How we made lazy compost & what we learned

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
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    How do you build a compost pile? What is the best way to make compost? We tried making a "lazy" compost, or slow compost, pile. Here's what we learned!

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  • @GardeningwithBarchuckin
    @GardeningwithBarchuckin 2 года назад +2

    New pile had a bunch of volume. 👍
    I’m glad you have the energy to flip every couple days. I started to let mine go a little longer, about a week. The last 2 flips it’s got up to 140 and 155, then once it hits close to 100-110 I flip again. Once your pile is done cooking do you add food scraps to it?

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Excellent Ric !! I'm so new at this, I still love seeing how fast things change, moisture level and trying to balance the Temps. I've made 1 pile so far that remained thermophilic for 20 or so days. I used bokashi in it aswell. Right now there's a real rat problem, from the neighbors yard so I'm a little leary about food scraps that haven't gone through the bokashi process. But check out tomorrow's video, coffee and psi my friend, it's frickin nuts !! I'd love you thoughts !!
      Cheers Rick!!
      And STAY AWESOME, LETS GO !!
      Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞🌱😁😁😁

    • @GardeningwithBarchuckin
      @GardeningwithBarchuckin 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden I haven’t tried bokashi yet. But I know that can really crank the heat up in a compost pile.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      @@GardeningwithBarchuckin we put what was left of our Thanksgiving turkey through the bokashi process last year, took about a month. Then we put it in the compost, within a couple weeks, microbes ate everything, including bones !!! I super simple to make too. If you got 12 minutes type : Fraser Valley Rose Farm bokashi bran into search. I followed his instructions, it works beautifully;)

    • @GardeningwithBarchuckin
      @GardeningwithBarchuckin 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden cool, thanks I will check it out tomorrow

  • @NoRecipes
    @NoRecipes Год назад +1

    This is how we used to compost when I was a kid. Love that you showed the whole process in one video.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  Год назад +1

      Too bad you aren't on our island! We'd make you some good veg with that compost. And you could make it into a magical dish. Mmmm cheers Colleen

  • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
    @terrykingsallotmentgardening 2 года назад +3

    A lazy Compost pile won't go dry if you keep adding greens and mine is overflowing at the moment with containers full waiting to go in. Worm Balls on top of the pile because it's too hot for them inside. Good exercise to turn our bins if we have time. Nice review.
    ♻️Happy gardening, Terry King.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      I think a big difference aswell is the size of your bin. It's at least 4 times the size as ours. The other big thing, it the amount of material you generate. Our summer (dryest on record) has been extended so long this year, aside from courgettes, everything is still growing!! So we haven't had a lot of material to put in.
      With our focus of never buying compost it restricts me to make as much as I can, as fast as I can and let the worms finish it off. One day I get to the point where I can integrate your system and allow "nature" to take over 😊😊😊
      Cheers Terry, we always enjoy and learn from your thoughts:)
      Jason and Colleen 🌱✒️📜👑😁

    • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
      @terrykingsallotmentgardening 2 года назад +2

      @@clivesconundrumgarden 👍♥️👍

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      @@terrykingsallotmentgardening in my happy know, flipping compost 🤣🤣🤣

    • @terrykingsallotmentgardening
      @terrykingsallotmentgardening 2 года назад

      @@clivesconundrumgarden 👍♥️♥️👍

  • @catsmother4556
    @catsmother4556 2 года назад +3

    Looks like it’s already braking down nicely. My compost is even lazier. Several big compost bins. I pile everything in as an when I have it. Weeds, garden clearing hedge trimmings grass clippings not to many at once, house food scraps, pee, as I no longer have any chickens. That’s it. When the bin gets full I start filling the next one. No lids let the rain get in. Eventually after about a year I scrap off the top rough bit to start a new bin. The rest is lovely ready compost. No turning mixing or messing. 👍

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Perfect!! I'm so new to all this I can't help myself lol. We had such bad experience with buying compost that I started making it last year. We did a trial and the results we undeniable!! And we were hooked!! The problem was we needed lots, so I gathered as much material as I could and started making them !! We were able to make enough to build 2 -30 foot beds and 2 raised beds last winter !!
      Once the expansion slows down I might go back to leaving it buy right now it's fascinating to me !!
      Thanks for sharing you thoughts !! We always appreciate it !!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱😁😁

    • @catsmother4556
      @catsmother4556 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden Nothing wrong with airating and turning to get faster results. It’s just not lazy. But I’ve yet to meet a gardener that is. Defiantly worth making your own, it’s not cheep to buy. And what else would you do with all the garden clippings etc.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      @@catsmother4556 100% agreed!!!

  • @Pervydachny
    @Pervydachny 2 года назад +1

    Hello friends! There is always something to learn in gardening. I wish you success in all your endeavors. Svetlana👍🌻💙

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      That's certainly right Svetlana!! It's been a great year of learning and I already looking forward to year 3 :))))
      Have a great weekend!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱😁

  • @Vermicompost
    @Vermicompost 2 года назад +1

    You are the least lazy person on YT so I can totally understand going back to your flipping ways!! Very interesting the whole way through the video...felt like it was only a 3 mins long, that's how good it was!! It looked liked you were playing Hungry, Hungry, Hippos with the lawn mower!! Glad you didn't run into any mammals...I found one in my compost pile after the hurricane after a couple of weeks of not flipping it...I really need to get at least a 2 pile compost system going, I only have one right now and it is a pain to flip/turn. Unfortunately I don't have much room. Super awesome video guys!!!!🪱🪱🪱

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Now you're reading minds!!!!!! As Colleen was editing this last night, we both said it reminded us of hungry hungry Hippos🤣🤣🤣
      Hey, I can't even bring myself to watch Hue Richard's 1.5 mil view , Art of Lazy Compost video 🤣, tbh I'd rather watch you archives :) let's go, learn way more brother :)
      And thanks for loving it, it only took 4 months 🤣🤣🤣
      Psst, I intentionally over did the C:N ratio, within 2 days it's over 165 °F, way too hot, could almost cook something in it 😉🤣
      You're awesome, STAY Awesome
      Let's go!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥💥💥🤣

    • @Vermicompost
      @Vermicompost 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden😂🤣😂 ...you totally inspired me today with this video...we had to take apart our trampoline for the Hurricane so I had some extra room for a two week trial run...I unwrapped my compost pile (it's one of those hard plastic sheets with tons of holes in it that you just make into a cylinder) reformed it and turned the whole pile into the trampoline's spot. Two weeks later I'll do it again and then put the trampoline back up...or just maybe I can find a way to make room for a two spot compost pile and the trampoline...I gotta figure it out because I'm addicted now...and so many worms in the bottom of it!!! Let's Go!!!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      @@Vermicompost ok this is one of the best comments I've ever read !! Let's go !! Get yourself a thermometer!! When you flipped it, what was the moisture level like ? When you flip it back add a little coffee or better yet go by Starbucks and ask if you can have some of theirs. They actually separated it for me after a couple weeks and I took them all Tomatoes last week:) let's go!!

  • @AJsGreenTopics
    @AJsGreenTopics 2 года назад +1

    The rat hole had me laughing. I would be nervous too. 🤣

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      They are so big, AJ. Not city rat big, but they aren't mice, either. 🙀😱 cheers Colleen 🌱

  • @nickthegardener.1120
    @nickthegardener.1120 2 года назад +2

    Hi Jason and Colleen, it's Hew Richards! You must have seen Charles Dowdings videos on composting? If not you must, I like both these guys! But Charles is a legend! Great composting, absoultly love it! I'm going to check my pile later on😁🙏💚👍

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +3

      Ya brother, Dowding and Hew definitely experienced with all this. But I gotta tell ya, I way prefer watching small channels. So much more excitement and comments get a real answer. Nothing against the bigger channels, there's only so much time in the day, but the interaction is definitely my favorite thing about RUclips!!
      You gotta check out tomorrow's video, I'll guarantee you'll be headed to a coffee shop after watching ;)
      STAY AWESOME Nick !!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥😁😁😁

  • @MarkyBigSmoke
    @MarkyBigSmoke 2 года назад +1

    Love watching you two make compost! Really exciting and motivating! Take care you two!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Let's go Mark !! Hey, it takes one to know one ;)
      I remember you flipping your compost not too long ago !!
      Have a great weekend!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱😁😁

  • @NanasWorms
    @NanasWorms 2 года назад +3

    What a gargantuan garden cleanup! Have you ever tried those spiral tools to turn compost? We have the Tumbleweed Compost Aerator and it works so well. It’s worm friendly too! It would be interesting to do a comparison weather compost processes faster with the spiral versus the fork.
    ~ Sandra

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      That would be Sandra !! Be I'm so excited by watching the pike transform and I feel I've learned alot by doing it, plus it axgrewt workout lol
      But yes, the spiral aerators definitely work !!
      Btw, I think you'll enjoy tomorrow's video if you you get a chance :))))
      Have a great evening you two !! High Five Flash :)
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥😁😁😁

  • @patriciancube394
    @patriciancube394 2 года назад +2

    Enjoyed this video. The last time I tried to make my own compost started a bee hive.
    I really need to give it another try.
    Thank you for sharing and inspiring. You two are great!!❤❤

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Patricia!! Our neighbors tried and they created a rat nest :((( so don't feel to bad. And like I said if you leave it long enough it will definitely break down!!
      Have a great night !!
      And STAY AWESOME:)
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱😁😁

  • @DrawingsbyRekha
    @DrawingsbyRekha 2 года назад +1

    Very nice and informative 👍👍

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      Thanks so much!! We're very new to gardening but love it, especially doing it together!!
      Leaning a ton this year and having a blast !!
      Where are you from?
      Cheers from Victoria Canada
      Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱

  • @DiggingForHealth
    @DiggingForHealth 2 года назад +1

    Great video! I have an entire lazy garden bed brewing, I'll have to come back to rewatch and compare notes once I'm done!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Perfect !! You certainly have a ton of material!! Plus having Chickens is a huge benefit, I barely have a heap if I had them :)
      Let's go Andrea !!
      Btw, sorry life, life, so our pumpkin video might be late but we definitely have by the weekend 🤞🤞🤞
      Have a great night !!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞🌱😁😁😁

    • @DiggingForHealth
      @DiggingForHealth 2 года назад

      @@clivesconundrumgarden No worries my friends! If you can't do the pumpkin thing, it's really no biggie! It's just for fun and making new connections!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      @@DiggingForHealth ohhhh we're doing it!! Just a little late, super fun challenge tho. Watched Val's today, awesomeness:))))

    • @DiggingForHealth
      @DiggingForHealth 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden Val's was epic!!

  • @bristolveggiebeds5310
    @bristolveggiebeds5310 2 года назад +1

    You really have enjoyed experimenting with making compost this year!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      The great thing about the quick compost is that you have more opportunity to get good at it! Jason is really becoming a compost king! Cheers, Colleen (and Jason)

  • @titanilds
    @titanilds 2 года назад +1

    subscribing from hawaii. aloha! thank you for this video. i learned a lot.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      Amazing! Welcome! You must have some amazing flowers! Cheers Colleen and Jason 🌱

  • @northeastworms
    @northeastworms Год назад +1

    The Master of composting :)

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  Год назад +1

      My man !! Thanks Gaetano, the more I do it, the more I love it. Probably sounds familiar to you ;) 🪱🪱🪱
      Stay Awesome Brother!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🌱🌱😁😁😁💥

  • @stevefromthegarden1135
    @stevefromthegarden1135 2 года назад +1

    lol. What we learned.....Jason doesn't have the patience for lazy composting. 🤣 The Johnson Su method is all about time and patience. I think when I originally started watching this video 2 days ago, my wife kept interrupting me. I was able to come back to it today now that she is preoccupied.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣 perfect !! Actually that's what I like about SU, it's takes planning and execution to "pull it off". I'll try it foresure one day, tbh I'll probably pull apart after a month cause I can't take it lol !!!
      So many ways to get to the same spot, so much fun !!
      Let's go!!
      Cheers Steve !!
      Jason and Colleen 🌱🌱🌱

  • @CoastalGardensNW
    @CoastalGardensNW 2 года назад +1

    Love it guys going to be some great stuff there

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Let's go Brother !! It's way top hot now, could probably cook something in it 😉🤣!! 165°F after 2 days. Little too much nitrogen and water me thinks lol
      Have a great weekend Duncan!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱🤣

    • @CoastalGardensNW
      @CoastalGardensNW 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden waw that's hot enough haha can't wait to see how it goes for you

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      @@CoastalGardensNW let's go brother 💥💥💥🤣

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 года назад +1

    Put perlite in the hole. Stuff it in. Rats don’t like digging in it. Dust plus the hole caves in when they try to dig. Works for me.

  • @PlantObsessed
    @PlantObsessed 2 года назад +1

    Channeling Hue while composting. Good call. Foliar thistle sauce. I'm not sure I can say that once. To be fair... It doesn't look lazy enough. Lol

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      I'm too impatient Ann !! Colleen was laughing at how excited I was when we decided to go back to the Berkley method lol !!
      We have tons of compost now but as you know, it goes fast !!
      Have a great night, looks like frost Saturday for you guys !!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱🤣

  • @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951
    @growclipbonsaiforseniors1951 2 года назад +1

    Composting 101. Lazy Compost. Cool.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Haha - Jason did not enjoy having to be patient, though. His face was so sad at the beginning but so happy when he finally got to make a "real" pile! Cheers, Colleen

  • @backtonature433
    @backtonature433 2 года назад +1

    Haven't you checked Mr Tony of simplify gardening, I think he released a book on composting,awesome guy too😉

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      I love that guy! He is the king of potatoes. We followed lots of his suggestions about planting potatoes this year and it really worked. And I'm sure we've seen stuff about his composting, too.
      Hope you're having a great weekend! Cheers, Colleen (and Jason)

    • @backtonature433
      @backtonature433 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden 🤗🤗🤗💚🌱💚

  • @victorybeginsinthegarden
    @victorybeginsinthegarden 2 года назад +2

    I would convert that compost area into a chicken run and let them do the work lol

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      That's the dream, unfortunately we don't own a house, yet. But when we do, chickens are way up there on our list :)
      Thanks for the suggestion tho, we totally appreciate it :)
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱🤣

  • @mandamoosgardeningadventur8305
    @mandamoosgardeningadventur8305 2 года назад +1

    The whole of my big garden and allotment is lazy..😂🤣
    I always just throw anything in my compost bin and just leave it. I may turn it every 6 months unless I need it to fill the bottom of a raised bed..
    One day I will make proper compost...
    Stay awesome...🐮🐮🐮

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      Let's go Manda, looking forward to freaky Friday!!!!! You are making proper compost, I'm just way too impatient to do it that way 🤣
      Love seeing the materials breakdown and smell of finishing compost:)))))
      I'm weird, but it's more fun !!!
      Good luck tomorrow and just a thought, what if you get a glove like Patrick? Might make the wriggling more bearable?
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱🤣

    • @mandamoosgardeningadventur8305
      @mandamoosgardeningadventur8305 2 года назад

      @@clivesconundrumgarden unfortunately there is no freaky feeding Friday,🥺
      I have been far too busy trying to get the seating area finished, the painting is taking far too long..
      I did feed them half a massive cucumber, I did have a little look and there were LOTS of shenanigans going on, I will have to look tomorrow...😜
      I Will try with a glove, see if it makes a difference..
      Take care...🐮🐮🐮

  • @lancpudn
    @lancpudn 2 года назад

    HI Jason Colleen, Oh boy my compost piles are way past lazy, They're absolutely bone idle 🤣they've not been turned over in more than three years 😯😬.
    In fact I showed willing today & uncovered one of them to put in some lawn clippings & shredded cardboard, I found a 5 gallon container of nettle tea had been lying around over the Summer months so I tossed that on as well, Boy it's a stank thang now 🤮
    I've yet to use any of that compost 😮I need to up my compost game after watching your success compost vids.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      BONE IDLE COMPOSTING, take that Hew 🤣.
      Ya Nettle tea is no joke, i got thistle tea on me and Colleen wouldn't let me in the house 🤣
      Hey the bottom of that pile with be full of worms and beautiful self :)
      I'm learning there's no "best" way, just different situations.
      STAY AWESOME Ian, won't be hard;)
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱😁😁😁

  • @AP-wv4nm
    @AP-wv4nm Год назад +1

    Huw Richards "The Art of Lazy Composting" has two million views.

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  Год назад

      Great video foresure. I'm just too impatient. Plus, we have so many projects, I converted it to hot pile so we could have some faster. Definitely will try it again, though!!
      Cheers Jason and Colleen 🌱🤞🌱

  • @michaelsplot
    @michaelsplot 2 года назад +1

    👍👍👍

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      Thanks you sir !!
      Learning a ton this summer, looking forward to year 3 already!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥🌱😁😁😁

  • @Maplecook
    @Maplecook 2 года назад +1

    I'm in!

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      Can you take the heat ???? Lol
      165°F 2 days after building it 💥💥💥
      Could almost cook something in there 😉🤣
      Cheers J&C 🌱😁🤞💥

    • @Maplecook
      @Maplecook 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden I can't stand heat actually...lol

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      The chef say lol 💥💥💥
      I know, I know, "your not a chef"
      Got news for ya buddy, you are 💪💪💪💪🤣

    • @Maplecook
      @Maplecook 2 года назад +1

      @@clivesconundrumgarden Should I just stop telling people I ain't a chef? haha

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад +1

      @@Maplecook na it adds to your Brand :)

  • @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920
    @peggyhelblingsgardenwhatyo7920 2 года назад +1

    Wow! I'm into Easy-Peasy 🤎💩🤎
    I think my Easy-Peasy Grass Clippings and Cardboard is a breeze. But I do turn mine and it takes about 4 months to keep adding to the pile and then leaving it.
    Good job 👏

    • @clivesconundrumgarden
      @clivesconundrumgarden  2 года назад

      Nice Peggy, that's a great way to do it. We just have so much demand for it and we don't but compost so I try to make as much as I can lol.
      Plus I love watching the pile transformation.
      Hope you have a wonderful weekend!!
      STAY AWESOME!!
      Cheers J&C 🌱🤞💥😁😁😁