Turn Scraps Into Gold: The Ultimate Guide to Composting at Home!
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You shoulda saved the liquid you drained outta the bucket at the beginning, add that back after the fact. That juice is full of good stuff!
The liquid on the poop was highly anaerobic.
Not sure if it has been asked....but why not use the liquid from the buckets for the compost set up?
I was going to ask about that. Lol
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I need the moisture to be around 50%. If I use that liquid, it would definitely put me over the top. Also, the water coming off of the Manure would be highly anaerobic, and that would definitely not help.
"Use EVERYTHING" Bush hogged 10 acres, scooped the windrows with the loader and layered it in the piles of compost and it is really taking off. Well done!!
That’s what I’m talking about!
Thank you Billy, you are a gift to humanity.... blessings brother ❤ Jezusa
Thank you so much for the kind words, my friend!
I'd also recommend pouring that water off into another container rather than onto the ground. Even if it hasn't been in the bucket for but a few days, it's still a very good fertilizer in its own right having picked up some of the nutrient from the material in the bucket. If nothing else, having it there on the side would preclude needing to use the hose to add fresh water once you've mixed things.
Some of this water is anaerobic.
Just watched William's video on composting. Love and admire that guy. You're a good dad.
Awesome! Thank you!
❤ love all the hacks!!! Use what you got.
Thank you so much, my friend!
Another great video teaching priceless skills! Thanks Fam!
Thank you so much!
Out of the 20+ Comfrey I have planted over the last two years, I finally had one come up this year. It is still only about 2 inches tall with 4 leaves. I guess I really need to do a test on my soil/sand that even a weed like comfrey won't grow.😢
The number one problem we see with Comfrey propagation is the lack of water at first.
See David the good about your question
We ordered some from Billy 2 years ago and accidentally left it in the fridge for 3 months. (Yeah I know). Planted it 2” deep and kept watered for a few weeks. Worked out fine. 90% survival 😎 this was in our orchard, which we keep a thick layer of wood chips in.
Thanks Billy. Always learning from your content and seeing all of the roads that you can take to get to the same store.
My brotha! I don't get to listen to your videos as much as I'd like, but ALWAYS quality! I see what you did there with that DEI comment. 😆. I'm trying to learn from you, but it's slow going so I'm thinking of coming to see y'all. Blessings to you and your family!
Thank you so much for the vote of confidence, my friend!
Home made compost is always better because the bacteria and yeast are endemic to your land! Introducing foreign strains isn't necessarily bad, but local stuff is already used to your exact location.
That’s exactly what I’m talking about Matt!
Thanks, Billy! I'll have to take out a loan to get all those buckets 🤣 Just kidding. You really make it easier to get the right ratios.
Yes I have been making my own compost and this year I’m super happy ..I have started a new compost bin ..
Great schtuff! Thank you
I need to get hopping on this - we've got a lot of green coming up out there this year, thank God, and we need to put it to use
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That’s what I’m talking about!
This was so helpful, thanks Billy! Blessings
I haven’t thought about using a tarp to mix everything. I built some bins out of pallets and they seem to work pretty good.
It will definitely work either way, but the tarp eliminates the need for sifting in the middle of the process.
Great job Bill, and I agree many of those methods of all the successful permaculture master's and try and try till we're a master ourselves! How about and I would not just run off the buckets I collect it and use it on some heavy feeders/ crops diluted if too strong.
That’s a great idea!
Billy.. off topic but I have a question.. my comfrey is blooming and I was wondering if it’s ok to dig and separate.. if not now .. when would be the best time.. I’m in E Tx
Good question, I am wondering too, since only 4 of mine survived I want to be very careful
Our general rule of thumb is typically digging and separating when it becomes about a foot tall.
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Mine is established and quite tall and bushy.. definitely over a foot tall
Gosh! Most of mine is approaching TWO feet tall! It sure is pretty with all those purple blossoms!
@@PermaPasturesFarm21what about letting it go to seed?
I have giant compost pile that I've ignored, under it is beautiful soil, i need to make it into smaller more easier to handle piles at some point (so it breaks down faster & doesn't grow weeds faster first) but i also started using an old 150 gallon water trough & put everything in it, grass, cardboard, food scraps, chicken's turned it for me in between me turning it every so often. I'd like to get a soil test done on it, as i turned it earlier this spring after it thawed out a bit & it was even better then the first batch & took a sample out & left it in the scoop for about 5 day's b4 it started drying out. Trying some sprouted store bought potatoes to see how they'd do.
What microscope/program do you guy's use to check yours with?
Laughed out loud at your DEI comment 😂❤
Just keeping it real, my friend!
Black gold baby !
Anyone help ..should I add greens to my chicken manure rich straw pile ? I'm Canadian, only green around right now are pine needles
Greens might make it a bit too hot if you have so much chicken manure.
I think you would absolutely love Terra Preta - Black Soil made using BioChar. If possible I would love to pick your brain about a community project I am trying to get off the ground. I love how you used your pigs for the micro ponds/terracing
I would love to make some terra, Preta!
Thank you
Thank you for watching and responding my friend!
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 love your family, and your hobby/lifestyle. Copy/pasting ;)
When you put the baby lamb or any other deceased animal into your compost pile, what keeps other animals from digging through it?
God Bless! Carmen
The cage prevents 99% of that sort of thing.
Thank you. That's very helpful.
I do the same thing, and with the same names! LOL
Great minds think alike my friend!
So close to a bioreactor it is killing me. 😂
Great video, Thank You!
Id like to know how to do this with a tractor. I cant turn all that anymore. Especially since i almost had a stroke in February.
That’s the cleanest junk area I’ve ever seen
I’m working on making it messier!
I would like to order some of your bone sauce but don’t see where to order it.
How long until that pile becomes usable ?
It will probably be at its peak in six months.
Do you not have any issues with the walls of your barn rotting with the compost and stuff resting up against it like that?
It doesn’t stay there long enough to be a problem.
@@PermaPasturesFarm21 Gotcha. That makes sense.
What kind of barn is that ?
Just an old oak structure.
That liquid you poured out of the buckets could be used as a feed watering for your trees and plants… why just pour it on the ground?
It’s basically too inconvenient for me to try to catch that water because I would be better served by making an extract out of the finished compost.
I bought comfrey roots from you last Fall, planted in good compost over the winter and then transplanted them once sprouted. They are really thriving and I'm in the Southern Nevada desert. Jerusalem artichokes roots that I also planted in November are doing great. Small steps but I'm proud of them.
That is so awesome my friend! Thank you for your support and business!
I also bought comfrey roots from Billly 2 years ago. They were very pretty last year and I harvested most of it to make a wonderful comfrey salve using Old Alabama Gardeners method. This spring they are already huge! Blooming and totally gorgeous! I guess I need to dig up some of them for roots to use for propagation, but it’s hard to tear down so beautiful!
Well I didn't buy anything but I did learn how to compost from him and his son and its by far the best thing I give my plants ty for all of these videos they have helped me alot keep them coming
Billy, what about those that don’t process animals? I know you most likely frown on people like my husband and I but the only thing I could process is fish. I was raised fishing and camping so no problem with fish and since we are in North Idaho there is plenty. We know plenty of of people here , mostly off grid, that process and barter. We grow a bunch of food that we can trade . We do have a close friend that raises meat goats, chickens and bunnies. Growing a reverse community is so important in the days we live in!
I am not frowning on you for sure Colleen!
Fish are perfect for composting.
Can you show us how it looks like under the microscope? Can you compare the microscope analysis to the other compost methods you mentioned? Can you also provide a chemical analysis of your compost?
I’ll make sure to do that very thing, but it might take a month or so.
Nothing better than turning waste materials into gold, thanks Billy!
Thank you, Rick!
I have multiple junk areas. Maybe I should clean up:)
That’s a good sign that you’re getting things done!
When we have a hen pass prematurely, she goes into the compost pile. I like that quote from Geoff Lawton - "If it lived, it can live again".
I’ve also started mixing greens and browns at the beginning of a new compost pile, which makes turning it easier because I noticed the greens matting up when I went to turn the pile and also mixing the materials together accelerates the temperature increase. While using a tarp for mixing is ideal, I lack space in front of my compost bins for that. Instead, I’ll lay down a layer of browns in the bottom of my bin, water them, then add a layer of greens. Using a shovel or pitchfork, I’ll mix the greens with the browns, repeating another layer of browns and greens and mixing them together until I’ve used up all my compost materials or run out of space in the bin.
That sounds like a pretty cool strategy, my friend!
Another home run from Billy and Michelle.
Golden knowledge, golden results. What a payoff!
God bless you all.
I threw some potatoes in the compost pile last fall. It sat over winter under snow & well below freezing temps. I just turned it today, and the potatoes have sprouted. 😄
Awesome you talked about recycling dead animals in composting, ain't a better way to honour nature
I like the way you roll my friend!
Im excited about a tip from Stephan S., who i call the Orchard King!
It’s been awhile Billy since I’ve caught up on UA-cam.Thank you again for sharing your knowledge.Your making a difference.
So how is “he “ going in the pile? Cut up as small as you can? I only ask because some times we have predator attacks on our chickens
My question too, but with newborn baby rabbits that didn't live.
When they are that small, there is no need to piece it out. The process will absolutely take care of it.
We composted mature bovines with 2 foot of browns below, beside, and on top. It took less than 6 months for all BUT the head and hips of the mature cattle. Penn State extension agent measured the temp of the pile and it was hitting 160°F. We did NOT turn it til 6 months. We used old bedding pack and TMR (total mixed ration) for our browns. Our mixing was accomplished by a skid steer.
That’s a really smart system you’ve got! Thanks for sharing that with us!
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. In this case, do you think you drained more or less liquids than you put back? Is it most always more draining from the buckets than adding from the hose?
Perfectly stated Dwight!
you think were rich enough to afford those buckets anymore? lol
I know! They’re ridiculously priced! I bought 2 with lids at Harbor Freight and it cost me $17!!! Same price basically everywhere around here.
Those things are definitely not getting cheaper!
You have a great setup for making compost! I live in a smallish town on an average lot, so I'm worried about getting herbicide in my compost just from neighbors that have their yards sprayed, let alone where can I get safe straw etc. I had an issue with overspray from a neighbor a few years ago... such a bummer for my garden. Also, I'm wondering, is there a reason you don't save the liquid from those buckets instead of just draining it away? Wouldn't that be great as compost tea or at least to keep to moisten/inoculate your compost when you need moisture? Thanks for sharing your knowledge! 1st time I've caught your channel and I'll be back!
I need the total moisture content of the pile to be around 50% so I can’t use all of that liquid. The liquid drain from the Manure causes a little more concerned because of its probability of having high anaerobic content.
Oh no!!! All that liquid you poured out is “fetid swamp juice”. David the good talks about it all the time. Mix one cup with a gallon of water and fertilize. Waste not want not
That juice was anaerobic in my case.
Whybdidnt you use the water from the buckets somewhere? Seems it was steeped and would be good for somewhere else besides your "junk" area. Thank you.
I did use some of it, but that wasn’t really captured on film.
What are the dimensions of the cage? Is height more critical that girth?
It’s about 4 feet tall and 4 feet wide but it’s far more important to just ensure that you have a cubic yard of material.
But Billy, what if it catches your barn on fire?! 😂
I need a new barn anyway. Period.
DEI only useful in compost? 🤔
Only in Permaculture systems, my friend!
Be careful not to compost your barn
That sort of thing does happen if you’re not careful!
Jawzus. It seems to take up a lot of time. I Find that I have so much things to do. I plan on getting lots of Loads of wood Chips. Peanut 🥜 shells as Bedding for pigs & start saving up my lawn cuttings. Let them sit for 2 Years. Mother Nature will Decompose in time
I call my junk area 'The Bone Yard'
Too bad I live in Canada ... can't get your comfrey over the 'border' -- what a shame
Thank you for your info on composting
Thanks for this knowledge boss 🙏
The comfrey I got from you a couple of years ago is still going strong, it's very hardy! We've had drought, excessive snow, insects and general neglect😅 Thanks for this tutorial ❤
I just got my house in October. It's only a qrtr acre. However I have chickens a garden and compost. Trying o do a little urban homestead and do what I can I picked up an apple tree and getting more. I really love your videos I come across them from time to time. I'm gonna go ahead and subscribe
Love love love....."if it lived, it can live again"❤
I love it as well!
Greetings from UK. Good skills bro. I like what your doing. 😊
Don’t you want to use that water in the straw buckets that you are dumping on the ground? I’d pour it on my compost or put in a compost tea.
Another question, what if we have a dog that dies? Can that go kn the compost?
I would like to order your rice knife sometime soon
Actual piling stars about 7:00
Backyard homestead in the Suburbs, we use our chickens to turn our compost piles. We have 4 four foot by four foot bins side by side. We make enough compost for all our veggie beds as well as our own sifted soil for seed starting. Comfrey growing in every nook we could put it in. We also grow Jerusalem Artichokes. No need for any fertilizers in our yard.
Now that’s the spirit, Karen!
Save the water
Billy, you always inspire me Brother.
AATW
Thank you, my friend!
great tutorial Billy thanks! great stuff, can't wait to try 🔥
Thank you so much for watching and responding!
How did you know I needed this exact thing today? Thanks 😊
So happy to help my friend!
oh gosh!! Thankyou so so much--- awesome info
You are so very welcome, my friend!