Composting Resources: → Urban Worm Bag: bit.ly/2ybjJbb → Countertop Composters: www.epicgardening.com/best-countertop-compost-bin/ → Compost Tumblers: www.epicgardening.com/best-compost-tumblers/ → Bokashi Bran: www.sdmicrobeworks.com/

@dbaker0226

4 жыл бұрын

Omg it's so true when Jo Koy says that Mexicans and phillipeans look alike. I thought you were Hispanic until you mentioned your phillipeano grandmother. I still love your videos.😁

@gr8gardn

4 жыл бұрын

So glad you know about the Biostack composter! I thought they were distributed throughout CA at one point. I don't know if it's legit or not but I signed this petition to bring it back. There just isn't a better design for home gardeners www.change.org/p/brian-cornell-asktarget-to-bring-back-smith-hawkin-s-biostack-compost-bin/psf/share?source_location=combo_psf&psf_variant=combo&skip=1 If anyone KNOWS whether this is a good site or not, please say so. I want to help, not hurt ;)

@gr8gardn

4 жыл бұрын

I understand patents and production costs. Just seems a huge waste of plastics for lesser designs to be produced and this great patent to gather dust. I'd sign a pledge to buy another one or two!

@onemoreperspective

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@huertiando-ando

3 жыл бұрын

HELP! I have fruit flies breeding in my appartment compost and neighbors are complaining, I already tried reducing humidity and mixing more often, any tips the comunity can share?

I had a worm bin in my apartment for years. The worms made way more compost than I could use on my tiny balcony, so the landscaping in front of my building (where I dumped the extra castings) was noticably healthier than the other buildings. 🙂

@WinterRaven25

4 жыл бұрын

I used to raise a flemish giant and was kinda lazy so I would dump the poo tray behind my building. I walked into the leasing office one day to pay the rent and the landscaper was getting yelled at for never mowing there. He was. It's just that the grass was growing insanely fast because of the bunny poo. I felt so bad for him.

@hervva

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, can you tell more detals about it? I would like to compost my kitchen scraps, but i don't visit my allotment every day, so i can't dump them into composting pile often and im wondering about composting this in my apartment

@chaosengine4597

3 жыл бұрын

@@hervva there are plenty of worm composters for indoors around these days. Just try to find one that produces locally in your country. I got mine last years and hurray, I have hundreds of pets now :)

@crispsaturday

3 жыл бұрын

Omg I bet people would LOVE to buy that from you! I wish I had a neighbor who could sell me some of.their surplus

@samanthafritts9823

2 жыл бұрын

@@hervva I have my compost worms in two plastic totes. I switch them back and forth whenever its time to collect the castings.

I like the way that you don't force people to follow your ways instead the opposite. You seem like a humble dude. Cheers brother!

@MrESkipperMain

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah whispering to me over the flower pots!

@ohsweatbret

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I definitely found it appealing and being humble enough to say “oh I tried this thing myself and here’s everything that went wrong and right.” Not the type to talk down at you for believing an old wives tale or some poorly researched or clickbait article. He reminds me of The Garden Rebel from central Florida.

@ohsweatbret

3 жыл бұрын

Erik Cheatham lol garden rebel is the man.

@Theoguhugo

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Actually this approach makes me want to follow his tips even more hahaha

@liesmies6280

3 жыл бұрын

@@Theoguhugo you dont even have a compost bro

The most eye opening part about composting is when you realize how much really good bio material you'd been throwing out all those years, kinda kicking myself, but better late than never. It's crazy how fast the 1 gallon recycle bucket under my sink fills up with veggie scraps and coffee grinds, and my garden loves every ounce of it. Great video, Kevin, really enjoyed it!

@juanit0tackit0tackito2

2 жыл бұрын

Symbol of true Love,Jesus is the key to peace and eternal salvation, those who believe in Him shall find everlasting life and joy, wake up and repent of all sin, for we all fall short of the Lords purity, only He can save us from death and sin, and only He can cleanse and forgive us of all sin and burdens, give Him your life and He will make your paths straight, seek Him and you shall find, the Lord loves you, time to answer His call, Amen!!

@redmoon383

2 жыл бұрын

@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 man Jesus would weep for how I use my carrots

@amandaforrester7636

Жыл бұрын

@@juanit0tackit0tackito2 tell Jesus I could use some help in my garden.

@juanit0tackit0tackito2

Жыл бұрын

@@amandaforrester7636 Jesus proclaimed that your garden will only produce temporary fruit but if you eat of HIS garden, you will have eternal life, HE is the fruit of life:)

@connorlancaster7541

Жыл бұрын

Hello does anyone here believe in Jesus?

I like how you say "apartment people" like were a different species XD

@Flies_the_limit

3 жыл бұрын

Just use it as an incentive to own a home :D

@octaviusgalacticus2253

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe because you are👽€£₩₩£¥₩€

@CreatureGirlInc

3 жыл бұрын

I've lived in both an apartment and a home.... I completely get why. Lol If the smallest amount of water just so HAPPENED to leak out the water catch below a planter to then run off the ledge to the neighbors patio below. Hoooooooboy hell hath no fury like a litlle old lady seeing a small water spot on her spotless patio.

@rebeccaholcombe9043

3 жыл бұрын

@@CreatureGirlInc not a different species but definately very different conditions.

@CreatureGirlInc

3 жыл бұрын

@@rebeccaholcombe9043 I certainly felt like a different species in an apartment! Lmfao

Many years ago, when I was still a teenager, my father had some leftover bait fish from a fishing trip. He buried them around the drip line of a tree in our backyard, telling me that native Americans used to put fish carcases in holes and planted corn on top of them. They broke down and provided fertilizer. I had a hound dog who dug up the Blue Runners when we let him out in the back yard. My father cursed and buried them deeper. My dog dug them up again. My father tried one final time, and my dog had the best time of his life digging them up again. They were pretty ripe by now and I'm sure that the trash collector loved the gentle aroma wafting from our trash cans on the next pickup.

@kellygater3996

3 жыл бұрын

😂 love what he was trying to do! I have a dog and there are lots of critters in the neighborhood, so I'm thinking the worm bag might be the way to go for me!

@Volkswagenitalia.

3 жыл бұрын

Hey nice profile pic

@dana102083

3 жыл бұрын

Our ol' rusty got his intestines clogged up on fish heads when he dug up his own stash of rotten heads.. He got a round of doggy enemas and his family never did that again! We caught a lot of fish but theres always too much..good ol days 🤗👌😊

@cieragalb4736

Жыл бұрын

At that point you plant those strategically and let that dog dog a garden bed for you

@eyesofthecervino3366

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like that calls for the old pirate trick of burying your old fish heads, then burying a layer of super spicy hot pepper powder over it to make the dog stop trying.

I have a hot compost pile, a cold compost pile, a compost tumbler, and a homemade compost tea brewer. It’s safe to say I like compost 🙂

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

EPIC COMPOSTER!

@helenantrichan3987

4 жыл бұрын

Just a tad!

@elo5449

4 жыл бұрын

Vegged Out which method is the cheapest easiest yet most effective?

@naturalcues

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Vegged Out! Epic Gardening mentioned the rain causing issues with the tumbler. What pros and cons have you found with it? I have a cold compost but need a faster option for some troubled spots in the garden.

@BlinkVirus

4 жыл бұрын

Top 10 weird flexes

I'm a pinay grandma and starting to teach my grandkids how to grow their veggie garden. Thanks for your tips. I let them watch your videos. Thanks very much. We ll start composting.

When I was a kid, my grandma always kept a passive compost pile out by her magnolia tree, and we'd collect food scraps in an empty paper milk carton until it was full, then put them out there. I knew it was to make new soil and "recycle" food scraps but it was really good to learn about the science behind it and other methods!

Just made an accidental hot compost pile last week by digging a 2 foot deep hole, layered the bottom with twigs and branches, topped with dead leaves, kitchen scraps, and cut grass. Went to check on it yesterday and she's hot! Oh Lawd she's hot! Can't wait to plant directly in that spot in the cooler season.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

LOL done that before

@zacharybowman8950

3 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best things I've ever read on the internet😂

@anthonycooper6934

3 жыл бұрын

How could that possibly be an accident 🤣

@sunnynsydney4705

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonycooper6934 because she’s quirky, not like other girls 😂

Speaking of rummaging pests: I switched to a compost tumbler because my beagle would break into my compost bins. When I built one she couldn't get into, she'd just stand there and bark at it!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Hah, no way?!

@quozax

4 жыл бұрын

Imagine her disappointment. 😅😅🤣

@LoriJMarshall

4 жыл бұрын

Dave and Gena That’s awesome lol

@seanharris5592

4 жыл бұрын

Lol!!

@bigsister9354

4 жыл бұрын

That’s hilarious! Dogs are awesome)))

#6 my dad loved this method for his fruit trees. When we were young and lived in rural area, we had lots of pets. When pets died, we buried them under the fruit trees. Also when my mom cooked, she would gather all the food scraps and told us to bury them in the edible garden. Those old time, all veggies and fruits came from our backyard. Grocery shopping was mostly to buy seafood and protein like pork and beef. I really miss those days! I can't wait to move back to asia and but a piece of small land to start planting.

Someone may have already mentioned this, so sorry if it's a repetition. I use the Bokashi method as well as other methods. My Bokashi bin has a tap at the bottom and I can drain a rich nutrient fluid every few days (sometimes every day during the warmer weather). This fluid can be used diluted (1:10) with water as a liquid fertiliser, especially for my fruit trees. It can also be used undiluted down the drains to break down any build up (better for the environment than stuff like Draino)

@prestoneage

9 ай бұрын

Drain cleaner??

1. You are a very good teacher. Your use of the most important details and the way you communicate is surely a gift. 2. Your video quality is so clean, concise, and creative. They are enjoyable. 3. Your passion is contagious. I have binge watched so many of your videos from throughout the years. I feel motivated, inspired, and so prepared. All that to say THANK YOU!!!

I have a big pot that have soil, I just throw all my veggies and fruit scraps there and cover with another layer of soil. Last year cherry tomatoes grew in that pot 😂😂😂 I was able to harvest lots of cherry tomatoes from that compost pot 😁. I also tried the just bury directly method, it is ok during hot summer season but during fall most of the things I buried developed molds. Thank you for your video Kevin, hope so see more. God speed.

@pablodumas9446

2 ай бұрын

1. How deep did you bury? 1.1. Self Sufficient Me Mark suggests 20cm-40cm deep. 1.2. I’m wondering if, in the fall, you possibly buried the scraps

I live in a condo and have to ‘patio’ garden. I’ve been vermicomposting for years and find that’s the ideal solution for my space and food scrap usage. Great job mentioning it.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

You bet

@mattkoithan4961

2 жыл бұрын

What type of system do you use?

Dude, I lived in SD before and I know how little space is available for anything there, once saw you can do it in SD, I realized I can do it in my massive yard. Thank you for the inspiration

@darlinspaces

Жыл бұрын

Hope to hear how it worked out. I would imagine you can grow a variety of squashes.

I love how you could be a model yet you chose to educate the masses on such a wholesome life skill. I learnt so much, thank you!

If you're truly an Epic gardener you'll notice I pruned a ficus, not a bougainvillea ;)

@mdml0

4 жыл бұрын

Yup. your lola (grandmother) will be disappointed. :-D

@dianecooper5686

4 жыл бұрын

Epic Gardening as you were trimming I said not a bougainvillea cuz you’d be wearing gloves. Lol

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@googleuser4772

4 жыл бұрын

Haha! 🤣 yes, I did notice the ficus plant 🌱🌿 Also the dried up herb gone to seed.. haha 🍂

@dolletemyu8388

4 жыл бұрын

If you’re my grandson, papaluin ko ang pwet mo!😀 that’s not a bougainvillea 😀😀😀

Omgosh you have no idea how helpful this video was for me! I'm still a novice garden so I'm definitely learning as I go and I've always wanted to understand more about composting and it's benefits. I'm so excited to start composting, I just ordered the urban worm bag!!!! I can't thank you enough, your videos are a godsend!

Just started composting this year! I've just got piles of leaves, weeds, and scraps on my property that I mix and turn myself every now and then. I'm slowly gathering branches and saving $$$ so I can build some garden beds and try do a hugelkultur type set up. Lots of work, but it's fun, too 😊

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Lovely plan!

@theeffindip6162

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

@angela9290

3 жыл бұрын

@Pink Salt yes!!

Your grandma is Filipino?! 🥰🇵🇭 I'm Filipino and my Dad loves gardening and he taught me how to love plants! 🌱

I've always done the direct into ground method because I am THAT lazy! And it's always worked. Often with some fun results as random seeds from the food scraps suddenly pop up & I get a surprise tomato plant in with the squash or onions popping up between pepper plants. If a ground vine like pumpkin or watermelon happens I just transplant that before it takes over. If it dies in the transplant so be it- it was meant to be compost anyway!

As you may know, We love that #6 method, it works great for us, easy gardening and growing lots of food. Good Video, thanks Robbie and Gary Gardening Easy

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

You came recommended! Subbed :)

Hey, Kevin! Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for all of the great content you put out. Your resources have been super helpful and inspiring.

We have used different methods of compost bins in the kitchen for collecting scraps, but hands down my favorite we found so far is a silicone bin that stays in the freezer. The one we got is from mightynest. Once it's full, even if there's Frozen liquid in the bottom, you can just pop it out because it's flexible. Sometimes it's like a giant compost ice cube. Takes up freezer space, but no more smelly compost bucket on the counter.

I had a feeling you might have Pinoy heritage! Mabuhay!

@anythingunderthesun4301

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. Likewise

@johmsauce1878

3 жыл бұрын

same i had that feeling too

@jumbohotdog6230

3 жыл бұрын

He always mention his Pinoy grandma .

@donabelanderson1899

3 жыл бұрын

Mabuhay

@gjsoriano1

3 жыл бұрын

You can hear him said it on 3:39

Lol my first time composting (i had zero knowledge), used the 5 gallon bucket method and thought i did it wrong because there was some mold and smelled like vinegar, so i just gave up 😂i might give it another try.

I love how creative you are! You’ve really inspired me to start new projects and become obsessed with plants.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear!

"Worm castings." Oh that's fancy, what is that? Worm shit. Oh. Yeah. Worm castings is better.

@kimmyceeisme

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Thank you for making this because I honestly felt too stupid to ask, so I've just been buying compost.

I have composted for over 50 + years, this is the first time I could not get my compost to get hot enough to kill off the bugs and seeds. Thanks for the lesson. 76 year old lady learning from you young growers. New things come up that we did not do before. Thank you!

I want to let you know how much I appreciate your enthusiasm in telling us these hacks to make our gardening life more enjoyable, fuitful, and enjoyable. You're the salesman not making a sale which is a breath of fresh air when trying to cram a new subject matter. Thanks for the help.

I have been composting for 50 years. The easiest way I found was using a large wheeled plastic trash can. Holes were drilled for air circulation. The locking cover prevents animals from entering. It's first filled with mulched leaves. Kitchen scraps are added throughout the year.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

can't beat that

@anitaevers2119

4 жыл бұрын

314Tazo I have some questions, how do you manage your garbage can? Do you turn the compost? Did you have it in the sun or shade?

@georgiadavies147

3 жыл бұрын

I have a 5L bucket that I agitate with my trusty little trowel every few days. It doesn't even seem to fill up. Its bizarre.

@delucastudios3097

3 жыл бұрын

@@georgiadavies147 because it keeps breaking down?

Kevin, just for the record, your Filipino grandmother IS pronouncing bougainvillea correctly. Many people mispronounce it by assuming that it’s a Spanish word where the l’s are silent - it isn’t. Another commonly mispronounced plant (for the same reason) is mandevilla. Thanks for the great videos - keep up the good work. You’re an inspiration to many of us.

Its not that hard. The most important thing years of composting have taught me is if you keep it damp it will compost. If you also mix browns and greens and keep it damp it will compost much faster. And if you mix in food scraps and allow worms to colonize and flourish your damp composting will accelerate even more and produce unbelievably rich compost. Mine's a Geo-bin, but it could be anything, even just a pile. Its not a worm bin. Its not always hot, nor is it cold. Its a hybrid of all your 6 methods in one. Its awesome!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Well said

@tinarhodes3740

3 жыл бұрын

Yes Adding manure to it ok? pig poop

@charlesmiller6281

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinarhodes3740 Manure will put your composting on steroids! Like always, you just have to get the moisture and mix right. Too much sloppy wet manure will stink. Too dry or too much it won't do anything. Mixed properly with your greens and browns it will be steaming hot and composting like crazy practically overnight. This goes for pretty much everything. You can throw all kinds of food scraps, even meat, in there and it will compost fine, just so long as its all mixed up and damp. Especially once you get worms going in there. Then its insane how fast and high quality you can get. People talk about composting and worm bins as if its two separate things. Doesn't need to be!

@tinarhodes3740

3 жыл бұрын

@@charlesmiller6281 - Yes! Thank you! I keep it damp .I have lots of worms and the food scraps see to break down super fast. Pig poop is not wet at all and doesn't really stink. I figured the manure would eat up the bin. Glad to know the worms will be ok in there.

@charlesmiller6281

3 жыл бұрын

@@tinarhodes3740 I think you mean "heat" up the bin. It will. Depending on how much and well its mixed it may heat it up a lot. But no worries. It heats up slow, mostly in the center, so there's always some place for the worms to go and plenty of time to get there.

Wow, perfect timing! I was researching on how to start composting and there you are. A big thank you! 👏🏻

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect!

About three decades ago I taught my elementary students how to make a worm bin and we used red wigglers. We had so much fun and the kids would take home a bucket of the worms on the weekend to take care of them. Eventually we turned it into a whole school project where my students educated the kids in the lunchroom as to which scraps were the best for the worms and collected buckets to collect the scraps. Eventually we had a large outdoor compost bin as well. I still have a warm bin and this time I used your Rubbermaid bucket method as I live in Texas now and it's so hot I didn't trust putting a worm bin outside. Nobody even knows I have it unless I point it out it sits on the end of my kitchen counter and I installed a faucet to drain the worm tea out of the bins. Yes worms eat my garbage! That is where I got the idea from originally the book called worms eat my garbage.

@strauchdieb7628

Жыл бұрын

Teachers are the best 💚

@rockjockchick

Жыл бұрын

@@strauchdieb7628 good teachers are the best :)

Really great summary. I have composted for years- never particularly successfully but oh well! Better than sending to landfill!! The KZread videos have been over complicating it all with strict methods ie hot composting but this breaks it into categories beautifully. I have in reality been using an "organic" mixture of all these methods ... scuze pun.

Thank you for finally explaining the ACTUAL difference between different composting systems. Everywhere else I've seen is just a how to, but this gives you a good framework to understand what you are actually doing.

Me: hey I’ve been thinking about composting KZread: hey World watch this dude talk about composting

@abbybeginyazova7812

4 жыл бұрын

WorldComingDown literally!!

@selenacy

4 жыл бұрын

Lol the ads are listening to you, even your thoughts.

@teunlll

4 жыл бұрын

So true

kid you not, yesterday i was searching for beginning compost videos, then this morning i woke up to this! wooooooo

I am definitely a lazy composter lol. Just a pile in the backyard.

@crazysavvyloverlee

3 жыл бұрын

I was looking for my people

I've been doing the lazy composting and questioning myself lately, esp bc I just moved it from an outdoor container to the ground (I have clay soil in that spot of my back yard in Va), so this is really great timing to pop up on my recs. Thanks, Kevin ♡

Thank you for including apartment dwellers! You and another subscriber gave me vermicomposting advice and my worms are thriving (so far). I would love to see more tips/tricks/ideas for apartment dwellers from you. And as always, thanks for linking to other people for additional info. The community you are fostering is why I am a happy subscriber :)

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

It's comin' :)

Thank You Kevin! Very important tips for composting I agree! I use table-top stainless-steel compost as first step before passive/cool outdoor compost. Current one is five years old, 3ft diameter wire cylinder, unturned and layered with straw mostly...I water it when it gets warm and every spring the squash seeds left sprout out, which I plant in containers..(.the raccoon raids it regularly and sometimes a bear;)... I noticed when harvesting compost for grow beds, that a huge thriving population of earthworms were living about 5/6 inches down.wOw! This year I planted Sunflowers around the compost where the straw has fallen out,, and they look hearty, starting to come up!

Happy to learn that your pola is filipina. I'm a filipina, too, and married to a Spanish. Just discovered your channel a month or so and been watching a lot to keep up. 😊

Hi Kevin, I am really enjoying your channel. Thank you for the education. I have been gardening on a smaller scale for years and it is my passion, but I have not historically grown a lot of food. Yes tomatoes and herbs and a few others in large containers, but now I want to expand to raised beds and just scale it up.There is so much to know and I love learning from your videos. My mom lives in Carlsbad btw! and I was in the bay area for many years. I miss CA so much for the year round paradise like gardening! I now live in a high desert climate with hard frost/snowy winters and a shorter more high heat growing season. I have a yard so I'm getting out there, but the gardening is different because of the extremes in weather and I'm having to adjust. I just bought your book and I'm looking forward to reading that! :)

So strange how this timing is perfect. I was wondering how I could start doing this. Thank you for this. So cool to hear about your Filipina Grandma 😉🤗🥰 just because I grew up on Guam and so many Filipino friends there and here in TX.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Filipinos unite!

@isaacbabauta3080

4 жыл бұрын

I”m from Guam too.

@TeamClements

4 жыл бұрын

Epic Gardening me filipino here

The year we buried whole bunch of fish we caught but weren't going to eat under our apple tree...was the year we had huge tasty numerous apples!!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Coincidence? I think not!

@KarCar13

4 жыл бұрын

Fresh water or salt water fish?

@dovahanon3353

4 жыл бұрын

K13 doesn’t matter

@heikesiegl2640

4 жыл бұрын

So you go fishing and throw the fish away? I know good for the soil.. but really? That seems so wasteful.. dont fish more than you need :/

@terencedonovan5254

4 жыл бұрын

- why weren't you going to eat them under your apple tree?

You know what, I just REALLY , REALLY appreciate all the knowledge you share with us. I've been binge watching you for past few days and because of the straight forward way you teach, I've already started 2 projects. Will continue learning from you and will try more.

Epic Gardening is one of my best youtube channels to watch a shower of useful information aiming toward answering gardeners questions, thanks to your video I think I am now aware enough of composting techniques :)

I think worm composting is perfect for people in apartments. I have multiple worm bins stacked in my little patio closet. I shred paper shopping bags and cardboard boxes as there bedding. Plus the food scrapes are saved in the freezer till I feed them which is generally once a week.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah worms are fantastic for apts!

First time actively searching for your channel. And you just posted. Love me some compost.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy!

I live in an apartment in Brooklyn, NY and I have a Composter my sister bought me, for two years now. I have over 3k worms 🪱 now . I bought 1k but they had babies and so on. It’s wonderful. Plus I feed the outside worms cause my windows face the backyard with trees and many plants . Composting is the best! I love 💕 it! And I feed my plants with compost soil and use the water that comes out the bottom to water the plants and I feed some to my 3 fish tanks. So apartment people are just as important!

Your videos are literally the best! It has little bit for everyone...! Thanks for putting the effort ! Appreciate much!

Been burying mine right in the garden with my plants for years it’s fast and easy and the worms are longer than my hand

@Meg_Coons

4 жыл бұрын

Wandering Nature I just started doing this

@WakandaBabe

3 жыл бұрын

I do the same. Faster, easier. I never had enough for a compost bin. I do freeze my stuff first before I bury...breaks down faster.

@_EllieLOL_

3 жыл бұрын

Bunkiebe F

@melaniegonzalezart8506

3 жыл бұрын

@@WakandaBabe I didn't know freezing first helps break down faster. Thanks for sharing the tip.

@chaosengine4597

3 жыл бұрын

@@WakandaBabe freezing takes a lot of unnecessary energy, I'd say.

Thanks for remembering us apartment dwellers!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

#neverforget

@myneighborhedero9337

3 жыл бұрын

What method did u use?

I found another method by accident, using I left a clear bag with leaves branches and grass clippings in behind my garage and when I went to transfer it( as we do not allow use of plastic bags for yard waste in our town) to paper yard waste bag I found a beautifully rich soily compost had developed. I now use these unusable bags that I had left and partially fill them so they can easily be rotated in the sun and add moisture if needed( usually not needed as the bag retains the moisture) and it works great. I also use the hot compost bin but it seems to take a lot longer but still works well. Love your videos, they have given me a lot of help with my home gardening.

My wife and I now have four of your raised beds. They are fantastic. We have complete control over the soil. We had a great winter garden growing but sadly temperature suddenly and unexpectedly dropped to 17 degrees and wiped out everything. We will soon be ordering three or four more of the raised beds. I cannot praise them enough. Great product.

I currently have a hot compost, cold compost, a Johnson-Su bioreactor, and a couple of bokashi buckets. I definitely want to give vermicomposting a go.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

WHOA

I started out with the same tumbler you had but now I use a much easier method that produces way more compost: chickens in a deep litter coop and run. I just toss all my food scraps and yard waste in the run, they eat what they want and turn in the rest. The chickens do all the work.

Thank you so much for this! I’ve wanted to compost for years and finding what was right for me and my garden set up has been hard. This video has been the most informative and simple to understand.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

I just started gardening and understand having healthy soil is the building block. I have a dual tumbler left by the last owner with no intructions. I throw all my fruit and veggie scraps in there and I turn the tumbler every other day. I don't understand the amount of water to be added. I should also say that I moved from acreage to a postage stamp back yard and I am concerned about the smell for my next door neighbors. I am assuming the second tumbler is for starting my next batch of compost while the first batch is close to being used. I am really glad I found you and that you are covering the topic I really need to understand. Thank you so much!

1. Hot composting large volume needed, harder to aerate, fast, ~2 wks 2. Cold composting less effort, maybe unwanted bugs or rodents, can take >1year 3. Tumbler easy aeration, done in ~1 month 4. Worm composting generates valuable castings, small volume, careful with temp and matls, small output 5. Bokashi closed anaerobic system, can use animal products, $ starter, small output 6. Direct bury laziest, must be deep bc dogs rodents bugs

Love your videos! I sometimes use my blender to chop down scraps and dig them under my garden in early spring and late fall. It works super good for people in apartments or whim don’t have compost bins and time. Thanks for your channel!

Thank you so much for your videos! I just began a job working at a local plant nursery and your videos have been so helpful to my training!

Great info, thanks. I have a tall bin that fits on the bottom shelf in the freezer of my side by side refrigerator. I put a 13 gal kitchen trash bag in it and drop all my scraps in there. Every few days I will take it out and let it soften and press it down. Once full I will dump it into the compost bin I am planning to have. Still researching. I like the stack style and hope to find a similar one.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Love it

Hey, you're part Filipino. Been watching your show for a while. Good show

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Thx!

Great video, thank you! I'd like to add one more method: Using the waste materials als mulch. I don't use food scaps for mulch, but it's a great way to compost weeds or plant material that is left over after harvesting. And I don't have to carry the weeds to the compost pile :)

I’m so glad for this video. I’m a lazy gardener and thought I was doing something wrong with just dropping the scraps into the garden☺️ I’m gonna try some of the other methods

Congratulations on reaching 200,000 subscribers. I am not surprised because in starting a container organic vegetable garden on my balcony for the first time this year, and having watched tons of KZread videos to get ready, yours are the most simple yet comprehensive to understand. They give me that 'I can do this' feeling. Thank you that. I do have a question about beet transplanting in a pot or container. I have a 4-pack of beets from a nursery because we've had an unusually cold spring here in Toronto and it's too late to start from seeds. What size container do I need to accommodate these for beet plants and how far apart should they be? Hoping you can answer that before I mess up. A new urban gardener, Jeannette Sokolka

This is so perfect! Thank you for posting this. I just started my first garden (planted some starts a few weeks ago) and I'm looking into getting what I need to start composting! I'm also trying my hand at starting seeds indoors. I followed your advice from some of your other videos and am starting to see some little sprouts. I'm using a heating pad and a grow light. Question though, how long do I leave the dome on? Do I leave it on? Crack it open? Take it off completely? Help!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

I usually crack slightly until all have germinated

I've noticed that my kitchen trash can has virtually no odor anymore due to me basically throwing all my veggie scraps in my diy compost bin (Home Depot bucket with drilled holes). Its frustrating to think of how much food waste I could have been saving😫 Yesterday, I went to turn it and noticed it steaming! I thought it was going to catch fire until I researched that thats what its SUPPOSED to be doing. Fascinating! Question: can moldy fruit go in the compost bin? It's not gonna hurt the process?

@awarose

4 жыл бұрын

Theres no problem adding mouldy fruit to a hot compost, I think it can be a problem in bokashi composting since it can outcompete the beneficial bacteria there but mould won't thrive in the heat that a hot compost reaches. I haven't noticed any problems in wintertime when the compost is colder either.

@IjeomaThePlantMama

4 жыл бұрын

@@awarose thank you!

Thank you for all the info! I’m getting started and Learning as much as I can. Regarding burying food scraps, my Filipino grandparents did that. Well, they actually would throw the scraps down from their kitchen patio to their garden. Their garden was so lush and green. They lived in HI so I’m sure the humidity helped the scraps breakdown faster.

As always, educational and so well organized; systematic way of explaining the topic. This is such an important subject and a much-needed video! Thank you!! You're also a very pleasant and handsome presenter, great energy!

Crossing my fingers you'll consider making a video focusing on just worm composting. 🤞

@seanharris5592

4 жыл бұрын

He's got one.

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

I'll do an in depth on my bin, but i do have a few

Just found you in the last few days. Love everything I have watched. Just curious Have your neighbors taken your cue and planted gardens in their front yards

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Sadly no!

I am enjoying your channel and learning a lot to improve my veggie garden.

Perfect timing! We are looking into composting as part of our urban garden

Hahaha "boogunbilya" as it is natively spoken. Love it!

I didn’t know I could do this in my apartment! 😲

What a great video. How is it that AI knew what I was wondering about. Crazy. Thank you for all the options and for the quick and professional way you make the vids for us to watch. Much blessings in your garden and life.

Excellent video. Very well spoken, informative, and very detailed. Good job

I've tried food scraps and fish last year they were about the same. My wife is Filipino it was a great experience going to the Philippines

@IjeomaThePlantMama

4 жыл бұрын

Did the fish make it stink?

Just went on a composting kick on YT. Perfectly timed Kevin!

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Gotcha covered!

I have that same hot compost bin. I found it in the garage today being used as a storage device. Apparently my grandma gave it to my mother as a gift 4 years ago. I’m starting a compost today with it.

I have a three bin system I made from cedar planks and compost grass clippings, dry leaves and a few food scraps. I’ve found the most important items are 1) a concentrated volume (pile it up), 2) layering green/brown, 3) keep it moist via watering (desert climate) and 4) turn the pile weekly. I really liked this video, especially vermicomposting. I’m going to give that a try, looks like it could be a fun project. Thanks, well done.

Glad to know you're partly Filipino, that's why you are so gwapo. ❤️

9:40 "decompose meat and bones in two weeks" anyone who've watched crime documentaries thinking what I'm thinking? XD

Another note for apartment dwellers -- check around for a local community garden! I don't have a local compost drop off or food scraps pickup but my community garden has a compost bin and they allow the community to come drop compostable waste into their collection!

Fantastic overview of several different methods and the equipment needed. Thank you so much. Im new to composting and this was the best article I found. God bless

Sorry if this is a bad question but why aren’t it we Worrying about the mold ?

@kshilkit

4 жыл бұрын

The white mold is actually part of the bokashi process. You know the process is working when you see the right type of mold and smell a pleasant tangy scent.

@kshilkit

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, and if you see green mold and smell putrid rotting meat, something went terribly wrong 😁

Was just thinking how to do this today on my apartment patio

@epicgardening

4 жыл бұрын

Boom

Great video, Kevin. Learned so much. Thank you.

'spring planting time' for me here in Texas so I've been going back and binge watching a lot of garden videos from different gardeners that I watch here on youtube, and I have to laugh at how often you mention Mark, because I actually first found your channel from watching his videos!

I'll do the bokashi one. Wait, I don't own a home or a garden. Frankly watching these videos, I cry for wasting all the food craps everyday and couldn't compost and get benefits out of it.

#7 Have a compost company come take your compost away. I am lazy!

@ThomasBomb45

3 жыл бұрын

My landlord won't let my building have compost bins :( have to set up the worm bin!

Thank you for this video! Most informative I’ve seen so far.

Love your channel Kevin! Thanks for being so informative in your videos.