How to Speed Up a Compost Pile (But is it Worth it?) + A Burnout Prescription
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Welcome to episode 5 of Growers Daily!
We cover: how to make compost quickly (but also, should you?). We discuss some listener feedback, and we get into how I unwind GO RACING LOUISVILLE (Buy all of your Racing Louisville gear here 😉 lousoccerstore...)
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Alright, as I asked in this episode, what is the best piece of farming advice you ever received?
Thinking about and being able to terminate cover crops. I think you're of the few sources that take this issue seriously. And dad jokes, and having a cat in your videos. Maybe I still want to see you standing in a field. Maybe the only thing better would be if you were holding an implement, like a hoe or pitchfork? Maybe, just maybe...overalls? ;)
There is a steaming pile right behind you!!
"It can't be done without luck."
That is to say that chance is a fundamental factor. And I think it's true that you make your own luck.
I'd have to say the best farming advice I've received lately is drink less alcohol :) Thanks @notillgrowers. I love this new format and look forward to every episode.
Maybe the best practical advice was try to understand the weed pressure where you are growing, and how that relates to the chances of success for establishing and getting to harvest the crops you need. A little weeding is fine, but if you feel like the only way that crop will be successful is constant interaction with the weed pressure then maybe try growing a crop that can handle it better and possibly even help diminish that weed pressure like potatoes.
I don't have even a small farm. I grow in raised beds in my back yard (5 of them). I need to say that I thoroughly enjoy your channel and greatly appreciate listening to you daily now. Thank you so very much.
The best farming advice I ever received was actually a warning that I turned into a challenge: The founder of the Scott County KY non-profit group home Quest Farm Inc., Joe Richey, told me, the new farm manager in 2010, that I would never be able to grow potatoes on that farm. He said they had put out tons of spuds and never broke even.
I took household compost, leftover potting soil from bedding plants and mums, as well as composted horse manure in straw from a neighborhood horse stable and made raised beds for spuds. Isolated from the native soil, in an unused greenhouse.
I invited that old farmer to enjoy potatoes galore with us later in the season when we had an abundant harvest. He said I cheated 😂
Joe Richey just recently passed away, we'll celebrate his life on 10/12 in Lexington KY.
Good story and cheers to Joey’s life. Sorry to hear they passed away
I had planned to listen to this WHILE turning my pile 🤯
The best farming advice I’ve had since I’m not a farmer, nor have I ever grown food before, is how easy it is to grow microgreens, which means I’ve had years of fresh greens in my kitchen for not much money and am less scared to get into proper gardening when I move soon.
I love that you promote soccer (ahem, football) on a podcast about no-till growing. Two of my favorite topics coming together. I think you're spot on about the similarities between managing a farm and a soccer team. And I agree that it's the best sport to watch, even boring 0 - 0 matches (being bored is actually good for us).
Pro tip: Don't follow a successful club. That's no fun. Pick a local club that's struggling. The pain and frustration _will_ be hard on you, but the joy when they finally do make it is going to be so much greater. That's what it's all about. No pain, no gain. You could always pick a rich club that's always winning as your 2nd favorite (probably good for your mental health). I'd recommend a club that plays in the Champions League for that, it gives you a chance to watch the beautiful game at its finest.
Amunt Valencia! Go Racing Louisville! Go no-till growers!
Oh 100% on the team selection. I'm a Brighton supporter and I have a team I follow in (most) leagues. I don't have a La Liga team, though, so maybe I'll support Valencia!
@@notillgrowers You'd be in for a hard time as a "che". We used to be great team with a proud history, played two consecutive CL finals. Now fighting for survival in La Liga. It's a rollercoaster.
Brighton is a good underdog team 🙂
@@ximono Londoner here, who is Brighton? : )))))
Blues, Spurs and Gunners... all well south of The Watford Gap... just to confuse Jessie. : ))))))
I think enacting historical events in age-appropriate ways would be a super idea for teachers. My French teacher took me to a cafe where we had to order our food in French. Admittedly, I was the only student in the class. :D I like the new format and find it easier to follow since I can listen while doing other things.
Yesterday you discussed the troubles with growing during the winter, ironically, many of the reasons you gave for not growing int eh winter, are the same ones we stop in the heat of the summer. We push as much as possible through the winter, and stop in mid June until late August. The flea beetles, the heat, the humidty, all combine to be an formidable force of oppression. Something about walking out the door at 0500 in the morning and sweating before you reach the bottom step of the porch that is just terrible.
We have less competition at market in the winter, we have less bugs, and less agressive weed growth. At 47 years young, my body doesn't like heat or cold, but heat just makes me so incredibly slow.
Thanks. This podcast is definitely cool! Im a full time farmer but I cant say I use any one persons advice more than anyone elses. Been watching you guys for years and think that your channel is the best comparativly.
The best piece of advice has been mindfulness, research and experience. I started by reading and watching, especially your content lolbs. Then I stared applying what I believed fit my situation as an urban gardener in Ohio. Finally to be mindful of why i do what I do and how it will affect the ecosystem I want to build.
You touched on a point while reviewing comments that highlights why I enjoy your channel and follow it pretty closely. You readily admit to failures. You are one of the few wise people who have realized that failures don't make one a failure. Rather, they are opportunities to improve. A true failure is one that doesn't seek to improve. Many, and I mean MANY, of other youtube channels in the homesteading/farming genre depict themselves as never making mistakes. And any honest person knows that such people do not exist. I tend to avoid such channels. What I look for in this genre of channels is knowledge and wisdom in growing. And I'm sure you would agree that such wisdom often comes through failures. Keep up the great work you do. It is appreciated! I have learned a great deal from you.
Fantastic explanation on compost and decomposition rates. Thank you.
been wanting to get into soccer and hockey. thanks for the soccer tips, farmer jesse. GO RACING LOUISVILLE.
Hockey is another great sport!
After years of watching You Tubes , what seems to be the best you can do for your plants
is to use mulch and aged compost . They hold moisture, regulate temperature, inhibit weeds,
allow easy weed pulling , feeds great nutrition, improves the soil on several levels,
attracts worms and other bugs , etc. Mulch and compost also dresses up your plants.
So start a compost pile in your yard , Today !
i was in truly in need of this video, it hit the right spot
Ive always enjoyed playing soccer, but never had a need to watch it played. so im down to get behind this, easy way to support the things you care about
hey Jesse, you always put out very informative content, in an entertaining manner, and from the time it takes to plan, record, and edit the material I can definitely see the need to monetize and be compensated for your efforts. That being said the number and length of commercial spots is driving me away from the channel, not just yours but others as well. I can take the 30 second spots here and there, but 60 seconds multiple times is just a drag. I like your stuff and can relate to the bad Dad joke bits, was a youth baseball coach for years when my kids were young, a retired carpenter and quit banging nails for something easier, farming ( right) our 2.5 acres here in Virginia. The need to get away from it after the busy spring and summer and head into my wood shop to work on projects there through the winter. It's a needed break that gets me excited for the coming spring and truth be told i actually slip into the greenhouse and begin starting plants in December. Anyway, thanks for all you do and your efforts, all the best Rob Woehrle
Thank you...great discussions..🎉
Cricket, of course, also is year-round... somewhere in the world. Not just un-padded 'football'. But yes, another activity, solo, mostly farming, to a team activity is a very useful 'shift' in actions. Excellent choice, congrats on that 'cert' too.
Thank you for starting this podcast! I listen every day. I am building a raised bed garden this Winter and need a lot of compost/soil.
Where would I find large amounts of high-quality materials, and what should I look for?
They're in the ground usually, use it and don't try to change what nature gave you.
Been watching the channel much more since you introduced this form of blogging. Great stuff. Keep it up. I could see your subscription growth increase
Good soup = Good compost
Totally agree... Awesome food takes its time. We just help it along.
Never watched a soccer game ............................... most likely never will. Attending a sporting event it will be Rodeo. Now for all the hate mail. Loving your podcasts and best of luck!
Love you Jesse, but take good care, especially after Helene!
Oh yeah, loving the dailies ❤
I find myself looking forward to them.
Most ,I dare to assume, have too little compost and will put the entire pile on in spring. That's why a tractor loader makes great sense to speed up turning it and keeping it hot. Alchemy is fun too. Loves T.
Another excellent prog...
nice mix too.
And nice collection of immediate use info, etc.
Oh wow! I made a video. Never did I expect that to happen. 😅
I love ALL No-Till Growers videos!
The Berkelee compost method of cook 4 days and turn every 3 days is great for a wheel barrel of compost. Move 5 yards by hand and you go crazy...
My compost became this almost-gooey ball of great compost. Looked like a giant brown bread dough. I could hear bubbles bubbling and mushinness mushing. It was definitely alive with super microbes.
We used the zello app on our phones after one of our hurricanes. It works like a cb radio.
This is surreal.
I live in a country (Norway) which does have a civil defense organisation. Actually, there are contingency plans in ALL municipalities. Every time there is a flood or other natural disaster, the disaster plans kick in. Everybody have shelter while the municipality, county and others deals with the problem.
Gotta say, every time you say "Messy Monday" I'm expecting a soccer segment.😂
One of these days I’m just gonna tell a story about Lionel Messi and not explain myself
Go Cats!!
good show Jesse, have you ever tried LAB finished compost? i.e. 2 or 3 turns to kill weed seeds during the thermophillic, then water liberally with activated LAB as you do the last turn (i.e. with 50/50 molasis) and let it sit covered, it seems to sit at ~130 for weeks, I'd say my start pile size reduces to ~1/2 with LAB, whereas without (and more turning) it finsihes ~1/3 original size. Probably something to do with REDOX reactions, or rather more reducing (keeping more nutrients) as opposed to oxydation (losing nutrients to off gassing/oxydation) I have noticed worms seem to be much more active with LAB finsihed compost (many more worms) though thinking about it, it could also be rockdust and charcoal I started adding the same time I started LAB finishing ~2yrs ago. Loving the podcast, more soil nerdery please, I can put up with pontificating about 22 grown men (or kids) kicking a bag of wind about as long as there's some soil nerdery ;)
Wicksom!
Thanks
Wow amazing, thank you!
From one nerd to another take care of yourself @@notillgrowers
I wonder about using a snow blower to turn a small compost pile.
Regarding grass clippings in compost. Is grass on the organic side of compost, or the browns? Also, will the clippings try to seed in the pile? Thank you for your knowledge!
So it’s sorta both but fresh clippings (really anything green) is very high N. Yes to seeds-gotta compost it well!
I was just looking up Ham radios this morning for emergencies. I noticed there's a difference between ham radio and shortwave radio. It seems the ham radio requires a license? I was wondering if anybody knows if the ham radio is worth getting the license?
Can Pad Thai be composted? is it better to turn Pad Thai? or, use pipes and bouncy house blowers for better aeration of Pad Thai?
From Molson Coor's in 2023 - "[non-alcoholic brands] volume sales grew more than 18% in the 52 weeks that ended Oct. 8 versus 2022"
All three all at once, heads of nails etc.
If it alliterates it proliferates
Solid
Drinking might be going down, but other drug use is way up from the same time period.
If it illiterates, it obligates
oh, oh
They are smoking k2 instead
Drinking is a luxury expense these days for young folks it's not worth it...there's healthier copes. That and they are all addicted to their phones instead.
In Canada, the young smoke weed!
There's a lot of young people on psyc meds of one sort or another, which may require them to not drink alcohol.
I was also thinking the weed has never been better & meds abound...so make of it what you will.
WE are addicted to the Internet
yes and also weed but mostly numbness bc holy cow is life full of meaningless suffering at the hand of profit
@@HBCrigs speak for yourself I'm not surgically attached to my phone,on meds or nihilistic
Lol...
Gen Z isn't old enough to resort to alcohol, give them another 12 years or so.
You're thinking of gen Alpha. I know 21 year old gen z ers