Composting 101: Four Types of Compost to Know & Making Compost Tea
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- Опубликовано: 16 май 2024
- This video kicks off the Composting 101 series where I will begin to scratch the surface of compost, what it is, how to use, how to make it, and everything we can think of in-between. In this video we discuss the different types of compost that exist and how to get the most out of your compost by making compost tea! Please share any of your compost questions and suggestions in the comments!
00:00 - Intro
01:03 - Nutritional Compost
04:21 - Fertilizing Compost
06:15 - Mulching Compost
08:12 - Homemade Compost
14:26 - Inoculating Compost
23:43 - Applying Compost Tea
27:08 - Outro
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PBS should reach out to you, Jacques. You’re like the Bob Ross of gardening. Your videos are calming, educational, and enjoyable.
I'm game!
@@jacquesinthegarden OR…you contact them! Ya’ never know.😊
PBS treated Bob Ross like absolute trash and paid him little to nothing, yet now they sell his paintings for big bucks. PBS sucks nuts
Totally agree! #pbsjacquesinthegarden
Excellent post! Thank you for driving home that we won’t be able to make 100% of our compost at home, I have been feeling really guilty about that and now I don’t!
Its really just not possible without bringing in tons of external material, no need to feel bad and plus the compost makers need jobs anyway.
I am an old gardener, and the one thing I have learned over the years is to never feel guilty about anything I do in the garden. We all have our own styles and likes and dislikes. Compost can be complicated. Just go with the flow and enjoy your garden. 😁
@@gaylestegall7239 Maybe, but Hubby makes me feel guilty about how much money I spend on gardening stuff. 😂😂😂
It was great to hear your explanation of why the compost would become hydrophobic. I live in a dry area and yes my compost is usually on the dry side so now I understand I need to make sure to keep it more moist. You’re the first person I’ve heard mentioned the hydrophobic problem !
Also the beneficial soil life in it needs moisture.
Jacques: You'll NEVER be able to produce as much compost as you need.
Me: Challenge accepted.
Haha, but for real, I make alot of my own compost from these free external resources: starbucks/local coffee shops used coffee grounds, municipal arborist woodchip pile, driving around neighbourhood in Autumn and collecting bagged leaves. Using these 3 sources you can get a pretty good blend going, though don't use more than 25% coffee grounds, I'd say and you need to shred the leaves. Takes a bit of time, but once you have a good cycle going, you can produce ALOT of compost with a simple 3 bay pallet system.
That is awesome to hear, I wish we had more leaves in our neck of the woods. That is cool to hear you are able to freecycle so much into great amendments for your garden.
Me too! But my municipality compost from the Green bin program has a lot of plastic in it!
@@janew5351 Also a lot of people spray their green bins with anti-smell and insecticides to kill the flies. Had to use it to kick start my raised beds but had to do a lot of sifting. Not for me anymore. Now I make compost from kitchen scraps and garden waste (also from family).
In order to getaway from the never enough compost I set up my new raised beds with a mix of local dirt, compost and a lot of not composted stuff (also cardboard and shredded paper) and grow beans as a first crop in order to get around an eventual nitrogen shortage. It's something like a mix in hugelkultur, composting in place, lasagna beds, and mulching. Yep, Jaques missed the in place composting and mulching possibilities as a compost source.
Absolutely loved the content and way presented. You have a gift for explaining things and know just what we need to learn.
*Also, loved the intro. You are finding your groove. 😬
Much appreciated!
Here's an easy compost calculator for raised beds: Most people compost roughly a cubic yard at a time. 3x3x3=27 cubic feet. The average raised bed is 4x8x12" deep or 32 cubic feet. Since most people don't quite fill the bed to make room for digging and such, one cubic yard will fill each bed perfectly. This will help you calculate how much compost you need to get started, and how many beds you can add each year with the amount you can produce.
Nice of you to point that out. You're almost correct in my case too; I made mine a bit deeper and I added free horse manure by the wheelbarrow. I first removed about half the soil and mixed that as well in a different area. With the 16" deep beds half empty to start the mixing it's much easier. And I have a worm tower in each raised bed.
Thanks for that! 😊
@@jodibraun6383YW! I hope it helped.
Thank you. This was the best explanation of compost I have ever heard. I learned so much. Look forward to updates.
Glad it was helpful!
You can also use a tap water conditioner for aquariums to remove both chlorine and chloramine from the water.
Jacque: You can never make all of your own compost
Horse guardians: Challenge accepted, hold my pitchfork!
Seriously though if you're not able to have your own horse to meet all of your homemade compost needs then most horse farms and boarding facilities will give away manure for free, so if you have a trailer and ask nicely you could easily get a bunch of composting material! I would ask a little about where their hay comes from and if it has any pesticides, chemical treatments, etc. but it's something to consider.
One also has to consider not only hay but the worming medicines etc horses are given. Bigger the horse facilities the more meds in the manure. We only have one horse now and he still makes a fair amount.
We also have turned our chickens into composter workers. We made a 6x6’x18” bin where we throw grass clippings, leaves, horse manure, chicken house clean out, kitchen and garden scraps, garden clean up etc. The chickens get extra nutrients and they do an awesome job of digging and churning it up. Happy chickens! I’m thinking it will warm their little feet in the winter. ☺️
lol this is really dumb but I've been trying to make all my own compost. My garden hasn't been very productive and I've been frustrated. Hearing you say you buy compost and will *never* be able to make all your own was very profound for me, as simple as that was. I'm going to go buy a lot of compost now!
It is really impossible without hauling material in or dedicating massive portions of your area to producing the materials. Also, local compost producers need our business anyways!
Hi Jacques 👋🏻 I’ve just started vegetable gardening on my balcony in Australia and recently read a book called “Soil”. It was totally eye opening and it’s really cool to see practical ways of developing microbial life on your channel. I’m about to put my first Bokashi bin into a “soil factory” (essentially burying it in garden ready mix to turn it into dirt hopefully). I’ve been a bit nervous but I think tomorrow is the day. 🤞🏻 🍃
That is awesome soil is a fascinating topic for sure!
Great video - just some personal recommendations- use an old sock and put your compost in it, also use some unsulphured molasses about 1 tbsp per gallon of water. This will give the microbes something to eat, as they will double every thirty minutes or so. There are a lot of other additives like kelp, bat guano, etc - find what works for you and start small like you're doing. I also like to use it as foliar spray for roses, bushes, grass, strawberries - basically anything can benefit from compost tea.
Came here to suggest the same. old sock or even old panty hose doubled up. Tie it to a stick so it hangs in the bucket without touching the bottom. And yes add molasses for the sugars. This will help multiply your bacteria and other microbes many times over.
Don't let the tea hang around though. If you have to store it for a couple days then put it back in the bucket with the bubbler and some more molasses or the microbes will start to die out.
@@chronicposer I'll try the pantyhose it's cheaper - thanks. I think you have about 4 hours before the brew starts to go anaerobic without a bubbler.
@@Yowhatsupman yeah when you brew the tea the number of bacteria reproducing is crazy so it can use up the oxygen fast. I read it was about a day before you really lose the benefit of brewing though.
Great idea!
a list of all the special connectors, timers, etc. and links to your amazon affiliate would help folks buy the right stuff that you have on your hoses and drip irrigation for the great inoculation project you showed us today. thanks!
I appreciate that you explain everything as if we are beginners that don't know anything but don't make us feel stupid. I really need help with dealing with pests, how about a video on that
I have a rain barrel with goldfish in it that I use that water for specifically for compost tea. No need to worry about water filtration and I bet they like the fish poop too
So you don’t need a filter with the fish.
I’ve watched a lot of videos on composting and this topped the list! Looking forward to seeing your future videos and do include clips of you smiling with your dog. It may be a little thing but because you come across as quiet and shy those clips really helped me to connect with you as a person and not just a information station. It makes your channel personable. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and honesty!
I get very focused on what I am doing and so I tend to come off as more serious than I truly am!
@@jacquesinthegarden I saw that in this video, you’re definitely moving in the right direction. Shout out to Kevin too, glad you two are working together, love both channels!❤️
Definitely don't want to derail you from all the very informative content, but whenever I see your pets in a video I always want to know their names. 😊
Tephra is the best dog who is featured here!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I’m a big fan of your teaching style.
Thank you, I really appreciate it!
Never knew there was so much to think about in terms of composting.. Thank you for your clear explanation!
What i needed!! I’m so excited for spring I’m gonna have so much compost!!!
nice! It makes total sense to discern the traits of a compost and use it accordingly... i like this idea.
Thank you! I love the the thorough information.
Such a nice time learning from you in this video! I've been gardening and composting and mulching and watering for years yet you were able to frame your message so I could understand compost so much better
THANK YOU Garden Hermit!
This is great, thank you!
best video on composting I've seen. simple and straightforward
Thank you. I’m enjoying your videos and learning a lot as well.
Awesome video, thanks so much! You made it so simple and easy to understand. There's so much information out there on composting it can get overwhelming. Good job!!
Love the way you explain things! Looking forward to learning more about this 😁
Always so informative. Thank you. 🙌🏻
Thanks! I learned quite a bit from this!
Your fertilizing contraption is exactly what i need for my deep watering stake.
I've had it for over a year now and its a wonderful tool, this is how I apply liquid fertilizer like fish emulsions across the garden!
Love your channel. I’ve been binge watching it today and learning so much. Your chill demeanor and even voice is really relaxing. Excellent content. Hi from Texas!
Thank you so much for this video. Please update us with any new info! I love this kind of videos.
Loved the video! I really appreciated you both talking about the product people can buy as well as a method to DIY with the caveat you haven't tried it yourself. Thanks for the information!
Keep ‘em coming, Jacques ! I love your videos and learn so much. I know this one is old but I’m binging on your channel right now 😂❤
Thanks for the easy breakdown of how to...so enjoy your channel...thx for bringing me along
Wowza, that was a lot of information. Thanks so much for educating us.
Fantastic video. Jacque you are the best garden teacher on RUclips -- clear, concise, easy to follow.
Very clear explanation
I appreciate these informative videos
Great discussion! Quite thorough, informative and practical. Thank you for sharing!
I love that your best friend is always around!
full of useful information. thank you for this. your videos are great
Loving your video's Jacques! (or is it Jacque?). Your explanation style, and speech cadence is so great. Easy listening. Anyway, I'd love to see a video more in depth on how you sow your different seeds. Keep up the great work man.
love this channel! came from EG and love to get this in depth look
Thanks so much for such a great and informative video! I know I will be putting my new knowledge to improve my garden soil. Once again, great work Jacques!
Fantastic video, very informative, definitely saving this one to be rewatched at different times during the season. Looking forward to part 2 😊
Glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful!
Great information - thanks
I read John Jevon's book over 20 years ago. He really influenced me as a gardener. Great resource.
That book really got to me and made me want to dive in head first
I learned a lot...good job
Love your videos. One mistake that I was making with my teas was leaving the filter in my sprayer. Make sure to remove those to get the most biology out of the sprayer. Also makes it easier to clean the lines after applying. Keep up the great work!
THAT WALK IN INTRO!!! lol love your content
Interesting. Awesome that you got your first sponsorship
Once again previous cannibas growing experience related directly to vegetable gardening 👩🌾 Bokaski Tea is a big hit in my space
Glad you mentioned the compost tea, that was an old school canabis growing technique before companies started targeting the community.
Those old schoolers for sure knew how to make healthy plants!
Great video 👍🏼 Now I know what to do with my piles and piles of cow manure. I already buy my Bokashi from them so now I’m excited to know that they have the inoculant too! Thank you.
Quickly becoming one of my favorite gardening channels. Do you have any estimates on how many sq ft your garden takes up? How much food does it provide for you guys, and what are your goals within that regard?
Oof, I have measured it before but I can't recall now. I will try to remember to measure it again at some point, I would estimate that it is ~2000, but I could be way off! We grow all of our herbs, and use a lot of them. Depending on time of year we could be growing 40-80% of the veg we consume but it gives and takes. The goal is to provide as much as we possibly can but we like brassicas too much to not buy them in during the summer months when it is challenging to grow them here.
Great video. A real breakdown of type. Also explains some of my fails. Where would you put mushroom manure/compost. It is sold at many places where I live in bulk. You have great tone and rhythm in your videos.
I would consider it to be basically mulching as it is usually devoid of nutrients but it does provide carbon!
Great video!
Wonderful video, so much helpful information, I'll be coming back to this one often. I am really curious about the water filtration system. I have to use city water cause having a well dug is prohibitive. I know you said you would do a video in the future but think about bringing us along on the journey, it's a learning curve for a lot of us.
I chose a filter from the website "Friends Of Water" but someone else suggested a Boogie Brew filter which seems to accomplish the same task at a much better price
Congratulations on 100K subscribers! New subscriber here who likes your ideas. I'm researching chickens and have done somewhat-organic gardening with reasonable success. Always learning. I'm having good results with local horse manure and it's free! I think it's on the lower end of nitrogen (as far as manures' go) and won't burn. Great video!
The detail on chloramine was very interesting. But one but confused me. You filtered it out to make the 'juice'. But then don't you just put it back in using the eziflow with (I assume) unfiltered town water on the other end?
Yeah sorry I brushed past this point but I have a garden filter inline, I didn't want to dwell on it because I just set it up and wasn't sure if it was something I would recommend until I used it further.
Thanks Jacques for a good explanation. Several yrs ago I tried compost & water w/o having a setup like your & it stunk really bad 🤢🥴. But I just used cow manure 🐄 This year I’ll try to set up as you did.
👵🏻👩🌾❣️
Our worm bin makes tea. Thanks for talking about different composts
I just started following you. I love the relationship that you and Kevin, as well as the whole team at Epic Garden have.
I watched 2 of your seed starting videos, and the direct/seedlings video this morning, before this one.
I'm wondering about hot, or how you use the compost pile.
I used steer manure compost when I potted up 50 Gamble Oak seedlings, and I might have killed them all. 😬
I tested water after soaking some of the steer compost in it, and it was super high in nitrates.
After 2 weeks, I repotted those seedlings and so far only 1 is showing signs of coming back to life.
I now know to mix steer compost with soil or potting mix. Not sure what percentage though.
Thank you for helping us understand the processes of backyard gardens.
Glad to hear this and to have you on board! With compost I tend to make sure it's a blend of manure and green materials if I plant to incorporate it into pots or in the ground as it is stretched out more and less likely to be too strong. My most common compost use case is simply spreading it over garden beds to refresh them between planting out the next plant
Good video!
Great video! What is the name of the catalyst you used in the compost tea?
Very informative! What are your thoughts 5 months in?
Cool~
I haven’t started composting yet. I want to grow potatoes in a grow bag. First time for me. You suggest using potting mix and compost. What can I use to replace compost. Peat Moss, Amend, chicken Manure. Love your channel. So much to learn.
Greeings,
It would be great, if you could do a tutorial on the quick release system...plz.
Cheers
Excellent video. Could you please do a video on using a filter for removing chloramines? Thanks.
In my containers I used organic mushroom compost, peat and some garden soil. It has been great for my green beans, cayenne and collard greens. I haven’t added a manure yet but I have some on standby incase I want to make a fertilizing tea.
Nice, as long as plants look good and produce what you need there is no need to push it!
Thank you for the great info about compost. Question: When you make your own compost, do you protect it from rain? Thank you.
Really surprised you didn’t mention alfalfa or kelp for its natural PGR’s that increasing potential growth. Also another easy available Inoculation for beneficial microbes is fish tank water. Cheers.. as always Epic video! thank you for all the educational content for are fellow green thumbs out there 😊
I have some fermented alfalfa extract from SD Microbes which has been interesting to play with but in this case I focused on just compost!
I have that same hat, it's awesome for being in the sun out in the garden!
If you make your way up to Miramar you can get as much compost as you can haul for free. I'm up in Escondido, so I'm getting a load of mushroom compost delivered from the mushroom farm for like $75. The compost is free, but they charge per mile for delivery. They will dump up to 10 yards for that price.
I’ve gotten the mushroom compost before. I like to use it in my pathways first. Still lots of large lumps left over from the mushroom growing process. I also add it to my compost pile so it adds bulk and has time breakdown more.
Awesome video
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you Jacques for this and the other videos posted. I am already a huge fan! Could you please indicate the output of the air pump you recommend for the 5 galon bucket? They are so expensive, dont want to overdo on the power if not necessary. Thank you!
I can't recall the exact output but you can't overdue it really, under doing it will create more issues
To check for chloramines, you need a low level ammonia test kit. They're inexpensive and easy to find at any place that sells aquarium supplies. You want to get the ammonia below 0.25 PPM. You can't do that with an inexpensive filter, even if you put two or more in series and run the water very slowly. (Putting a Camco KDF filter upstream of a Boogie Blue Plus will give about 70% reduction when the filters are new.) The only practical way to do it is with ascorbic acid. One gram will treat 42 gallons providing the water is within the legal limit of 4.0 PPM.
Thanks, this is useful info that I will keep in mind, makes sense that the aquarium stores handle this.
I think I've been killing my plants unknowingly with a hot soil blend... back to the drawing board🤦🏻♀TYSM, Professor Jacques!
thanks for the info, very helpful. where do you get your compost here in San Diego?
San Pasqual Valley Soils! The Nitro blend
Interesting. I had just made an alfalfa tea for my raised beds. The alfalfa I have left over, I'm drying out to spread on my in ground beds for the winter. I used a miracle grow sprayer hooked onto my water hose and watered my plants this past summer with fish and kelp fertilizer.
Nice! I have a fermented Alfalfa extract from SD Microbes as well which I have been diluting and giving to my seedlings which seem to love it
My husband and I are trying this for the first time. This year.
So what your telling me is I’m making cold brew but with compost. 🤔
Obviously I’m simplifying it. I should be prepping for thanksgiving but instead I’m planning for my garden project for next season.
Haha basically, its good stuff!
Great video, super informative! I was wondering how long you can store a bag if the inoculating compost for and in what conditions? Should it be kept in a bag, or in a pile? And what is the best way to compost your own chicken manure? I have a tonne!
Hmm that is a good question, I am not sure on the timeline, but generally you want to at least ensure it doesn't dry out so I opted to leave it in the bag. For chicken manure I am only just now about to get my first batch so I can't speak to a good method just yet!
Great video... Wish I can talk about the cost of the compost :)
Nice
Ive been making compost out of like 75% horse and goat poo, 15% sticks and leaves and such, and 10% food scraps. For about a decade. I just started gardening a month ago. Glad to know ive been making compost right this whole time just by instinct of what to do with all this dang poo!
Ive been suddenly struck with the indomitable desire to become a food and medicine farmer. Making a mad dash to get a zillion things growing before winter entombs me. If fortune favors me, perhaps i will have greenhouse, low tunnel, something, by winter. Damned zone 5.
Its a very quick slippery slope that's for sure, a healthy addiction at least!
I’ve heard you can inoculate your own compost by getting a teaspoon of soil from a old growth forest as well
Malibu Compost is an amazing biodynamic compost made from dairy cow manure and other organic amendments. I use it when I don’t have my homemade compost. I’ll check out SDMicrobes too. Did you get a BoogieBrew filter or cheap Camco? I see a greater yield and happier plants with a water filter. Great video!
I have run into Malibu Compost before and thought it was good stuff, a nice mix of ingredients as well but too pricy for large applications. I ended up getting a filter from "Friends of Water" which cost a lot more than the Boogie Brew. The Boogie Brew looks pretty ideal though, wish I went with that one I suppose!
Thanks great info! I hope it’s not too late to water all my dry compost 😢
This was a great video on the types of compost and what makes a compost high quality. Two often, I have come across gardeners that have instructed others to use a “high quality” compost without really explaining what that means. It often translates to “most expensive” which makes me wary. I’d love to know how to select a good quality compost from the garden nursery as someone growing on a small scale. What should we be looking for?
Look for a variety of ingredients, so many different plant inputs, mix of browns as well not just wood if possible, and that it isn't just wood chips and manure as that is the most common form sold by nurseries.
@@jacquesinthegarden Thank you! That makes sense.
My avocado 🥑 pits always break down in my bins. My question to you besides making sure it stays moist. Is do you cover it or leave open? I have 1 bin that I keep the compost in. I have 3 set up and try and keep 2 of them full.
Can you do a video on your cold composting method in the green bins?
I will definitely show that in the next part of the compost series!
Awesome video. Also awesome is biovast Black Friday sale. Also awesome is how overused the word awesome is!😉🥰
Hi, love this video. I learned so much. Thank you. May I ask you where would I buy the nutritional compost from? And is nutritional compost the correct terminology I should use to ask? I called several nursery and they have no idea what I mean when I asked for nutritional compost. TIA.
I got mine locally from SPV Soils. The name is more of a classification to think about different levels of compost but I would say most places don't categorize them as such. Instead I would ask what goes into the compost and determine it from there. You want diverse greens and some amount of manure while the browns are not just straight wood chips.
The catalyst could be replaced with just molasses or by what I've seen fish emulsion. It's a food source for the microbes. If you were just making a nutrient tea it's not needed. Love the content btw! One of the few channels I don't wait for my work week to watch. Lol
My understanding was that since this was a particularly fungal dominate compost that molasses was not the ideal choice as its better for propagating bacteria. However, I am entirely new to this so I am not 100% on any of it yet. I am glad you have been enjoying the videos!
@@jacquesinthegarden oh good point on the fungal tea. I wasn't thinking about the type of microbes! I use oatmeal for fungal teas. I also want to point out I wasn't talking bad on the product. I'm all for more things being mixed into my teas and soils.
So when do you plan on doing g the 102 on this composting follow up.?
Couldnt you just keep innoculating composts after an intial bag if you kept a seed amount of compost whenever you get more? Like pope water or a sourdough starter? Id imagine itd take time to proliferate and require a good bit of stirring up but to me that seems right?
Would you consider worm castings that you get from vermiculture compost? If so, what category would you put it in? I just recently subscribed and I'm looking forward to learning from you. Thank you for sharing your skill set and perspective.
I would bunch it into inoculating and/or fertilizing, because a little goes a long way and it per cubic foot it tends to have a lot more nutrients. It is still less than say Chicken Manure compost though.
Unsealed compost where I live is a great way to attract rats and mice (and therefore snakes too) o
+ it brings some other brush turkeys and to scatter the pile as well. So fully sealed bins is the go.