Soil Screener: Using A Rotating Compost Sifter In Your Garden To Get Good Fertile Soil
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I received this as a gift and I had absolutely no idea what it was!! Once I discovered what it could do in the garden, I was sold. A device like this can make working through the compost pile a breeze!
Check your local garden centre or big box store as there are several manufacturers making these types of machines.
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Hello everybody and welcome to "Garden Well Eat Well".
Today's a little different. I have a new tool that I've never used before and I'm going to try it out in the garden for the very first time. Just looking at it, you may not realize what exactly this is or what it can do but I'll teach you all about it.
This is my channel where I show you all sorts of great gardening methods and useful tips so you can grow and prepare good nutritious food for you and your family.
So back in December, I received this as a Christmas gift from my family. My first impression was it was some type of mobile garbage can. It had a couple of wheels on it with a deep drum, but what in the world was this motor for?
When I finally did open up the manual, it dawned on me what a great tool this could be in the garden.
So let's take a closer look at it. The drum is being held down by a chain so we we just have to release it. And when we press that switch, the motor should turn on and start rotating this cylinder around.
You can also see there's a metal mesh on the inside covering all these holes.
Let's move it over to where it's meant to be used....next to our compost pile. We're going to take this compost and feed it through the machine because....
...this is a Compost Sifter (or compost screener)
The compost has been cooking for about six or seven months. I've turned it over a few times back
in March and April but it's ready to be used in the garden now. We'll shovel it into one end.
The good stuff for the plants will fall down here in the middle. And anything that is too big or clumped up will fall out the other end. I'll use my wheelbarrow to collect the compost that we can't use just yet.
I also spent a little time to angle it down slightly. Not too steep so that everything ends up in the wheel barrow, but a little pitch so the compost will turn for a few seconds inside.
After firing it up, there is a little noise but it really isn't that loud. So with our first shovelful, all the good stuff we want will fall below. The larger pieces stay inside to continue tumbling a bit until most of them are broken up. Whatever the machine can't process will simply fall out the end.
You probably want to do this only when the compost is reasonably dry or only slightly moist.
If it's too wet, you're just going to get a big sloppy mess with horrible results.
You also have to watch that you don't feed it too fast. If you overload it, most of it will just end up in the wheelbarrow instead of being sifted out.
I'll collect the debris and dump it over at my other compost pile. It'll continue to break down further and I can use it later this year. A canvas bag also came with it. It's meant to snap on the end to collect the debris, but I chose not to use it.
But the machine certainly does work. It's giving me some excellent compost. It's light and airy...very usable. This would be great for repotting any of your outdoor plants. I would say it's even fine enough to use to pot up your seedlings before you transplant them into the garden. You can check out my video on doing just that. If you really want to get an early jump on the season with your tomatoes, this is something I highly recommend doing. Check out my channel on this.
Being so fertile and easily workable, this compost is perfect to spread around the plants anywhere in your garden. You can layer it between them or just work it in a bit. Whatever way you choose to do it, when it rains or when you water, it will carry the nutrients down to the roots and the plants will get a huge fertility boost.
Although this machine is great and it makes easy work of the pile, the next question though is where to store it? Well that's a real drawback, being so large. It takes up a lot of room in the garage or your shed and it's a big trade-off since you might only be using it a handful of times during the year. I'm sure very few gardeners actually have this machine. Personally, I would never think about buying this for myself, but I am happy that I have it now.
Before, whenever I need some nice uniform compost without any debris or clumps, I would just use my trusty hand sifter. It was a lot of work but it got the job done. Just as long as you didn't have to make too much of it. It was quite a workout.
So if you have a gardener in your life that already has everything and you're stuck looking for that special gift, this could be the one!
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I added a plywood disk with a hole to reduce the size of the exit hole on my homemade rotary sifter. This allows the dirt to remain in the sifter longer break down some of the clumps. Like you, I also saved the larger pieces and put them back to compost further. Broke them up with my rototiller before sifting them again. My design will accept different sized hardware cloth so I switch between 1/2" and 1/4" depending on what I'm using the soil for.
Looks sweet, but I made something like it using: 2 old bicycle rims, hardware cloth, 4 small roller wheels, and some old boards. Frame with rollers rests on wheelbarrow, rim cylinder rests on the rollers, and you spin it by hand. Had ten good years out of it for $30. I leave it outside.
@GardenWellEatWell
3 жыл бұрын
That's fantastic Simon! You can't beat that for recycling! Paul
@sibujacob977
2 жыл бұрын
Can you sell one with a motor attached
@CharlieLOL
Жыл бұрын
@@sibujacob977 sign me up for one of those!
@sibujacob977
Жыл бұрын
@@CharlieLOL How do I sign you up !! :)) 😀
Can you share the link for buying this product
My husband made a frame out of timber and wire with 1 inch squares. The size fits over our wheelbarrow. We load the frame and shake it between keeping larger twiggy bits which we throw back into our 2nd bin. Didn’t cost us anything.
I like your directions you gave on how to use it!
I made the sifter barrel with some scrap wood and $11 worth of 1/2" screen from HomeDepot and mounted it on my old cement mixer. Works well. There's lots of DIY videos on KZread which I found out AFTER I made mine! lol Figuring it out and making it took me about 2 hours.😎👍
@rudychiodini3579
6 ай бұрын
Mi dici cosa scrivere x vedere questi video?
@anthonysinclair5721
6 ай бұрын
try typing in ' how to build a motorized soil sifter' or 'how to build a soil sifter'
Any chance on giving us a name brand or place to purchase this?
@ayoutubechannelname
5 ай бұрын
It looks like the Rotatory Sieve PRL 400X900 by Lippel.
I love it ! I live on fifteen acres , my back yard is small , but it is a parodies. I compost everything that goesthrew the house and have several around the property. I compost everything from egg shells , mulch from the big commercial tree company’s to whole animal carcasses from the farm , so I could definitely use one . Thanks for your video !
I used a bucket with a pan with tiny holes, the radius of the pan should be big enough to cover the whole opening of the bucket, i put a bit of dry (not moist or soaked) soil and used a half brick to break down chunks of soil by turning the half brick left and right by hand, allowing soil only to fall through the holes leaving behind anything that isn't soil that way the soil is cleared of sharp or pointy objects making it light weight soft and safe to grab by hand. it also locks in moisture much longer than usual so less watering is needed depending on the weather, its low cost and low maintenance incase you can't afford big machinery or your machine has broken down and you have to wait a long time for spare parts to be delivered you can continue where you left off manually so you wont be behind schedule. its affordable a good workout for your forearms, non-invasive and easy storage ✌
Great! Thank you!
I made a small sifter out of a 5 gal. plastic bucket, sort of like a flour sifter. Works for small lots, not so hard to store. This one is interesting, outside my gardening budget, and storage space for sure though.
Loved the video, you're right though this would make a great gift!
@GardenWellEatWell
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! It definitely was for me!
@zachariahmarcellus8456
3 жыл бұрын
pro tip : you can watch series on InstaFlixxer. Me and my gf have been using them for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@archernickolas4833
3 жыл бұрын
@Zachariah Marcellus yup, been watching on instaflixxer for since november myself :D
Cool. I like it as long as its electric. I don't need another motor to fix all the time.
Could you use this contraption in the off season to roast peppers?
Can we rotate the drum manually with a lever ? If power not available.
great video.. too bad there is no link on where it can be bought, not even a mention of the maker and model and several questions about the subject are not getting answered
@5-7Farms
Жыл бұрын
I found a few on ebay, but it looks like they are only sold in the UK.
The sifted soil should be able to fall into a wheelboro to save a step on having to re-shovel.
I could've used this baby last night (my back is still a bit tight this morning). My next door neighbor has one (hand crank) similar that I've never seen em use, I think I may inquire $$$.
Does it have a speed control? It seems to be spinning too fast
Where do I get one in hawaii U.S.?
where did you find this? How much was it? I could not find it anywhere. I need this for my worms
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No mention of the brand or where I could get one?
what is the name of this product please ive got 10 yards of dirt to go through !
@5-7Farms
Жыл бұрын
I think I just found it, but is only in the UK, since I have found a few on ebay.
@mr.alanmurphy1169
Жыл бұрын
@@5-7Farms link?
Do you have a name for the machine or link to get it at?
@mileawayhoney
9 ай бұрын
The companies in Brazil. It seems very complicated to obtain one.
Looks like the barrel spins a little to fast. speed regulator would be nice.
I knew rigth away. I build on myself out of a cement mixer. it is a attatchment i strap to the front and throw in the compost all the way to the back. What fall thougth is fine kompost, what comes back out the front is large chunks. The latge chunks are excelent as mulch or in the bottom of post for drainiage. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zn-f1rGMf6Wcds4.html
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I saw one of these being sold for nearly $500 on eBay. Yikes.
Nope I would go for a riddle and two Arms unless I got old and frail 😂 stay fit and healthy invest saved cash not buying gadgets and paying gym memberships 😆