Having multiple methods of composting helps cycle organic materials faster i'd say. I have 2 methods that I use: Hot composting and worm composting. The worm composting is done via a 360 worm composting bin and a rotating compost bin someone didn't want anymore that is just stuffed with leaves, coffee grounds and worms. Sometimes I would even put half finished compost from the hot compost box, into the worm bins. This helps turn it into black gold alot faster than if i were just starting with fresh food scraps. The worm castings can then be used to create a fungal based worm tea that helps stretch the beneficial effects for a small amount of castings.
We composted dead animals with kiln dried wood bedding pack and total mixed ration, 2 feet of feed and/or beddinng around any carcass. Mature cattle took 6 months, except the head and hips, which took longer. Extension agent took temperature readings. Worked well.
composting was holding me back. so after many years fluffing around with compost, I got rid of it, and couldnt be happier. now i grow lots of veggies, instead of wasting loads of time on composting. you're welcome. i'm a certified truth teller consultant.
@@chessman483 : i keep it clean, so i can take care of weeds etc. so much easier to fill up the council green bin than the years i spent shredding, turning, and having issues, then sieving. good riddens composting and rodents. i had two huge bays by the end of my composting career, and am glad to have that gone and space reclaimed for growing veggies. concentrated fertilizer injected into drip system saves time and no need to haul many cans to fertilize. also got rid of raised beds, which themselves are a scam, and only desired in the most extreme of circumstances. they cause more problems than they solve. organic is a scam as well, which has replaced effective and money efficient gardening with low value high cost pretending that the veggie patch needs to be like a forest floor. "they" know they have a captive audience with organic believers--i used to be one--selling stories about things you dont see in soil. it's the "alternative medicine" market and we were scammed with emotional manipulation, half truths, and lies. turning loads of dead organic matter into carbon dioxide quickly (and repeat) is the religion of gardening.
I don't turn the pile. I will just keep throwing stuff on top until spring, then remove the top layer and use the rotting nastiness at the bottom. There were a lot of earthworms there last time i checked, so i think it's doing fine.
Thank you for saying that! I compost entire dead raccoons here too, and they disappear FAST. They're full of Nitrogen and the bones are pure Calcium. That all dissolves pretty quick. I just cover them with coffee grounds so they don't get dug up by other animals. People need to go to their local landfills and see if they can get free mulch. I'm in the middle of moving 6 truck-loads to my backyard during Xmas vacation. Food scraps are COLD and don't have many nutrients.
From a KNF perspective There are few hard and fast rules to composting but a way to make the conditions you currently have work for you, for all the rules there are ways and or reasons why both the rule and its opposite can be true. An example is the bokashi composting can be done in a small apartment with no smell in an airtight container with out the probability of dangerous microbes and this has been a solution for folks living in apartments . The application and method of KNF depends on your specific needs .
My ‘pile’ is just a raised bed that I throw every thing in, food scraps, dead animals, chicken bedding, etc. The chickens work through it so the only thing I have to do is turn the top layer over once a week before throwing the bedding on top. Red wiggler worms are abundant in the pile and dead animals disappear quickly. During the summer something like 75% of the previous week bedding is all broken down.
Instructions for a lazy man's Johnson-Su bioreactor. Make a huge pile of Fall leaves (the bigger the better). As you add layers, water it and sprinkle soil/microbes (a shovel full per layer is fine, it's just an innoculation). Let sit until Spring (18 months later). No watering, no aeration, large-scale, fungal dominant, great results.
I had no idea who your father was until recently. I love his channel. I love your channel as well. Both of you are so very informative. Now I know where you get your knowledge and your good looks😉. Thank y’all for teaching me so much! I have 3 compost piles going. I think I’ll add deer innerds once or if hubby puts one down 😂.
I added froze compost to the pile in my high tunnel. It went from 155° to 140°. There is also shredded bills, leaves, cut up tomato and squash vines , human nitrogen, and used coffee grounds. With the tomato and squash vines how long should it take to finish turning every 3 days. I had the pile up to almost 4 ft. It is now about 2 1/2 ft tall but still chunky? If I take the stuff out of my tumbler and put it into a wire pile, will the good microbes reactivate? TY
I add frozen kitchen scraps to mine all the time. You can add Bush Doctor Microbe Brew, its a liquid microbial inoculant that is primary used as a concentrated root drench in your garden beds but it can also help boost the life in compost. Depending on your climate, it may take longer or shorter.
An interesting side note: the government spending bill includes funding to rebuild damaged nuclear weapons facilities that were damaged in "recent storms." It reminded me of your report on the radioactive soil samples in NC. Praying for all that live in or help out in NC.
Compost is to much work. My Food forest pumps and I never waste my time on compost. Never have never will, living roots and a bit of chop and drop with the right plants is better than any compost. Compost is brilliant but to time consuming to operate a large food forest like mine.
There isnt really anything wrong with something going anaerobic. JADAM uses a lot of putrifaction / anaerobic fermentation. Thats what I do. Rotten buckets of organic nonsense is mostly how i fertilize my garden. That and microbial solution with potatoes JADAM style
Wrong, and dangerous! Animal pathogens will not be affected by the pitiful amount of heat (165F) generated by a compost pile. Would you put a garden above your home's septic field? Putting any form of animal by products in a compost pile is actually worse!! You'd best lawyer up if you're going to promote that concept to others. Completely irresponsible!
I have had so many people tell me that you cannot compost animals....
Um, have they looked at nature?
@@Blynn-md4dx many people are ignorant or wish to lead others astray
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Having multiple methods of composting helps cycle organic materials faster i'd say. I have 2 methods that I use: Hot composting and worm composting. The worm composting is done via a 360 worm composting bin and a rotating compost bin someone didn't want anymore that is just stuffed with leaves, coffee grounds and worms. Sometimes I would even put half finished compost from the hot compost box, into the worm bins. This helps turn it into black gold alot faster than if i were just starting with fresh food scraps. The worm castings can then be used to create a fungal based worm tea that helps stretch the beneficial effects for a small amount of castings.
Great job buddy!
We composted dead animals with kiln dried wood bedding pack and total mixed ration, 2 feet of feed and/or beddinng around any carcass. Mature cattle took 6 months, except the head and hips, which took longer. Extension agent took temperature readings. Worked well.
composting was holding me back. so after many years fluffing around with compost, I got rid of it, and couldnt be happier. now i grow lots of veggies, instead of wasting loads of time on composting. you're welcome. i'm a certified truth teller consultant.
I discovered the same thing. Never waste my time with compost. Living roots, living mulch and a little chop and drop.
@@chessman483 : i keep it clean, so i can take care of weeds etc. so much easier to fill up the council green bin than the years i spent shredding, turning, and having issues, then sieving. good riddens composting and rodents. i had two huge bays by the end of my composting career, and am glad to have that gone and space reclaimed for growing veggies. concentrated fertilizer injected into drip system saves time and no need to haul many cans to fertilize.
also got rid of raised beds, which themselves are a scam, and only desired in the most extreme of circumstances. they cause more problems than they solve. organic is a scam as well, which has replaced effective and money efficient gardening with low value high cost pretending that the veggie patch needs to be like a forest floor. "they" know they have a captive audience with organic believers--i used to be one--selling stories about things you dont see in soil. it's the "alternative medicine" market and we were scammed with emotional manipulation, half truths, and lies. turning loads of dead organic matter into carbon dioxide quickly (and repeat) is the religion of gardening.
I still use compost for waste disposal, but I use weeds to improve my soil, these days
I don't turn the pile. I will just keep throwing stuff on top until spring, then remove the top layer and use the rotting nastiness at the bottom. There were a lot of earthworms there last time i checked, so i think it's doing fine.
Used motor oil in hot compost?? 🤔 why? I’m interested on this. I have a million questions now. 😅
Great video, thank you for informing on this crucial topic!!
Thank you for saying that! I compost entire dead raccoons here too, and they disappear FAST. They're full of Nitrogen and the bones are pure Calcium. That all dissolves pretty quick. I just cover them with coffee grounds so they don't get dug up by other animals. People need to go to their local landfills and see if they can get free mulch. I'm in the middle of moving 6 truck-loads to my backyard during Xmas vacation. Food scraps are COLD and don't have many nutrients.
From a KNF perspective There are few hard and fast rules to composting but a way to make the conditions you currently have work for you, for all the rules there are ways and or reasons why both the rule and its opposite can be true. An example is the bokashi composting can be done in a small apartment with no smell in an airtight container with out the probability of dangerous microbes and this has been a solution for folks living in apartments . The application and method of KNF depends on your specific needs .
My ‘pile’ is just a raised bed that I throw every thing in, food scraps, dead animals, chicken bedding, etc. The chickens work through it so the only thing I have to do is turn the top layer over once a week before throwing the bedding on top. Red wiggler worms are abundant in the pile and dead animals disappear quickly. During the summer something like 75% of the previous week bedding is all broken down.
Instructions for a lazy man's Johnson-Su bioreactor. Make a huge pile of Fall leaves (the bigger the better). As you add layers, water it and sprinkle soil/microbes (a shovel full per layer is fine, it's just an innoculation). Let sit until Spring (18 months later). No watering, no aeration, large-scale, fungal dominant, great results.
I had no idea who your father was until recently. I love his channel. I love your channel as well. Both of you are so very informative. Now I know where you get your knowledge and your good looks😉. Thank y’all for teaching me so much! I have 3 compost piles going. I think I’ll add deer innerds once or if hubby puts one down 😂.
Truth ❤ Thanks for sharing 💪🏼
The only caveat is cat waste, which compost doesn’t kill enough pathogens for use on food. (Decorative plants, go for it.)
Good morning ,love the vids lots of info, i live in beautiful british columbia ,canada ,the northern interior area
Thanks William!
Again, just what I needed to hear.
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I added froze compost to the pile in my high tunnel. It went from 155° to 140°. There is also shredded bills, leaves, cut up tomato and squash vines , human nitrogen, and used coffee grounds. With the tomato and squash vines how long should it take to finish turning every 3 days. I had the pile up to almost 4 ft. It is now about 2 1/2 ft tall but still chunky? If I take the stuff out of my tumbler and put it into a wire pile, will the good microbes reactivate? TY
I add frozen kitchen scraps to mine all the time. You can add Bush Doctor Microbe Brew, its a liquid microbial inoculant that is primary used as a concentrated root drench in your garden beds but it can also help boost the life in compost. Depending on your climate, it may take longer or shorter.
An interesting side note: the government spending bill includes funding to rebuild damaged nuclear weapons facilities that were damaged in "recent storms." It reminded me of your report on the radioactive soil samples in NC. Praying for all that live in or help out in NC.
Gel component?
#permacultureq&a What is the best way to deal with fruit flies in food forest? Renee northern Victoria Australia.
Compost is to much work. My Food forest pumps and I never waste my time on compost. Never have never will, living roots and a bit of chop and drop with the right plants is better than any compost. Compost is brilliant but to time consuming to operate a large food forest like mine.
There isnt really anything wrong with something going anaerobic. JADAM uses a lot of putrifaction / anaerobic fermentation. Thats what I do. Rotten buckets of organic nonsense is mostly how i fertilize my garden. That and microbial solution with potatoes JADAM style
So ignore all these you tubers using trash cans to compost ??
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Wrong, and dangerous! Animal pathogens will not be affected by the pitiful amount of heat (165F) generated by a compost pile. Would you put a garden above your home's septic field? Putting any form of animal by products in a compost pile is actually worse!! You'd best lawyer up if you're going to promote that concept to others. Completely irresponsible!
Lol wrong!
Where I live, composting is the regulated method for disposal of dead stock on farms.