These are great tips, but I have a much cheaper way to compost. Get a black plastic trash can with lid. Drill holes around the sides and a couple on the bottom for air flow. Set it up on bricks and fill with layers of brown and green materials. I use coffee grounds, all veg peelings, eggshells, leaves, grass clippings, etc. You can attach a bungee cord across the top, turn the can on its side and roll to circulate. Put back up on bricks for air flow. Keep damp to appropriate level. Cooks compost fast, it's economical, and easy.
@mexicas6637
4 жыл бұрын
@CLTserendipity You are SO smart! I've been looking for a reason to upgrade my trashcan. Now I can, & use the one I have for this. What a great idea, thank you for commenting!
@elizabethhostetter1946
4 жыл бұрын
nice! i have two lidded, wheeled black bins for green-waste because we get greens picked up biweekly (alternate with recycling). But i've been thinking, since i already have holes in the bottom to drain the rare rain, i could use the lids and compost directly in there. We don't produce much actual wet greens (food waste) and our trimmings are generally roses, eugenia, grape, or fruit tree pruning, so likely no smell - and the dogs can't get into them (or the raccoons, or that skunk that must've detonated *under* the bloody house . . ; ) ). You're a genius!
@philhunt1442
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if the polymer decomposition of the garbage can offgasing into the organic materials that will then provide nutrients to food I might eat have any effects?
@carmen3091
Жыл бұрын
@@philhunt1442I thought of that as well. Plastic sucks!
@psycophonic
6 жыл бұрын
I like dropping food scraps and bits I ďont eat in a black bin to compost. Might get anaerobic but seems to work for me in the small space I got. Could you do something like this for purely container growers please. Thanks.
@tamaRAWSFX
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe his bokashi video can work for you as an option. Still trying to do an aerobic compost in a really small space. Wish me luck.
@psycophonic
4 жыл бұрын
@@tamaRAWSFX a DIY method may include a 25litre bottle some hinges a dowel rod and wooden frame to make a small compost tumbler. Good luck.
@svetlanikolova7673
4 жыл бұрын
unaerobic compost ? NOT A GOOD IDEA!
@psycophonic
4 жыл бұрын
@@svetlanikolova7673 nah, it was okay after baking in the sun for a while to dry out then mixing in with the soil. I think the aerobic bacteria takes over at that point.
@FrozEnbyWolf150
3 жыл бұрын
Dandelions also make great dynamic accumulators, as they have one of the most robust taproots, capable of reaching several feet below the surface. Dandelions are one of the most nutritious greens you can grow, and every part of the plant is edible and has a lot of culinary uses. It's too bad most people consider it a weed.
@yadiaag7771
3 жыл бұрын
Tell that to my neighbors….pretty sure they hate me but I like to keep ground covers along with buttercups, dandelions, clovers and native grasses and weeds…..they can hate me idc I have an oasis for butterflies, birds, hummingbirds, ladybugs,bees, bunnies and tiny animals. These critters are my neighbors too and I like them the best.
@FrozEnbyWolf150
3 жыл бұрын
@@yadiaag7771 I wish more people realized the importance of native species. They can be a great benefit to any gardener. All-grass lawns are overrated, and aren't doing the environment any favors. Not saying I'd do this, but if you grow carrots or onions that produce a lot of seeds, those seeds can make for a good prank on one's annoying neighbors. Chuck a few handfuls into their grass lawn and watch the hilarity ensue. Those plants can't be eliminated by broad leaf weed killers.
@Equinella2
2 жыл бұрын
I shouldn't laugh but 😂
@donnabrooks1173
Жыл бұрын
@@Equinella2 That is too funny not to laugh 😂😂😂😂
@theswampstead559
3 жыл бұрын
My toddler thought your voice slowed down was hilarious! He made me rewind it several times. 😂
@butterchuggins5409
4 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. Solid advice with no fillers. The Ruth Stout method combined with worms and bio-char has shown me the best results. All I do is drench with compost tea every few weeks and the soil gets better every year. No tilling, fertilizers, pesticides, perfect drainage and retention. Ruth is my hero. The mighty red wiggler worm is my spirit animal. Epic Gardening is my go-to channel.
@deborahmerchant7603
4 жыл бұрын
If comfrey is included in cover crop blends, that may not be a good thing. I've found once a comfrey starts in my yard, I cant get rid of it. Digging it up results in broken roots (since the roots go so deep) which results in more plants. At least they don't spread in a creeping way....just are indomitable. So make sure you actually want comfrey where you would spread fall cover crop blends containing comfrey. Similarly with stinging nettle, if that is included in the fall cover crop blend....make sure you're prepared to deal with the sting in the nettle. I love both plants, just placed where I want them.
@skinnyWHITEgoyim
2 жыл бұрын
Moringa tree is the best nutrient rich plant In the world. Easy to grow and very quick growing.
@tommymckiddy7872
4 жыл бұрын
I got a load of tree grind to use for mulch. It was full of worm castings, huge clumps. I think it's going to do great for my junk clay soil.
@digitalranger4259
4 жыл бұрын
I do all container gardening, and it would be nice to get tips on how to rejuvenate the soil for reuse.
@DaMangChase
3 жыл бұрын
Dry amendments like compost, worm castings, and guano
@msscamp100
Жыл бұрын
DigitalRanger - the same way you would for an in ground or raised bed. Compost, mixing in lawn clippings, cover cropping, dead, non-diseased plant material, mulch, etc. If your containers are open bottomed, the earth worms should come. If your containers are closed bottomed, you may need to introduce earth worms.
@TheTexasTakebyMissVikie
2 жыл бұрын
Beans, clover, nitrogen fixers, bunny foo foo poo poo, brown or green teas, coffee grounds, banana peels, egg.shells and so on.
@ariannamiller3109
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, but (unless you know what you’re doing) FOR THE LOVE OF GOD don’t plant stinging nettle in anything but a container by itself! Nettle is super invasive, growing super, will take over everything, and the process to remove it from your garden is super complicated and takes forever to accomplish! If you are inexperienced with stinging nettle make sure you wear gloves when coming into contact with it, cause like the name suggests it will sting, so please be careful with it!
@jackielambes7208
3 жыл бұрын
You had mentioned that you can use old leaves for mulching. Does this create disease? I save my leaves in piles in my woods. So could I dig those up for cover for my plants?
@sethelrod9099
4 жыл бұрын
Be careful with it, but I bury kitchen scraps directly into the garden bed. Especially when I'm in between composting, or when I let a bed rest I bury a fair amount about 10-12 inches below the soil and let it naturally decompose over time.
@funluvnrm
3 жыл бұрын
I believe that "Borage would also be good to use" as well...Wish I could find a list of old medicinal garden plants that would be good for my soil & I do have a compost pile & 2 red wiggler worm bins as those casting are black gold. As far a chickens poo, a bit scared on burning my plants as not sure how much to use during the winter time, but with the "worm castings" & a little horse manure, that's aged makes me feel more comfortable. What do you think please, as I've only had raised beds for 2 years & get a bit nervous that I may do damage to the plants/soil? Great video as always, thank you...
@Tehstool
3 жыл бұрын
If I had a lot of space, I would just trench compost my food scraps. It's just an idea, but I would have multiple beds and I would rotate which beds I was growing in. The beds that I'm not growing food in would probably have some sort of cover crop/mulch and I would just bury my food scraps from left to right as I go through each bed. If I did use a cover crop, it would probably be a type of grass because those root more deeply than the nitrogen fixing ones and I'm already adding a ton of nitrogen into the bed from the food scraps. So I probably wouldn't need more.
@dannielefullard1283
3 жыл бұрын
I'm a new zone 7B gardener...and I committed the #1 soil sin: I left it bare this winter. (smh) Can I still use it? What can I do to replenish it for the coming planting season?
@davem5308
3 жыл бұрын
It is the new growing season for 2021. I grow in containers such as storage bins. At the end of last growing season, I chopped up alot of cucumber and tomato plant leaves and sprinkled them into the soil of those bins, then turned and mixed them into the soil. It is all an experiment, but I hope I have enriched the soil by degrees. I will fert. and see how things go. Conditions are not quite consistent yet for transplanting my seedlings,(southern N.H.) but soon! Good luck to all for 2021!
@EarthloveGlobal
3 жыл бұрын
Feed Your Soil
@ChezJohn
6 жыл бұрын
GREAT bunch of info Kevin Thank You. I've wanted to do composting for years now but I don't know how to go about it, I watched a show once on it but the guy made it look so involved I said the heck with it. I'll have to look into it again. Thanks again. (John from California)
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Definitely give it a try this season!
@spiceynanasim9256
4 жыл бұрын
I just use large totes, put holes in them, leave the lid on them, add some cheap top soil and then cut up my veggie/fruit peals really small and throw them in, then cover them up with some top soil. We have a neighbor that doesn't care if her tree overgrows into others yards so with the leaves we get (that fall from the tree in the fall/winter). I put those in the compost as well. Very nice dark compost when I need it.
@SunshineCountryChickens
3 жыл бұрын
Thats nice of your neighbor to share her tree
@di4731
4 жыл бұрын
Won't the garden cover die when it snows, will it still help
@amypetelka1405
4 жыл бұрын
not leaving bare soil will help improve the soil. even if it dies in the winter, the roots that grew will hold the soil in place & feed it nitrogen.
@FairyFrequency
6 жыл бұрын
Awesome share! Thank you. Always working with the soil. Wishing you a lovely evening.
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Wishing it right back at you!
@baradein8227
Жыл бұрын
How about lupine? I want to make a lawn and I have very compacted clay soil. It has been landscaped and therefore it’s bare. Thinking of sowing grass and incorporating lupine into it to get extra nitrogen into the ground. I have harvested a ton of lupine seeds last season.
@stellaharper1941
4 жыл бұрын
Chickens are large worms with claws
@artistlovepeace
Жыл бұрын
You are a fantastic teacher. Thank you so much for your lectures and demos.
@tejaswinikolkur8120
10 ай бұрын
Good information sir. It would be better if you add sub titles which will help people like me with hearing issues..thank you
@MrDanrn999
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@trinidadgarcilazo428
4 ай бұрын
Great info as in all your videos👍 Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@theswampstead559
3 жыл бұрын
How long do you have to wait to use the soil after cutting your cover crop?
@hivekahuna1011
4 жыл бұрын
i use trench composting because it is very easy and has a lot more benefits
@virsapiensfortisest922
Жыл бұрын
I grow hairy vetch between my rows and chop n drop it into my beds as mulch.
@AM-yc5tf
2 жыл бұрын
How about Cyprus mulch instead of straw? I am not sure where to buy straw in east central fl
@TheNextFiles288
Жыл бұрын
Sorry he doesn't get to the point hardly at all at times he just makes suggestions what other people like what he likes he doesn't just straight up say where to go what to do what you need and that's it you talk too much
@bernieshomestead6416
3 жыл бұрын
My chickens are the hidden gold in my garden
@angelaanderson5360
4 жыл бұрын
I just moved to a new house. The soil here is pure sand. Did I say pure sand? Like at the beach. I have to grow. I left a garden of 40+ years of building up that soil. So here's my thinking. Cut up the cardboard from my moving boxes, moisten and lay them down on the area that I want to improve, put grass clippings on top...keep them moist, add kitchen scraps below the wet cardboard, introduce some worms from my worm bin and start building my new soil. What do you think. I'm pretty sure there are no worms in this sandy location.
@cocosurgerow
3 жыл бұрын
I get yards of wood chips and black mulch delivered. I pull weeds and let them dry out on the driveway. Then throw them near the banana trees. Everything I plant is mounded up. My soil was sand, no worms. I throw vegetable scraps and coffee grounds near the plants. I am always feeding the soil in southwest Florida. I try to plant near other plants. The plants share underground.
@markemyshibukawa9254
6 жыл бұрын
Goat poo 🐐 with hay. Our friends have a goat ranch that they're GLADLY encouraging us to take away as much as we want. We use the aged stuff that comes from their enclosures. It's not as "hot" as other manure and smells earthy. The hay works as mulch. Anything that grows from the hay is easily weeded by hand.
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Great idea! I'm using some aged manure this year as well.
@Beepbopboop19
Жыл бұрын
I need a book to just tell me what to do😭 there's so much. Any recs?
@pascalxus
3 жыл бұрын
what do we do if the daikon radish won't grow?
@shaikhaobaid7988
2 жыл бұрын
How I can protect my soil from nematodes?
@locusttreegarden1560
3 жыл бұрын
I love yoyr channel but I am confused by all the gardening methods, not sure which to choose dig vs no dig...home made compost vs bought
@frankaredia
5 жыл бұрын
What do you recommend for cover crops? I'd like to use clover because I love the smell and I know that clover attracts bees, but I'm afraid that clover will overtake my garden.
@epicgardening
5 жыл бұрын
Clover is a fantastic one. I usually get a fall mix from ufseeds.com when I cover crop :)
@antoniovenezia2988
4 жыл бұрын
Do any cover crops attract beneficials? I've heard clover can attract mites and I'm growing indoors, maybe dill or something else with a pungent odor?
@summcunt5421
2 жыл бұрын
I use clover as a garden border. Sometimes it grows into the garden beds, but it's really not a problem. It easy to take it out with a hoe if you need to plant something else there.
@shefo3916
Жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Soil building is so very critical…and strangely fun (kind of a labor of love :)) Just a note…at 1:11 I think 10 ‘feet’ and not 10 ‘inches’ is what was meant here about comfrey, which is a wonderful plant. Just be sure you want to have it around in perpetuity, as it’s practically impossible to get rid of once planted. Thanks for the succinct inspiration!
@ladyhawkster2854
6 жыл бұрын
I have an existing flower garden, what's the best way to add compost without disturbing the plants?
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Usually topdressing around the plants about an inch or so works really
@cher-amirose7109
2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions! I had the opportunity to meet Paul Guachi (Back To Eden documentary) in 2016 at his property. He let my daughter and I taste things (it was winter). Even the weeds tasted wonderful. And everything was full of water due to the heavy mulch.
@elijahwu4168
6 жыл бұрын
I want mini chicken tillers!
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@ChallengeTheNarrative
5 жыл бұрын
Eggsactly
@jmc8076
4 жыл бұрын
Yeeeeeesss! Our tiny planet and all on it is an ecosystem (bigger to smallest) esp soil our foundation. Biology 101. This was big msg from another show I watched Growing a greener world. Yet so many incl our neighbours douse lawns/gardens w/pesticides and chemical fertilizers. Even when we try telling them it’s why/how Monsanto etc are worth billions and so powerful (sued often successfully.) If you kill all the bugs in the soil you become dependent on the same chemicals to grow anything. Sadly true for many farmers incl smaller ones worldwide who find out too late. 👏🌱
@ladytravels4808
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the to the point videos, glad every time I search a gardening question your channel pops up. So frk handsome 😘
@summcunt5421
2 жыл бұрын
I'm doing all of these plus I'm about to start growing king stropharia mushrooms in my mulch. It's a saprophytic fungus, so it will help speed up the breakdown of the woodchips.
@elibella5660
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for such wonderful videos! Would sunflowers also be considered dynamic accumulators? Also, I have a few composting questions ( if you dont mind it being misplaced on this video) all winter, I buried my food scraps directly into the garden dirt. Even when there was snow on the ground ❄ Each time my container of food scraps would get full, I dumped in to a new hole in the garden, cover it with the dug up dirt, pour wam water over it, and then just leave it. Was this OK? I'm really new to composting, and I've been super lazy about it thus far lol I just watched your video on the different methods, and plan to make some changes..but in the mean time, I've switched back to my first method I started last summer... throwing every thing in an old square recycle bin outside, covering it with crappy dirt, sometimes any worms I might find, and of course water. I keep repeating this process, which results in a big bin of layers. But I never turn it. Does this mean Im creating an "anaerobic " environment when I don't turn it? Is that bad? Last year, when the recycle bin would get full, I would simply dump and bury the entire contents into an unused flower bed wth undesirable clay soil. I thought the soil would be amazing by this time of year, but it's hard to tell lol Long story short, i know my super lazy method isn't the best way to do composting, but was it better than doing nothing at all? What happened to the soil by doing it this way?
@qaptin1996
2 жыл бұрын
Am new to this as well, I would recommend opening up the oldest compost pile u made and see the progress, maybe take a few pictures and cover it back up. If you see any indicators that your on the right path then great, otherwise if are unable to read further into it you can share those pictures online and am sure people would be more than glad to help out.
@oldchild527
Жыл бұрын
I do the same and what I lear is that you have to leave like bubbles of air, I put kitchen scraps with cardboard that's huge and not chopped, that leaves air bubbles and accommodates to my lazyness then on top of it all I plant something like a tree with good compost not too much cuz it's expensive, then water everything for about a month if there's no rain and it's ok till now, not death plants so far..
@thedoubleboiler6971
3 жыл бұрын
Currently trying composting in a pile and mixing every few days with a pitchfork in an area of our property... fingers crossed.
@SarahJones-g4f
7 ай бұрын
I just use large totes, put holes in them, leave the lid on them, add some cheap top soil and then cut up my veggie/fruit peals really small and throw them in, then cover them up with some top soil. We have a neighbor that doesn't care if her tree overgrows into others yards so with the leaves we get (that fall from the tree in the fall/winter). I put those in the compost as well. Very nice dark compost when I need it.
@kimponics
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much. I've been making a lot of mistakes that you have cleared up. Sometimes its about how a person says it. Bingo, I've needed to cover my soil and protect it. I will also work in the various composting dynamic accumulators, and mulch. This will help with the very hot So. Calif. sun that seemed to be intensely wilting the things I was growing even though they want lots of sunlight.
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I try to give a different perspective on the WHY behind it all. Still learning over here as well. I feel you on the socal sun!
@loraineboyce4573
3 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video how to get rid of soil bugs? My garden bed has these small warns looking bug and ant looking thing with feathers. Not a termite. Or do they live in dirt? How to keep them out organically
@Jeffrey-yo4jh
4 жыл бұрын
Using chicken waist in your garden. Isn't that a way to spread salmonella
@eriatarka1983
3 жыл бұрын
Should I cover crop my grow bags over the winter too? True winter here, zone 6b.
@leannagivens5349
4 жыл бұрын
I see those biceps 😏
@mc8705
4 жыл бұрын
I've got cedar shingle siding. Wondering if you painted yours for a specific reason. I'm gathering opinions on the subject. thanks.
@josanders4051
2 жыл бұрын
I cant find the doecon radish seeds.iv looked at the place you recommended.
@bernieshomestead6416
3 жыл бұрын
I use my chickens for everything soil getting rid of waste turning the compost eggs meat fertilizer you name it they are so worth it
@ginawilliams7577
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent advice as always.
@papacos4745
2 жыл бұрын
Look up Coots soil recipe. Its another great organic soil recipe
@charlesbale8376
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video, appreciated the information.
@akapatience5571
Жыл бұрын
How do I incorporate stinging nettle into my compost and not wind up growing the nettle?
@Chantilly871
6 жыл бұрын
Small space? Consider chicken trains, check out Deiago Footers idea on KZitem! I really like his chicken train idea and plan to implement it on my farm
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah the train idea is wonderful. I believe it's a Salatin technique?
@Chantilly871
6 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening Hmmm...I've not seen Salatin use that technique only the movable 'coop'
@classicrocklover5615
4 жыл бұрын
@@epicgardening his technique of movable coups is called "chicken tractor"
@joebob6913
3 жыл бұрын
What a handsome smile he's got :)
@777AMBASSADORA
4 жыл бұрын
What is your criteria for straw purchasing? Is sprayed straw mulching that bad?
@dalebailey754
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I will use some of these methods for sure.
@brokenwing2384
3 жыл бұрын
Yayyy I needed this videoThank You
@Victoria_Fama
3 жыл бұрын
If I buy land and make a garden, how do I know it won’t have chemicals or roundup in it or depleted nutrients ?
@AimeeGillespie
3 жыл бұрын
You can get a soil test! Look for a university soil lab near you.
@robertazelari2876
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Can you repeat what are the plants for dynamic ? I got only daicon, what is the other one? Thank you
@TM.BECK14
3 жыл бұрын
Daicon radish, stinging nettle, and comfrey were the examples in the video. You can find more examples also by searching "dynamic accumulator" on the web.
@Owenslife777
2 жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher
@dannyv5175
3 жыл бұрын
😳 wow badass
@kaylaalbers1153
6 жыл бұрын
So delish! And I don't mean the produce 😂😂😂
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhhhhhhhh Kayla :P
@delsurf71
6 жыл бұрын
Agree with cover crops in raised beds. Got my seeds today. Hopefully I can get them in within the next day or tw
@maxinemalstrom9723
4 жыл бұрын
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@wwsuwannee7993
6 жыл бұрын
Comfrey can go down past 18 feet......where did you come up with 12 inches?
@KarlLew
4 жыл бұрын
It hits the bottom of the container?
@JohnDoe-kd9vd
4 жыл бұрын
It goes 2 ft at least in good deep soil. I have never seen the bottom since it always breaks off when digging and too deep to get the full root ball out. Comfrey bocking 14 is one of my favorite plants!! Grows anywhere. U can take 1 inch root cutting to make lots of new plants. Simplest plant to grow and mother natures band aid.
@ChallengeTheNarrative
5 жыл бұрын
Urine
@williamreeder4902
6 жыл бұрын
Great Video
@jenniferzeng5340
6 жыл бұрын
Mt
@maxamedaadan447
6 жыл бұрын
Great video thank you
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
You're
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@RiverPlaid
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you again Kevin for the valuable content.
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in Denise!
@MrUgahcanada
6 жыл бұрын
Well done. Good information
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Aaron!
@downbntout
6 жыл бұрын
Just don't plant comfrey too close to the foundation of your house, heh heh
@epicgardening
6 жыл бұрын
Very true ;)
@gibbytravis
3 жыл бұрын
Can I use colored mulch in my vegetable garden?
@norbert58
2 жыл бұрын
This video was made for Radio. No visual aid and the maker likes is face to much.
@skinnyWHITEgoyim
2 жыл бұрын
Bury a bunch of fish and kitchen/garden scraps in trenches about a foot deep in your garden rows in the fall. Add grass clippings and shredded leaves about 4 inches deep and let it all break down over the winter. Come spring your plants will have super plant steroids and grow better than you have ever seen. Easy peezy and very effective.
@skinnyWHITEgoyim
2 жыл бұрын
You can also just put shredded leaves in thick layers on your garden over winter and save all your urine and use a watering can and sprinkle it on the leaves. It provides more than enough nitrogen to break the leaves down. Laugh if ya wanna but it works and makes compost right on top of your soil for friggin free. Drink a couple coronas every evening and double your urine output to speed up process 🤣
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