DIY Soil Sifter
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- A handy accessory to have around the garden is a soil sifter. Many kinds of root vegetables do best in a finer sifted soil. When mixing your own seed starter and potting mix it’s also a good practice to sift your soil.
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May want to ease up on the music edits
Thanks, i was still experimenting back then and have since cut out background audio. It added cost and editing time that wasn't of any real benefit.
I all the places on CZcams I'd never thought I'd visit...well here I am looking at how to construct a soil sifter to get rid of rocks I put down for a fire pit. Thanks.....
I use my sifter at least once a week for different applications. sifter, drying rack, etc...
So glad I watched this video. It works great! Plan on using it on my compost as well. Thank you!!
So glad it has helped!
Thank you. I have massive weed issues. I was going to build a sifter using chicken fencing, but my plan was a simple square. Then I saw your design, and I've been saved of a small disaster. I add the extending that let the sifter ride on my wheelbarrow. Thanks.
That's awesome! Glad my idea helped you out.
Love the technique of folding the hardware cloth. Great vid. New sub.
Thanks for the sub!
Loved how at 4:34 you FINALLY put a pillow under your knees! That was killing me!!! Nice job!
It doesn't take long for old Army knees to start screaming at me. Lol.
Nice work overall. Clear communication and good quality audio. I'd would have like you to show exactly how you folded and fitted the hardware cloth. Also, I'm shocked that you could work with the hardware cloth without gloves. Your hands must be tough! But, the music is horrible and totally unneccesary!
I completly agree about the music. It was early in my process and lessons learned. Thanks for the feedback.
Nice job
Thanks!
Music bothers my ears, had to move onto another video.
Sorry that was one of the last episodes I did with background music. Was still finding my format.
Nice informative video but please lose the music. It's not necessary, just very distracting
I made it with 2x3's instead of 2x4's. Mainly because the scrap wood I had laying around was 2x3's. They more than do the job and are lighter and must be easier to handle than 2x4's. Otherwise I followed the rest of the design and it works darned good.
That's Awesome! 2x3's I think are fine and reusing scrap is always a win.
use 1 inch pvc pipe for the frame it work better then heavy thing you build
I would be interested in seeing that construction. How is the mesh fastened to the frame? What kind of sides are there to hold in contents while sifting?
2" sced 20 pvc? Dry fit or glued? Do you use self tapping screws or do you use spring nuts (think dry wall) to give the bolt something to bite against inside the pipe. Then use a washer for a wider foot print on screen....could you use 1" wooden poles in place of pvc or possibly use 2x2s vs 2x4s...
a square box to size that your build and when fastener thw wire it to pipe i used zip tie every 3 or 4 i made 3 size 1/8 1/4 3/4 it work great too
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I am wondering if 1" wire mesh would be good enough for a vegetable garden or container. I think 1/4" is too fine and would be too slow to screen the soil. But I am not a professional gardener or farmer. just wondering, any feedback or advice would be great.
I use 1/4" and give me a very nice fine soil. 1", I fear, wouldn't sift out very much. I think 3/8" would be very nice.
I use a 1" screen to sift compost. I sift it into a wheelbarrow, then empty the barrow into the garden and mix up the compost with existing soil. Small twigs and such no doubt continue composting in the soil, which is fine by me.
More cowbell
Background music is really annoying!
Agreed!
Came here to say the same thing.
Hard to hear what looks like good info because the music is almost as loud as the instruction.
I like the design, what I would say would take it up a notch ,is if you were to do a demo. I will use this design, my wife needs a sifter.
Thanks for the tip. There is a video where I use the sifter. I believe it's "Emptying the Compost Tumbler"
Why is there music?
Mistakes were made.
Loose the music.
Lose the headache music please
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Believe me, this is one of the vids I really want to re-shoot. Thanks for watching.