupid. Closing at 11 am on sat? Seriously?
      But ive been picking up small pickup loads of mulch every few weeks from a local place, and they have old stuff too, so now that i have 4 raised beds up....
      It sucks that its too late this year but i am actually excited to have a full years growth next year.

    • @Fragrantbeard
      @Fragrantbeard 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noniemarley7012 The science doesn't bear that out for mature plants. Maybe seedlings. Juglone isn't the end of the world.

    • @hhiippiittyy
      @hhiippiittyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Fragrantbeard
      From my experience, with a huge Black Walnut tree in my backyard, I would avoid juglone when possible.
      It's mostly in the newer growth and nuts and casings, if I'm not mistaken, so maybe the chips are fine, especially if it's normal walnut and not the black variety.

  • @ziaride
    @ziaride 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Months? More like Decades! Mother in law and her neighbor have had enormous woodchip piles in front of their houses for many many years. I dug some up to see what was at the bottom, still woodchips haha. Cheers from the arid high desert, New Mexico USA.

  • @mcadamsrandy
    @mcadamsrandy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Hey Mark. Thanks for the Epic Gardening tip for getting Birdies beds in the US. So far made 2 orders through them. Really good people. I had one little problem with your discount code on the second order and the owner responded to my email and made sure the SSME code was added to the second order. I'm impressed with them and I sure that we are in for a long relationship. Thanks again Mate from your fan in east Texas.

  • @kartoffelwaffel
    @kartoffelwaffel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how I can watch your videos at 2x speed and you're still perfectly understandable

  • @erichaskell
    @erichaskell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I mix equal parts native soil, wood chips and composted manure. In all of my planting including my garden I replace all of the soil with this mixture. Seems to work well.

  • @ebonygibson4333
    @ebonygibson4333 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You remind me of Sir David Attenborough very passionate about the the Worlds resources and saving them.
    May you continue your journey for a longtime to come - Godbless

  • @athomewithdanrichards1348
    @athomewithdanrichards1348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Set up my first compost bin last week. Amazing to see, when you start collecting it, how much food waste you would usually dispose of. Already planning to set up a 2nd! My 3 year old checks the compost bin everyday and asks when the wriggly worms will come? 😁😅

    • @IteMaledicti
      @IteMaledicti 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm sure you know, but I think they might like to see one of those clear container worm bins! Fun (faster in my experience) visual way to see how bugs help us in our daily life. You can generally find them cheap on amazon or a DIY would be a fun little adventure for you and your little one.

    • @amwartwork
      @amwartwork 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      buy a wormery.

  • @strange5253
    @strange5253 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly mate, you deserve a regular gig on TV. You've got the passion of Steve Irwin and the dry-wit of (and uncannily similar voice as) Lawrence Mooney. Then again I think you seem to be doin' pretty well without the need for all that extra "humus" of show business. Rock on brother

  • @capnpugwash5403
    @capnpugwash5403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hi from Grenada W.I.. just chipped a load of coconut branches and dead coconuts. Plus prunings from other trees, so that stuff that doesn’t go in the propagation bags for the new coconut plants can sit and fester until it’s black gold. Nice one. 😎

  • @MarkConwayTheBurgerKing
    @MarkConwayTheBurgerKing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Been spreading out my decomposed woodchip heap that's been sitting for a couple of years. Beautiful sweet Humus for the veggie patch

  • @jerryhoefs5803
    @jerryhoefs5803 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    G'day Mark from the States! Thanks for all the great info you put out. Just a note on the humorous-(a bone in the upper arm, radius and ulna are in the forearm- just FIBula ing you! Have a great day!

    • @lauradissinger5404
      @lauradissinger5404 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was going to comment the same thing then saw your comment. It really makes it more hysterical when he just points and says things.

  • @mousiebrown1747
    @mousiebrown1747 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    When I was a kid & we lived in an oak wood southern area, we would go and find fallen trees that had rotted thru, and scoop out all the humus of tree and leaves and mold that was waiting there for years for us to find it!

  • @Lou.B
    @Lou.B 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Great video! I loved seeing the stratified layers in your woodchip pile and your description of what's going on and how it can be used! THANKS for all your work!

  • @jeanmuehlfelt7942
    @jeanmuehlfelt7942 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    We get more wood chip drops from companies when we give the guys gift cards to the local restaurants. The young guys love the thoughtfulness. We love the chips. Win win.

  • @botherchriswinkler
    @botherchriswinkler 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you want to have a static woodchip pile, then you'd do much better to add some perforated drainage pipe underneath the pile, and then hook a fan that is set for intermittent air flow. Add green material, and turn the pile when it gets up to 160 degrees F or 71 degrees C. The airflow is meant to keep it from reaching that temp (hence "static") but it doesn't always work.

  • @MrGaiden100
    @MrGaiden100 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I swear man you are the Steve Irwin of Gardening!! Just as excited and passionate about it!

  • @nicolasgoodison2287
    @nicolasgoodison2287 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm just amazed you still have your tomatoes going! I imagine that stuff acts as an amazing booster for your compost bins too.

  • @james-jq8sk
    @james-jq8sk 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love Mark's sense of humour...

  • @tatts4life838
    @tatts4life838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    I remember growing up my dad had a HUGE grass clippings and fall leaves compost pile. One year my parents wanted to move it and the amount of black gold dirt underneath was amazing. Ever since then they couldn’t recreate the process in the new compost pile location

    • @junekroner6382
      @junekroner6382 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Did they ever figure out why they could not recreate the process?

    • @klarag7059
      @klarag7059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@junekroner6382 following

    • @h.s.6269
      @h.s.6269 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Interesting

    • @Skorpychan
      @Skorpychan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@junekroner6382 Didn't have the microbes and stuff in the soil for it.

    • @Skorpychan
      @Skorpychan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Meep Meep Sounds a little excessive compared to just getting set up to have a pile on the go all the time so there's always some to use.
      I'm more of the 'pile it and leave it' persuasion, though if I need more I can just swipe a bunch of mixed certified stuff from work, since the testing doesn't use up everything it calls for. I can probably get away with taking soil as well, but it's all been dried out and ground to powder, and probably needs mixing with the compost to bring it back to life.

  • @sojungvage9740
    @sojungvage9740 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the first time I stumble across yours videos, its like Steve Irvine only with wood chips instead of crocs :DD great!

  • @barrymcdonald9868
    @barrymcdonald9868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Mark,
    From what I can tell the major factor in your success with this experiment is that the chipped material contains both greens and browns which gets things cooking, too much of either slows things down considerably on the path to humus nirvana

  • @Bloq7
    @Bloq7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love your sense of humor lol

  • @nataliemarshall3991
    @nataliemarshall3991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Hi Mike, I loved your video on how woodchips break down into compost. Excellent presentation. I know quite a bit about soil from an environmental perspective, but little horticulture. I learn all this from you. The explanation was pitched just right. And the most important part is that you explain how long it takes to 'make soil' and how much we need to respect the process.

  • @oliviarackley1503
    @oliviarackley1503 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love your videos you could charge money for your vast knowledge but you graciously do not! Thank you so much good sir if we go through a social collapse soon your teachings on growing food will save lives.

  • @DualityMan
    @DualityMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dude, you should start a fitness channel too, you have some gnarly forearm muscles i've never seen before lol. Awesome gardening tho, thank you for keeping all of us educated.

    • @huntermccoy7641
      @huntermccoy7641 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      just use your grip every day for years thats all it takes

  • @Rhyswithoutherspoon
    @Rhyswithoutherspoon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    My municipality, here in Canada, offers free compost and mulch to residents. Always check with your local municipality too.

  • @fionaharvey2720
    @fionaharvey2720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Loved this video I have a small pile of wood chip in the garden from last year, I’m away to have a look at it and see what it’s like! ☘️☘️☘️☘️

  • @amwartwork
    @amwartwork 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mark in lockdown last year i watched tonns of your videos and u inspired me. i just moved into a new place with a big garden. last years garden was a great reap success and even more this year. i waste NOTHING. absolutely nothing!!

  • @stoojinator
    @stoojinator 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    8:48 - a bit of a Russell Coight moment then, Mark? :)

    • @ajbunn2956
      @ajbunn2956 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣🤣 Fav show of all time!

  • @arrowone111
    @arrowone111 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have over 400 yards of wood chips that are now a year old. I get free wood chips from a friend who owns a tree service here in Michigan. Already spread out a large area of the "Black Gold" and my potatoes are going strong.

  • @DonPandemoniac
    @DonPandemoniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Inspired by you and other great gardeners, but without a garden, I've started a compost bucket on my balcony. It needs some time, but even at such a low scale it does provides a fine compost to add to my pots. I can only imagine the potential of that heaping mountain you have there!

    • @lynnbishop9493
      @lynnbishop9493 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You will find if you get a few big fat garden worms, not composting worms, but the big ones and put them in your compost bucket, the compost will break down faster.
      Everyone goes crazy about worm farms, but I truly believe that garden worms are buy far more important for plant health.

  • @WakandaBabe
    @WakandaBabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a pile of wood chips in my driveway and yes, it breaks down into really good stuff. The parks department here delivers it free because they have so much.

  • @downunderveggiegardendiaries
    @downunderveggiegardendiaries 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mark’s Burning The Midnight Oil again 😁👍.

  • @RC-nq7mg
    @RC-nq7mg 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I compost mostly anaerobically. I have a 3 stage compost made from rubbermaid containers, large at the bottom medium in the middle and small up top. I add my organics to the top, they begin to decompose and slowly settle, once the container is full i dump it into the one under it. This is the only time i turn it. I repeat the process, and once the middle one is full, dump into the bottom one. Once the bottom is full its mainly humus and it gets shoveled into a large trash can for storage untill i need it. With just kitchen organics, grass clippings, leaves and garden waste organics i can make 65 litres of the stuff in just a few months.

  • @3MISSISSIPPI
    @3MISSISSIPPI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That was a giant grub!!! Have you tried grilling those? :)

  • @Katalinmason
    @Katalinmason 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a big pile of wood chips like that beside our garden in California. I didn’t need it right away so it sat through the winter. About mid March I got a visit from an angry passerby who told me that my burn pile was out of control. I told her I wasn’t burning! So we ran to the back of the property and sure enough a fire was running through the dry grass and headed to the vacant land next to us. Long story short, fire department came and knocked it down. It scorched about an acre of grass. Fire chief traced it back to my wood chip pile. Spontaneous combustion. Lesson learned.

  • @sharleent1561
    @sharleent1561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for sharing this with us! I've been buying bags of hummus for my plants and now I know how it's made and also how great it is for my plants!

  • @bmarie73
    @bmarie73 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your enthusiasm is quite contagious.

  • @SpeshoolK
    @SpeshoolK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your sustainable agriculture videos and appreciate you shedding some light on the humification process :)
    I'm sure Mark already knows this tip but for everyone else: Humification is the first and most important step of the composting cycle and should be encouraged as much as possible. For low-maintenance composting consider introducing some white-rot fungi (oyster mushrooms are the best choice as they don't consume living wood and are edible) and wetting down your chip pile once or twice a week.

  • @JimJWalker
    @JimJWalker ปีที่แล้ว

    Last spring my local power company cleared the trees around the power lines. I was lucky enough to get perhaps 200 cubic meters of chips or more. This resource will last me decades!

  • @PickNicole
    @PickNicole 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks Mark for another awesome video!
    Your spirit is so jovial; your passion for gardening shows in all your videos.
    Your teaches are very valuable to me

  • @Andy7050
    @Andy7050 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're the hero this world needs my friend. Cheers from Texas.

  • @adedow1333
    @adedow1333 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for all this great information! I love watching your channel! We recently got a spot in our community garden and we've started filling in our little patch with all kinds of fun things! I'm especially excited for my little ones to learn how to work in the earth and see what lovely things we can harvest!

  • @nickjoe5863
    @nickjoe5863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t garden but you videos are integrating

  • @ceruleanfirefly67
    @ceruleanfirefly67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this video, Mark! Thanks for it. I accidentally did this with some wood mulch I had delivered last year. Some sat for quite some time! This spring, I had a small mound left, and the inside was quite like this humus you show here! I decided to use this mound to plant my potatoes in. I'll let ya know how it goes!

  • @jennytam4581
    @jennytam4581 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I got a truck load of wood chip for free by signing up from a website. I ignored it for a year and it had been heating up like yours. So now I’m using it to mulch my garden, use it as bedding for my worm bin, use it as carbon material for compost bin. Best decision I’ve made for my garden ☺️

  • @Tijnas617
    @Tijnas617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Lol you had me at Humours > Hummus > Hamas :')
    I don't think I've ever seen those three things being discussed in one sentence/ paragraph :')
    *Edit: Humorous

  • @AA-bz1ep
    @AA-bz1ep 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Humorous is the upper arm. Love the Videos.

  • @mattcourty6322
    @mattcourty6322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We had a tornado several years back and the city used an abandoned shopping center parking lot to pile massive hills of wood chip from all the downed trees. We're talking piles of thirty or forty feet high, filling a parking lot of a large shopping center. Witnessing this I can vouch for the heat that builds up. The piles caught fire several times and had to be doused by the fire dept.

  • @jaynerobyn
    @jaynerobyn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I always learn something and I always laugh when I tune in... Thank you!!!

  • @GrowingOrganicTvShow
    @GrowingOrganicTvShow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was told to pick up some hummus for the dipping chips, I got humus instead. It didn't go well at the party! haha

  • @rogerramjet7246
    @rogerramjet7246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Holy Moly that grub was the size of a 🍤 prawn . A healthy garden 👍👊🏻

  • @sdspivey
    @sdspivey 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    If you turn the pile each week, you'll get more of the material to break down, faster (it adds more O2). It also helps keep nearby plants from running roots through the pile and keeps roaches and rodents from accumulating.
    Turning is good exercise and gives you plenty of podcast/audiobook listening time. (I had a pile almost that size that I turned nearly daily for about 2 months. After sifting, I had about 3/4 of the pile that had particles smaller than window screen.)

    • @marshellekennedy149
      @marshellekennedy149 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You turned a whole wood chips piled with you muscle?? How do you even get to the middle??

  • @sayitaintso7544
    @sayitaintso7544 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He genuinely seems happy. You can tell the enthusiasm of someone who really enjoys their hobby or field of work. Mmm land shrimp 3:52

  • @LayZeeDawg
    @LayZeeDawg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Always leave the large tree work to the pros they're experienced and insured ! A few hundred spent is well worth the cost of a crushed out building, damaged home, broken bones or your life.

  • @danielb1877
    @danielb1877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this video, good sir! Great humor, too! I've made some good contacts with a few tree companies and have had 8 loads delivered already (64 cubic yards). I have the room... so I think I'll keep the chips coming.

  • @Ncantes
    @Ncantes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mark would adding something like blood & bone help the process??

  • @laurafedora5385
    @laurafedora5385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Somehow I unsubscribed your channel! I thought you weren’t posting as much or something, I’m not sure how that happened.
    Resubscribed! What the heck happened! I love this channel

  • @timklieber6085
    @timklieber6085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm really lucky, my municipality offers free wood chip pick up from the bulk waste dump

  • @franknuzzo2576
    @franknuzzo2576 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in cities. I keep watching your videos.

  • @tiffanyfrehleyyeshuaismy0153
    @tiffanyfrehleyyeshuaismy0153 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    … G’day, ya big gardening man. 💪🏼 👨‍🌾 😁🤗🌸 🌱 ✝️

  • @katiekane5247
    @katiekane5247 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I had a poplar tree cut & used the butt log to make a raised bed & the chips to put on the bottom. Then, I got lucky with a new neighbor. He has a tree service & dumped a big pile of chips in my yard. I'm using it just as you are! I left all the leaves last year & a layer of chips on top makes my flower beds look much more
    "polished". A couple more years & I'll have really good soil!
    Here in the USA, you can almost always find free wood chips if you look around. Beware of poison ivy being in the chips though, that oil can spread throughout the pile. It seems to lose it's ability to cause a rash after the pile heats up though.

  • @ondrejpeters9210
    @ondrejpeters9210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Hi Mark, when you mentioned that your scar was not a shark bite, can I ask what was it then? Thanx :)
    great videos btw.

    • @southofthesticks
      @southofthesticks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Army injury. Jumping out a plane.
      VERY lucky to be alive.
      He's done a video about it a while back.
      We're lucky to have him !

    • @sueyoung2115
      @sueyoung2115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@southofthesticks seems like he had some more important things to do!

    • @southofthesticks
      @southofthesticks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@sueyoung2115 Yeah, so true Sue, and Thank Goodness for that. Imagine what we would be missing out on. He's my favourite Aussie grower (even though we've got alot of great ones here) and he's good for a laugh ! He's a good egg !

    • @markblix6880
      @markblix6880 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Come to think about it, I remember seeing some paratroopers getting ready at the door. When the guy at the door opened it up, he ran his hand around the opening.

  • @tomfisher3117
    @tomfisher3117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video. I've used wood chips for about 8 years. Last year we were out of the country and I didn't garden. Three years ago I piled up a foot of wood chips in my garden and most have decomposed by now. I dug into it and it was loaded with worms and black gold. This is a wonderful idea and it works! Thanks!!!

    • @marjanaavsec8392
      @marjanaavsec8392 ปีที่แล้ว

      This year I dugout my garden, and filled it wit 2 feet of wood chips, then returned the soil back on top of chips. We had several free 🚚 delivery❣️😅

  • @stokesseegers5012
    @stokesseegers5012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    "Or Hamas, but let's NOT get into that" lol don't get demonetized now

    • @Prodmullefc
      @Prodmullefc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ngl I chuckled at that tho

    • @tabp8448
      @tabp8448 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@cyahick5838 is amazing how many words and phrases are censored!

    • @Prodmullefc
      @Prodmullefc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@cyahick5838 there's no logic to it either. it autodeleted my comment when I said r3dd|n3kk last week, which is a word I don't think anyone even get offended by. Even the people it's used against don't really seem to care.

    • @multicoloredwiz
      @multicoloredwiz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@cyahick5838 so true. the tyranny of children with leukemia must end. this quote is from a neonazi for those who don't know lol.

    • @cyahick5838
      @cyahick5838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      ​@@multicoloredwiz \/0|ta1r3 was a French philosopher from the 18th century, some 200+ years before h1t|3r's ideology. He could best be described as a classical liberal, which has nothing to do with modern definitions for "liberal"; another word, like "nat|0n4l s[]c|al1sm" that you don't understand.

  • @apathyreview3964
    @apathyreview3964 ปีที่แล้ว

    This channel should be called "Dad jokes in the garden" Good to see some wholesome things left in the world.

  • @Prodmullefc
    @Prodmullefc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Forget not having a *big* backyard, I just have a 6'x20' pavement between me and the next house. I don't know why I watch these videos when I don't have the room or ability to do any of this cool stuff..

    • @Angela-pj5xy
      @Angela-pj5xy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm sure you have heard this before but a couple of plants in containers can be very rewarding. In addition, I tend to more successful with a few small pots than with a big bed.

    • @Prodmullefc
      @Prodmullefc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Angela-pj5xy oh yeah, i'm aware. I have an aglaonema and a small schefflera in my house. I'd like to try composting but I just don't have the room for a pile, and if I didn, it wouldn't be worth it just for two houseplants haha. I'll take what you said to heart though. Maybe I look for a way to do it within my means.

    • @sheevmuhqueen726
      @sheevmuhqueen726 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I compost my kitchen scraps on my balcony in a garbage can. Produces great humus when you get the recipe right. Where there's a will, there's a way.

    • @tcanderson1313
      @tcanderson1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can grow a beautiful garden in containers

  • @GippslandCNC
    @GippslandCNC 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just bought some avocado trees, they're not ready to be put in there raised beds yet, so what I am doing in filling their beds with wood chips and compost. It'll sit in there for about a year before I plant the avocados. I figured it would create a great environment for them. So this video has been helpful.