Get a Hot Composter For Free With This Trick

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This video sent me on quite a journey. I had a crazy idea of making a hot composter from a household item.
The issue with cold composting is the restrictions on the items you can put into it. If you have a normal sized garden you don't generally produce enough waste to fill a cubic metre compost bin. That's the size to produce compost of the right temperatures to sterilize weeds and diseased plant matter.
With a Hotbin costing around £200 I thought I'd give this a try and see how I got on.
Let me know how you get on with it!
If you want a neater looking one than this here is the link to Niall’s Homemade bin • How To Make Your Own H...

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@niallgardens 3 года назад

Awesome idea - and a brilliant re-use of what is pretty awful waste if not recycled properly! You had me wondering halfway through because I thought it'd work a treat... and then it did! Worth every single one of those disco dance moves at the end! Boom!

@tecmow4399 3 года назад

Haha I'm glad it helped you experience the journey with me! I got trolled by someone on TikTok because he said, "I wasted his time"! He didn't watch the end. Thank you for the kind words, Niall.

@TheHumbleGardener 3 года назад

@@tecmow4399 eh, let em troll.....they are missing out!

@robertjames538 2 месяца назад

FANTASTIC VIDEO .Been there done it and messed up along the way its all part of the joys of gardening.The 4 thousand plus viewers who didnt give this a like are not gardeners.

@rhubarbrhubarb6730 9 месяцев назад

I’m giving you a big fat like for the dancing at the end of the vid 😆

@tecmow4399 9 месяцев назад

🤣 forgot about that

@alanross3674 4 месяца назад

I came looking for Compost ideas and learned how to spray paint a fridge - Bonus!

@tecmow4399 4 месяца назад

😂 lucky for you then! You’re welcome

@sallynolan5928 4 месяца назад

I’ll bet he was well pleased you took the fridge. Saved him from having to fly tip it somewhere - only when his health improves though.

@tecmow4399 4 месяца назад

Saved him a few quid otherwise the council would have charged him 👌🏼

@austinjohnson Месяц назад

Omg how are you so hot? That little dance at the end, I had to take a break. 🤣

@helenhawkins4054 Год назад

Full marks for effort, well done you.🤗👍👏🏼

@tecmow4399 Год назад

God loves a tryer

@johnguest4525 2 года назад

Keep an eye out for someone chucking out old decking or wood effect hollow soffit boards for cosmetic cladding. The thin sheet metal on the fridge will rust pretty quick outdoors.

@tecmow4399 2 года назад

It's still looking fine with the paint on it about a year on but I can see what you mean. It's not designed for the great british weather ! So far I can't any signs of it rusting though. I might clad it in the future or make a little shelter for it.

@neilwhitehead166 3 года назад

What a fantastic idea. Cant wait to see what modifications you might do to it next!

@tecmow4399 3 года назад

Thanks, Neil! I'm posting a video now but it doesn't really need any modifications at all! That's the great part about it!

@xoxcxsxm 8 месяцев назад

It's good that you actually troubleshooted it and showed that it actually worked it is better than most of the (how to) videos out there!

@tecmow4399 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. I didn’t want to just keep the excitement to myself! 😃 I want everyone to be able to do it 😁

@michealsmith1620 2 месяца назад

I loved this video, but respectably, who has space for a fridge in their garden, I certainly don’t. I have a tumbling composter for convenience and to suit my spacing, however I’m fully aware I’m not going to get any sort of temperature in it, so need to be careful what I add in.

@tecmow4399 2 месяца назад

Whatever situation works for you. It’s true, not everyone can use a fridge or wants to have one. They’re also just lying around everywhere near where I live so they’re easy to get hold of for me. If your tumbler works well for you and it’s what you have space for that’s great too.

@TheHumbleGardener 3 года назад

BRILLIANT! I love how candid you are about the process, sometimes we have an "uh-oh" moment thinking we did it wrong or wasted all that time and effort. BUT look at you making it work!!! Loved the dance party at the end!

@tecmow4399 3 года назад

Yeah it was a bit of a journey. I often have seriously bad judgement so I’m familiar with dealing with it. Glad you enjoyed the dancing 😁

@GoneFuzzy Год назад

Awesome idea that it’s in two sections. I’m dreading that day when I’ll have to tackle emptying my homemade hotbin that I had made according to Niall’s video. I was so overambitious that I made it 80cm deep and I cant reach the back from the front of the hatch door without getting half of myself into the bin itself. Will be quite a view if it collapses on top of me… 😂

@tecmow4399 Год назад

Please record this 😂

@steves7271 2 года назад

Great video, failing is as important as success, it pushes us to understand the process. Green waste is what generates the heat as it breaks down. It also generates the water needed for the bacteria. The brown waste, woodchip, cardboard etc absorbes the water to self regulate. It acts as a wick providing moisture when needed. You could even fill one side, leave it for a few weeks then turn it into the other side and start refilling the 1st side again. That means the stuff at the top that didnt get the heat, goes to the bottom to get cooked. The fridge is a great idea, shame about the dancing though.

@eriskhaos6054 7 месяцев назад

Good ideas. Great video. Very entertaining and informative. Love the cute drawings! 7:19 😂🌱

@tecmow4399 7 месяцев назад

Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed the sketches 😂

@MsJillian3 Месяц назад

Excellent video, honest and fun,what a great idea, I would of sprayed it green tho lol, I'm new to hot composting and I can't get my heat up either so I'm going to add more nitrogen and water, thank you 😊

@EatingMachine23 2 года назад

Love it. Great idea and awesome video

@tecmow4399 2 года назад

Thanks Tim! It’s still going strong about 10 batches later 😁

@EatingMachine23 2 года назад

@@tecmow4399 very jealous. I think my wife would kill me if I tried that. Really need the compost as well as I have a decent veg plot at the back and try to do no dig (layer of compost on top each year). Great work

@marionrobertson7819 5 месяцев назад

so weird I had this lightbulb moment the other day about using an old freezer and went looking to see if I could find anyone who had done it already.. I did not find then this video popped up (good old algorithm I guess) but I reckoned it had to work and better then the polystyrene type.. so thanks for this and I think you deserve the dance .. if I had tried myself and it worked I would be dancing too... Yay!!!!

@DG-iw3yw 2 месяца назад

I dont think weeds are so bad. You obviously have to be selective, but the odd wild native makes a huge difference when it comes to landscaping in my opinion...

@tecmow4399 Месяц назад

It depends on context and what you’re trying g to do with the space. If the weeds prevent you from having the plants you want then they’re something to consider. But I agree that most people need to chill a bit when it comes to weeds

@lindapankhurst4513 2 года назад

Is there a video discussing the compost you got from this? Thanks!

@tecmow4399 2 года назад

I’ve shared some on other social media but I can make a RU-vid video if it’s helpful for you 🥰

@tecmow4399 2 года назад

Just came to tell you I made a response but I’ve seen your comment on the video already 😁👌🏼

@sqeekable 5 месяцев назад

Poor worms fled! Lol

@tecmow4399 5 месяцев назад

It was gettin hot in there 🥵

@memerhd8888 5 месяцев назад

Hey there! Would it be possible to build a pallet wood box and fill it with a cheap insulating material to make similar condition? My family dont want a fridge lying in the corner 😂

@tecmow4399 5 месяцев назад

Absolutely! Yeah a fridge isn’t that attractive in a garden 😂

@memerhd8888 5 месяцев назад

@tecmow4399 I have the pallets. Do you have any cheap suggestions for building the insulation for it? Polystyrene is pretty expensive in 5cm thick boards.