What Happens to Bales of Straw/Cane if You Just Leave Them?
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- Опубликовано: 3 июн 2024
- In this video, I will show you what happens to straw or cane bales if you leave them under a tarp for 10 months or more.
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G'day, Everyone; I know to some, my enthusiasm for decaying organic matter might be a tad "eye-rolling", but I can't help but get excited/fascinated about the most basic aspects of down-to-earth gardening. Thanks (as always) for your kind support! Get into it! Cheers :)
There is nothing wrong with having a passion for what you do. In fact, otherwise, it probably isn't for you.
I totally agree! Lets all get in to it!
I get excited when my compost is breaking down, so I get it 😂 What a treasure you've got there!
Science is just the observing of things. For some reason people think it is reserved for serious people who wear lab coats and work in a sterile office.
NO! People can do science in the kitchen and the garden! Observing how NATURE breaks down matter without much human intervention, such as you merely covering bales on top and then letting whatever happens happen naturally and then recording what changes you see over time, is your right! It is just as beneficial as a dry to read published scientific journal. Instead of gathering numbers/statistics to be used by a corporation, you are making an enjoyable education to the public what to expect when doing things on a farm/in a garden.
Your work is more widely used by the public than a scientist’s work.
Well done. Give yourself a dirty pat on the back now! 😂
True gardeners will be envious of your treasure!!!! Since I no longer have animals that require hay,I have been thinking about buying a large round bale or 2 and letting them do exactly what yours did.
outdoor dog zoomies are always a pleasure to see
LOL, I was just thinking the same thing! The “star” of the “show”! 😍
Fast af boy!😅
What's the doggies' name?
What breed of dog is that?
@@walt I'm pretty sure it's a mix - poodle, and maybe cocka spanial?
Mark, a good idea that you may be missing out on is using these straw bales as culinary mushroom substrate. I bought 5 bales and inoculated them with a bag of oyster mushroom grain spawn. over the course of our winter and early spring I harvested well over 20lbs of oyster mushrooms that I ate sautéed on steaks, or made beef stroganoff, or dehydrated for soups and stews, and still had enough to make an entire quart jar of mushroom powder for seasoning. The mushrooms break down the straw faster and make a wonderful composted product. plus, you can literally just keep adding bales on top of this pile where the mycelium is present or use the mycelium to innoculate new bales, and it will keep consuming the new substrate and producing new flushes of mushrooms when the weather produces the right fruiting conditions (Damp 60-75F degree days, especially if overcast).
Excellent input…💝😎
My man showing a lump of compost like a boy finding a perfect rock, wholesome.
People who don’t garden won’t understand….but i do.❤❤❤
Totally!!!
Yep. It turns into gorgeous stuff.
That looks fantastic for accidental compost. I think that shows how much we overthink making compost. You can make a super-premium compost with tons of effort (and it's worth its weight in gold) but "general purpose" top dressing compost is just "pile up a bunch of stuff and come back in a year".
I’m a gardener and I 100% understand your excitement over this beautiful natural product. Loads of nourishment and energy in that compost. Excellent as always Mark 👍👍🇦🇺🇬🇧🇦🇺🇬🇧
I am too 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Mix a bit of chook poo or B&Bone with it to boost its nutrients. Not too much; a little does boost it. !
I get excited about that kind of stuff also
@@sandiraven6173 We grow almost all of our vegetables and fruits in our garden and small orchard.
Whatever is left over we freeze dry and barter for our beef and pork through my in-laws as they own an 8K acre ranch in MT.
Their growing season is too short for their fruits and veggies so that’s why we barter with them.
It’s a Win Win for the 4 of us.
We took down a tree a couple years ago, such a shame to see it, thing was just majestic. The compost we got from shredding the stump was unbelievable! It sat for about the same amount of time before I bothered it but man oh man the amount of life that took refuge was incredible to see. We spread that through our yard where we needed it and there wasn't a trace of the stuff left last year. I'd like to do it again just for the fun of it, sure letting this kind of stuff rot will take time, but its got to be big savings compared to having soil delivered.
Kids love playing in the dirt. Gardeners never outgrow that! 😁
It’s so true. I loved making mud pies as a kid and I just love making my own potting mix as a gardener. Same vibes haha.
In southern US, the 'shield' method of lifting things is advised as well. Our rattlers aren't as bad as your browns, but still not critters you want to take a bite from.
We have a few : www.google.com/search?q=Snakes+Chart++of+AUS&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=0fe395fae313f6fd&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIJzVsyd88NU5zMF8K0LVMe9XcRS2Q%253A1717705911278&ei=txxiZqDX
Mark, I think your pup could have her own channel. She's such a happy, cute pup. She steals the scene every time we watch your videos :)
Ruth Stout wrote a very good book called "Gardening without work". She was a big proponent of buying spoiled straw that was no good a stock food and letting it break down in her garden. She was an early no-dig gardener.
Unfortunately so much straw and hay is now laced with pesticide residues. 😔 But apparently you can also use leaves and/or other debris, though it is not quite as good as straw/hay.
@@justinw1765 yeah, going by the amount of wildlife in Mark’s pile and ours, I don’t think that’s an issue here.
@@justinw1765 Leave it be like Mark did, and the pesticides these days will break down. They are designed (by the chemists) to not last long ! Or just use it as mulch on top. The Sun will do it too !
@@justinw1765 I know where my hay comes from and it's free of pesticides etc!!
@@sharont2878 Cool, note I said, "so much of", not all. If you are one of the lucky few, congrats. It was just a general statement for the general public.
And it seems to especially apply to the US, though _of course_ there are some places where you can get non sprayed hay and straw.
Cheers
I came here for the gardening and stayed for the doggie!
Woohoo - you've struck gold! Black gold!
even the pup saw clearly, the magic of living compost
I just love your passion for the compost. And the small zoomie woof, she's so happy, it's awesome. Love your content.
Colour change is probably to do with the oxygen peneration of the soil. Perhaps the inner sections are waterlogged for example, the rest wets and dries. The constantly wet low oxygen areas are probably turning into something more like peat. I imagine the moulds that grow and temperature matters but i'm not an expert myself.
i was thinking oxygen too...or O2..parden the pun///the bioflora species will change with oxygen levels....also the varying water content will be leaching different chems out at different rates... i think light plays a role here....and pressure too...its complex!!
Bella has so much energy it's a pleasure to see her zooming in and out!
Mark this is brilliant. This process is the essence of organic agriculture, the by-products feeding the soil. No artificial fertilizer needed. NB: It's now been proven that it's the soil microbes that feed your plants via micronutrients and fungi, not costly chemical add-ons.
Thanks mate.( Brit in Canada) I have a few straw bales that have been sitting for a year. everyone says throw them out and I have been sayimng no they are dandy for the garden...Glad to have the verification. Cheers
Old straw bales are fantastic! We add manure and let them rest through winter. We grow most of our containers directly in the blend. IMO, its the best soil enhancement available.
Totally agree....that is basically my soil...especially letting them breakdown in places i want to start new beds.
Your kids decide they look like excellent building-blocks for a fort, and within a couple of weeks they're scattered over the entire lawn, planting prairie grass everywhere...well, that's what happened to our straw last year when we didn't utilize them quickly enough 😂
The different color bits of decay in the straw is because there are different things mixed in breaking it down. Some is worm poop. Some is bacterial or mold slime - which is what the worms eat. There are also fungi.
"Only a gardener can love this stuff". I laughed and thought you have a pretty good point. That humus looked so good
Here your sugar cane mulch is my straw. I love what they break down to. The best dirt ever!!❤
Doggie zoomies! 🐾 🐾
Happy dog!
Too cute how excited you are about the humus.❤
Haha I get like that with my compost...I just get so into it and excited...love my compost!
Hola! Same for the southwest USA. Never pick up a rock facing you! 🦂🕷️🦎🐍
You would have some good ones; "Joe Blakes" ( snakes; rhyming slang!)
www.google.com/search?q=Snakes+Chart++of+AUS&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=0fe395fae313f6fd&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIJzVsyd88NU5zMF8K0LVMe9XcRS2Q%253A1717705911278&ei=txxiZqDX
Straw bale gardening by Joel Karsten - quick & easy but temporary raised beds without the hassle of containers. Plus love Bella, give her big hugs and a treat from me.
Hi Mark, firstly all I can say is what a beautiful baby Bella is , so full of life and joy, she's brilliant, I don't know but I think that colour change is due to different stages of decomposition and yes I'm just as enthusiastic about decomposition as you are and the natural environment you've managed to achieve. brilliant as always, thanks so much, cheers!!🥰😘💓👍👍👍👍🙏
Oh wow! That's fillet steak for plants. I would be thrilled if I had that heap.
There's only one venomous species of snake in the UK - the adder - but I'm terrified of finding one. Watching you on your hands and knees working on the bales without any fear of snakes is unbelievable to me.
You can have a chart too: www.google.com/search?q=Snakes+Chart++of+AUS&client=firefox-b-d&sca_esv=0fe395fae313f6fd&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIJzVsyd88NU5zMF8K0LVMe9XcRS2Q%253A1717705911278&ei=txxiZqDX
I'm a kiwi and have worked for a time in Aussie. The local wisdom is that snakes are more scared of you than you of it. BUT do take care, do not disturb a nesting snake, and don't walk in long grass without long boots or trousers, give snakes you see a wide berth to give them time to slink away.
That spider though.
That's a happy dog that you have 😉🙌
Chào bạn ❤.
The joy of a happy dog - nothing like it! 😊❤
Your adorable dog having the zoomies madw you look like you were moving in slow motion. Quite funny. Lol
It just turns into black gold!!!
I deliberately do this occasionally. 🖤🖤🖤🖤
You have a "Gold Mine" there!! I would love to be able to get ahold of about twenty bales of Hay and let them just "ROT into Gardening Gold."
Just ask a horse lover. Horses cannot not eat old hay and it is often dumped or burnt. You should get it for free as a useful service to the horse lover. Find a pony club or equestrian event. Most hay barns have last years harvest going to waste and taking up space.
We cover our garden with straw or dried grass clippings and it keeps the water in and weeds out😉
Oh God no I never use grass clippings on my garden that only goes in my hot compost where I know the weeds break down....
You have a very cute pup!
Also be aware that snakes can be within the bales. They get bailed up at the time of bailing.
Apparently the snakes are none too happy about that sort of thing.
Mark I do the same with grass clippings and leaves from the huge trees that surround the place, they drop tons in the fall. My summers are very hot and humid and that will break down in a couple of months into beautiful soil. If you start a compost pile in early winter here you can direct sow winter squash in Early March in that compost pile and it will pop up in two days and grow like crazy. Have to be ready to protect it from the freeze and frost we sometimes get in March. Will have winter squash before July.
I don't know how true it is but I was watching a gardening show and they said leaves should be left where they fall because they are beneficial for the tree they come from
Mate that is just gold. Everyone in the know would be licking their lips with that stuff.
Hello Mark. I feel the same way about the compost I get from the leaf mold and decaying straw I use in my garden. I just let the straw do its own thing, but I turn the leaf mold regularly and add our kitchen scraps and some shredded paper now and again. My compost is really good! Thanks for your tips and conversations about being a better gardener and steward for our earth!
Good morning Mark, I live in the state of Colorado, USA. I don't have mulch beds here. I've tried and they never work, so what I do is winter mulching, I just dump everything in my garden beds and let the snow do the mulching for me. So far, this has worked for me. But, love your content, been a long time follower of your channel, love little Bella. Thank you and bless you.
There is nothing like doodle zoomies! Our Lucy, Goldendoodle, does them all the time and it is so cute!!
I keep scrolling always thinking the thumbnail looks like 2pcs of cake lol
I get excited when I am given half rotted straw!
Oooh look at all that beautiful compost 😊
You should look into inoculating large 'dumps' of straw with edible fungi next time, you might even get some more use out of it.
Was thinking that myself✔
Great idea
You are quite the scientist!
Take a break and get some water! 😊
Bella is my spirit animal.
That dog seems to have gone feral, and I love it, living her best life.
My favorite sentence is ''Compost happens.'' I saw it in an organic gardening magazine article that was about compost piles. The paragraff was discussing whether or not you had to turn a pile over to get compost.
Got to love his face playing around with the dirt. Amazed like a kid. I learnt a lot from you about the joys of gardening, and that’s exactly how I make my compost during the summer, I have 3 big baskets made from fencing net, that I fill with all the grass from the lawn, dry leaves and bush cuttings of the season that I leave out in the open in direct contact with the ground. I get piles of free compost all year long doing nothing
that's some good-looking dirt mark, nice!!
Your little dog is so funny. I love him.
Apparently, I did the same experiment as you. I have several bales of hay on the ground from 2 years ago that were not covered at all. They are mostly intact with a little rot in the middle, but still usable as mulch. I'm in Louisiana, which is almost the same climate as you have.
Nice and warm ! I am south in NSW . Quite cool !
Love you😅I'm watching your videos and greetings from Poland❤for you end your family ❤
Wow! Black Gold! Your garden will love it! Your dog is an energizer bunny and so cute!
beautiful humus!!
I have a small garden but buy two bails each year I add high Nitrogen feed to the bails which helps with composting , at the start of the season I mix the composted bails with my compost makes great mulch
Best start to a new garden bed I ever had. A neglected bale of hay a year later.
Puppy zoomies. Love it. The worst we get in my cold climate is a girlie scream from me seeing a big bull snake. I am grateful.
Mark, you were like a kid in a candy shop & your pupper was zipping & zooming with excitement! She is adorable! That was a huge worm too! ❤
I love composting, especially when it's easy
Mark, let your chickens on that pile and they’ll have so much fun.
I think it's turning black/brown 13:08 because the worms are coming up, eating it and pooping in it with soil they've consumed from deeper in the earth. Might be great for spuds
Here in North America, straw bales with mold, fungus, and mildews turn wet, get soaked, then start dissolving into nasty slush and mush. Eventually, worms, sow bugs, etc will invade and colonize the decaying medium.
Mark, Good Job!
You just keep right on sharing the day to day discoveries and ideas, we enjoy watching.
I’m always quick to pounce on the bales our cattle leave. Absolutely wonderful in my garden
It's always nice to get something from nothing! Love from SC!
I'm glad to see you, mister. It's always a good day when you post. 😊editing to add. You're a brave man. That spider would be enough for me to walk away. Just up and " bye" lol.
::: no gloves, gasp :::
Walk? You mean run, as in Usain “lightning” Bolt sprint straight back inside the house!! 🏃♀️⚡️🤣🤣
@missbiggs9437 Amen.I try really hard not to squish, but there are limits. Lol.
Huntsman spiders are harmless, and are cool, some species are colourful on the underside too.
@@OvertakeGT Yes, and the lovely St Andrews Cross spiders we get in NSW hanging around in the branches , off the shed, fence etc. Do love them and their wonderful laboured, constructured webs, Simply beaut !
www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Syt+Andrews+Croos+spiders
Once again Bella is the star of the show 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Mark, I love your enthusiasm in this video! The composted mulch is garden gold!
You're truly the Steve Irwin of gardening, an international treasure. 😁
Dog gone! She's back, Dog gone, she's back...
Oh Mark. We in Texas get rain, rain, rain, and a little more like now. A ton of sympathy for your rainy days. It's overwhelming my garden mound method.
Never thought I'd be excited about the creation of soil and all the various aspects. Now, it's a gardening miracle. Your enthusiasm is contagious!
With all the rain you had earlier in the year I'm not suprised it is decaying quickly.
Fascinating seeing nature work so quickly. I used sugercane bales to slow water down on the swales on my block of land. It didn't take long for nature to consume all of it and aid the drainage beautifully.
That’s awesome! I wish I had some of that for my garden. You’re always on the Mark!
Is it weird that I drool 🤤 over beautiful compost
Not weird! You're a gardener and we know that stuff is better than gold for your plants. Cheers from the Midwest of USA!
Thank you for the tarp rolling tip. I was rolling it back from the front with my pile of lawn clipping mix. Without a tarp over it you might get cats using it as a litter tray and bird droppings in it.
Just like a happy child with their play doh. What gorgeous stuff. Bella is a joy to watch!!
'Stralian asmr. Love this channel.
G'day Mark, I'm a veteran too.
Absolutely love your gardening. Gets me back to nature, plus all the other benefits as well. Well done mate, love your shows.
Hello Mark, my name is Linda and I live in Walsenburg Colorado USA. I love watching you and I love my garden. Saying that, I have Interstitial lung disease or ILD. I run out of air. Not on oxygen yet. I want to keep gardening. Any garden ideas for me would be great 😃. Thank you for letting me ask.
Hay bales can spontaneously combust when their internal temperature rises above 130°F (55°C) and triggers a chemical reaction that produces flammable gases.
This can happen when hay bales have a moisture content of 15% or higher, which can cause excessive heating and molding.
The risk of spontaneous combustion is greatest in the first two to six weeks after baling, but it can take up to 10 weeks depending on conditions.
The risk continues if the bales are stored in areas where moisture can linger, like barns with leaky roofs or high humidity.
This risk is higher for larger bales or bales piled together like the ones in this video and is the reason there are requirements for garden supply companies to turn their mulch as it matures.
This isn't hay, it's cane bales. The main reason hay bales combust is because they're baled wet instead of letting the hay dry sufficiently before baling. The problem is moisture inside the bale, not the outside getting wet. We always had dozens of round bales sitting in the elements and never once did one of them catch fire.
Mate, that stuff is just gold.
Interested in the bale but couldnt stop laughing at your dog running in and out the whole time 🤣
That bailing twine is gardeners gold!! You’ll find it in every good farm veg patch in Aus 😆
What is your little dog doing, she is so cute! it is so fun to see her playing around outside, I love when she's in the videos! I love your comedy/sense of humor! And, No, you don't look disheveled, you look great as always! Thanks for the cute videos, keep it up!👍💯
Wot no dad jokes hugs from uk
Dear Mark, your videos are a delight and you dog running like crazy made me laugh. Thanks so much to share your world and knowledge with us in such a nice way.
Can I just say how much I love it when your pupper gets the zoomies in your videos. Lol I can't help but pay more attention to her/him. Sorry not sorry haha.
Your dog is cracking me up. Full of energy
Just a word of caution Mark. I live on the Northern Rivers in NSW where I have plenty of access to cane mulch from the farms. I ended up having breathing problems because I didn't wear a mask when handling it.
So has my brother in law! He’s now on oxygen for the rest of his life!
That little dog is so cute, she’s stealing the show 😂 Those bales were a good buy, and the result with them just sitting there is very rewarding. I only have a very small garden, and I use the sugar cane mulch for my compost bin, and I put it on top of my pot plants as it protects them from the hot summer sun. Thanks for your show Mark, I really enjoy watching.
So many don't understand that the process is circular... there's no such thing as 'buggering' anything.
Can we ge like 25 videos per day? I never get enough...
Yes!! He’s the only person I’ll drop everything and duck into another room to watch the second he posts. Everyone else gets seen later that night
Agree
Love the video as always ❤