Awesome video! Thanks a lot for sharing. Thanks Geoff Lawton for giving me the crazy idea to turn my sand dune into fertile soil. 3 year using this technique and adding it to my sandy soil and I have many worms now, my soil is starting to live again!
I'm pro I don't need extra info on compost, but I watch for fun, and Indeed I had lots of fun, seen lots of videos on this topic but yours stands out, great job, I had good time
Great video!! My compost bin was just green waste and that'll be why it's stinking. Lots of worm activity but I'm not getting the brown rich soil as a result.
I reccomend to use charcoal in the form of biochar. It will decrease smell from pigs and poultry. Charcoal is also indestructable, soils created by *ancient south america indians* works today!
@Old chunk of coal. Here is the recept: - charcoal made from the wood - a cup of own pee - bath the mixture in the compost juice Mix the black mixture with the soil one to ten. No need to use fertilizers after that anymore!
Hey Lulu 2 things: most importantly what's the soundtrack? Luvd it. Secondly maybe tell it in the blurb or intro about the internship etc with Geoff, for the worry warts. ;)
The correct ratio is kind of unachievable for most people. We compost with what waste we have, and that waste comes in whatever ratio it comes in. I'm not going to throw away green material because I have to much of it for the perfect ratio. That's just wasteful. Compost will still work with any ratio it will just take longer and that's fine with me.
Quick question about ratios: what size is the bucket? And is it 9:6:3 and 9:6:3 until the pile reaches a certain height? Or should that cover the whole pile? I hope that makes sense. Thank you for this video
Sorry I didn't see your other question. The size of the bucket doesnt matter as long as you use the same bucket for each type of material the ratio will stay the same
Lulu's Perch thank you so much. My wife and I are about to take over a ten acre land in the high desert of California and we’re trying to learn as much as possible. Your videos have been very informative and entertaining. Thank you!
@@arvinkim3037 thats great news! Make sure you do a permaculture checklist before purchasing it, it can save you a lot of hard work and time in the long run i.e. south facing, gentle slope, loamy soil, prevailing winds, average rainfall. Let me know if you need help :)
Lulu's Perch well I’m not sure if meets the checklist but permaculture can work anywhere, right? We’re going to be taking a PDC in a few months if regulations regarding covid are lifted. But our slope goes from East to west. And we plan to implement sealed immediately since it’s a dry desert
Hey Tiffany, if it is grass clippings or straw then I'll leave it as is but if it is cardboard or paper it is best to shred it otherwise it turns into paper mache
@@tiffanywilkerson5569 they are all viable materials for composting! Depending on your location and area you may want to place your food scraps in a closed worm bin to prevent rodents. I hope that helps!
0:32 - Compost does not protect the environment since it produce methane and carbon dioxide during the decompose process. Unless it was buried deep enough underground.
Thanks for your comment! Methane and carbon dioxide are normal emissions from biological decomposition and exist within the natural methane and carbon dioxide cycle. Every forest floor decomposes and emits gases just like every forest absorbs and transforms those gases back into biomass. So to say that compost does not protect the environment because of the miniscule amount of gas it produce may be an overstatement. If anything your concern begs the question: how do we capture and store that small amount of methane for future use e.g. cooking gas. Then we can discuss ideas around bio-digestors and compost bladders! Cheers
But something doesn't feel right about Savory... Too many words, too little practical information. He is not teaching to the public, he is advertising himself. Yes, Lawton sells his courses too. But apart from that there's a ton of information available. And there are free online courses in the community. And some - in person. Nothing like that around Holistic Management.
Miss O.P. You're right, although in the desert it's difficult to find green material so scraping together a few buckets of rabbit manure can really go a long way for one compost pile :) thanks for your comment!
Private_Otterraft Haha 3:2:1 is mathematically correct but to create one complete layer on a 1 meter squared pile you would need to apply that 3 times, I'll let you do the math ;)
hustler3of4culture3 3:2:1 is mathematically correct but would need to be applied 3 times to fill one layer in 1 meter squared section, I'll let you do the math 😊
Too much work, not enough arms and time! I would just directly put the shit in the desert sand! And burry it! Then add some water and seeds...la voila!
Yeach...18 days when you can spent just ONE day to putting shit&organic matter directly in to the soil/sand. Bacterias ALONE find their best time and place! I did that in the village i lived in the past. The plants just go insane...grass, weeds...become giant XD In other time thick layer of dry dung (straw one) in the garden become good soil just under ONE year! Plants grow bigger than before! How is this possible? Organic matter that didn't decay work as a buffer for ions, salts and humic acids! And plants *LOVE THEM!*
@Old chunk of coal. Two years ago i wasn't very educated about the soil. Now i KNOW what can beat the desert: ua-cam.com/video/p0YNFn9Dloc/v-deo.html - biochar power (beans and two farmers) ua-cam.com/video/XQxthabe_OU/v-deo.html - 2fold (old image from USA past) ua-cam.com/video/TvSwJDoFLDo/v-deo.html - experiment ua-cam.com/video/sgK5DWCMj8A/v-deo.html - BioChar Pot Trials ua-cam.com/video/5Czs3kI8Rk4/v-deo.html - bamboo biochar (hill) ua-cam.com/video/X2nx2DQAJm4/v-deo.html - garaTerra BIOCHAR
Thanks for your feedback Adam! Everything in this video was taught to me by Geoff when I was his intern in Jordan, it would be unfair to not give him credit for this video. He is well aware of my UA-cam channel and will be featured in future videos. Thanks for your concern :)
I can't wait to see the interview. You have been able to intern Geoff. Make a video about the experience there. I would love to watch a video on that. Because of your reply I just subed and changed my thumbs. =)
@@adamdahlberg3401 welcome to the gang! I'm currently in the Amazon filming an episode on a rainforest regeneration program so when I get back I'll be making a few more episodes and editing my intern footage :)
Rob Dentremont there are many different learning styles in a classroom so a polyculture of teaching methods are needed to engage different minds. It's unfortunate that this teaching method did not work for you. What style do you prefer? Kinesthetic (more hands on)?
It has already grown a lot since it started. Permaculture exists all over the world now. Sure you can argue it's not large enough, but before the "greening the desert" video went up on youtube (2008 or something) most people had not even heard of permaculture!
My father started rodale composting in 1942 and I have from time to time followed but it still seems like small potatoes on the world scene when you look at large scale farming on the whole.
My father started rodale composting in 1942 and I have from time to time followed but it still seems like small potatoes on the world scene when you look at large scale farming on the whole.
Awesome video! Thanks a lot for sharing. Thanks Geoff Lawton for giving me the crazy idea to turn my sand dune into fertile soil. 3 year using this technique and adding it to my sandy soil and I have many worms now, my soil is starting to live again!
That was an excellent instructional demonstration of compost making, and is ideal for use in school education. This needs to be a manual for children.
Agreed!
It is great to hear good news about the environment. Well done for showing us how simple steps can change the world
John Hutchison thank you very much!
Love this presentation. Great job, and I've subscribed to your channel. Looking forward for more info!
I'm pro I don't need extra info on compost, but I watch for fun, and Indeed I had lots of fun, seen lots of videos on this topic but yours stands out, great job, I had good time
Honestly this is the best compost video ever
Love your drawings! Thanks
I composted and the soil as so dark and rich, that brother thought there was something wrong with it!
Great work! Fantastically produced!
The Weed Reader thank you! I hope you enjoy the other episodes too 😊
Thank you for making this video! So informative and fun!
Thanks very much Ray Van! Plenty more to come :)
Great video. Thanks for making it.
I"d love to hear more about this rabbit-chicken system!
You are blessed with drawing skills! :D Great work! :)
Great video!! My compost bin was just green waste and that'll be why it's stinking. Lots of worm activity but I'm not getting the brown rich soil as a result.
They could be laying the stalks on the land (See Masanobu Fukuoka) and protect the soil from the sun, also increasing soil fertility over time.
Great share❣️😃👍🏽
AWESOME VIDEO!
Nice video man.. good job ;)
Thanks very much Adnan Al Hasan!
Great video! Just what I needed. What was the white powder they were sprinkling on the pile?
I reccomend to use charcoal in the form of biochar. It will decrease smell from pigs and poultry. Charcoal is also indestructable, soils created by *ancient south america indians* works today!
@Old chunk of coal.
Here is the recept:
- charcoal made from the wood
- a cup of own pee
- bath the mixture in the compost juice
Mix the black mixture with the soil one to ten. No need to use fertilizers after that anymore!
Instead of a ratio of 9:6:3 you can break this down to 3:2:1 😁
Indeed! But 9:6:3 buckets creates 1 layer for a 1.5m compost pile :)
@@lulusperch1742 jep, I was thinking the same thing though. :)
Hey Lulu 2 things: most importantly what's the soundtrack? Luvd it. Secondly maybe tell it in the blurb or intro about the internship etc with Geoff, for the worry warts. ;)
The correct ratio is kind of unachievable for most people. We compost with what waste we have, and that waste comes in whatever ratio it comes in. I'm not going to throw away green material because I have to much of it for the perfect ratio. That's just wasteful. Compost will still work with any ratio it will just take longer and that's fine with me.
Thank you so much this is very helpful, to the point, may we translate this to Arabic?
Yes of course! If you send me the arabic translation I can add it into the subtitles
paused at 3:18, how appropriate to my comment. Your ratio on the board is 9:6:3, which Tesla said is the secret to the Universe.
Makes sense! Reality is one exponetial fractal originating from a single seed :)
Swedenborg has revealed that there are three heavens. Each has three levels, so from the highest to the lowest counting levels you get 9 - 6 - 3..
Well. This takes me with the mind to why we have deserts from the beginning.
Is banning animals a good or bad thing ?
Rotating herds of grazers heals the land. I live in desert area and only sections of green grass are where they have cattle
And it isnt watered
@@bradleyzum Yes, because the cattle fertilizes the soil, and waters too.
Uh, so 3, 2, 1 for the ratio?
Compost can benefit us in curing global warming if plant compost in the desert.
Quick question about ratios: what size is the bucket? And is it 9:6:3 and 9:6:3 until the pile reaches a certain height? Or should that cover the whole pile? I hope that makes sense. Thank you for this video
Hey, thanks for your question! It is until the pile reaches at least 1 meter high and 1 meter wide. Hope that helps!
Sorry I didn't see your other question. The size of the bucket doesnt matter as long as you use the same bucket for each type of material the ratio will stay the same
Lulu's Perch thank you so much. My wife and I are about to take over a ten acre land in the high desert of California and we’re trying to learn as much as possible. Your videos have been very informative and entertaining. Thank you!
@@arvinkim3037 thats great news! Make sure you do a permaculture checklist before purchasing it, it can save you a lot of hard work and time in the long run i.e. south facing, gentle slope, loamy soil, prevailing winds, average rainfall. Let me know if you need help :)
Lulu's Perch well I’m not sure if meets the checklist but permaculture can work anywhere, right? We’re going to be taking a PDC in a few months if regulations regarding covid are lifted. But our slope goes from East to west. And we plan to implement sealed immediately since it’s a dry desert
Do you shred anything first?
Hey Tiffany, if it is grass clippings or straw then I'll leave it as is but if it is cardboard or paper it is best to shred it otherwise it turns into paper mache
@@lulusperch1742 thank you! What about leaves and food scraps, like banana peel? I'm taking Geoffs class right now too.. love it
@@tiffanywilkerson5569 they are all viable materials for composting! Depending on your location and area you may want to place your food scraps in a closed worm bin to prevent rodents. I hope that helps!
0:32 - Compost does not protect the environment since it produce methane and carbon dioxide during the decompose process. Unless it was buried deep enough underground.
Thanks for your comment! Methane and carbon dioxide are normal emissions from biological decomposition and exist within the natural methane and carbon dioxide cycle. Every forest floor decomposes and emits gases just like every forest absorbs and transforms those gases back into biomass. So to say that compost does not protect the environment because of the miniscule amount of gas it produce may be an overstatement. If anything your concern begs the question: how do we capture and store that small amount of methane for future use e.g. cooking gas. Then we can discuss ideas around bio-digestors and compost bladders! Cheers
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The need is to get beyond small scale.
From little things big things grow ;)
I agree. For that Holistic Management is more aprropriate....
But something doesn't feel right about Savory... Too many words, too little practical information. He is not teaching to the public, he is advertising himself. Yes, Lawton sells his courses too. But apart from that there's a ton of information available. And there are free online courses in the community. And some - in person. Nothing like that around Holistic Management.
Rabbit manure really doesn't need to be composted. Unless you have like a worms issue.
Miss O.P. You're right, although in the desert it's difficult to find green material so scraping together a few buckets of rabbit manure can really go a long way for one compost pile :) thanks for your comment!
AKA THE GRADE SCHOOL LESSON OF EARTH SCIENCE....
THE C•N•O Cycle.
I like DIY SODIUM SILICATE.
You can MAKE "things".
LULUS PERCH!
;-)
No offense, but why 9:6:3 instead of just 3:2:1? easier to remember, and the same ratio...
Yeah I understand, a few people have brought up the same query. But It's the amount of buckets needed to fill one layer of a 1.5 meter compost. Cheers
do you have permission to use Geoff Lawton's video"s?
arexses All footage was filmed by me, at the Greening the Desert site in Jordan with the permission of Geoff Lawton.
> do you have permission to use Geoff Lawton's video"s?
And why should he need one? What's going on in your head?
Why 9:6:3 and not 3:2:1 ? :D
Private_Otterraft Haha 3:2:1 is mathematically correct but to create one complete layer on a 1 meter squared pile you would need to apply that 3 times, I'll let you do the math ;)
What size bucket? African or European?
@@etherealrose2139 10 Liter bucket
963 =321
hustler3of4culture3 3:2:1 is mathematically correct but would need to be applied 3 times to fill one layer in 1 meter squared section, I'll let you do the math 😊
Poor dog in the end.. :/
amazing great work!!!!
That is One Big Pile of Shit
Too much work, not enough arms and time!
I would just directly put the shit in the desert sand!
And burry it! Then add some water and seeds...la voila!
Władca Wymiaru if flipping your compost is too time consuming, have a look into creating static compost piles! :)
Yeach...18 days when you can spent just ONE day to putting shit&organic matter directly in to the soil/sand. Bacterias ALONE find their best time and place!
I did that in the village i lived in the past. The plants just go insane...grass, weeds...become giant XD
In other time thick layer of dry dung (straw one) in the garden become good soil just under ONE year! Plants grow bigger than before!
How is this possible? Organic matter that didn't decay work as a buffer for ions, salts and humic acids! And plants *LOVE THEM!*
Sometimes, when you need to get site going, you need to speed things up a bit. Especially in the desert. Especially for educational purposes.
@Old chunk of coal.
Two years ago i wasn't very educated about the soil. Now i KNOW what can beat the desert:
ua-cam.com/video/p0YNFn9Dloc/v-deo.html - biochar power (beans and two farmers)
ua-cam.com/video/XQxthabe_OU/v-deo.html - 2fold (old image from USA past)
ua-cam.com/video/TvSwJDoFLDo/v-deo.html - experiment
ua-cam.com/video/sgK5DWCMj8A/v-deo.html - BioChar Pot Trials
ua-cam.com/video/5Czs3kI8Rk4/v-deo.html - bamboo biochar (hill)
ua-cam.com/video/X2nx2DQAJm4/v-deo.html - garaTerra BIOCHAR
I didn't like it. 2 sec of Geoff Lawton. This channel has all kinds of taken from Geoff Lawton, I wonder if he knows?
Thanks for your feedback Adam! Everything in this video was taught to me by Geoff when I was his intern in Jordan, it would be unfair to not give him credit for this video. He is well aware of my UA-cam channel and will be featured in future videos. Thanks for your concern :)
I can't wait to see the interview. You have been able to intern Geoff. Make a video about the experience there. I would love to watch a video on that. Because of your reply I just subed and changed my thumbs. =)
@@adamdahlberg3401 welcome to the gang! I'm currently in the Amazon filming an episode on a rainforest regeneration program so when I get back I'll be making a few more episodes and editing my intern footage :)
Boo! Biter.
???
I cannot stand the chalkboard scenes.
Rob Dentremont there are many different learning styles in a classroom so a polyculture of teaching methods are needed to engage different minds. It's unfortunate that this teaching method did not work for you. What style do you prefer? Kinesthetic (more hands on)?
Complete slides.
But it's funny!
@@lulusperch1742 I liked it
@@lulusperch1742 I liked the presentation style you used.
The need is to get beyond small scale.
Everybody big had to start from somewhere.
It has already grown a lot since it started. Permaculture exists all over the world now. Sure you can argue it's not large enough, but before the "greening the desert" video went up on youtube (2008 or something) most people had not even heard of permaculture!
My father started rodale composting in 1942 and I have from time to time followed but it still seems like small potatoes on the world scene when you look at large scale farming on the whole.
My father started rodale composting in 1942 and I have from time to time followed but it still seems like small potatoes on the world scene when you look at large scale farming on the whole.