MAKING AWESOME AEROBIC COMPOST - FAST! S4 ● E76

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  • @dionnemartin5331
    @dionnemartin5331 Год назад +241

    What is the piece of equipment you are using to chop with? I love it.

    • @graywilliams_77.
      @graywilliams_77. Год назад

      I'm surprised you know her too. I've been making a lot of profits learning and investing with her for a few months now. ROCHELLE DUNGCA-SCHREIBER is one of the best mentor/trader I have ever worked with in the past few years, she knows how best to deal with whatever market situation....

    • @NalamPenu
      @NalamPenu 11 месяцев назад +6

      Chaff cutter, shredder

  • @sweetvuvuzela4634
    @sweetvuvuzela4634 4 года назад +35

    Thanks i was watching this and my neighbour came in and we watched this together now our whole village has watched this video and they all appreciate the composting process now 🥰

  • @quintyoung
    @quintyoung 5 лет назад +197

    If you're wondering, he actually starts building the compost pile at 17:30.

    • @cirovig1
      @cirovig1 4 года назад +14

      If you want the science then 6:50

    • @KarenKaro
      @KarenKaro 4 года назад

      Thank you!

    • @sminthian
      @sminthian 4 года назад +11

      There was A LOT of talking before getting to the point of the video.

    • @soniag4516
      @soniag4516 4 года назад +7

      Thank you I was getting nauseated.

    • @JesusSaves86AB
      @JesusSaves86AB 3 года назад +6

      It's easier to understand and remember if the knowledge and formula is explained in detail.

  • @roberthakker5456
    @roberthakker5456 14 дней назад

    Absolutely correct method for compost as for what I know. Nearly 40 years ago I came across the same recipe, made 1000's of cubic metres with all sorts of ingredients, using an abandoned silo + wind powered auger, over-cooked a few, assumed that was at least a half-assed bio-char sort of material, otherwise good batches, spread extra on 2 acres of farmer's field over 3 years when he stopped his combine one day in 8 ft. corn and asked "What the hell did you do? I have to slow the combine." There was too much leaf. Corn ears were large but he was right, way to much plant. I did not tailor the compost ingredients to the desired crop properties, but didn't care, my garden was teaming with life. Oh how I miss it.
    You are a determined one Mr. Perkins. I have not come across many who took the science literature then sensibly rolled it into profitable practice. Quality never rests.

  • @TheFlowNetwork
    @TheFlowNetwork 2 года назад +16

    I did my Permaculture Design Course with Richard in 2009, in Thailand. During the PDC I wrote a "Compost Song" with all the instructions for this 18-day process. I'll have to record a version and post it!

    • @robertcook5451
      @robertcook5451 2 года назад +2

      Please do! I had this thought just the other day, to create songs with valuable knowledge like this to pass down to future generations.

    • @filipzoric5965
      @filipzoric5965 2 года назад +1

      Do it,i am in your channel and nope..u didnt :(

    • @brucehitchcock3869
      @brucehitchcock3869 Год назад

      @@robertcook5451 life is a long song 🎵 ♥️. Bagavad Gita the song of god
      That movie with Warren Beatty and Halle berry when the Black God man tells him to sing it and it'll happen all come to mind .Brilliant ideas .😉❤️👍🙏🖖😎☺️

    •  10 месяцев назад

      Hey! We are still waiting for the song. How’s it going? 😄

  • @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb
    @ArthurDentZaphodBeeb Год назад +5

    Far and away the best compost assembly video I've seen. Excellent narration and information. This guy knows what he's talking about.

  • @TheLowLandGardener
    @TheLowLandGardener 3 года назад +9

    I love this video especially when you guys spread the cow manure with your bare hands like its some kind of a cake party.

  • @arieaxel3009
    @arieaxel3009 3 года назад +7

    Excellent info! Thank you for all your hard work. Family of 7 homeschooling here in Nova Scotia, Canada and started composting to make our own rich soil last year. Very inspiring.

  • @theCodyReeder
    @theCodyReeder 5 лет назад +114

    I suddenly have a strong urge to go turn my compost.

  • @michaellohre1470
    @michaellohre1470 7 лет назад +3

    Thanks for the detailed video Richard as compost can be so frustrating. Actually helps to see you also had some piles get a little out of check and that it's okay. Perfect often seems to be the enemy of the good.

  • @InReality33
    @InReality33 2 года назад +3

    Richard you are a truly well-rounded individual. There aren't many like you in the world.

  • @robertferguson6549
    @robertferguson6549 3 года назад +3

    Another excellent video with lots of great ideas which can be adopted for any scale. Too many negative replies. Farming is real. For anyone squeamish please watch Richards video on processing chickens where he speaks honestly about the respect he has for all life. Every video is thoughtfully produced with lots of things to reflect on.. I never cease to be encouraged by Richards wisdom, his consideration for others and his all round philosophy. Keep doing what your'e doing rRichard, many of us are inspired by your approach to life and all it's wonders

  • @dwighthires3163
    @dwighthires3163 3 года назад +2

    I have been faithfully watching and enjoying every vlog you have produced for about a year now. Today I stumbled on this one and it was the most valuable and educational video of all that I have seen from you. Great job on this one especially even though I also enjoy the others.

  • @earlshine3957
    @earlshine3957 7 лет назад +28

    Hi, richard allways good to see a composting vid. Been composting for 30 yrs now, You and I know you presented the ideal situation. Most of us have to cope with the material at hand, you can and maybe should do windrowing. Composting should and can be cost and labour effective, Hope the compost cake heats up enough to kill the nettle seeds, don't understand why so many composters use a device for temp, pointy stick does it for me, I can feel the heat and the moisture level. Seeing the geese eating made me happy, anyway keep the good permaculture idea going, and thanks for the previous vids, greetings from Holland.

    • @theducklinghomesteadandgar6639
      @theducklinghomesteadandgar6639 4 года назад

      Earl Shine
      What a wonderful comment and information!!! I subbed to your channel. Maybe some day you can do some videos of your extensive knowledge!!!!
      Hello and much love from Oklahoma, USA!!!
      God Bless!!!

  • @1d1hamby
    @1d1hamby 4 года назад +1

    Smell is also a great indicator of how compost is growing. As well as like you said feeling moisture and heat.

  • @isabelladavis1363
    @isabelladavis1363 4 года назад +1

    Very well explained composting tutorial, have heard of this method and can’t wait to give it a try ,starting a garden finally with time to address all the needs..much appreciate your time and Expertise

  • @MegF142857
    @MegF142857 7 лет назад +11

    My compost piles are much less organized and not nearly so perfection in layers and shape. I use what is at hand from yard and horse output and house veggie scraps with just dumping from a wheelbarrow. I won't use any dead animals in mine. My sawdust usually has urine mixed in that adds nitrogen. I use shredded junk mail in my horse stall as bedding, then put that into my compost. My piles take longer than yours would. I am not so energetic to turn as diligently, but in the end gets done. -- What a perfect shape you made. :-)

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 3 года назад

      Paper isn’t a very good ingredient, a bit here and there is fine. Brown paper is good but not great. I’d worry less if it isn’t used for annuals edibles, better than the land fill in that case. I just don’t don’t about all the stuff in the glossy bleached (dioxin laced?) paper.

  • @hshsjdhdj312
    @hshsjdhdj312 3 года назад

    A fantastic job. Your detailed explanation and the simplicity of your delivery was quite captive. I'm now armed with the information necessary for me to embark on my own compost project. Thank you.

  • @djcbanks
    @djcbanks 3 года назад

    See this is the type of information I love to hear. I like when people break down the why and how, know what they are talking about and have experience to back it up. This is how I wish every channel on gardening/farming could be, but alas most videos just regurgitate the same tired old basic “secrets” and try to pass themselves off as experts. Kudos on the awesome informative video!
    My example of some other gardening channels...
    Click for an Old farmers secret to grow tons of tomatoes!!!! Pick off the suckers!!!! Look 👀 ma I’m an expert gardener now!!!!

  • @biopreps
    @biopreps 7 лет назад +1

    Nice :) information put into action becomes knowledge. So many synchronizations, you are very good Richard :))) happy for your projects and thank you for showing them. Hope to visit the farm one day :))

  • @florafauna4584
    @florafauna4584 4 года назад

    Thanks much for uploading!! Heard, seen and learned everything, all the importance about composting.

  • @wawa-it8fl
    @wawa-it8fl 4 года назад

    Fantastic compost pile. You will have a very fertile and productive garden soil. This is what the high quality life is all about. Pure gold!!! I am looking forward to making my own compost pile like this, but instead of cow manure I will use carabao manure here in the Philippines!!!

  • @portiaholliday8741
    @portiaholliday8741 7 лет назад +1

    Excellent education! Thank you for emphasizing the importance of the presence of life. Who knew that was the focus over the elemental biology?

  • @raterus
    @raterus 4 года назад +3

    I could just watch that machine you were cutting things up for the length of this video, that process was mesmerizing!

  • @lindaferguson593
    @lindaferguson593 Год назад +2

    Love watching the dispatching of the chickens!! Would love to see a very slowed down video with directions to each step! This would be extremely helpful!! Thanks!! Loooove your farm and videos!!! Keep up the fantastic work!!!

  • @monicacruz4407
    @monicacruz4407 3 года назад +6

    Yes, probably one of the best aerobic composting videos I’ve seen, especially if you want more detail on the biology of it all. Really informative, thank you 🙏

  • @pnwRC.
    @pnwRC. 4 года назад +3

    This compost tea you speak of, I'll have to try & find some of it to try.

  • @jameswinnett4012
    @jameswinnett4012 3 года назад +1

    Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to show and explain it in detail!

  • @user-vc4ht4nj5u
    @user-vc4ht4nj5u 3 года назад

    I want to start my own compost in a small bin first but I wasn't excited enough to wait the 3 month but 18 days this is vey good I will try

  • @thecynic807
    @thecynic807 7 лет назад +5

    You are a treasure trove of information. Are you a first generation farmer or were you just born a farming genius.

  • @dantescanline
    @dantescanline 5 лет назад +83

    18:00 "now you could decompose an entire labrador in seven or eight days, even the bones. so you can garden and get rid of WWOOFers at the same time" I see you've crossed over into Dark Permaculture

    • @flatsville1
      @flatsville1 4 года назад +11

      Will it work for in-laws?
      Forget the chipper/shredder as in "Fargo." Too messy.
      Simply compost.

    • @joelcathey
      @joelcathey 4 года назад +17

      That awkward silence afterward…

    • @moavic5087
      @moavic5087 4 года назад +1

      Same goes for a body?

    • @perunut4656
      @perunut4656 3 года назад

      He doesn’t actually say which layer you have to lob it into? Not sure if his lettuce is quite as appealing now:)

    • @salecreekfarmtotable6693
      @salecreekfarmtotable6693 3 года назад +1

      You shouldn't compost meat materials.

  • @craigmooring2091
    @craigmooring2091 7 лет назад +1

    New geese settled right in, and started their pasturage conversion responsibilities.

  • @omegaone7650
    @omegaone7650 4 года назад +3

    One fast and easy way for us to decompose food scraps is to put in blender. Add water as necessary. Blend.
    Add to dirt or pour directly onto plant. Hope this helps.

    • @lindamunroe1431
      @lindamunroe1431 4 года назад +1

      Omega One yes I do this in a dedicated blender to feed my worm farms . It works great:)

    • @MatanuskaHIGH
      @MatanuskaHIGH 4 года назад

      Or ferment it KNF style. Use raw brown sugar and layer in jar with scraps and use juice for fertilizer and microbe food.

  • @gracelifehomestead7634
    @gracelifehomestead7634 4 года назад +1

    Love LOVE Love watching ALL of your videos!!! I wish we could have had funds to help with your new books’ crown funding or even the funds to buy it outright...perhaps one day!!! 🙏 until then...we are soaking up every single smitten of knowledge you share freely! THANK YOU!!!

  • @TheJunkyardgenius
    @TheJunkyardgenius 6 лет назад +19

    Richard by far the best composting video I have ever seen. practical tutorial great explanations of how the science works. Thanks for the great videos. where abouts in the UK is the farm?

    • @MrDurax
      @MrDurax 3 года назад +2

      its in Sweden

  • @coolstuffin5
    @coolstuffin5 4 года назад +3

    32:27 if you're having a rough day start with the baby chicks then from beginning

  • @theflyingdutchman787
    @theflyingdutchman787 4 года назад +1

    This is gold. Thank you!

  • @K9BoardAndTrain
    @K9BoardAndTrain 4 года назад +7

    For a pile to wet turn it onto a pile of branches. This will drain any extra water out.

    • @1d1hamby
      @1d1hamby 4 года назад +1

      And increase oxygen.

    • @joshcote7983
      @joshcote7983 4 года назад +3

      I build mine on branches water once a week maybe twice during hot times keep adding to it never turn and it works perfectly fine.

  • @horizonconsulting9090
    @horizonconsulting9090 2 года назад

    Love the explanation! Enjoyable to watch!

  • @robertgikonyo8540
    @robertgikonyo8540 2 года назад +1

    Thank you very much for taking the trouble to video your work. It Make a very big positive difference.
    Is it possible to video the actual turning of the compost pile?
    I'd love to see what works best for you.
    Thanks

  • @1d1hamby
    @1d1hamby 4 года назад +2

    Saw dust will help wet piles to heat up by introducing oxygen and carbon.

  • @rhondabostock6558
    @rhondabostock6558 4 года назад +3

    Hi Richard I’ve started my pile and turned it twice. It’s looking good but I’d love to see what you see when you turn yours and how you do it “Ridgedalestyle” ps I have had your book for a month and am loving it. It truely great work. Thank you from Australia.

  • @1d1hamby
    @1d1hamby 4 года назад

    If you start the pile on the large side of a meter and a half the heat and moisture level stay more consistent.

  • @MrCarrcon
    @MrCarrcon 4 года назад +11

    when turning the pile.. do you try to break it down in the layers you built it or just pull it apart and rebuild layers swapping inside materials with outside? How exactly do you turn it? sounds like a silly question I'm sure, just don't know how the turning process goes.

    • @ClandestineMerkaba
      @ClandestineMerkaba 4 года назад +1

      The point is to mix and aerate it.

    • @rosstemple7617
      @rosstemple7617 4 года назад +2

      Randy Carr take off the top start new pile over, then take off the sides put it on new pile. Then middle just pile on top of the new pile.

    • @caseG80
      @caseG80 4 года назад +2

      No need to worry about the layers once flipping there main purpose is to help get equal parts that would be one heck of a chore to keep the layers perfect while flipping. No question Is a dumb question even if asked multiple times cheers

    • @vanitatoftby
      @vanitatoftby 3 года назад

      @@caseG80 But where do I put the labrador?

    • @przybyla420
      @przybyla420 3 года назад

      The Labrador is in the center, you take the top half off and make a flat “pad” next to the pile. Then get as much of what’s left as you can and put it on the pad. Then bury it with the rest of the original pile.If you are adding any shredded high carbon Browns to your heap, which almost everyone is I would think, I would put that around any corpses for its absorbent properties.

  • @edchoi2428
    @edchoi2428 2 года назад

    I add starter CFU's of various micro organisms too :) and lactobacillus for no smell on the manure :)

  • @victoriagolmehdi8506
    @victoriagolmehdi8506 5 лет назад +14

    It would be good to see the final finished heap.

  • @louishesketh2482
    @louishesketh2482 Год назад

    Double burn barrel bio char, inoculated and then added to these piles, is arguably our signature methods added to your wonderful compost

  • @swampwitchin
    @swampwitchin 2 года назад

    Hello. Thanks for a great video! Two of my three piles have stopped getting to temp after 8 days, in which they did reach temp and were turned. Would size be an issue if they have shrunk too much? Any other ideas?

  • @johnharrison1743
    @johnharrison1743 7 лет назад +3

    Great video, as usual. Do you not add any lime to your heaps? I was told to add a dusting of lime in place of manure ie Brown, Green, Manure, Brown, Green, lime... BUT that was making in compost bins so maybe not relevant

  • @aenorist2431
    @aenorist2431 7 лет назад +12

    Question: Why not have a piece of small-mesh wire (3.14m * 1m) with hooks on the long side, hook it into a bin, build compost, unhook and take away.
    Could that not save you tons of work on the edges, at basically no cost and effort?
    By the time its all piled up you rattle it a bit and internal friction holds it up to the first turning, should produce rather crisp / steep edges and prevent shift from the desired volume (cylinder 1m high). Thoughts?

    • @Jenura01
      @Jenura01 4 года назад +1

      This is what I do. It is easy.

  • @nicholasjones9163
    @nicholasjones9163 4 года назад

    Wow, awesome information 😁😊😁

  • @boldorfoolish
    @boldorfoolish 7 лет назад +32

    You need David the Good's "compost your enemies" t-shirt

  • @Reciprocity_Soils
    @Reciprocity_Soils 5 лет назад +2

    Re: soil remediation and regeneration of near-desert like conditions (thinking of areas such as Nevada, USA; expanding edges of Gobi, Sahara, etc). Suggestions of how to begin remediating these dry soils? Which cover crops or composting would work to forestall the continued desertification? I'd like to slowly build up to rotational grazing practices. Thank you for any positive comments and guidance.

    • @djpaz75
      @djpaz75 4 года назад +3

      You can start by innoculating the soil with a high quality compost teas. Studies have shown that a near 100% sandy soil that was innoculated several times over a few years started to build structure like a high quality prized loam. That was done by soil life entering the soil and building structure. It's important to know how to feed the micorbiome, but essentially you want to reintroduce soil life to your desertified areas slowly. Use no-till methods to not destroy the soil microbiome or soil structure as it's built. Lastly you want to observe biological procession, meaning that you cant jump into heavy feeder veg suddenly after a few years or you'll just exhaust the soil and get weeds. You need to start with lower procession plants such as grasses. Dont jump into nitrogen fixers becuase you think you'll return nitrogen to the soil as the azobacter relationship is in higher succession plants which the soil wont be able to support for several years. Watch videos by Elaine Ingham who is a scientist that is helping rewrite our understanding of how soil life relates to good agricultural practice and soil rejuvenation. Also read "Dirt: The Erosion of Civilisations" by David Montgomery. It gives an interesting historical context as to how we arrive at desertified areas because of agricultural practice. John Kempf is another good resource, as well as Gabe Brown who has brought soil life back with specific no-till practice on a larger industrial scale.

  • @obadiahscave
    @obadiahscave 4 года назад

    Great video..👍

  • @rpark8265
    @rpark8265 7 лет назад +1

    Great informative video as always "good to get your hands in cow manure " can't argue with that✋️

  • @MixedGears
    @MixedGears 5 лет назад +40

    Nice explanation. But me still not convinced to put hands in cow manure =)

    • @reneebrown5598
      @reneebrown5598 4 года назад +4

      Use gloves

    • @elizabethsmith4735
      @elizabethsmith4735 4 года назад +2

      Well manure is not much different than dirt.

    • @strangetranceoffaith
      @strangetranceoffaith 4 года назад +3

      rubber gloves itas he way of the future

    • @matpa089
      @matpa089 4 года назад

      Could not understand anything.. what proportions these ingredients are used ? What is the purpose of adding chicken manure ?

    • @vikassm
      @vikassm 3 года назад

      It's just fermented & digested plants!

  • @ravenridgehomestead4596
    @ravenridgehomestead4596 4 года назад +1

    that's an awesome machine.. very interesting

    • @soniag4516
      @soniag4516 4 года назад

      A chipper for .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................///////////////////////

  • @TerryMcGearyScotland
    @TerryMcGearyScotland 4 года назад

    Interesting method. I wonder if my no-dig wildflower circle comprising lawn with weeds topped with two layers of newspaper followed by a few incges of peaty compost, then seeded, will give a similar effect but as a thin layer. Thanks again for sharing it.

  • @jquinn444
    @jquinn444 4 года назад +6

    Richard, please put a guard on that machine. Or you will have something for the middle of you pile.

  • @sabahananclover279
    @sabahananclover279 3 года назад

    Keep it up.. stay green..

  • @His1355
    @His1355 4 года назад

    Thank you very much. How does one go about turning the pile? Any other video on this somewhere - on how to turn?

    • @caseG80
      @caseG80 4 года назад

      Just use a pitch fork and rebuild the pile by the time you do it a few times the first week it all gets mixed up well there’s really nothing to turning the pile pretty much taking it and building a new one next to it each time

  • @Gromp
    @Gromp 2 года назад

    Hi Richard I'm wondering if you ad biochar for brown material do you still need to use 1/3?

  • @aenorist2431
    @aenorist2431 7 лет назад +6

    Hey Richard, do you know of any conclusive evidence towards the use of compost tea?
    My cursory search did not turn anything up.
    Or, missing that, have you run field trials or other tests, and if so, what were your results?

    • @dennisleadbetter7721
      @dennisleadbetter7721 4 года назад

      Google Dr Elaine Ingham, she is a soil microbiologist and makes aerobic compost teas and inoculates them with fungal/bacterial inoculants depending on your needs.

  • @gustavinus
    @gustavinus 2 года назад

    It is probably only in Brazil that we eat chicken hearts in the barbecue (marinated with a lime based sauce). We love it.. LOL
    You guys throw it away

  • @ezyjack826
    @ezyjack826 4 года назад

    hello Richard. this winter I made a few compost areas out of plastic skids that are 4 ft square. right now one is filled with leaves, shredded paper and soil. I have access to plenty of coffee grinds. what I plan to do is recreate two piles using the leaves/paper/soil and add layers in of coffee grinds and finished compost. will that be enough green or should I just wait till spring when we start cutting the grass? ty and really enjoy your videos.

  • @thrive-like-a-viking
    @thrive-like-a-viking 4 года назад +1

    how do you turn the pile?... must you keep the "layers" intact when you turn it?...

    • @caseG80
      @caseG80 4 года назад

      Its turned with a pitch fork and no keeping the layers aren’t important the layers main purpose is trying to get equal parts, the middle of the pile is the hottest so when flipping what was on the top and outside will now be in the middle after a week of flipping 3-4 times everything should be mixed nicely. Cheers

    • @thrive-like-a-viking
      @thrive-like-a-viking 4 года назад

      @@caseG80 thank you very much for answering this.

    • @luisbretonv
      @luisbretonv 2 года назад

      @@caseG80 what about rain? is it okay if I let the rain wash it every time it rains? or do I need to cover it or work under roof?

  • @ikigai47
    @ikigai47 4 года назад +7

    That compost crew is gangster. "Don't need no stinkin gloves to smear the manure!"

  • @TheJunkyardgenius
    @TheJunkyardgenius 6 лет назад

    Richard I have a huge free source of small wood chips, it's difficult for me to get straw and it's not cheap what I can find. If I have to use woodchips, do I need more time for it to break down or need much more nitrogen to balance it up more to the 30/1 ratio? Your videos have helped me loads. you have the best, neatest farm I have seen.

  • @juliatodhunter6454
    @juliatodhunter6454 7 лет назад

    What is the name and brand of the chopper/shredder you are using to chop the compost ingredients? Is it typically pto driven?

    • @sweetvuvuzela4634
      @sweetvuvuzela4634 4 года назад

      Julia Todhunter www.rajkumaragromachines.com/chaff-cutters.html

  • @articmars1
    @articmars1 2 года назад

    When you get a balanced compost with roughly equal parts bacteria and fungi how long will it last if stored in sealed plastic bags? Or should it be store in something more cloth like? I always make more than i can use 😊

  • @harrykersey5151
    @harrykersey5151 Год назад

    Richard ! Wouldn't sprinkling the materials together instead of layering give you even a better result and finished product ?

  • @ICopiedJohnOswald
    @ICopiedJohnOswald 2 года назад +4

    What is the name of the machine you used for chopping up all your green material? I would love to find something like it.

    • @ActiveKerrar
      @ActiveKerrar Год назад

      For those still wondering, I believe it’s called a chaff cutter.

  • @natureboy6410
    @natureboy6410 4 года назад

    Sure do wish I had that old school chipper and you had a feather. We'd both be tickled. ;-)

  • @wesbaumguardner8829
    @wesbaumguardner8829 4 года назад

    If you are using leaves is it normal to lose a third of height on the first day? I am not sure if I have too much nitrogen or if the leaves just settled. I used dried oak/pecan leaves (which I wet as I laid them) and fresh cut grass clippings with a bit of very old chicken manure and I laced the pile with some fungal compost from the bottom of the leaf pile (i had left the pile there unattended for about two years while I was away).

  • @orulillyputtgaadha2032
    @orulillyputtgaadha2032 3 года назад

    Thank you a good method

  • @dracodempseyeisenhart3804
    @dracodempseyeisenhart3804 4 года назад +1

    Would you want more of a bacterial compost or fungal compost to feed things like pomegranate or fig trees?

    • @bradsuarez2683
      @bradsuarez2683 4 года назад

      Fungal compost for trees, bacterial compost for veggies.

  • @christronixbeats
    @christronixbeats 4 года назад +1

    Richard. How many beds do you get from a ton of compost

  • @darrylb4048
    @darrylb4048 4 года назад

    you were quite clean with your chicken work space while the person next to you was the opposite. that person reminded me of sites I seen while travelling the world.

  • @dorothyandrews8872
    @dorothyandrews8872 4 года назад

    I put together 4 compost piles based on your layering system. I used leaves as I have no straw i can use. The piles were contained with wire and i did put a cover over them. I went to use them for my first no dig bed and found the center of the pile was frozen. I do live in Canada with very cold winters but I never heard any videos mention freezing but lots of videos dont say where they are most seem to come from England which is so much warmer in the winter than it is here. Would it be normal for this freezing or do i need to do something to make it hotter?

    • @checkin150
      @checkin150 4 года назад +1

      To make the pile hotter you probably need to add more material with a high content of nitrogen, like chicken manure for example. Or also make the pile bigger. Be sure to have the right amount of moisture too.

  • @lovepeace29981
    @lovepeace29981 4 года назад

    So did you cover the whole pile of browns, greens and manures with the plastic on the right?
    What happens if we leave it open?
    Pls reply. I need help.

    • @per.kallberg
      @per.kallberg 4 года назад

      lovepeace29981 risk of to much rain.

    • @caseG80
      @caseG80 4 года назад

      Depends on where u live it may cause it to dry out to fast or like others said let to much rain in the bacteria likes a humid warm environment

    • @lovepeace29981
      @lovepeace29981 4 года назад

      @@caseG80 OK. Thank you.

  • @5ivearrows
    @5ivearrows 3 года назад +1

    I am having a very difficult time finding materials to do this. I am starting my farm in rural east texas now- my plan is to buy in 55 CY of fairly sub par compost, and innoculate it with compost tea started with this method. I cannot find any straw or manure that is organic- everybody here sprays everything all the time. I had been hoping to perfect my formula for it over the fall season for a spring start. Richard mentions here that any pesticides or herbicides will denature in the composting heat- but I'm pretty twitchy about that. Am I being paranoid about this?

  • @thestonehousefarm1942
    @thestonehousefarm1942 4 года назад +2

    Way over my head to understand this.

    • @joshcote7983
      @joshcote7983 4 года назад +1

      Compost does not have to be this complicated at all. This is hobby composting you have a farm you may want to apply this method. If you want to make compost for you garden put it in a pile leave it for a year keep adding to it. When you go to use it dig to the composted layer use it. Put back the none composted stuff add more throughout the year and repeat if you can turn it go for it by all means.

    • @joshcote7983
      @joshcote7983 4 года назад

      David the good is a great resource for composting

  • @bajamerica
    @bajamerica 2 года назад +1

    It occurs to me that this 15 layer compost is actually accelerating 15 years of natural prairie ecology - grasses grow green, are eaten and excreted upon by foraging animals like horses, cows, and bison, then die and go brown in winter. The following spring, the cycle repeats and eventually the topsoil layer is built. Jump starting nature. The fact is that managed agriculture interrupts the natural cycle, and removes the harvested energy without replacing it in a cycle. Composting separately is a consequence of agriculture to make up for the removal of a portion of the scotch me. But the necessity remains.

  • @austinshort5668
    @austinshort5668 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for the video. I’m trying to find a compost thermometer with handles like yours. Where did you buy yours?

  • @chriszielonka
    @chriszielonka 3 года назад +1

    What do you call that machine that is chopping the greenery?

  • @1d1hamby
    @1d1hamby 4 года назад

    You need some reduction in mass to create the heat for weed and disease eradication.

  • @alcurtis93
    @alcurtis93 4 года назад

    Brilliant video. Where did you learn?

  • @Rymorin4
    @Rymorin4 2 года назад

    15:50 I would argue that there is not enough time to develop a lot of fungal growth, but i'm sure it would have amazing bacterial diversity. Usually the fungi take hold after the thermophilic phase no?

  • @chrisnortier8483
    @chrisnortier8483 4 года назад

    How can I use maize bran in compost please?

  • @shexdensmore
    @shexdensmore 4 года назад +1

    Why don't you mix the straw in with the green when you are cutting the green material?

  • @glennnile7918
    @glennnile7918 Год назад

    What about biochar in compost, activated or not? While it is being made or after it's done?

  • @arkaisk2
    @arkaisk2 4 года назад

    I noticed that the menure sacks are from Sweden, how do you find them in your country?

    • @per.kallberg
      @per.kallberg 4 года назад

      arkaisk2 They walked out to the pasture and got it fresh from the pasture. Any container is good. Wheelbarrow perhaps

    • @arkaisk2
      @arkaisk2 4 года назад +1

      @@per.kallberg It looked like unopened sacks labeled "Naturgödsel", but I might be wrong. Anyway, thanks for your respons 🙂

    • @per.kallberg
      @per.kallberg 4 года назад

      arkaisk2 he has cows, don’t think he buys cow manure 😊

  • @timtomtheatombomb
    @timtomtheatombomb 4 года назад

    Does anyone have good recommendations for an urban gardener for getting all the materials chopped up?

    • @jamesdewane1642
      @jamesdewane1642 3 года назад

      Try a lawn mower, just be careful not to clog it up, which will happen if you go over material that is too thickly laid out.

  • @victorybeginsinthegarden
    @victorybeginsinthegarden 4 года назад

    do you compost your chicken waste or use the blood in the compost pile

  • @dovregubben78
    @dovregubben78 4 года назад +6

    I'm pretending the narrator is Ali G, and it makes this videos SO much more entertaining!

    • @angelafestervan7596
      @angelafestervan7596 3 года назад

      YESSS!!! I knew that he sounded familiar!!! 😂😂❤️

  • @Emiajtruk
    @Emiajtruk 4 года назад +3

    Hey what’s up Richard Perkins fans. I got to make some pig manure compost. I was concerned for the stink so I put in A good amount of carbon. It’s been three weeks and there is swarm of bugs and no funky smell.

    • @caseG80
      @caseG80 4 года назад

      Did u turn it multiple times a week bugs are normal good compost usually doesn’t stink maybe u need to add more carbon next time. Are nose knows better to ditch a pile then possibly kill your plants

  • @wa1no137
    @wa1no137 11 месяцев назад

    Hey just wanted to ask, is that tap water you are moistening the straw with?

  • @kdub3892
    @kdub3892 4 года назад +13

    Need me one of those machine cutters, fresh animal, manure delivered by drivers, dry straw, and 8 helpers! I too can get compost in 2.5hrs.

  • @ronyerke9250
    @ronyerke9250 5 лет назад +3

    So THAT'S what happened to Jimmy Hoffa!

  • @pottery68
    @pottery68 3 года назад +1

    I'm reminded that after watching you do the Berkley composting method, I decided to try composting my grass. My compost is much smaller than the original. its still pretty heavy but definitely half the size. I turned it every time it was due and the temperatures reached good numbers. At three weeks, I could still identify the matter as grass so I carried on with the process for another 3 weeks and added another load. Same thing, its shrunk but looks and smells fantastic. I'm concerned that it's shrinking in size and possibly not good qaulity compost as a result. Should I be concerned???

    • @sweetvuvuzela4634
      @sweetvuvuzela4634 3 года назад +1

      Porsh P it will shrink to half unless the mix is correct to begin with nothing to worry about though