We got one similar and love it. We either put the chippings in compost or under shrubs as mulch. I hated having to bag up the twigs to put on the curb so I'm thrilled we can mulch it and put it back in the garden.
I got a similar shredder/chipper, a Sun Joe, from Home Depot last spring. I works great for sticks, small limbs and sapling dogwood and redbud trees, a well as wild grapevines and evergreen shrub trimmings. I used the woody chips to mulch some of my spring garden eds and it worked great! I did find that some stuff, like okra stalks and milkweeds are very fibrous and gummed up the blades, so i had to stop and clean out the blades from time to time. lot of goodies for the compost bin for sure! I wish I had bought one years ago!
bought a house that had 30 years of overgrowth. Been researching and for the elctric this seems the legit shredder. Love his seatshit. NF is awesome! I plan on doing lemons and oranges next year.
Great investment Scott... I've got a similar one made by Sun Joe that I use for turning all the smaller branches and old palm fronds into mulch. I break it out every once in a while after branches/palm fronds stack up, works great for softer wood up to 1-1/2" or so. Doesn't work so great for very hard or thicker pieces. Anything bigger than that just gets used as firewood. Good user tip to always use dry after wet as you said, keeps the blades nice and clean. Great vid Scott!
I have the Sun joe one too. I wasnt very happy with how it cut the branches and twigs. They didnt come out shredded, just more like diced into cylinders. Looking back at it, I think I got the wrong model. Mine is the CJ603E. The 601 or 602 models look like they do more shredding, whereas mine does more chipping.
@@adamt195 I have the same model and can agree, it's less of a shredder and more of a chipper. Works great for that purpose, which is exactly what I needed it for. If a person wanted more of a shredder, I'd probably recommend getting a different model too.
I had a harbor freight metal version from some years back and the cutting disc broke twice. The first time the motor shaft got bent and jammed it good. With current rebrand portable electric chippers that top hopper bowl is meant to hold some material so you can push it in. I used mine to fill a few tubs a day when needed with mulch and compost sized material. Now I have a larger gas powered upright chipper I use in the spring and fall when needed. The neighbors that work at home don't like it when I do marathon sessions. They can't understand how a person can find chipping therapeutic. I avoid putting some dry hardwoods into it over a certain size because it dulls the blades and it is better to use a saw for use in smokers. Lilac is one of those.
I loved the way you edited this video: you enjoying the fruits of your labour at the beginning (which to be honest, is why we're all here!) and the shredding joke made me laugh! :)
I've had 2 different brands of these things and both seem to clog up with green material. I now let small prunings dry out for a month or 2 before shredding them and I've made another shredder from an old line trimmer and some other bits to shred greener stuff. Nice video Scott,
Yes. This video made me nervous when I saw no eye protection. I bought the earth wise chipper/shredder. (Doesn’t work so well as a shredder but great for chipping.) I wear gloves, sleeves, and safety glasses after getting whacked a few times and debris ejecting forcefully. Especially with dry hard wood. However, this video made me want to go out and shred my okra stalks and yard debris I’ve been saving. I’m still experimenting too. Thank you.
Great video Scott. I often thought a small shredder would help my compost pile but felt it might be an unnecessary expense. You give me the urge to try one now. I love the end results you were getting.
We left behind a fairly hefty chipper-shredder when we retired and moved to FL last year. We made phenomenal compost super fast with that thing, and I miss it. The small replacement I bought after we moved is just too weak to do much, but it's enough for my small compost pile (in a Geobin). I'm hoping to convince our retirement community garden group to invest in a mid-size shredder so the larger group compost pile cooks quicker.
I am going to buy one from HF after I get moved. It is just right for small garden and composer pile. Good vid and glad to see the boy included. Havagudun yall.
Perfect timing! I'm awaiting the delivery of my Sun Joe mulcher/chipper on Friday, and my oak leaves here in Tampa are starting to pile up. Thanks for all the tips -- I can't wait to get started!
I have a sun joe shredder and live in the woods. Thus an endless supply of wood chips. So much fun to do, a good workout. Use as mulch in garden walkways, compost bins etc. My winter work is cut out for me! I put a zip tie on the paddle so I can hang it on the side. If that big branch would have gone through well if it was longer and if you guided it through.
Great video but skipped the beginning eating bit. I’m researching which shredder to get, I’m in France now. It was really good to see one in action and how it coped with different material. Definitely going to get one now. Thanks to both of you.
we found one at lowes returned, and got it for fourteen dollars . its great for the garden. I think people had too high expectations for it , but i like it in the garden also.
I have one that looks just like that from Harbor Freight just a different color. I've been pleased with how well it works! I have a free delivery of wood chips that contains a bunch of small branches that did not chip from the company chipper. Will see how well mine will chip up those dry small twigs.
I have the earthwise chipper which is similar. It was only about $140. It cuts through tree branches up to 1.5 to 2 inches thick as long as the branch is straight or at least almost straight. I've found that the main problems occur when the branches have angles. It will often get stuck at the angle point and I'll have to pull it out and readjust it.
Great idea 💡 Thank you - We purchased a tiller an by Gosh that AS my husband calls it Cheap Electric Sun GO I believe really Diggs deep & ive been able to start amending many different areas of our land . This looks very handy also - he bought me 5ft x 75 feet I call it rolled pig fencing for my Sweet potatoes on 1 side of our back deck so They don't come up my Back deck & the other Side for Irish Potatoes etc - as well as fencing a few areas of my garden this year & to make a cylinder Compost area ....thank you & loved having your great Company with u today . Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻
This is great! I bought one to chip all the mimosa/silver wattle that had invaded a small property I just bought and within a couple of days it spat sparks and went up in smoke. I later learned from professionals you can’t chip mimosa 😂. I want to buy another one for the rest of garden waste but wanted to know what I can and cannot put. Looks like it works with both green and dry materials. Thanks for the great tips!
Pazarella citrus is having a sale tomorrow! Picking up another citrus tree tomorrow! We have a leaf shredder we use. That’s an interesting shredder. Malabar is hard to kill. Great video!
Agree 👍about screeder/ mulcher. I just wanted something large enough for limbs as I have now 4&5 year grown apple tree, and hopefully canvas flower stalks. I got a second hand 8 hp.chipper/mulcher at a junk price and did replace the carb and sharpening all the blades. Yes 8 hp is a little over kill but a day sharpening and replace the $15.00 carboator plus a deal of a junk price, Makes it a fair bargain. I'm having no problem wet leaves and 1.5 inche limbs become almost compose and I did have a 4 hp mowing mulcher that was a pain to use. BIG time thanks for teaching safety glasses as important the mulcher are dangerous at times when throwing twigs and you can't just grab glasses after the twigs are in flight. Yes we Gardeners do need a mulcher and buy once a product that can pay you a return for your investment. Great subject and thanks for the teaching Sir
We bought a Garden Way "Tomahawk" 3.5hp chipper shredder back in the 1980's (the type with both hammer flails and a side cutter input. I was fortunate to have also purchased a complete set of the extra plates for it so I can get a range of finished product size output. I have run the wet stuff through the "wet" plate for rough chopping, and let it dry a week or so and then through the fine 3/4" plate for perfect compost pile material. The input is much larger than that electric one! I usually put a 20 gallon tub of material on the top edge and slowly hand rake it into the large top opening and let gravity do the work. Also someone gave me a pressure washer that quit working, but the 6.5hp motor is fine. The mounting bolts and output shaft are in the same locations so I'm going to upgrade the 3.5hp to a 6.5hp next time I rotate the hammer flails (you can rotate them 4 times before replacement). Should work even better with wet material after that upgrade.
As for chipper blade sharpening I am building a knife sharpening system and will be setting it up for chipper blades ,Just passing along a suggestion for other who has chipper blades for they a little costly and easy to overheat with grinder making them worthless.
Have you seen the Bosch shredder/chipper that Charles Dowdy uses. That's the one I want. I need to call a Bosch rep from here in the states to try and get one. Otherwise, I do believe I would like to try the Sun Joe product. But I do like yours as well, since it does wet material.
That is a nice little shredder! My property has too many big limb trees to use this, wish we could get a decent size shredder, just not in the cards. It looks like it’s goin* to work great for you Scott! Boy, Sam has been eating his Wheaties, lol! Reminds me of my baby, he turned 31 yesterday!
I got a similar Sun Joe chipper/shredder from Home Depot this spring and it’s worked well for dry woody material but doesn’t work that great on real small or wet plants. I’d be curious to see down inside yours and see what the blades actually look like. I like that yours spots out the dress toward the front because mine does it right down at the ground.
I started off by not intendin g to grow them. My wife's grandmother gave us some dug up plants from Arkansas. I didn't have a place for them and tossed them by where I used to keep my trash cans 15 or more years ago. They grew there. I like the flowers, I can see them out a window. But I also use the leaves for mulch if chopped up fine enough. Even the thicker stems readily root and grow so I have to be careful.
I bought a cheap gas chinesium wood chipper for like 500 this spring and it works ok but wet wood and smaller things it just spits it out but I've made it take 3in ok it sounded ruff but did make a super fine chip that pretty well broke down just this season
Hello my friend, looking to purchase this live up here in the New England tons of leaves would help in getting them to break down easier! Thanks for sharing! GOD bless
Hi from Georgia, I wanted to know what the cheap tool was, my husband has wood chipper, but it's too big for me to handle by myself moving it around. We do have a need for it though. Anyway I'm glad I checked it out! New subscriber and now I'm inspired to grow citrus🍋🍊
Good video. Thanks for the review. I'm guessing from the sound made from chipping and the results this has metal cutting blades as opposed to weed whacker string. Would you please confirm that?
That's great when you can eat citrus 🍋 🍊 🍊 from your trees. We're in zone 7b and I grow kumquats on my balcony. When the temperatures go below -5 C / 23 F I take them inside for a short time.
will I ordered one it looks like I could use this for my small garden wondering if you tried cardboard in it? I am sure I will after I get it btw like your channel
I've been curious about those little things so I really appreciate this video. One thing I wonder though is how it would handle cardboard. Another thing is maintenance, like clearing jams and sharpening. If you don't wanna push it with the cardboard I definitely understand. Lol. Just curious is all. 😎
In the past, I've placed my grape vines on the side of the road & advertised 'Free grape vines for wreaths, etc." and there were no takers. I need one of these shredders! Thx!
I put cardboard in my compost. 1. Tear into pieces .. size is up to you. I use up to 2 feet by 2 feet. 2. Make sure to get it wet. 3. Cover it with your other compost. 4. Be sure to remove plastic tapes or you will be pulling it out later.. 5. Enjoy your garden.
Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 camera along with my iPhone (7s), occasionally a Comica wireless mic but not often, it has a shorting mic cable. I use iMovie to edit. I have Premier Pro and know how to use it well but its overkill for the simple editing I do.
@@ScottHead Thanks. I invested in premiere pro but it was way over my head. Imovie does what I need it to do. I dont need cartoon characters jumping out on me. I like this! And its refreshing to see youre a backyard gardener...many of us don't have hunderds of thousands of dollars to buy acerage!
Up until the middle of this year all of my videos were made on an iPhone with the internal mic. You can make great quality production value so long as you know the limitations of your hardware. I was a professional in the creative world, did professional video too, attended film school, etc. I learned you can make great content by working within the limits of your equipment. The story is the focus, not the gear.
I got a sun Jo machine recently, it has the same rotary type blade as the Bosch, unfortunately Bosch doesn’t sell their European made machine in North America. It’s a good chipper but shredding not so much! I got a Worx leaf shredder so now I can do most things. I didn’t like sending away my prunings in the yard waste bag, that’s shipping away your fertility man!
This actually got me interested in Malabar spinach, it being that hardy is pretty impressive. What did you think of it? Did it taste good and was worth growing, or was it nasty and this is you getting rid of it? I googled around, but cant really find much on it besides people using it for livestock, which isnt a really good sign.
@@ScottHead Thanks for the reply. Sounds a lot like Egyptian spinach, which I started growing before I found out was slimy... and its why I find out about these things nowadays.
Scott i'm a frogs hair from buy one similar or an "upgraded" version. I have one hang up though. I can't find any good information on how it handles cardboard. Have you ran any cardboard through the model you have?
@@ScottHead I just wanted to thank you again for the information. I decided to get a paper shredder instead. You saved my tail! Now I have unlimited carbon from the cardboard dedicated recycling dumpster and unlimited nitrogen from the new Starbucks down the street.
@@ScottHead thank you sir for letting me know. I’m in Ga so not able to visit and it doesn’t look like he ships but his prices are great. You definitely are a good advocate for his plants to see how yours are growing. Thank you for sharing your tips with us. I appreciate it. My first batch of garlic is in with leaves to cover. Next year I hope to grow more Vegas so will be looking for lots of tips on when and what to plant for small gardens. Again thanks
I’m asking for advice. I would like to save up for something similar that can shred plant material and corrugated cardboard. A machine that doesn’t take up too much space in the garage when it’s not being used. Does anyone have a suggestion?
I definitely don’t want to put it together, and my husband has forbidden me from buying anything else that needs to be assembled after a captains bed I bought 🤣
I am a 71 year old woman and I bought one just like this one from Harbor Freight this summer. It only has the wheels and stand to Assemble and I did it alone. So far it has shredded a lot of tree trimmings I would have otherwise trashed. I am very pleased to have and use mine.
Something to try to get your compost started 1 cup ammonia 1 soda 1 beet Mix them in a small sprayer and spray in layers. I have tried it several times and it does help
Wow I enjoyed your clip, to know how this works, to AVOID buying this item. I think I'd rather let stuff air dry in a fire pit, and burn it up. or do the chopping with a lawnmower. At least I could turn the volume down or off. Hope you two start using ear protection!
We got one similar and love it. We either put the chippings in compost or under shrubs as mulch. I hated having to bag up the twigs to put on the curb so I'm thrilled we can mulch it and put it back in the garden.
I got a similar shredder/chipper, a Sun Joe, from Home Depot last spring. I works great for sticks, small limbs and sapling dogwood and redbud trees, a well as wild grapevines and evergreen shrub trimmings. I used the woody chips to mulch some of my spring garden eds and it worked great! I did find that some stuff, like okra stalks and milkweeds are very fibrous and gummed up the blades, so i had to stop and clean out the blades from time to time. lot of goodies for the compost bin for sure! I wish I had bought one years ago!
We have the same one, works great.
Can you post your model number for the Sun Joe
@@ritalr15 Sun Joe CJ602E Electric Wood Chipper | 17:1 Reduction | 15 Amp
@@ritalr15 We have the Sun Joe model #CJ601E
bought a house that had 30 years of overgrowth. Been researching and for the elctric this seems the legit shredder. Love his seatshit. NF is awesome! I plan on doing lemons and oranges next year.
Great investment Scott... I've got a similar one made by Sun Joe that I use for turning all the smaller branches and old palm fronds into mulch. I break it out every once in a while after branches/palm fronds stack up, works great for softer wood up to 1-1/2" or so. Doesn't work so great for very hard or thicker pieces. Anything bigger than that just gets used as firewood. Good user tip to always use dry after wet as you said, keeps the blades nice and clean. Great vid Scott!
I have the Sun joe one too. I wasnt very happy with how it cut the branches and twigs. They didnt come out shredded, just more like diced into cylinders. Looking back at it, I think I got the wrong model. Mine is the CJ603E. The 601 or 602 models look like they do more shredding, whereas mine does more chipping.
@@adamt195 I have the same model and can agree, it's less of a shredder and more of a chipper. Works great for that purpose, which is exactly what I needed it for. If a person wanted more of a shredder, I'd probably recommend getting a different model too.
Me Too. Only you have to cut off branches where knots are formed. & I just needed to make that point for Scott with his.
@@akersquarteracre8002 Green stuff just falls through. Things should be semi-dry, too.
I had a harbor freight metal version from some years back and the cutting disc broke twice. The first time the motor shaft got bent and jammed it good. With current rebrand portable electric chippers that top hopper bowl is meant to hold some material so you can push it in. I used mine to fill a few tubs a day when needed with mulch and compost sized material. Now I have a larger gas powered upright chipper I use in the spring and fall when needed. The neighbors that work at home don't like it when I do marathon sessions. They can't understand how a person can find chipping therapeutic. I avoid putting some dry hardwoods into it over a certain size because it dulls the blades and it is better to use a saw for use in smokers. Lilac is one of those.
I loved the way you edited this video: you enjoying the fruits of your labour at the beginning (which to be honest, is why we're all here!) and the shredding joke made me laugh! :)
Great way to chop up greens from the garden and small branches. I usually burn all my small branches and put the ash in my compost..
Great investment!
I love your guitar playing scene!
I've had 2 different brands of these things and both seem to clog up with green material.
I now let small prunings dry out for a month or 2 before shredding them and I've made another shredder from an old line trimmer and some other bits to shred greener stuff.
Nice video Scott,
Yes. This video made me nervous when I saw no eye protection. I bought the earth wise chipper/shredder. (Doesn’t work so well as a shredder but great for chipping.) I wear gloves, sleeves, and safety glasses after getting whacked a few times and debris ejecting forcefully. Especially with dry hard wood. However, this video made me want to go out and shred my okra stalks and yard debris I’ve been saving. I’m still experimenting too. Thank you.
Great video Scott. I often thought a small shredder would help my compost pile but felt it might be an unnecessary expense. You give me the urge to try one now. I love the end results you were getting.
What comes out of the garden shredder looks good 👍 It will break down very fast.
We left behind a fairly hefty chipper-shredder when we retired and moved to FL last year. We made phenomenal compost super fast with that thing, and I miss it. The small replacement I bought after we moved is just too weak to do much, but it's enough for my small compost pile (in a Geobin). I'm hoping to convince our retirement community garden group to invest in a mid-size shredder so the larger group compost pile cooks quicker.
I am going to buy one from HF after I get moved. It is just right for small garden and composer pile. Good vid and glad to see the boy included. Havagudun yall.
The timing for this video is amazing because I am literally looking into getting one right now!
Watching this makes me love my ancient old rotohoe even more!
I like this and I like the mulch size
Thanks for reviewing this. I’ve been considering getting one and now I think I’ll go ahead. It should work nicely for my garden stuff.
Perfect timing! I'm awaiting the delivery of my Sun Joe mulcher/chipper on Friday, and my oak leaves here in Tampa are starting to pile up. Thanks for all the tips -- I can't wait to get started!
I've been looking at buying a wood chipper. Right now the closest I have to one is my pet parrot.
I have a sun joe shredder and live in the woods. Thus an endless supply of wood chips. So much fun to do, a good workout. Use as mulch in garden walkways, compost bins etc. My winter work is cut out for me! I put a zip tie on the paddle so I can hang it on the side. If that big branch would have gone through well if it was longer and if you guided it through.
Great video but skipped the beginning eating bit. I’m researching which shredder to get, I’m in France now. It was really good to see one in action and how it coped with different material. Definitely going to get one now. Thanks to both of you.
We have the Sun Joe, works great for our small globe willow branches. After a wind storm there are plenty to shred, along with other yard stuff. TFS👍
I have a paper shredder that I love chopping up my old papers so I reckon one of these for the garden would be just great
we found one at lowes returned, and got it for fourteen dollars . its great for the garden. I think people had too high expectations for it , but i like it in the garden also.
Love the grandson's hoodie!
I have one that looks just like that from Harbor Freight just a different color. I've been pleased with how well it works! I have a free delivery of wood chips that contains a bunch of small branches that did not chip from the company chipper. Will see how well mine will chip up those dry small twigs.
I think Santa may need to bring me one of these for Christmas!!!
I have the earthwise chipper which is similar. It was only about $140. It cuts through tree branches up to 1.5 to 2 inches thick as long as the branch is straight or at least almost straight. I've found that the main problems occur when the branches have angles. It will often get stuck at the angle point and I'll have to pull it out and readjust it.
I've wanted to add malabar spinach for years now and have the room on my land to let it go. A few other similar cultivars that I plan to add as well.
Great idea 💡 Thank you - We purchased a tiller an by Gosh that AS my husband calls it Cheap Electric Sun GO I believe really Diggs deep & ive been able to start amending many different areas of our land .
This looks very handy also - he bought me 5ft x 75 feet I call it rolled pig fencing for my Sweet potatoes on 1 side of our back deck so They don't come up my Back deck & the other Side for Irish Potatoes etc - as well as fencing a few areas of my garden this year & to make a cylinder Compost area ....thank you & loved having your great Company with u today .
Josette Tharp Montgomery County, Texas 🙏🏻
The bigger gas powered chippers are nice if you have an area with lots of downed branches and limbs from windy storms.
I have one of those for the same purpose, different brand but it works well for my garden. I've had mine a year
Got the same but under the Harbor Freight brand (same as the sun joe too) and it's a decent little shredder! Especially for the price.
These work well, but you should definitely be wearing eye and ear protection, as you mentioned at the end. One minor kickback can take your eye out.
This is great! I bought one to chip all the mimosa/silver wattle that had invaded a small property I just bought and within a couple of days it spat sparks and went up in smoke. I later learned from professionals you can’t chip mimosa 😂. I want to buy another one for the rest of garden waste but wanted to know what I can and cannot put. Looks like it works with both green and dry materials. Thanks for the great tips!
That kid is gonna be a bass singer if his voice keeps changing at the rate it is. Great video!
Pazarella citrus is having a sale tomorrow! Picking up another citrus tree tomorrow! We have a leaf shredder we use. That’s an interesting shredder. Malabar is hard to kill. Great video!
I wish I was going to Panzarella's this year but will have to miss. I have room for a couple of new potted citrus trees. Have fun!
great demo ..... I won't get one ..... it's great you get the kid to help out, so important for young people to learn
This is very cool ! I been pre cutting with my shears and old blender . One does what one can to make do . That shredder is cool tho
Agree 👍about screeder/ mulcher.
I just wanted something large enough for limbs as I have now 4&5 year grown apple tree, and hopefully canvas flower stalks.
I got a second hand 8 hp.chipper/mulcher at a junk price and did replace the carb and sharpening all the blades.
Yes 8 hp is a little over kill but a day sharpening and replace the $15.00 carboator plus a deal of a junk price, Makes it a fair bargain.
I'm having no problem wet leaves and 1.5 inche limbs become almost compose and I did have a 4 hp mowing mulcher that was a pain to use.
BIG time thanks for teaching safety glasses as important the mulcher are dangerous at times when throwing twigs and you can't just grab glasses after the twigs are in flight.
Yes we Gardeners do need a mulcher and buy once a product that can pay you a return for your investment.
Great subject and thanks for the teaching Sir
Let us know how that shredder holds up please...
We bought a Garden Way "Tomahawk" 3.5hp chipper shredder back in the 1980's (the type with both hammer flails and a side cutter input. I was fortunate to have also purchased a complete set of the extra plates for it so I can get a range of finished product size output. I have run the wet stuff through the "wet" plate for rough chopping, and let it dry a week or so and then through the fine 3/4" plate for perfect compost pile material. The input is much larger than that electric one! I usually put a 20 gallon tub of material on the top edge and slowly hand rake it into the large top opening and let gravity do the work. Also someone gave me a pressure washer that quit working, but the 6.5hp motor is fine. The mounting bolts and output shaft are in the same locations so I'm going to upgrade the 3.5hp to a 6.5hp next time I rotate the hammer flails (you can rotate them 4 times before replacement). Should work even better with wet material after that upgrade.
As for chipper blade sharpening I am building a knife sharpening system and will be setting it up for chipper blades ,Just passing along a suggestion for other who has chipper blades for they a little costly and easy to overheat with grinder making them worthless.
Love your content, Scott!!. Great video!!. 👍
Looks like a garden juicer
Great to be able to grow citrus in pots Scott
Its a wonderful thing for sure!
Hearing protection is a must for one of these.
Have you seen the Bosch shredder/chipper that Charles Dowdy uses. That's the one I want. I need to call a Bosch rep from here in the states to try and get one. Otherwise, I do believe I would like to try the Sun Joe product. But I do like yours as well, since it does wet material.
That is a nice little shredder! My property has too many big limb trees to use this, wish we could get a decent size shredder, just not in the cards.
It looks like it’s goin* to work great for you Scott! Boy, Sam has been eating his Wheaties, lol! Reminds me of my baby, he turned 31 yesterday!
I cut up small twigs to 3" lengths by hand but leaves is what I need to shred. My leaf blower does a dismal job. TU
I got a similar Sun Joe chipper/shredder from Home Depot this spring and it’s worked well for dry woody material but doesn’t work that great on real small or wet plants. I’d be curious to see down inside yours and see what the blades actually look like. I like that yours spots out the dress toward the front because mine does it right down at the ground.
Do you grow the Cannas for the ornamental value (flowers), or is it grown for a good source for mulching/composting?
I started off by not intendin g to grow them. My wife's grandmother gave us some dug up plants from Arkansas. I didn't have a place for them and tossed them by where I used to keep my trash cans 15 or more years ago. They grew there. I like the flowers, I can see them out a window. But I also use the leaves for mulch if chopped up fine enough. Even the thicker stems readily root and grow so I have to be careful.
Thanks so much for making this video.
I wonder how this would do with cardboard for my vermicompost bin
It doesn’t handle cardboard that well, it seems
I bought a cheap gas chinesium wood chipper for like 500 this spring and it works ok but wet wood and smaller things it just spits it out but I've made it take 3in ok it sounded ruff but did make a super fine chip that pretty well broke down just this season
We're going to need one of those trees
I got a shredder just like that the maples tend to mat .there is also a bug that only likes maple.found it raking.
Hello my friend, looking to purchase this live up here in the New England tons of leaves would help in getting them to break down easier! Thanks for sharing! GOD bless
This doesn't work well with leaves, just sticks and vines.
Interested what people do for leaves, we have some slow to compost leaves that need to be finely shredded.
Hi from Georgia, I wanted to know what the cheap tool was, my husband has wood chipper, but it's too big for me to handle by myself moving it around. We do have a need for it though. Anyway I'm glad I checked it out! New subscriber and now I'm inspired to grow citrus🍋🍊
Good video. Thanks for the review. I'm guessing from the sound made from chipping and the results this has metal cutting blades as opposed to weed whacker string. Would you please confirm that?
Ear protection is a MUST!
That cheap shredder seems to work well for it's size. Also, is it just me, or does it sound like Sam's voice has changed? His voice seems deeper.
Yes, he's got a deeper voice now. Growing up fast.
Definitely a job for safety glasses!!!
That's great when you can eat citrus 🍋 🍊 🍊 from your trees. We're in zone 7b and I grow kumquats on my balcony. When the temperatures go below -5 C / 23 F I take them inside for a short time.
Sir, You scread your oak leaves and they will not blow around like whole leaves do. Thanks for your fine video's information.
Great video. How do you think this would handle the small Live Oak leaves?
It would render them smaller but not really fine like confetti.
will I ordered one it looks like I could use this for my small garden wondering if you tried cardboard in it? I am sure I will after I get it btw like your channel
I've been curious about those little things so I really appreciate this video. One thing I wonder though is how it would handle cardboard. Another thing is maintenance, like clearing jams and sharpening. If you don't wanna push it with the cardboard I definitely understand. Lol. Just curious is all. 😎
Doesn't handle cardboard very well.
@@ScottHead Thanks. Good to know. 😎
With your grape vine maybe you could find a crafter in your area, they could use them for wreaths and more. Just an idea for you.
But then I'd lose all that carbon for my garden. I kinda need all I can get.
In the past, I've placed my grape vines on the side of the road & advertised 'Free grape vines for wreaths, etc." and there were no takers. I need one of these shredders! Thx!
Ok no problem! Just a thought.
Could you use this for cardboard boxes I wanted to put them into my compost but they ate too thick for my regular paper shredder.
No
It doesn't do well with cardboard.
I put cardboard in my compost.
1. Tear into pieces .. size is up to you. I use up to 2 feet by 2 feet.
2. Make sure to get it wet.
3. Cover it with your other compost.
4. Be sure to remove plastic tapes or you will be pulling it out later..
5. Enjoy your garden.
In the video you could see cardboard in my compost as well, @Gary NorCal. It breaks down pretty quickly even in whole sheets in a good compost pile.
Looks like this would work well on growing bamboo 🤔
What is cost of the garden shredder Where can i buy Thanks
Cost has gone up since I bought it but this is the one I have: smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09137FZ8D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I wonder how well it would work with paper and cardboard.
Not well, needs something more rigid to work properly.
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Cool!
i wonder if you could shread cardboaed with it ?.
No it doesn't handle cardboard very well.
Scott, what camera and software do you use to do your videos? I enjoy them!!!!!!!
Panasonic Lumix DC-G100 camera along with my iPhone (7s), occasionally a Comica wireless mic but not often, it has a shorting mic cable. I use iMovie to edit. I have Premier Pro and know how to use it well but its overkill for the simple editing I do.
@@ScottHead Thanks. I invested in premiere pro but it was way over my head. Imovie does what I need it to do. I dont need cartoon characters jumping out on me. I like this! And its refreshing to see youre a backyard gardener...many of us don't have hunderds of thousands of dollars to buy acerage!
Up until the middle of this year all of my videos were made on an iPhone with the internal mic. You can make great quality production value so long as you know the limitations of your hardware. I was a professional in the creative world, did professional video too, attended film school, etc. I learned you can make great content by working within the limits of your equipment. The story is the focus, not the gear.
I got a sun Jo machine recently, it has the same rotary type blade as the Bosch, unfortunately Bosch doesn’t sell their European made machine in North America. It’s a good chipper but shredding not so much! I got a Worx leaf shredder so now I can do most things. I didn’t like sending away my prunings in the yard waste bag, that’s shipping away your fertility man!
I wonder how good it would do on paper and cardboard
Don't think it would work on paper and card board. It's meant for twig shapes.
Do you ever give the brand name?? If so I missed it
How to plant roses
This actually got me interested in Malabar spinach, it being that hardy is pretty impressive. What did you think of it? Did it taste good and was worth growing, or was it nasty and this is you getting rid of it? I googled around, but cant really find much on it besides people using it for livestock, which isnt a really good sign.
I didn't care for it, a bit slimy, but I didn't give it a really fair trial either. I'm sure it will come up somewhere in the garden this spring.
@@ScottHead Thanks for the reply. Sounds a lot like Egyptian spinach, which I started growing before I found out was slimy... and its why I find out about these things nowadays.
Scott i'm a frogs hair from buy one similar or an "upgraded" version. I have one hang up though. I can't find any good information on how it handles cardboard. Have you ran any cardboard through the model you have?
No it doesn't handle carboard unfortunately. Blade system is only ideal for stems and sticks.
@@ScottHead thanks for the info brother.
@@ScottHead I just wanted to thank you again for the information. I decided to get a paper shredder instead. You saved my tail! Now I have unlimited carbon from the cardboard dedicated recycling dumpster and unlimited nitrogen from the new Starbucks down the street.
Does the shredder still work?
Yeah its going to get a workout in a couple of weeks.
May I ask where did you get your orange tree?
Panzarella Citrus in Lake Jackson Texas. He's having his annual open house this Saturday.
@@ScottHead thank you sir for letting me know. I’m in Ga so not able to visit and it doesn’t look like he ships but his prices are great. You definitely are a good advocate for his plants to see how yours are growing. Thank you for sharing your tips with us. I appreciate it. My first batch of garlic is in with leaves to cover. Next year I hope to grow more Vegas so will be looking for lots of tips on when and what to plant for small gardens. Again thanks
Did the shredder last?
So far so good.
Hello. Do you think it can shred coconut husk or durain husk?
I'm not sure but probably not. It really is just for small sticks.
I’m asking for advice. I would like to save up for something similar that can shred plant material and corrugated cardboard. A machine that doesn’t take up too much space in the garage when it’s not being used. Does anyone have a suggestion?
I have not found a machine that handles both. I use an Amazon paper shredder for cardboard. Slow but handles it well.
@@ScottHead Good to know! Thanks for your excellent videos.
what's the power start model #?
is this a string trimmer ? thank you
No its a shredder with blades
I definitely don’t want to put it together, and my husband has forbidden me from buying anything else that needs to be assembled after a captains bed I bought 🤣
I am a 71 year old woman and I bought one just like this one from Harbor Freight this summer. It only has the wheels and stand to Assemble and I did it alone. So far it has shredded a lot of tree trimmings I would have otherwise trashed. I am very pleased to have and use mine.
Uhgg I wish I could grow citrus
if it works for you great but for me just knowing that you need to drag extension cords around i a killer no no..lol but best of luck with it.
Being your items to be chipped to the machine near an outdoor electrical outlet. That is what I do. For the reasonable price it is what it is.
@@juneramirez8580 June your right 👍
Something to try to get your compost started
1 cup ammonia
1 soda
1 beet
Mix them in a small sprayer and spray in layers. I have tried it several times and it does help
Beer
Yeah, that feed chute is just too small for my patience threshold.
No eye or ear protection? At least for your son!
Mountain property
That machine is loud!
I was expecting it to be much louder, its actually not too bad.
Wow I enjoyed your clip, to know how this works, to AVOID buying this item. I think I'd rather let stuff air dry in a fire pit, and burn it up. or do the chopping with a lawnmower. At least I could turn the volume down or off. Hope you two start using ear protection!
Yeah this kind of shredder is not for everyone as we all have different needs. Glad it was helpful.