The Easiest Compost Method for Small Spaces!
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- I am very excited to share this incredibly effective composting method for small spaces! After running this experiment over a few months I can safely say that the concept works very well and I feel it could offer a huge amount of cost-saving for growers with limited gardening area. The best thing about this method is that it is free, and doesn't sacrifice any growing space to place a compost bin for example. Enjoy!
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HI again Huw. After your first vlog about this I was so excited with the idea that I started one in my first allotment last year. The ground in this allotment was SO worm deficient when I started the garden January 2022 and although it got a bit better over the year it stayed behind .BUT the soil out of the compost pad was just LOADED with worms after 3-4 weeks! SO cool. I dug all the healthy ground up and took it to my new BIGGER allotment! I recommend this method to ANYONE. It's pretty much a no brainer as long as you do the lasagne thing and not too thick. Thx for introducing the method!👍👍
What I like about this approach is how it makes the compost available right where you need it, instead of having to load to a wheel barrow, carrying it and unloading it. Saves time and energy. Thanks for sharing. I imagine it would also inhibit weeds in this area.
Both great points!
I bought 2 of your books. Not for myself, because I've been gardening since I was a little kid, but for my sons, who are your age. The books are great for anyone starting their adventure with growing vegetables. I read with pleasure. It will be a really valuable gift. I don't even regret that I had to import them from the UK to the EU, because it was worth it.
My husband and I noticed our paths we’re looking like rich soil due to laying mulch and simply dropping soil and compost out of the sides of our wheelbarrow as we wheeled it back and forth. We started being more intentional a couple of years ago and it is great! We have compost set up in a couple of areas on the property but we might as well use as much area as possible.
I have a Victory Garden, or would you would call an Allotment, and this is one of the most creative garden ideas I've come across over the past few years. Thank you.
We love a compost video 👏 -G&R,x
Another thing about compost pathways is that it makes for easier hand weeding. One just pulls weeds and drops them in the pathway. 😊
I've been harvesting the mulch/compost out of my pathways already and I'm amazed at how much I've been able to get. It will easily meet most, if not all, of my mulching/composting needs this year. Digging out the paths also helps provide drainage for the beds, and retain moisture to give back to the beds. Win-win.
You and I were in the same issue of Permaculture Magazine (#90), as I was beginning my descent from strength and activity. I read your article with interest and concluded the future was in very good hands. 🏆 Yes, we always did this but never bothered with raising the beds very high. They had no borders to speak of, and every spring we raked the pathways onto the beds and laid down new pathways, and that was our compost, mulch and raised beds all of a piece.
Very cool! What were you laying down as the pathways?
It’s a fab idea so long as you don’t own dogs that to eat what you put down… I thought about doing this when you first started , I have a bin and a compost roller bag too, new,
But when I started putting the green stuff down my young dogs, under 2 years old, started to nick stuff and eat it. Which one gave em upset tums as not used to it and 2 ment that the stuff I was trying to compost wasn’t there….
We now have woodchip paths for now. As that will break down too.
Huw, I love your channel. Everything you explain is so down to earth and intelligent. Works in Germany too❤😊
Gardeners unite, no matter where your gardens are situated! We are brothers and sisters..... 👭
Viele Grüße an dich. Obwohl es auch gute deutsche Gartenkanäle gibt schaue ich Huws am liebsten 😊
@@UllricLex genau.... Huw ist so natürlich und man merkt ihm die Liebe zur Natur an....Ich schau da auch immer etwas neidisch zu... wer hat schon so einen gut organisierten, großen Garten ??? Immerhin : über meine Gurken und Tomaten, den Mangold, die Kräuter und den tollen Romana und Bataviasalat hab ich mich auch gefreut.
@@Mopsipop Mangold will ich nächstes Jahr auch mal unbedingt probieren sowie verschiedene Kohlsorten die ich bisher noch nicht hatte z.b. Stammkohl für die Blätter.
@@UllricLex dann mal viel Vergnügen mit den kohlweisslingen... Bzw dem abdecken mit Gaze.... Sonst hast du Fleischbeilage 😋 Mangold hat das problem nicht. Ich hab auch gute Erfahrungen mit stangensellerie gemacht. Da hat man immer was für Suppe oder salate. Was ich noch wärmsten empfehle ist sibirisches strauchbasilikum. Sehr robust und aromatisch , im Gegensatz zu anderen strauchbasilikumsorten keine Blüte, sondern nur Blätter.
vielen Dank für die Tipps 🙂
I was not intended to make compost but I noticed the soil between beds became so rich after several years of stashing
leaves, stems and straw. Some are self-seeded like lettuce and cilantro. Thank you, Huw
I love this!! I’m going to be doing this and my small compost bins. Brilliant Huy!!!❤️
Brilliant idea, thank you!
I’ve been a gardener in Worcestershire for over 26 years and gardened in Cheshire and Oxfordshire before that. Now we have moved to the north side of a hill on an Orkney island, we have significantly different growing conditions, and so much more space!
There is already a greenhouse and polytunnel and a large wooden bin full of wonderful compost, but the previous owners had grassed over several veg beds. So we are starting our very first no dig beds with the compost (mostly over six years old 😊) and some of the many cardboard removal boxes we still have!
Loving the idea of the compost paths, which I can see us implementing this year. We were going to mulch the paths with shredded prunings of the numerous fuchsia, hebe and escallonia hedges, so now we will be also adding green prunings and weddings once they appear.
I have recently bought your Beg growers handbook and am working through it, such fantastic tips and ideas, proving that every day is a school day! 😊
Thank you for such an informative channel, keep it up! 💕
My temporary pathways are made from thin prunings and twiggy leafy stuff, it keeps feeding the plants growing next to them, and less need to have to burn any prunings... Actually this year I decided not to burn, and have dug out trenches to redo some paths with larger prunings and woodchip over the top,, they feel nice and springy to walk on😊
Brilliant idea and incredibly easy to put in place. I have an area of my garden with leaves and green material that I have been walking and rolling the wheelbarrow over for a few months simply because it’s in my way. It’s breaking down beautifully. If I had thought of your idea and turned it a few times, I’m convinced it would be useable compost by now. Lesson learned for next time!
The daffoldils in the background are beautiful! We don't have them in Sweden yet so it a treat to see them.
Thanks so much for conducting this experiment, Huw. I have a compost tumbler for kitchen waste but did not want to sacrifice garden space for a compost pile. This looks fantastic and I am starting to use this method now. Thanks again.
What a brilliant concept and so thrilled you have done this follow-up video to show it works. I am making a garden in a spot away from the house and down a hill. Doing this will mean I won't have to cart weeds and rubbish to the bin near the house. Plus if looks like a great way to keep the weeds down between the beds. So a win-win!
@Disabled-Megatron and I'm certain you'll be basically creating a huge worm-bin between the beds. This is a really promising technique, I'm stoked about it.
Hi Huw, interresting idea. Did you have any more problems with slugs around this composting area?
i was thinking the same thing dose it attract slugs and snails next thing your beds are full of them eating all my crops not so sure
The obvious question. Huw probably won't have had problems as he's on top of his slug population and is able to attend to the garden regularly. I suspect others will have bigger issues if they can't keep on top of the population. I'll be trying this myself in a few years time once my plot is more established, definitely a large amount of good compost produced there which may even make up for a few losses to slugs! Sow a few extra plugs to account for losses and you're flying!
@@David-xh9cw thank you
I was wondering this too. I use untreated local mulch in my garden to retain moisture in the hot summer. Would I do better using chips that were aged one year?
This just seems too easy!
I really love this idea. In my small garden, I have a fir tree which overhangs a portion of the area. This year, I have just raked all of the fir needles into the areas where I had planned to add bought-in wood chip for paths. Of course, the rankings include a lot leaves and other bits, too. I'm hoping that walking on these paths will break down the needles much faster, since they take absolutely forever to break down in my small compost pile. Meanwhile, I have free paths! Thanks, Huw!
I tell people to use these small space to breakdown/pre compost material for use later as mulch, bin fill, or to add into a small pile to compost over winter. I’ve spent the last 4 years piling along a fence, building usable growing space about 10 ft a year with homemade, passive composting (over 40 ft now being used this year)
Thanks. You’ve probably saved me a good few quid in the future. Appreciate your knowledge sharing. Shout out for your good-yourself, Charles dowding and the Venus project. May the world be a better place
I LOVED this! As someone who’s garden is very small this will be VERY useful. Thank you
our allotment council would have an aneurysm hehe but I like it. I'm thinking to do an inground wormery, saw a few youtube videos about it, seems handy, just the odd bucket in the middle of beds
The Linda Woodrow method from The Permaculture Home Garden. Great use of space. I've used it between chicken tractors too.
Never heard of this! Will have to look it up - thanks!
Heya! The great youtube channel, Edible Acres, does this as well! What a great system, I will have to try it
Thank you so much for this information. I have a 22x12 garden & was sure there was no room for a compost bin. Now I will make a compost path!
I read and used Ruth Stotts system when in California 50 years ago where i first gardened for veg seriously. Flat composting worked fine but needed a lot of watering. 30 years later back in South Wales with an allotment I'd had for 20 years I broke an arm and was unable to do any serious composting turning etc. That's when I becan to use no dig throughout. Walking to the allotment I would pick up large flat sheets of cardboard from peoples big purchases and also their grass cuttings put out for recycling. The nettles that had grown on site i could slash with a hook one handed and I built lasanya compost over 1/3 of the plot which I couldn't manage. It might have just been perfect weather for such a system that year and I doubt it would work so well now I'm back in the rain forest north of Huw but next year the compost just needed rakeing forward over the allotment and results were excellent and admired by the exminers who had the other plots
I've been making compost pathways for 2 years now... now my new double plot is one massive compost. I have marked areas for beds and netting, using logs for the walls. I'll keep piling organic matter on them. Then I rake the paths until I get all down to the clay soil and pile that on and start again. (You wasent the first ;) 😅
I'm a gardener and never clean up after myself. My clients beds are always getting covered in leaves and the grass clippings. Some don't like it, but then they see the wildlife coming back and realise that a mulch is key to a healthy border. Gotta feed those worms! Irrigation and aeration ❤
What a brilliant idea Huw! I mulch my paths with just wood chips but have been experimenting with using them as mulch once they are partially broken down. It only works for some crops though and not for beds where I want to sow directly
I cleared the wood chip paths laid over the last two years and added the partially rotted down wood chips to the compost bins to continue to break down for use this coming Autumn. I then refreshed the paths and will do the same next year. I love the idea of lasagne paths and will try this on one part of the plot. Thanks Huw.
Great idea! I must say it takes ages for my compost to actually break down so I use a combination action of homemade compost and bought compost because otherwise I just wouldn't have enough. But I have a spot I've earmarked for dumping stuff on and seeing how it goes! I might even pop a pumpkin seed in...
I noticed on your overhead drone shot that your raised beds don't all line up in straight lines. I love this. I have six raised beds so far and mine came out a little wonky. The ideas of a bit of a mess in the garden appeal to me greatly. When some weed pops up in the yard, if I like it, I put water on it. If I don't, it goes to the compost bin. I have had very poor luck with my compost for the last couple of years and have changed things around this year. I am also going to start tossing a good deal of it in my pathways. Planting in Spokane Washington is still two or three weeks away but my prep is already started. Thank you so much for the videos.
Great experiment and fantastic outcome. I have space but I may still experiment with this
This is a real "Why didn't I think of that?" moment for me. We have a local source for free ramial woodchips and we keep rabbits, so there's no shortage of "brown" and "green" material for this project. I will definitely be doing a couple pathways in this manner this year! Thank you for the video. 🙂
Compost tea is great for small garden!
I love making compost and it is one of the best things veg growers can do. Thank you for the video Huw and keep up the good work. Kind regards. Gary
Oh, Huw, I have just the perfect area for your idea, behind my big pots of greens. I will remove the artificial turf path and cover it with carboard and start composting there. Thank you.
Brilliant idea... just what I've been looking for. Thank you.
There will be no living with me today. I dropped cardboard and covered it with wood chips in all my pathways. Now I'm watching this video which of course confirms that I'm a genius. Time to chop and drop some chickweed! (NC, USA)
So Glad to see the follow up on this. It's such a great idea, I'm glad it was successful! Great work!
My garden grows wild since 15+ years and I feel stupid carrying some stuff back and forth on a wheelbarrow. I've watched the concept video a year ago and I was like: "Good one! That makes perfect sense. That's what I need". And now, since I'm creating new beds I'm actually thinking about doing same size bed as path and use one for growing the other for walking and composting switching the areas each year... this way I don't even have to move the compost lol
I’m loving your videos and learning lots. I’ve noticed you call the soil mulch and not fertiliser. In Australia mulch is straw or bark used to contain moisture. Please correct me if I’m wrong. Thanks.
I have watched your concept video a year ago and did a very similar thing. Actually, I've started and cannot stop! That how amazing it is . What's more, but that's not for small spaces, instead of separating leaves in the autumn, I've been mowing the ground as soon as the grass started to grow and I am forming piles of dried leaves, dried grass and fresh grass and herbs clippings all mixed in the mower. The piles are formed on the grass and because they are high enough (15cm and counting) the grass/weeds underneath it die. I believe I can plant potatoes in those piles this year and switch to eg some cucurbits next year!
Do you have any Workaway options?? I'd like to learn personally, I'm living in Germany
Hi Huw, I’m a bit confused. Do I put my waste on to grass paths or put cardboard down first please ?? Thank you Sally
This is new. Good to watch new videos of yours. Thanks for sharing so much information. MOre power to you. I hope that you can visit Philippines amd visit our gardens too.
It's so obvious, if anyone has left a pile of weeds through bad weather, there's not much green left after a month or more. Lazy gardeners like me will find a little mound of near-compost. This is a great idea, but I have no grass, just green waste and leaves.
I throw my kitchen waste out the window. Coffee grounds... lemon rinds... old meat... paper towels... whatever... I just throw it out the window into the ground, and I bury it. And then layer more dirt. I layer the dirt and kitchen waste into an embankment that absorbs water. I've been doing this for years and have a pretty good potato garden. Very loose, potatoey soil.
So I’ve been living in my car for the last seven years but I remember when I started my journey 16 years ago I was well into it probably started out with some parts of this and that not really anything expensive not really gardening just kind of getting my feet wet
There was a good portion of the front yard which was very big which was dedicated to growing animal hay for feed
They would come in and they would spray and they would also drop these big white teardrops which were full of chemicals I’m sure and so it really wasn’t safe to plant in the ground so I used my very narrow staircase lined up some pots and started growing some medicinal herbs and some culinary herbs
But on the side of the house which wasn’t a very large space
I would deposit all of my leftovers from making smoothies and it was always fresh fruit and seeds and things like this and so this nourish the ground and was an automatic compost because nature take its place the leaves would fall they would land on the ground there was already grass not grass clippings but The soil really benefit from it and it became so very rich
One day I went shopping and I came home and I walked up the steps and something had changed about the environment around my door
I quickly drop everything and ran back outside and went down to almost the farmstead and just started staring
Lo and behold I had seven mango trees that were about a foot tall
I was so elated
Unfortunately the frost got to them and they perished but I realized at that moment just how easy it was to Garden
Flash forward about a good year and a half two years and I got involved with someone I ended up unfortunately moving in with them that wasn’t really what the plan was but I got into a Catch-22 situation didn’t have a choice
Now in my old place the backyard was completely wooded and I had six dogs so it really wasn’t a lot of space back there to do much of anything and the sides got really no sun so I didn’t everything to plant there I think I was a little nervous to be honest I really doubted myself felt like it was going to be a lot harder than it actually is
So after moving in with the sky and working on changing his lifestyle because it was required he definitely had prostate cancer That was kind of scary for him but I was really determined
I took 60 varieties of fruits and veggies and additional herbs as well as some spices and just really planted everything he would allow me too and he really just gave me a limited space but it kind of works around that And expanded as much as possible
Needless to say it took a bit because the soil was very depleted but I started blending all of my waste that was fruit and veg and pouring it on top of and around the plants sometimes in the pots as well and what we did is we started a relatively good size underground compost so we used no materials no plastics no wood we just dug a hole that was rectangular
Probably about 3 feet deep and may be about 6 to 8 feet long probably more 6 feet
And this is where all of my waist for the most part went and then of course we layered grass clippings and leaves
And eventually it was solid fall so and I think I went out there occasionally and turned it and then one day I just got a ping from spirit that was like OK now what you can do is take a segment of this and straightaway plant your root vegetables And that would only be potatoes I had five varieties growing I think it was red white like the rest of potatoes the yellow which is like butter I had purple I had red and one other I’m not really sure but yeah I’m pretty sure it was five different varieties of potato
Well they started coming up I was just so excited
On the side of the house there was like a wraparound raised brick bed and I had planted Ginger which of course I did it the hard way and it took me forever because I wasn’t doing it right but eventually they were taller than I was
I never got to enjoy any of it because he was a narcissist and he dumped me at a gas station that’s how I started living in my car and he went in and he hacked down every single thing that I grew I’m sure it made the soil much richer but it definitely didn’t make him richer
I think all the people who try to impress with all of the new growth and progress around his house and in his house as well as with himself probably impressed people until they realize that none of that was his work
I long to have my own garden and I feel like just for that experience and the natural understanding of things
Will produce some very amazing yields
Interesting. As long as you put down cardboard first. Else the grass is going to grow like crazy.
Am doing it in a 40 liter bin, but only a strong person can lift them, the person I was doing it for is very tiny, plus her garden is paved. But had been sort of doing it your way.
I love this idea!
I'm curious, does it make your shoes into a mess? I know the clothes I wear to work on compost are stained beyond any help and I'd hate for one of my pups to track in the house 😬 what do you think?
I think my chickens 🐔 would love it and i wouldn't have to turn it. Just net the vege patch next to it, which by the way in my garden is already netted.
Brilliant. Easy and effective. Thanks a LOT
I've been doing this for a year now, sort of, not thinking about it being compost! Now I need to use my bounty for my beds!
I'm now trying this approach at my allotment, between my pallet collars for the pathways.
If there was such a thing as a compostableholic then that’s me
I have so many bins it’s unreal
I am in the process of trying out this way on the pathway surrounding my raised bed
I put all my cardboard boxes on and weeds from my raised beds can’t wait to see how it turns out
Thank you for such a good idea
I’m a noob I’ve just started I’m always worried that If i use weeds it would create more weeds?
@@kojiikokoaka_jun34 as long as there are no seeds on the weeds you should be ok you can think of more weeds as extra compost material that’s how I see them now
Did you notice an increase of slugs due to the decomposition of greenery? Love the idea though! 👍
WOW. thank you so much. I will! Be doing this.
I would have to put barriers on the ends because my lovely chickens would spread it all over the yard
Hey hey from iowaaaaay! (Iowa, United States) I have a big, beautiful black walnut tree in my growing area. Great…. I’ve tried raised beds, but the tree roots are insane. Last year I stated investing in grow bags. Added to the collection this year. I remember watching you start this process last year. Im going to do it this year between the bags!thank you! I just love watching and listening to you!
We just yanked out two ~9 foot tall black walnut trees I started a few years ago because of juglone. 😭 Nobody told me about that toxin. Good luck to you from Missouri!
Unfortunately our tree is about 40 ft tall and been here since well before we moved in. Heartbreaking though to have to take out trees! Even black walnuts!
Sending my best to you!😊
@@DawnBarb Black Walnuts is one of my favorite trees - as long as they are far away from any house, driveway, garden, etc. The dense shade is the real killer with them. The bigger issue is that they stain everything in sight.
You're a freaking genius and just tipped me over the edge of figuring this out for myself. I just moved somewhere with nowhere great for a compost area. I'm doing some Hugelkulture and burying it along with kelp I drag off the beach and whatever else I can find. I'm renting so I don't think I can transform the lawn but around the edges I can grow. Along the driveway too but it's a lot of shade so I'm stuck with perennials. Focusing on medicinals and pruning the trees and bushes as much as I think I can get away with. I don't think I can put pathways thru the lawn but I can around it where there's some beds. I got a chip drop but they gave me a cedar. Can I use cedar on the bottom of the compost path? U can't huh? I'm gonna use the cedar elsewhere and get another chip drop
I have cedar paths in my garden. They work beautifully AND after 2 years they are really breaking down. Has not been a problem for me in growing. Cedar is native around me and everything grows just fine in cedar forests. Hope that encourages you to try!
I would love to do this, unfortunately we have a probiem with rats round here. I do not want to encourage them.
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This is an inspirational idea 😃 Trust you to think out of the box and realise the potential of our paths 👏👏🇬🇧
What a brilliant idea. Thank you very much!
Great way to create your own compost for your natural food vegetables
Still adding food scraps? Bcuz we get a lot of flies and maggots
I watched your video and it make me want go out to my yard and get motivated do with the compost path. And I done it! 😊
Plus,grow some mushrooms in it to make it even nicer,too.
A few years ago I found myself with al large amount of grass clippings and no where to put them. My compost bin was full and there was no space in my small garden. I covered my paths with grass clippings and covered the clippings with thick cardboard. I improved the appearance with a layer of twigs and hedge clippings. When I raked off the twigs, six months later, I found the cardboard and grass had turned into excellent, rich crumbly soil. I don't know if it qualified as compost but it was perfect for my needs.
I like this idea I always have lots of grass clippings never know what to do with them I will follow your idea
Great idea. I think my chickens can help with this as well.
Brilliant idea, I will definitely be trying this! 🎉😀
Wow this looks too good to be true Mr. Huw! 😲🤗
Such a great idea. Thanks for sharing
Looove it!!!!! ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Brilliant, thanks for the info. You've given me another compost alternative, cheers!
Glad to help :)
Awesome!
Thanks for the trial and evaluation.
I'm ready to give this a go.
But how do I find chemically inert recycled plastic for the sides?
This is an awesome Idea! Buying compost is probably the most daunting part of starting for me 😂
Love this! Thank you 😊
Thanks, Huw! What a brilliant idea! I never thought of using the actual garden paths as compost bins.
Thank you brother ! Great idea
This seems like a great idea. I don't have raised beds - won't having the kitchen/garden waste at the same level encourage pests (e.g. slugs) in amongst my precious veggies?
Anyone had any trouble with rats and slugs with this method? In your small typical urban garden I imagine this would be pretty ugly and may cause a few issues. Im sure it has its place like others have said though so nice to see this - thanks Huw! The hotbin doesnt take up much space so thats what I went for
I've actually been doing this for years in the pathway of my community garden to recycle weeds and other garden debris without sending all that material to the landfill. The only difference is I make big piles along my wide path, and plant any extra squash, tomatoes or other seedlings into them once the compost is ready in the spring.
That's an original idea we'll done m8. Seriously genius stuff.
My compost bins are in a narrow shady space next to the driveway in which I can grow very little else. It would be nice to have them right in the garden, but it does make it very easy when I bring in a load of city green waste compost or horse manure. My husband was concerned they would smell and the neighbors would complain, but as gardeners know, if it's done right it smells good!
Or you could just literally use that pathway for a 3x3 compost bin or two.
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We have used kitchen scraps and grass clippings covered with wood chips for pathways in the garden. Between the biological breakdown and the mechanical (walking on them), we end up with plenty of partially broken-down compost that we use to cover the beds at the end of the growing season.
Compticny@ Any rats? Since I started composting kitchen scraps, they found them! Before, it was only leaves and cardboard. No problems, but now is "NYC subway"
@@mariap.894 Maria, never had problems with rats, but field mice until the neighbor's cats put a big dent in their population.
@@compticny3138 I guess I'll have to get a cat. Yesterday they ate about 2lbs of tomatoes again. They are a nightmare! Thanks and best of luck🌻😍👍🦋🪴💜
I have two big compost bins, once a year i empty the one and turn the other. I also have 5 big pots (one is always empty) that i compost in over the winter. I turn them once a week which takes me 20mins and love seeing how many worms are in there. I then use these pots to grow beans and pumpkins up my wall.
Might give the pathways a go once i have built some veggie beds.
Awesome ! Thank you
This is a good video but I don't know if this is practical for small spaces. I have started doing this since technique since February 2023 with wood chips and cardboard but this is labor intensive and it does require a lot of material if you are just starting off. The weeds and grasses are growing faster than I can cover my area of roughly 13 yards or 11 meters. I have also been doing composting using the compost bins since September 2023 with mostly cardboard and some greens in a compost bin but I haven't got any actual compost so far in April 2023. It's really easy for me to get browns but difficult for me to get any greens. The squirrels are also attracted to my compost even though it's mostly brown. I leave the leaves on the ground, leave the vegetation from outside in my garden area and rarely throw away anything into the trash. I'm new to composting maybe I didn't turn the pile or wet the compost enough I guess? Where do you guys get all your greens?
Keeping compost damp is pretty important, so it may not work well during a hot dry summer depending on your climate. That said, I live in Texas and path composting works great for us during cooler seasons or if we get lots of rain.
I've used 100% alfalfa pellets from the feed store to help cook down the massive amounts of leaves at our house, because we had very little in the way of grass clippings. Just be sure to mix it in and wet thoroughly so the pellets break up before the critters figure out they're there, and also throw some damp living soil into the mix so there are microbes ready to go to work. If all you have is a couple of shovelfuls of dirt that's okay but some compost from another active pile is even better. Nothing will happen though if the pile is dry.
@@elisabetk2595 Thank you. I'm in Maryland and I did start composting as the temperatures started to decrease in the Fall. I just added some yeast, water and molasses to my compost as an accelerant. I will definitely add more more water because I haven't been watering my compost. I think you are right about the water.
Please could you do a video on your runner ducks, what their coop is like/feeding/cleaning out etc xx
Love this idea!
I'm so glad you've done an update on that I was wondering how it would work when you did it, thank you. Did you add more wood chip layers or just cardboard and leaves ect for the brown waste?
Love the idea but wonder if it would attract more pests into or near my garden such as earwigs, slugs and snails. I already struggle with these pests. Not to mention mice and racoons too.
Ive done that aswell 😊
Excellent video
Do you think this would bring pests more like raccoons or rats and mice?
No because he is not using food scraps. This is just all greens and browns from the garden.
I think so as grass especially stinks when rots