5 Things I Wish I Knew BEFORE I Started Composting In My Small Back Yard
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- Опубліковано 23 лис 2023
- It seems like there's a massive appetite from people wanting to compost on a small scale. Even though there's a lot of aspirational gardening videos on UA-cam (huge plots, enormous resources) the desire for people to figure out what they can do with what they already have is significant.
The feedback in the form of comments was really useful in structuring this follow up video to last week.
If there's anything else you want to ask about or have a conversation, feel free to DM me on Insta - tec_mow?hl=en
My water barrel in plastic cracked during the winter so I repurposed it as a compost bin. It won't be as efficient as my real hot compost bin, but with compost, you can never have enough. Waste not want not. :D It gets pretty cold in the winter here (Norway zone 4), but I don't mind as long as I get a portion of black gold to use in my beds every spring.
Comepot!!! 😂
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Back when I had a yard, we would take a galvanized steel garbage can, drill 3/4" holes at the bottom and about two-thirds up the sides, then bury it so that only about 8 inches or so was exposed. This is where we disposed of kitchen and garden waste. We had two like this, so that by the time one was full, the other was full of compost! Oh, and we used bungee cords to keep the lid on and racoons out.
That’s a great idea! The bungee cords is a great shout!
Awesome video. Laughed a lot at some of those comments and your response.. I really do need to get better at breaking down stuff before I whack it in the compost.
Do you generate much woody stuff at the allotment? How is the composting going? You could do one in the polytunnel and help heat it! 😃
@@tecmow4399 fruit tree prunings are the main brown but I'm really too lazy to chop them up smell. Mostly bring cardboard up from home. The hot bin is sitting at about 25°C but I'm so bad for just chucking bits in whole and never breaking them up. I started with a base layer of wood chip and hose manure to get things going!
Some people are truly ignorant...I enjoy how you pronounce compost. We are from different areas of the country/world and how we speak to each other comes off as an accent. Nonetheless, you handled that ignoramus well. We know what the topic of the video is and it was very informative and helpful. Thank you. The comepot (hilarious)!!! 😂😂😂
Exactly! Every person who speaks any language has an accent 🤷🏼♂️ Glad you appreciated the comepot lol
I love the way you pronounce compost!
That’s the first compliment I’ve received about my compost pronunciation and thank you 😄
Honestly, some people are so picky, basically do what works for you and learn as you go along, I have been gardening for 30 years or more and we can invent some pretty spectacular messes that actually work! The problem is, when people watch so called 'garden experts' droning on about ratios, aeration and all the scientific methods, we forget, that nature does all the work for us basically and all the old methods that worked for our ancestors are getting lost because of these experts. I say, stuff em, do what makes you happy and don't worry about all those nay sayers!
Exactly, try something and adjust as you need to. I just wanted to share a principle that worked for me so other people could take something from it. If the ratios put people off trying entirely then theyre not helpful. I do keep them in mind but you’re right, theyre often used in an attempt for the presenter to elevate their intellectual standing
It's great to see you transitioning from Instagram to UA-cam! Your videos are incredibly informative and I have no doubt that you will become a fantastic UA-camr. Keep up the amazing work! 🎉👏🧑🌾
Thank you so much and great to see you over here 😊
Thanks for these videos on compote/ compost 😉
I'm in Oregon, a similar climate, and appreciate vids from gardeners in different areas - different pronunciation is part of the fun!
We have a couple of neighbors who like to use their weed blowers, and i asked them to leave the leaves in our yard for me/ my garden (which they did) ...
Switching one lot into a bag for finishing partway through is a good idea with in a smaller system! We've got a bin from our local garbage and recycling company, and i keep leaves and cardboard nearby to layer in.
brilliant response to the compote 😂😂😂❤❤❤
😂 raspberry compote
Great advice. The Q&A was so helpful! Keep the videos coming :)
You’re welcome 😊
Well if it works, it works
Just going back to the original hotbin composter system. There could be some tweaks to make it even easier (?). Rather than being "man with a stick", woodchip mixed should create air gaps in your mixture.
Counter intuitively if you add in a small hole in the top then you should get a chimney effect. Air being drawn in from the bottom weaving its way through, penetrating the gaps, created by the woodchips and aerating the pile. This works on the one I have built. Then less need for mixing.
Although I admit when I add in fresh material I do like to mix it a bit, but you can buy those cheap chemical gauntlets and get right it.
Lets not get into the term "come pot", if that is how you are spelling it 🤐🤣
The chimney effect sounds interesting, I’ll have to go look at that. Let’s avoid that term in this context, agreed 😂
Great quality video from a new account, I see a great channel in your future. Keep it up!
Thank you so much!
I think people missed the point of the video.. The point wasn't to get a fridge, it was that anything insulated, with a good mix of green stuff and brown stuff, will make decent compost, even in a small garden. Use what you find, ask your neighbours if you don't have a large tree or grass, use a brain cell or two.
I also really can't believe someone told you, you say compost incorrectly..
Yes that’s very much what I was getting at! I just happen to live in a city where there are hundreds of fly tipped fridges. Insulate it with whatever you have in abundance that will do the trick. I don’t think the grammar police types ever understand the irony of what they believe to be a display of intelligence. Thanks for the thoughtful comment and hopefully see you in the comment section again soon 😊
Thank you for the tutorial on how to make compost... I have made compost from food waste.....very useful
You’re welcome 😊
...and only use the mower to chop it up IF you have the kind of mower with a collection bin! Otherwise, you will be stuck with raking all that up onto a tarp, and then dragging the tarp over to the garden compost bin.
At least they’ll be a bit shredded but yeah it’ll certainly make a mess 🤣
I would assume the concern regarding toxins in the fridge would be the refrigerant leaking (being fly tipped the pipes at the back could easily be damaged. I can't remember how if the gasses used now are dangerous, or if the pipe was simply cut and the gas allowed to escape, if it would continue to be a problem)
The gases had already escaped on this one because a scrap collector had already cut all the pipes and removed the compressor. A fridge engineer mentioned the same thing too so certainly something to watch out for. Thank you for pointing this out
Great stuff! and VERY nicely filmed. Greetings from Denmark.
Thank you so much! I’ve just subbed to your channel. Your garden looks stunning 😍
@@tecmow4399 that’s so kind of you! We’re following you, too 🎉. What do you film with? The quality is great (content, too, of course 😊)
With the very patient manner you take in the face of questions that could be seen a 'provocative' have you ever thought about going into teaching?
That’s very kind. I thought about it a few times through my 20s. The attrition rate is really high in the U.K. at the moment. Sadly they don’t get treated particularly well. A bit like horticulture 😂
I have this image of getting lifted by the police when they think they’ve caught me in the process of fly tipping the fridge I’m trying to take.😂
😂 yeah I can imagine they’d be a bit suspicious of that “excuse”
O fun I saw my comment on the screen!
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Me too, only discovered it today!
Everyone has at least one HVAC guy in the social circle ASK TO RECLAIM GAS with vacuum pump. It takes 5 minutes ❤❤❤
I should find some HVAC people to help others out wanting to do this. Thanks for the idea 😊
Good enough for me!
🙏 me too!
Great job explanation❤
Thank you Zaman Bhai
Thank you for the very informative video Sean Cody boy❤
🤣 haven’t been called that in a while! You’re welcome
Can I keep composting in the winter even when it’s really wet and cold. Will it still heat up? I have a three pallet station and like two free to turn everything from time to time
You can definitely still compost all year. You tend to have a little bit less stuff to put in it with things growing less. I find it’s a useful time to accumulate brown materials like leaves and chipped up branches from cutting back trees and hedges. It might not get as hot as when you put a load of fresh green materials that are in abundance in the growing season. Mine still gets warm with food scraps and coffee grounds
😂 I unfortunately don't have access to cumpot!! Thank you for the extra Q&A's
Any vessel will do 😅. People are always happy to donate
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I say !! 😂
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Omfg are you people for real ? I pick up grammar errors ALL the time by people from esp America and Uk however i would never point it out as tho it was a distraction to the topic ....seriously who gaf ....Im from Oz btw :)
Was the communication successful? That’s the only question that ever needs to be answered right? 😆
Could you compost in an old wheelie bin.. do you think?
You could do as you can almost compost in anything but I don't think it would get very warm so the composting would be slow.
If you have one lying around it’s worth a shot. It might be annoying to get it back out but you could make adaptations
English say Compossst.
Americans say Compoast.
It's just decomposition of organic matter and ultimately its pretty irrelevant what you label it as and how you pronounce that label.
Tosspots😂
Exactly 😂 we all know what the other is saying. The communication is unaffected
Don't you mean "Tosspoasts"?
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I got your 'compote' joke, but no Americans will.
ha ha ha
I dunno, I think most people get it 🤷🏼♂️
I'm from America, and I thought it was hilarious! This video was fun and informative. Thanks!
Keep doing what you're doing big fella, can see this channel going big one day. Big fan of Huw Richards and Just Alex, see you nettled somewhere inbetween with a little more "cumbox" references
Garden smut is a core competency of mine so the compliment is well received! Thank you, I’ll make sure to keep it dirty 🤞