Here are 5 ways you can make compost at home and reduce landfill.

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  • čas přidán 23. 04. 2023
  • In this video, I show you five easy ways to make compost at home to save money, help your garden, and benefit the planet by reducing landfills. #EarthDay #CZcamsPartner
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  • @ZeesNature
    @ZeesNature Před rokem +525

    The Steve Irwin of gardens

  • @Conceptualcreatures
    @Conceptualcreatures Před rokem +142

    Love that he shows us so many ways of composting! Thank you 😊

  • @WendyHannan-pt7ez
    @WendyHannan-pt7ez Před 17 dny +6

    When we were in lock down due to Covid, here in Australia, I thought I need to find an interest, one I could do from home. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I decided to compost I did a little research and in a few months I made some beautiful soil. I only have a small garden, I used it on my garden beds and garden pots, and gave the rest away. I let it go for a few years, and just recently decided to get back into it.
    Thank you Mark, I love all your videos.

  • @sickofcrap8992
    @sickofcrap8992 Před rokem +27

    You have no idea how much I appreciate you and the lessons you give out to us. 🙏

  • @noelfp5052
    @noelfp5052 Před rokem +77

    Educational as always, also good to have you back on yt again Mark.

  • @carolschedler3832
    @carolschedler3832 Před rokem +27

    Thanks for the encouragement and great tips!!! The sixth way is to dump your kitchen scraps on the leaf pile along with garden waste and any lawn clippings. We don’t turn it or water it. It just takes longer to get our black gold.

    • @smas3256
      @smas3256 Před 10 měsíci +2

      Hope you have a bagger for your lawn mower. Grass clippings, Comfrey leaf for compost escalator, paper, scraps pile in the sad and gets some rain. Works great too.

    • @carolschedler3832
      @carolschedler3832 Před 10 měsíci +1

      @@smas3256 Yes! just started growing some comfrey and the paper and cardboard work great in the compost too. I just dunk it in water and tear it up a bit.

  • @TuRaTic
    @TuRaTic Před rokem +17

    I fucking love this guy. Imagine the impact he has made on the world just sharing information and passion.

  • @EvelynJoy
    @EvelynJoy Před rokem +15

    4th year gardener here and it's time for me to figure out how to make mybown compost! Thank you!

    • @FullFinnoy
      @FullFinnoy Před měsícem

      Whoaa! That is what you start with!

    • @EvelynJoy
      @EvelynJoy Před měsícem +1

      Well come to find out, I was composting all along, I didn't know that's what it is called when you use cardboard and brown leaves at the bottom of the raised beds. What I meant was learning how to compost my food scraps.

    • @FullFinnoy
      @FullFinnoy Před měsícem

      @@EvelynJoy And imagine how many farmers and growers there are that doesn't care about even starting with the black gold in the first place.
      That's like pedaling a bicycle with rusted shut chains.

  • @lorigronstad1080
    @lorigronstad1080 Před rokem +16

    I now have an HOA situation. Was sad that I could no longer do all of this. I bought a cheap bender from resale and now liquify my scraps. I can pour it directly into the garden. It breaks down quickly and wont attract animals. A solution in a pinch. Just thought I'd share.

    • @ingevankeirsbilck9601
      @ingevankeirsbilck9601 Před 3 měsíci +7

      I read about a guy who ran for president (or whatever) of his local HOA with the aim of dissolving the HOA, which he ended up doing ;)

    • @jst2708
      @jst2708 Před měsícem +1

      Becoming a farm girl on CZcams did a great video on how to make fertility at home

    • @nofurtherwest3474
      @nofurtherwest3474 Před měsícem

      So the HOA doesn’t know?

  • @nyekijudit6272
    @nyekijudit6272 Před rokem +2

    I love your videos. You always cheer me up and give me good motivation to work in my garden. I have a 860 sqms garden in rural Hungary with a small country house on it. Unfortunately I live 300 kms away from it, but I visit it every month for a couple of days and try to use it in the wisest way. Cheers from Hungary. 🙂🤗

  • @tasha24filli
    @tasha24filli Před rokem +38

    I have always liked the tumbler but I think I would like to do the chicken ring when I eventually hopefully get a house with some land 😊

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před rokem +12

      I would go the chicken ring and compost bin over the tumbler. I reckon they work better 👍

    • @Nancelot13
      @Nancelot13 Před rokem

      I'm definitely gonna be doing the chicken ring from now on!

    • @tnijoo5109
      @tnijoo5109 Před rokem +2

      @@Selfsufficientme I like the tumbler to not have to worry about rodents. What is the tumbler you showed ? The brand? It looks nice and I like that it’s metal.

    • @FrikInCasualMode
      @FrikInCasualMode Před rokem +1

      Just make a chicken enclosure and throw weeds and food scraps inside. Chickens will do the rest, while having a lot of fun. After a year or two, soil inside enclosure will be black and as rich as good compost.

    • @smas3256
      @smas3256 Před 10 měsíci

      Move to an area where artesian wells are allowed.

  • @growthyselph
    @growthyselph Před rokem +2

    Nice to have you back, big buddy 🎉❤

  • @SED22
    @SED22 Před měsícem +1

    Wow, great video! This is what a CZcams Short should be like!

  • @Toobmechanic
    @Toobmechanic Před 2 měsíci

    This is the most genuine fella on the internet, thanks for all the info!

  • @robcasad
    @robcasad Před měsícem +1

    I love this guy!

  • @neeshirey
    @neeshirey Před rokem

    I love everything you do. You are my inspiration! I hope these sponsors know that people like me are out here trying to follow in your footsteps in our gardens!

  • @wagner9050
    @wagner9050 Před rokem

    Lots of good ideas here... new to me.
    Thanks Uploader... & YT.

  • @termanight
    @termanight Před rokem +5

    I'm so envious of your garden lol I got a compost tumbler recently and I'm hoping to use it soon. Any suggestions on compost starter?

  • @andyakomagaling8695
    @andyakomagaling8695 Před 9 měsíci

    Thise are good composting ideas sir

  • @holynyork7124
    @holynyork7124 Před 10 měsíci

    I just love your ideas. And you make me smile with your silly ways. Keep it up.
    The ol’ lady in the hat!

  • @CabinGRL
    @CabinGRL Před rokem +4

    I’m doing my compost in garbage cans with tight lids and turning them over / swapping out to a diff can to rotate the compost layers. It’s working great so far 😊

    • @Saohesc
      @Saohesc Před rokem +1

      This is the goldilocks solution for me. I can get this started today. Thank you!

    • @mariap.894
      @mariap.894 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Cabingirl@ Do you stir the contents of the bin?😮

    • @CabinGRL
      @CabinGRL Před 11 měsíci +2

      @@mariap.894 Hey there 😃actually after it’s been sitting like a good 3 months in layers of grass clippings, cardboard, dry leaves, scraps, and back to grass clippings, I just take a pitchfork and fork it into a new trashcan so the top of the old can ends up as the bottom of the new can. Last time when I got to the very bottom 1/4 of the can it was all soil! Loaded with worms too. I actually yelled IT WORKED and LOOK AT THE WORMS!! lol my son was like wow I’ve never seen anybody so excited about compost and earthworms before. The soil went to my garden and within a few days I spotted a squash plant volunteer growing and it’s massive now. All the squash plants beans peas carrots potatoes and herbs are thriving. Hoping the pineapples also produce big time. They can take up to a year or more on new plants. This compost is like black gold. Somebody told me don’t dry out your coffee ground and add those they attract some type of flies. I have to say I still dry out and sprinkle coffee grounds never had a fly issue.

    • @kathynix6552
      @kathynix6552 Před 6 měsíci +1

      @@Saohescyou’d have to turn it often so it gets oxygen otherwise i imagine it would turn stinky and anaerobic in a closed system with no air holes.

  • @cinderella1295
    @cinderella1295 Před rokem +1

    Our garden season just started but it is still cold. I am happy for your interesting advices, i love your knowledge , its usefull and a pleasure to watch you, Thy ! 💚

  • @steventhrelkeld6333
    @steventhrelkeld6333 Před rokem +1

    Great videos brother period I just subscribed period keep the videos coming thank you

  • @rhysdehaan
    @rhysdehaan Před rokem +1

    Absolutely love the channel Mark, I'm 16 and live in perth.

  • @sixtwoinak
    @sixtwoinak Před rokem +1

    Thank you sir. 👍💪🙏

  • @rUK-wl6sg
    @rUK-wl6sg Před rokem

    What a great idea and information 😍😍🍃 thank you so much ☺️

  • @janicejurgensen2122
    @janicejurgensen2122 Před 6 dny

    Thank you for the reminder!

  • @mortenfrosthansen84
    @mortenfrosthansen84 Před rokem

    Underrated information... exact and easy explanation

  • @rosannaburgess714
    @rosannaburgess714 Před 9 měsíci

    Hello my friend, thank you kindly, have a great day gardening.👋❤️

  • @jaikai4989
    @jaikai4989 Před 4 měsíci

    Thank you brethren I’m 35 and just started growing my own fruit and veggies so far out of 20 odd plants i have 5 that survived some chillis some tomatoes and them 5 are growing well all a few inches now the rest I ruined but it’s all a leaning curve, thank you for this channel and the information

  • @gothiclara
    @gothiclara Před rokem

    We have a compost bin but now want a tumbler too. Great ideas 👍

  • @ruthkomuntale8892
    @ruthkomuntale8892 Před 8 měsíci

    Precise, simple and the options! This video is a treasure 🙏 thank you so much for sharing this.

  • @FayePini
    @FayePini Před rokem

    Excellent thanks again for your help 😃

  • @DementiaSurvivor
    @DementiaSurvivor Před rokem

    I'm glad you did this, thank you

  • @vivianramsay2527
    @vivianramsay2527 Před rokem

    You always have the good stuff!😄👍

  • @LeoTheYuty
    @LeoTheYuty Před rokem

    Lovely video, very helpful

  • @alicemcpherson7961
    @alicemcpherson7961 Před rokem

    Thank you for that!

  • @rociomora9566
    @rociomora9566 Před 2 měsíci

    Gracias x enseñar a compostar de varias formas.

  • @adibahzamani7925
    @adibahzamani7925 Před 7 měsíci

    I love this!

  • @youtubeanz
    @youtubeanz Před rokem

    thank you for sharing these great composting tips 💚

  • @paulmonkcom
    @paulmonkcom Před rokem

    Great advice...TOP GEEZA 🤘🏽

  • @melkilgore
    @melkilgore Před 5 měsíci

    I’m gonna do the chicken ring!!! That’s awesome! Thank you!

  • @bharatlalchohan5367
    @bharatlalchohan5367 Před 6 měsíci

    Good idea

  • @bron9674
    @bron9674 Před rokem

    I have found my Bokashi bin fabulous. Great liquid, pre- compost additive.

  • @melindamcmullen
    @melindamcmullen Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks mate… your a credit to life

  • @chandrasekharchandu6287
    @chandrasekharchandu6287 Před 9 měsíci

    Great job 👌👍 nice garden

  • @andrewjohnson7946
    @andrewjohnson7946 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Aussie Kurt Russell. Great content Also, cheers from illinois

  • @tenmiltenmil1770
    @tenmiltenmil1770 Před 26 dny

    WOW … super great information ! It’s so expensive where I live so I decided to try and make my own ! THANK YOU ! 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊

  • @sonohi_gurashi
    @sonohi_gurashi Před 9 měsíci

    素敵です😊簡単な方法が1番続きますね!

  • @user-el7yo1cc2y
    @user-el7yo1cc2y Před 9 měsíci

    So lovely

  • @Nancelot13
    @Nancelot13 Před rokem

    Right on!

  • @deskingdom6205
    @deskingdom6205 Před 9 měsíci

    Thanks mate, I appreciate the pea tips birds were gobbling my small peas& capsicum plants, I made a cover,mesh and cloth, thanks again Mate.
    Des

  • @wendyernstrom8853
    @wendyernstrom8853 Před 10 měsíci

    Great post!

  • @ralsharp6013
    @ralsharp6013 Před 4 měsíci

    My niece has one of those kitchen composters and said it is amazing

  • @qtay5355
    @qtay5355 Před 6 měsíci

    Cool! Thank you🎉🎉🎉

  • @enatp6448
    @enatp6448 Před rokem

    These are great. I use a bokashi to kick start my very small outdoor composter

  • @NicolaMiller-dx3qw
    @NicolaMiller-dx3qw Před 7 měsíci

    I would love one of those tumblers ❤

  • @paradisestruggle404
    @paradisestruggle404 Před 4 měsíci

    That covered bin thing looks cool. I’ve been having rodent and roach issues.

  • @ReapWhatYouSowGardening
    @ReapWhatYouSowGardening Před 8 měsíci

    I made a homemade compost bay from 2 baby gates, and a piece of plywood it works great mark!

  • @simonebourgeois9377
    @simonebourgeois9377 Před rokem +2

    I should be getting compost from my tumbler by July or August 😊

  • @elaineslatz6467
    @elaineslatz6467 Před 5 měsíci

    Love the chicken ring - great idea 👍

  • @smokyplantationfarms3806

    Sold me at 3 bays. Great idea. Nice vid

  • @OVERSTOCKoverit
    @OVERSTOCKoverit Před rokem

    Ur the best ❤

  • @FormerlyKnownAsAndrew

    Nice! 👍🏼

  • @Doc1855
    @Doc1855 Před rokem +1

    Marc, we do everything we can do to make our own compost. We’ve done it for years.
    I will admit that I learn from you and I appreciate your wisdom.
    Thank you

  • @FreddyFermin
    @FreddyFermin Před rokem

    Wao you have a plantain plantation 😮😮😮

  • @rmason5477
    @rmason5477 Před rokem

    My hens di a great job

  • @saliva16127
    @saliva16127 Před 7 měsíci

    Wow

  • @janicedias_sowgrowanddiy
    @janicedias_sowgrowanddiy Před 3 měsíci

    Love the chicken ring idea.. except... I don't have chickens yet😅

  • @chrisgoldbach4450
    @chrisgoldbach4450 Před 23 dny

    HOA is preventing me from having a garden so i wasted hundreds on seeds and have a shit ton of enthusiasm with nothing to do with it. The pallet method seems best so you dont have to dig through whatever else hasnt decomposed yet. It looks so much easier until your dive right in. You need compost and you need mulch. A wood chipper would be a great investment. Im trying to secretly grow.in the grass i never put chemicals on but everythings already established and we have alot of clay in ohio. Fingers crossed i can get by but i wont let it stop me from learning. Thanks for all your videos!

  • @jerryeng17
    @jerryeng17 Před rokem

    the last one , called what... i like that one...

  • @heidecalubiran3201
    @heidecalubiran3201 Před 2 měsíci

    Thank you ❤

  • @Khaleesi_Jack
    @Khaleesi_Jack Před rokem

    Loving the short shorts, sir.

    • @smas3256
      @smas3256 Před 10 měsíci

      I use that comment too and content creator is wearing shorts. lol

  • @deaddoll1361
    @deaddoll1361 Před rokem +9

    This can be supplemented by attending any event where a politician is speaking, armed with as many compost bins as you can handle. Filling them won't be an issue.

    • @thatrandomguy8567
      @thatrandomguy8567 Před rokem

      Are you sure it will be useful for our plants tho 🤔

    • @bron9674
      @bron9674 Před rokem

      Oh come on Why be a smart alick... pollies work hard...next it will be suggestions compost bins turn up at schools, police staions etc etc boring!!

    • @deaddoll1361
      @deaddoll1361 Před rokem

      @@bron9674 Pollies work hard to get themselves elected and re-elected, saying whatever they think will achieve that. They have a history of lies and corruption as any study will easily reveal. Schools and police are funded and overseen by politicians, it's their ineptitude that's at the heart of most of problems in those areas.

  • @seanwallace6404
    @seanwallace6404 Před rokem

    Excellent suggestions! You have convinced me to make a chicken ring. I’m going to cut the sides off an old tractor tire and use that 😎
    I get great satisfaction from the process and highly recommend it for everyone. Another possibility is a small worm box compost. It’s great for small spaces.
    ¡Many Thanks from the other side of the planet!

  • @ChelleC33
    @ChelleC33 Před 7 měsíci

    I love my compost tumbler. The bacteria and insect/other animal balance seems to be exactly right, because kitchen scraps are becoming good compost in only a month 😁

  • @jasminebrown2312
    @jasminebrown2312 Před 4 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @sallyeblen7032
    @sallyeblen7032 Před rokem

    great ideas

  • @forx88
    @forx88 Před rokem

    Mark is my hero

  • @ceebs83
    @ceebs83 Před rokem

    Any chance you can do a longer video with the pros and cons of each please??

  • @PaulB-justme
    @PaulB-justme Před rokem

    Compost I'd such a magical substance - you turn what would otherwise go into the bin, into a wonderful addition to your garden! 😃

  • @iupetre
    @iupetre Před rokem

    Thanks!

    • @Selfsufficientme
      @Selfsufficientme  Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you for the Super Thanks! Sorry for the late reply... All the best for 2024 :)

    • @iupetre
      @iupetre Před 5 měsíci

      @@Selfsufficientme You are a busy man, and I wish you all the best!

  • @Catch_u_reloadn
    @Catch_u_reloadn Před rokem

    I have started a compost pile this year I'm just doing a one Bay method I'm just going to continuously turned all the dirt and add more dirt and manure and food scraps

  • @lyntaylor129
    @lyntaylor129 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Plant comfrey plant at the base of every fruit tree, and amongst your veggies too.

  • @danniellejones7167
    @danniellejones7167 Před rokem +3

    You have to include hot compost Mark. The fastest way to get a bulk amount 👌

  • @BethVanAs
    @BethVanAs Před měsícem

    Where can we get such awesome products? I really would like the turning composter. Is it only locally as I’m in South Africa 🇿🇦

  • @augurcybernaut4785
    @augurcybernaut4785 Před rokem

    That apartment device is 🧑🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓🧑🏻‍🎓

  • @cdamauser1963
    @cdamauser1963 Před rokem

    😂 big thumbs up!!

  • @wendypoginy4972
    @wendypoginy4972 Před 11 měsíci

    Jeff lawtons 28 day compost is great.

  • @clayfinity5501
    @clayfinity5501 Před rokem

    Can't wait to have my own chicken compost!

  • @alanz90
    @alanz90 Před 14 dny +1

    The only problem with the first method is that not enough bugs can/will get into the bin. You need to add bugs yourself. And leave the lid open from time to time to get extra air in & flies. Also, despite the tumbling, you still need to mix it up with a pitch fork

  • @chanwaiming29
    @chanwaiming29 Před rokem

    I saw you throwing teabags in the small compost machine. It would be even better if removing the tag which has ink and the teabag which usually has microplastic. Only put the content in the compost which is how I do it. Cheers!

  • @elNathNY
    @elNathNY Před rokem +1

    If you live in an apartment, you don't need a composting machine. Those are gimmicks (take a look at Thunderf00t's video debunking the scam). Use a worm bin instead. Far cheaper, easy to make, and as a bonus - in addition to compost - you easy to care for pets.

  • @davidpatrick1813
    @davidpatrick1813 Před rokem

    trippy

  • @gardeningwithkirk
    @gardeningwithkirk Před měsícem

    ❤❤❤ Hi bin a while

  • @sheltowee8079
    @sheltowee8079 Před 2 měsíci

    Composting with red wigglers in a bin is a good way to compost in an apartment as well, and you get all that good worm casting

  • @deeblueeowens4143
    @deeblueeowens4143 Před 10 měsíci

    Love this guy no homo

  • @LetsSmosh
    @LetsSmosh Před rokem

    Had a compost tumbler the rate that our family is going through veg. It was full in two to three weeks which made it redundant to have. When you could easily buy some chicken wire and build yourself a vertical stack. Long story short, if you want to throw all of your scraps that can't fit into that compost bin after a few weeks, then you just got to start throwing in the yard and actually making compost from the ground instead of spending 200 or $300 on a glorified rain barrel.

  • @Christiebalazs
    @Christiebalazs Před 8 měsíci

    💕🙏💕

  • @Kelekona_808
    @Kelekona_808 Před rokem +3

    For a home owner with a suburban sized yard, would you go for a tumbler or a compost bin?