The best gardening & homesteading channels on Youtube
Tired of waiting for your compost to be ready? It can sometimes take years… unless you know these tricks of the trade which will rapidly increase the speed of your composting, so that you can make lots of compost FAST! In this week’s episode, Ben explains how composting works and demonstrates how to go about…
Here’s a simple compost bin build you can make with wood from a local hardware store, or even DIY it from pallets. It’s an extension of the classic 3-bin hot composting system, to add two more bins. This size works well for us at the Epic Homestead due to the size of our garden, and…
Composting Shouldn’t Be A Mystery. It definitely has its tricks and nuances, but the science is pretty basic when you work it out and understand the components at play. That said, no one became a master composter overnight! In today’s video, I take the 6 most asked questions on composting that I get in the…
Faster Compost, Better Results! Want to learn how to get better Compost, faster and easier? Compost piles can often slow down, become inefficient, and not perform like we want them to. Has your pile stopped producing that Black Gold we covet so much? Are you running out of room because your organic waste isn’t decomposing…
Composting Does Not Have To Be Hard. In fact, your Compost does most of the work on its own! However, as with anything new, it can be hard to visualize, hard to get started, and hard to know if you’re on the right track. In this video, I explain what Compost is, how it is…
Today Michele and I build our first moveable compost bins out of wood pallets and start clearing our homestead by BURNING IT. Thank you for watching our channel and following along with our homesteading journey! Be sure to subscribe before you go! ▼ CONNECT WITH US INSTAGRAM | @berrymountain.homestead | t.ly/KYl9O MICHELE’S CHANNEL | t.ly/MZJYd…
Hot composting is one of the fastest ways to break down food scraps and garden trimmings into an amazing fertilizer for your garden…but managing a compost pile can be tricky if you’re a beginner. Here are the 5 “composting 101” mistakes I see most newbies make! 0:00 – Intro 0:48 – 1. Not Turning 2:02…
My fav worm composter: https://bit.ly/2ybjJbb Composting is ESSENTIAL for gardeners, no matter how big or small you’re growing. In today’s video we’ll look at 6 different ways you can compost and their pros and cons. I’ve done every single method and have filmed many in-depth videos on these, so dive deep and up your composting…
Composting for beginners, How to make Compost? In this video, How to guide I will explain and show you how to compost and why it works and why you should be composting now there are 7 factors to help you to a successful compost pile. Organic Composting perfect can be easy for anybody who’s interested…
I always have a lot of food scraps after a big garden harvest or meal prep session. Sometimes too much to throw in my compost bin or vermicomposting system. So I tested out an electric composter to see how effective it is at making compost from kitchen waste to add to my soil, raised beds,…
EASIEST WAY TO MAKE COMPOST AT HOME #urbangardening DAIZZ’S TIP:-Composting is a great project to do because it uses food and yard scraps that would otherwise be thrown away to make a nutrient-rich soil amendment.Making compost correctly will allow you to feed your plants essential nutrients and make your soil more fertile, all while using…
Four free pallets, 8 metal t-posts, all put together to keep out larger animals as this is not rodent-proof.
This is by far the best compost bucket or composter bin I have found for the kitchen to recycle waste and scraps. We got rid of our bokashi bucket composting system and replaced it with a fermenting drum – it works great! Here’s the same compost container on eBay AU: https://bit.ly/2JHs22Z For USA this is…
150 Gallon Largest WORM BIN with Light Show was EASY construction for FAST access to worm casting. Homemade Composting to Organic fertilizer in weeks WORMS FROM : unclejimswormfarm.com LED LIGHT STRIP from Amazon.com : WenTop Led Strip Lights Kit DC12V Power Supply Waterproof SMD 5050 16.4 Ft (5M) 300leds RGB 60leds/m with 44key Ir Remote…
Learning how to compost can be a tricky process. There are a lot of steps in making compost at home, and many problems you can run into along the way. In today’s video, I’m troubleshooting a compost pile that wasn’t heating up anymore. What could be the problem? Usually it’s one of these things: -…
Compost corrals look great, keep compost scraps piled high so they compost faster, contain compost so it doesn’t go everywhere, and helps to hide what some see as an eye sore, especially in an urban lot. This project is free and helps reuse old scrap wood that would have been sent to a landfill or…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Composting is the gardener’s way of recycling old plant material into rich, soil-nourishing compost. Plants love it! Wooden pallets are often free to source and are the perfect size for making a large compost bin. In this short video we demonstrate how to make a simple but…
You can never have too much compost, but when you don’t have enough you soon find yourself in trouble! However by creating a simple set-up in a corner of your garden you will soon have a lot more compost to play with – and that is a good thing as it is commonly known as…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Creating good nutrient-rich compost for your plants to grow in will greatly improve their health, so it’s important to understand how to diagnose and rectify problems with homemade compost. Does your compost sometimes have a slimy texture, bad smell or decompose slowly? Here are some simple tips…
I’ve been wanting to talk a bit about sustainability for quite some time. The term “Sustainable” has been bandied about and used as catchphrase to grab peoples attention but there is very little that is sustainable about most of the things I see being pushed. Yes, some of these things ARE good and have a…
This video is a second video after my ’10 terrific tomato growing tips’ which is doing well so that inspired me to tell you the top 10 composting tips and turn it into a ‘top 10’ series, and you will learn how to make your composting a success. If you follow these simple rules you…
💛 📖 See the GrowVeg book here: https://www.growveg.com/growveg-the-beginners-guide-to-easy-gardening.aspx. Compost is the very best food you can give to the plants in your garden. However, making really great compost requires the right mix of ingredients. In this video we demonstrate how to create that perfect recipe from the ingredients you have at home. You’ll see the…
