Compost Sifter - Simple Design Works Nicely
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- Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024
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Compost sifting. Not a critical step in building soil, but nice to have some quality compost to work with. For a few dollars in parts and a simple design I have had a device that can help sift compost with no fuss for a bunch of years. Could be made larger, smaller, or modified however. Different sized mesh could be implemented for finer/coarser sifting, perhaps frames could be made that can lock on to get a finer material if needed. As a basic concept it feels very functional and sound, and I'd be thrilled to know folks could use it as a starting point to make something so much better and customized to their needs! Share photos and ideas on how you've made this basic design more productive!
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I love how the chickens are no afraid of you and they come right up to you!
I like your simple, practical ways, including using reclaimed materials. Love how the girls help.
Glad you enjoyed!
Hi guys! I'm just across the St. L. river but more east than you. I get really similar weather and the zoning is pretty close. I really appreciate all the knowledge sharing. I have been slowly building my food forest, always adding a few new things each year. Looking forward to more videos. Keep up the great work!
I love how enthusiastic your chicken helpers are ;) Thank you for the tips, I have used a piece of mesh similar to that just placed over my wheelbarrow but I like the a-frame idea!
The angle is nice since it sheds the filtered bits much more easily. Done it both ways and this feels easier for me.
@@edibleacres it looks like it's a better way to have the big pieces go back off to the side. I will be putting your idea to use for sure!
Thanks for the information- I always enjoy seeing your set up.
A few years ago I made tables out of scrap wood and put ½ " hardware cloth for the top. I use it for seedlings when I'm not using it for sifting compost. When I am sifting compost I can put small tubs under the table to collect the end product. what is left on the top goes back into the compost pile. The tables are a little wider than the length of a 1020 tray and will hold 4 trays with a little room left. They are light enough for me to pick up and move, and small enough for me to use in my small greenhouse (11x20) in the winter. It does take a bit of effort to rub the material through the table but it find it to be therapeutic. I just put on an audio book and get to work. I generally do this job around the fist of January. It's a great way to start the new year....I usually use this in my starting mix that I will need once we get into February.
Sounds like a really lovely way to do it!
A lot of good info on this site. You are the Mr. Rogers of perma culture
I'll take that as a real nice compliment, I loved that guy :)
I love your chicken/composting videos! Love the sifter idea. I’m doing this.
Also, would love to know if you incorporate your coop bedding into your compost system or not?
Yes we do -- we use deep litter method, so we daily add fresh hay to what is already in the coop, and then, after a couple months to a few months, once it's quite built up we remove everything from the coop, let it cook awhile in a pile on its own where the chickens can kick it apart, and slowly it gets integrated with the rest of the compost.
Awesome! Great to know. Thanks!
Imagine if everyone on Earth lived a sustainable, healthy and peaceful lifestyle. ❤
Thank you for the king of spades spade recommendation. I ordered one and its really great.
Incredible tool, right!?
Do you have an opinion on whether the version with the shock absorbing handle is a good investment?
Love this idea! Beautiful compost !
Great idea!
Hey fellow chicken shitkicker! I've watched a bunch of people's videos on electric (overly elaborate) trommels, and scratch my head as to why they want to over-complicate the most simple things.
You are a hard working, respectable, human. It's rare.
Kudos to you, and your lifestyle.
Definitely have seen a ton of videos of systems that seemed insanely complex and expensive. I don't get it.
The compost KING! Lol, thanks for the video 👍👍
Nice!
Just watched a couple of your videos & subscribed.
Thanks, welcome to our little community!
Funny I do the same thing with my compost! I stand my A frame portable chicken coop and prop up my wheel barrel undernear it. It doesn't collapse down, we leave it out all year in the field.
your chickens are so cute :)
That structure is perfect for a small trellis or critter protection.
nice set up and esy to fold and put out of the way when not using it.
Yeah, I used to sift compost all the time. Now I just sift it every now and then when I need potting media. I have found that when I age the compost over winter I get a much better compost that needs little sifting at all.
I am wondering though, are you finding that the compost you take to your other sites seem to get "used up" quickly? When I have extra compost I take it to my brother's garden and within a day or so it looks like I hardly put a shovelful on the garden.
It's insane how much organic matter and compost I've spread over the years... You wouldn't know I did anything from the depth of it! You'd think the land would be 10' taller by now!
@@edibleacres It has to be magic! Thanks for the reply, have a safe weekend
simple is always better! 🙂👍
i love this
This is a great idea. I am going to build one. Thank You. Best Wishes. Grandpa Jones. 😃
Man, you should do a fitness channel on the side. Since I got serious about this stuff a few months ago I have lost 25 pounds without even thinking about it. Fun too. Burns a lot of calories.
That is amazing. Hoping you pace yourself and nourish yourself as you develop these muscles and approaches!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
The chickens thrive in your care! Did Sasha knit your sweater?
She sure did! I wear it most days in the winter.
It is a fantastic sweater. Well done Sasha!
@ 5:05 Watch the fingers!
I thought I saw a hand jerk too, I wondered if he got em. Ouch.
Ha! Good eye... I was worried it caught me but I realized that I had designed it with a gap up there. It was a nervous move but no fingers smashed :)
Genius
love watching chickens walking around in there paradise and eating you can feel their contentment and peace.. lol lol
How long do you ferment each batch of chicken seed for?
Just one day. Could be longer but it seems to kick start the germination.
Hello there, I’m creating a new garden... curious if you use cardboard as a base layer and then mulch? Or is a thick layer of mulch enough to stop the grass/weeds
If you are trying to get rid of lawn you definitely need some sort of cardboard or heavy paper under a thick mulch in year 1... Just mulch won't do it from what I've experienced.
People could add some training wheels if they ended up building a tank. A handle could be screwed in for easier lugging. Don't worry, I'm not thinking of any motorized conveyor belt system. :)
Why not sift compost in early spring, then use the sifter for a climbing plant in the summer?
That is a sweet idea! I love it!
Woah! 55? How big is your chicken run?
I notice you always use a fork rather then a shovel.. is there a secret behind this? I know I've tried to use my fork in the garden but everything just seems to fall through cracks..
In the garden it makes sense to focus on shovel work... In rich compost with lots of strands and bits... 5 or 6 tine sturdy fork is a joy!
Hey was looking at your vid. Why not make a flat screen with a frame designed for a set amount of your buckets, say 4 or 5. Place the screen flat across the tops of the buckets and load up your compost and walk away. Let the chickens scratch it over and seive it. Then come back and top it up. I really appreciate your content. Just want to throw a thanks in.
Neat idea! I should try that and see what happens.... Brilliant!
Those white chickens, what breed are they?
We should know more :)
We get most of our hens from folks getting rid of older hens so it is a true mix and mostly unknown :)
@@edibleacres gotcha, I've just rescued some white chickens that look similar and trying to figure out what breed they are. I recently joined a chicken forum to ask some questions, but who knows, they may be mixed as well. Thoroughly enjoy your videos, was watching one as I got your reply! Thanks for the reply!
What if instead of using the abundant and free energy provided by the Earth's gravity to separate the compost, you used a nuclear fission-powered centrifuge and a cylindrical mesh. Then you could fork the compost into the center and let it spin out the finer material. This would have the advantage of being extremely energy intensive and complicated to build, plus it would scatter the sifted compost 360º throughout the garden! 🙃
Can can you just buy uranium? Also do u have a rust, rot, dry, and safe storage of the spent fuel? Then by all means share your structure sounds really cool!
Seems reasonable. I could also just use plutonium directly in the garden to get warmer soils and a head start on the growing season!
I just built a simple compost/soil sieve.
After I'm done I end up with some big chunks of wood, mixed with rocks.
This is stuff I don't want to throw it back into the compost pile, so I generally pull out the stones by hand.
One can separated the stones from the wood by tossing the mix into a bunch of water, and skimming off what floats.
Lately, I have considered this mix as a feedstock for biochar.
After the wood bits pyrololize, you quench everything in a container of water and skim the floating char off the top.
Finally you end up with a container of gravel,water and stone.
K.I.S.S. keep it simple
👏 😁 👍
still katching up last 1 fer de day...lol hehe
This would be perfect for vermicompost. Feed it to worms and get gold!
Thanks men
I think better option for the wire could be a small chain
Great idea!