A warning to the gardening community about wood chips. Be aware if your chips are dusty or gassy to wear proper respiratory protection when moving the product. Or using in livestock/pet areas. This is from personal experience, twice, I have contracted a condition called farmers lung. For me debilitating flu like symptoms. With the money saved pick up a harbor freight or 3m respirator. Not a n95 a true respirator. I am not saying do not use free wood chips just be aware of the danger.
This is an important comment. I'm sorry to hear that you came down with this condition. There isn't much else I can add to this. Before moving woodchips make sure they're well watered. Dusty conditions allow mold spores to be more easily airborne. When turning any type of compost it's a good idea to use some form of close fitting mask. If fitted correctly it should be a little harder to breathe through.
That’s just what I needed! I appreciate this so very much Gary!! You and wife’s videos are so awesome and I think you guys are doing the world a wonder of improvement. In my world anyway! Thank you!
At the 9:36 minute mark in the video I stated If you GOOGLE "How leaf mold is made". I misspoke. I meant to say If you GOOGLE " How Humus is made". I hope this didn't confuse anyone.
@@elisabetk2595 If you type in the words you will get different answers. My goal for composting this way is to produce as much humus as possible in the end product. Humus is the most valuable part of leaf mold.
Wow!!! I sooo admire the way you're both using everything to make what you need!!! So easy, cheap and practical! That's so great cause as these compost bins have no bottoms they can feed also the trees while the materials in those bins are braking down! So brilliant! I don't have a land but if someone has the land this is such a brilliant way to make his compost bins and in the same time he can feed the trees! That's the way how you can perfectly work with nature!!! 👏👏👏
ugh. I could not change the screen on my phone and it would not even let me give you a thumb up.... so I am going to let it run again on the computer and thumb up! worth it, you - both of you - always have great ideas!!!
Your timing is amazing! My husband was just talking about this yesterday and telling me about expensive gizmos that I could use in my garden, and I said "nope! I'm gonna see what videos Gary and Robbie have done" and there you are...posting a video on the very day I need it!! You and Robbie ALWAYS come through for me, no matter what question I have or what situation I find myself in, all I have to do is look through the videos. Love you both!!
You have a great husband if he wants to buy you expensive gizmos. However, simple is often best when it comes to gardening. Nature does a great job without any help from gizmos 😁.
OK. I'm sharing this with my helpful husband. He'll follow Gary's instructions to a tee! Thanks Gary, I've been composting for years and I like to try different methods. Great for beginners and anyone else.
Wow! I love this method of composting! We have a some of that wire and I can get cardboard boxes from a DG store, and I live in the middle of the woods and we always mulch our leaves because we have around 75 to 80 trees, mostly oak, in our 2 acre yard. Thank you for sharing this video with us!
Wonderful idea I literally was just thinking what I could do for my fruit trees that my dogs couldn't run away with it. Thanks so much for this wonderful video
I have been using the old washing machine baskets as raised bed containers. I spray paint them chrome to try to make my garden containers more consistent. I am going on three years with them.
Thanks Gary! Great video. About 16 years ago I used a very similar setup (only without the cardboard). Those of us about to be inundated with oak tree leaves in the Fall, need to remember to add a variety of other things to the pile. Oak leaves really need help to break down. Wish I had access to chicken manure, but I did find out that using coffee grounds and shredded paper are a wonderful help.
What an awesome idea. I am going to try this too. I just got my first bag of cement mix to try my rock border. I am waiting for the weather to cool down a bit. Thank you and Robbie for sharing all your good ideas.
Wow, Gary, what a great video! Very good idea and so informative. I have loads of oak leaves every year. I also have some of that wire I got from a garage sale for nearly nothing. Gonna try this! And share your video on Facebook. Thank you! 💖🌻
Thank you for another great video. I had been concerned about having my compost bins next to trees, because all the roots kept growing into the compost, but your video has assured me that this is actually beneficial to my compost. Thank you for all the great information!
This looks like exactly what I need for my banana and papaya trees and can set up a few raised beds like that or just grow things on top of the compost bins. Thanks Gary!
Thank you for all the great information. I enjoyed this as you said what to do and you also did what you said and that helps me by seeing it done. All the best.
I will definitely be using these ideas. You and Robbie are brilliant. I never thought to use cardboard to line my wire compost bins. And locating them next to fruit trees is so sensible. Thank you!
I hit my leaves with a Weedwacker right in a barrel before dumping them into the compost bin. I had wondered about various species of leaves but you just reassured me so thanks. You’ve given me a lot of good ideas thank you - Just learned about the fungi so very timely. I’m Going to look and see if you have more videos on the mycorrhizal fungi
Great timing!! I built a small compost bin at my daughter's using hardware cloth, and add a layer of grass and clover with each addition of food scraps. Lining with cardboard is a great tip - I want to build some leaf bins as well, and my daughter wants to minimize use of plastics..
I have a compost bin that I got from Costco. It okay but it’s enclosed and doesn’t allow air and water to enter. I like your method better. I’m going to try it. Thank you!
I use a trash can with holes drilled in the bottom. For other forms of compost I will reuse the empty bags of store bought soil and peet. You want to use as least the 2 cubic foot bags for composting.
I have noticed the Hackberry near my compost bins is sending roots over to the piles. Does it harm the trees when the roots get ripped out when the compost is turned or harvested?
Removing or turning the compost should not harm any trees sending roots into the piles. I had to Google Hackberries and found they're really tough trees so you should will be fine.
Another great video, Robbie and Gary! By the way, Gary mentioned chicken waste in the compost. Have you ever done a video on your chickens? I'm sure it would be fun to learn about! Thanks.
Yes it will. However Coastal Redwood lumber has properties that preserve it from decomposition. It will eventually break down but will take much longer. Smaller pieces of anything break down faster. An added nitrogen source may help to accelerate the process.
Actually a few years ago they changed the laws on collecting rainwater. You can collect it before it hits the ground. Rain barrels, tanks, cisterns are allowed. Farm ponds or storage on soil are not. The water companies were probably involved in passing the old laws.
A warning to the gardening community about wood chips. Be aware if your chips are dusty or gassy to wear proper respiratory protection when moving the product. Or using in livestock/pet areas. This is from personal experience, twice, I have contracted a condition called farmers lung. For me debilitating flu like symptoms. With the money saved pick up a harbor freight or 3m respirator. Not a n95 a true respirator. I am not saying do not use free wood chips just be aware of the danger.
This is an important comment. I'm sorry to hear that you came down with this condition. There isn't much else I can add to this. Before moving woodchips make sure they're well watered. Dusty conditions allow mold spores to be more easily airborne. When turning any type of compost it's a good idea to use some form of close fitting mask. If fitted correctly it should be a little harder to breathe through.
Thank you for sharing this necessary information.
@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy thank you!
That’s just what I needed! I appreciate this so very much Gary!! You and wife’s videos are so awesome and I think you guys are doing the world a wonder of improvement. In my world anyway! Thank you!
Thank you. Our pleasure!
At the 9:36 minute mark in the video I stated If you GOOGLE "How leaf mold is made". I misspoke. I meant to say If you GOOGLE " How Humus is made". I hope this didn't confuse anyone.
What is the difference?
@@elisabetk2595 If you type in the words you will get different answers. My goal for composting this way is to produce as much humus as possible in the end product. Humus is the most valuable part of leaf mold.
Just wanted to let you know I am watching from Alberta, Canada 🍁
Perfect timing Gary! I was just thinking there has to be an easier way for me to start composting without help from anyone and this is it! Thanks
Glad to help
Wow!!! I sooo admire the way you're both using everything to make what you need!!! So easy, cheap and practical! That's so great cause as these compost bins have no bottoms they can feed also the trees while the materials in those bins are braking down! So brilliant!
I don't have a land but if someone has the land this is such a brilliant way to make his compost bins and in the same time he can feed the trees! That's the way how you can perfectly work with nature!!! 👏👏👏
Thanks so much! 😊
Seriously you have from Australia the crocodile Hunter and Gary with this really insightful video Cheers Happy holidays
Thank you.
Perfect timing thank you very insightful..
Thank you, your welcome.
I'm just watching this video , I know I will learn something, Gary is a wealth of knowledge.
Thank you Par.
ugh. I could not change the screen on my phone and it would not even let me give you a thumb up.... so I am going to let it run again on the computer and thumb up! worth it, you - both of you - always have great ideas!!!
Thank you.
Your timing is amazing! My husband was just talking about this yesterday and telling me about expensive gizmos that I could use in my garden, and I said "nope! I'm gonna see what videos Gary and Robbie have done" and there you are...posting a video on the very day I need it!! You and Robbie ALWAYS come through for me, no matter what question I have or what situation I find myself in, all I have to do is look through the videos. Love you both!!
You have a great husband if he wants to buy you expensive gizmos.
However, simple is often best when it comes to gardening. Nature does a great job without any help from gizmos 😁.
Yes I agree.
Thank you. You are so welcome!
Yeah a new video from Gary. Thanks Gary! This is great information,👏👏
Glad you enjoyed it
Will this work if I don’t have access to chicken manure?
I have my scraps in a trashcan right now. This would be a better way. Thank you
Your welcome.
OK. I'm sharing this with my helpful husband. He'll follow Gary's instructions to a tee! Thanks Gary, I've been composting for years and I like to try different methods. Great for beginners and anyone else.
Thank you.
Wow! I love this method of composting! We have a some of that wire and I can get cardboard boxes from a DG store, and I live in the middle of the woods and we always mulch our leaves because we have around 75 to 80 trees, mostly oak, in our 2 acre yard. Thank you for sharing this video with us!
Thank you, your very welcome.
Wonderful idea I literally was just thinking what I could do for my fruit trees that my dogs couldn't run away with it. Thanks so much for this wonderful video
You are so welcome!
Great idea for composting in larger quantities and keeping it neat ,thank ya kindly Gary for sharin!
You are very welcome
I have been using the old washing machine baskets as raised bed containers. I spray paint them chrome to try to make my garden containers more consistent. I am going on three years with them.
That sounds great. 👍
Thanks Gary! Great video. About 16 years ago I used a very similar setup (only without the cardboard). Those of us about to be inundated with oak tree leaves in the Fall, need to remember to add a variety of other things to the pile. Oak leaves really need help to break down. Wish I had access to chicken manure, but I did find out that using coffee grounds and shredded paper are a wonderful help.
Thank you, your welcome. That's a great comment. Coffee grounds, cardboard, anything similar that you have local access to.
Oh wow! I love this! I have a ton of cuttings and such and now they’ll never go in the trash again! Free homemade compost! Yippee! ❤️Thank you!
Thank you. Sounds great!
What an awesome idea. I am going to try this too. I just got my first bag of cement mix to try my rock border. I am waiting for the weather to cool down a bit. Thank you and Robbie for sharing all your good ideas.
Thank you. Sounds great!
thank you Gary. great video
So nice of you, Thanks.
Hi Gary, thank you for the idea of using a box inside the wire compost fencing. That really will make it much easier to manage. Love the video!
You are very welcome
Wow, Gary, what a great video! Very good idea and so informative. I have loads of oak leaves every year. I also have some of that wire I got from a garage sale for nearly nothing. Gonna try this! And share your video on Facebook. Thank you! 💖🌻
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching and sharing
I like that idea of feeding the trees. cool video thank you
So nice of you, Thanks.
Thank you for another great video. I had been concerned about having my compost bins next to trees, because all the roots kept growing into the compost, but your video has assured me that this is actually beneficial to my compost. Thank you for all the great information!
Glad it was helpful!
THANK YOU GARY AND ROBBIE FOR BEING SO KIND TO TEACH US ALL. FATHER GOD BLESS Y'ALL IN JESUS NAME 🙏 🙌
Thank you.
LOVE this. I'll be looking for leaf bags this fall from those who rake their yards.
Thank you. Best of luck.
This looks like exactly what I need for my banana and papaya trees and can set up a few raised beds like that or just grow things on top of the compost bins. Thanks Gary!
Sounds great! Your welcome.
Thanks for taking the time to put together this for us.
Our pleasure! Thanks.
That is a great, simple and cheap idea. I am going to use this method for sure instead of my black plastic compost bins
Thanks Dave.
Thank you for all the great information. I enjoyed this as you said what to do and you also did what you said and that helps me by seeing it done. All the best.
Glad it was helpful!
Wonderful, thank you!
Brilliant idea! The worms will come and have a happy life. Happy plants for sure :-)
Thanks Sue. Yes indeed!
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy Well done!
Thank you Gary for the great information on compost👍🥰
You are very welcome
Thank you for the very knowledgeable and easily understandable video and description Gary! I really enjoy your videos too!
You are very welcome
Excellent idea Gary will try that next winter.
Thank you.
Great video, thanks Gary for the inspiration to make my leaves work for the garden!
Thank you.
I will definitely be using these ideas. You and Robbie are brilliant. I never thought to use cardboard to line my wire compost bins. And locating them next to fruit trees is so sensible. Thank you!
Go for it! thank you.
you guys rock! thanks for all your suggestions, I have told a lot of friends about your channel.
Awesome! Thank you!
Wht a very informative video. Composting made easy. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.
My pleasure
I hit my leaves with a Weedwacker right in a barrel before dumping them into the compost bin. I had wondered about various species of leaves but you just reassured me so thanks. You’ve given me a lot of good ideas thank you - Just learned about the fungi so very timely. I’m Going to look and see if you have more videos on the mycorrhizal fungi
Thank you.
Great video Gary.
I already have the wire and the cardboard is easy to get. Gary thanks for showing us an easy way to compost.
Excellent. Thank you, your welcome Connie.
Really like your video Gary you are so full of knowledge appreciate you taking the time to show us
Thank you. My pleasure
Good idea Gary putting back what trees and bushes and crops take out. Recycling by nature with a little directed help. Good vid
Thank you antio.
Great timing!!
I built a small compost bin at my daughter's using hardware cloth, and add a layer of grass and clover with each addition of food scraps.
Lining with cardboard is a great tip - I want to build some leaf bins as well, and my daughter wants to minimize use of plastics..
Sounds great!
What a great way to compost! Easy and functional! Thank you for a great video!!
Thank you. Our pleasure!
Thanks for the inspiration to compost more!! I will start some more tomorrow and place some next to a fruit tree guild!
Thank you. In my opinion that's a great place for it!
Great information Gary
Thank you.
Thanks for sharing Gary I love your idea for making a composting Bin ✨💚
You are very welcome
I have a amaller area, but i'm going to try your method just on a smaller scale. Thank you.
Good luck! your welcome.
Useful info about crushing/compacting the leaf material. I will have to make sure to do this for my new planter bed!!
Glad it was helpful!
Great information thanks for sharing Gary.
You are very welcome
Great information. Thank you
Our pleasure!
Another awesome video. Thank you for sharing your video.
Thanks for watching!
Ty Gary :) in western new York we will be going into fall season. Lots of those leaves that we will be using for composting !!
Your welcome. Sounds great!
I have a compost bin that I got from Costco. It okay but it’s enclosed and doesn’t allow air and water to enter. I like your method better. I’m going to try it. Thank you!
Sounds great! Your welcome.
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Thank you.
Nicely done! Thanks! I learned another garden lesson from you and Robbie once again!
Thanks Gary very good advice!
No worries. Thank you.
Thank you! Great video.
Glad you liked it!
Howdy Gary!👋Thanks for the knowledge.😃 This is very useful for me.😃
Glad to hear it! Your welcome
I use a trash can with holes drilled in the bottom. For other forms of compost I will reuse the empty bags of store bought soil and peet. You want to use as least the 2 cubic foot bags for composting.
Great comment. Thanks.
Great video
Thank you.
Great video. I have all the items so I will start my bins soon. Thank you for the video you and Robbie are amazing.
Thank you.
Great presentation, TFS
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks, your video was very informative.
Thank you. You're welcome!
This was a great video!! I enjoyed watching it and I learned so much. I think you should do more videos Gary!
Thank you! Will do!
Great video Gary very informative 😃👍
Thanks 👍 Thanks MALACHI7.
Fantastic, thanks
Glad you liked it! Thank you.
Good video !
Thanks!
Great video Gary lots of useful info. Thanks you so much for sharing🐾🐾🥦♥️
Glad you enjoyed it thanks Blueroses-Diane F
Great idea! I think we'll be doing this too. Thanks, Gary!🙂👍
No problem 👍 Thanks
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video! Full of information. I’m about to start my first compost bin and will be doing it this way. Thank you!! 🍂🍁
Glad it was helpful! Thank you.
I have noticed the Hackberry near my compost bins is sending roots over to the piles. Does it harm the trees when the roots get ripped out when the compost is turned or harvested?
Removing or turning the compost should not harm any trees sending roots into the piles. I had to Google Hackberries and found they're really tough trees so you should will be fine.
Another great video, Robbie and Gary! By the way, Gary mentioned chicken waste in the compost. Have you ever done a video on your chickens? I'm sure it would be fun to learn about! Thanks.
Thank you. We may do a chicken video at some point.
GARY, DO YOU ADD RED WORMS TO YOUR COOL COMPOST TO SPEED THE DECOMPOSITION?
No the worms migrate into the pile when it starts to break down. They move in from the damp soil around my trees.
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy Great! I know Robbie mentioned worms finding her compost in her bins. Makes sense!
I’m hoping to try this but I have mostly coast redwoods. Would the tree fall from these work for composting? Thank you!
Yes it will. However Coastal Redwood lumber has properties that preserve it from decomposition. It will eventually break down but will take much longer. Smaller pieces of anything break down faster. An added nitrogen source may help to accelerate the process.
Is it true that California is not allowed to collect rain water? If so why? Thanks for sharing such a great idea.
Actually a few years ago they changed the laws on collecting rainwater. You can collect it before it hits the ground. Rain barrels, tanks, cisterns are allowed. Farm ponds or storage on soil are not. The water companies were probably involved in passing the old laws.
What do you use to cut the wire? Bolt cutter?
I have sheet metal cutters. Bolt cutters or even pliers will work. I edited that part out, Thank you for bringing that up.
@@RobbieAndGaryGardeningEasy thanks! Wasnt sure what to buy to do it.
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Thank you.
Why are tannins from oak leaves bad? 🍃
There's an urban gardening myth that tannins in oak leaves can harm the microbes in compost. It's not true. They are perfectly fine.
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Very helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!