How to Make a Compost Sifter (and why you should)

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Just as a kitchen sifter can screen uneven ingredients going into the final recipe, you can make a compost sifter to do the same thing for your garden.
When you make compost, it rarely breaks down at the same rate and consistency on its way to the finished product. Some of it will always be ready before the rest. But who wants to wait until it’s all ready before being used? Not me. So, if you want to sift out the ingredients that could use more time in the bin, use a compost sifter.
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@brianpendez5340 2 года назад

What I love about compost is that it can be a reward for cleaning up your yard. It makes the chores more enjoyable because you know that all the stuff you're clearing will eventually turn into black gold. When you clean your yard and throw it away, you work for free but when you add it to compost you get paid back in garden gold for your work.

@PrairiePlantgirl 5 лет назад

I use an old milk crate to sift my compost. Fill it part way, shake, dump out the big stuff, repeat. It isn’t perfect, but it works. One day I’ll make a real one.

@TheEmmyjean 5 лет назад

I do the same thing with a milk crate, it works great and didn't cost and money or time.

@TomiaMacQueen 4 года назад

very cool thank you!

@IAmKyleBrown 4 года назад

That's a great idea!

@sonyamelzer1047 3 года назад

Damn. I wish I had thought of that before my husband made me one!

@cawag98 3 года назад

Thanks. I like the OP for it's simplicity, but I love this idea for it's inherent lazy-appeal, which I'm going to indulge myself in...

@noahg8328 Год назад

Thank you for posting this! No guesswork needed now! I think I'm going to make a couple and also use them for drying/curing vegetables like potatoes & garlic....

@joegardenerTV Год назад

You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful! It's versatile for sure. I use it for drying my onions, garlic and potatoes too.

@tonybucca5667 4 года назад

I made a sifter a couple of years ago. I put channel aluminum on the bottom, so I can shake the sifter right on top of my wheelbarrow....works GREAT!

@jeanmuehlfelt7942 5 лет назад

I've used one for decades and LOVE it. The scariest time in gardening was when we lived on the island of Saipan. I had the local boys help me sift through black soil and coral. It was backbreaking work to end up with a few raised beds. Occasionally, one of the boys tossed a shovel full of 'dirt' onto the screen and out popped WWII grenades. Thankfully, they were American ones. The Japanese ones were very unstable as they used whatever chemicals they had near the end of the war. The raised beds worked great until another typhoon came over and dropped several feet of water. :-)

@joegardenerTV 5 лет назад

Wow Jean. That's carzy about the grenades! So glad you too are a lover of the compost sifter. You certainly put yours through the paces. Thank you for sharing your story here!

@cawag98 3 года назад

@@joegardenerTV Now we''ll all be sifting looking for grenades, or our local 'garden variety' of that!

@Kaitlyn_B97 5 лет назад

I use .25 inch hardware fabric. I like my compost a bit finer. I use it on my outdoor plants. And it makes a great bed when I'm starting a worm bin.

@CustomGardenSolutions 5 лет назад

That's a great garden tool especially if you're doing plant starts.

@Ramiz422 3 года назад

Omg that's two years ago and i see this 0:25 *Corona season after season* 😯

@hamedsoufi1789 6 лет назад

Hi,thanks for your videos. I like to see series of growing new plants from seed step by step if possible and how to know if your soil is good for planting. because every time I grow something I find baby seedling turning yellow ,being cut or like eaten by sth and how not to damage your seedling by watering because when ever I water I see seedlings fall because of heavy watering

@lornabartlett2744 5 лет назад

BANG ON 💚💙💪👀

@bartsexton1652 3 года назад

I noticed when you laid the wire on the frame you bent the edge down . If the wire is turned over the bend won’t be needed. Yes you will have to unroll different but I fine it lays better to start with . Not knocking how you did it just a suggestion.

@iuaislamf Месяц назад

His way is smoother & forgiving when working compost with your hands

@cheekybirdierichard 3 года назад

Thank you

@stevengross9792 3 года назад

*eager to use it...

@thebeginnersgarden 5 лет назад

Could you use chicken wire or would it be too flimsy?

@karlaupton690 5 лет назад

I think it might be too flimsy - it has a tendency to deform even as you are unrolling it.

@jbuck1975 3 года назад

Jill love your podcast. You might be able to use chicken wire if it's what you have available. Maybe 2 pieces offset a little.

@sonyamelzer1047 3 года назад

I used chicken wire, and it works fine.

@nickguthrie9309 2 года назад

@@sonyamelzer1047--- Also try using rabbit-cage wire to get greater strength

@maryconner9577 Год назад

Three days later, $60 at Home Depot and I did it! Don't ask, just say good job.

@joegardenerTV Год назад

GREAT job! It should last for years and you will use if often I hope!

@maryconner9577 Год назад

@@joegardenerTV Thank you.

@williambeck830 5 лет назад

What brand of pitch fork/shovel thing is that? Seems super useful

@joegardenerTV 5 лет назад

This is the best tool I've found for working with compost, spreading mulch, and so much more. It lasts forever, super strong and lightweight. I've been using the very same fork for about 14 years. It lives outside through all the elements and is still going strong. Here's the link on Amazon; www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079GK9GJT?ie=UTF8&tag=g0c954-20&camp=1789&linkCode=xm2&creativeASIN=B079GK9GJT

@1966huib 3 года назад

Can you tell me how much Square cm the hole is please?

@twestgard2 3 года назад

It’s 1 inch by 1 inch, which is 2.54 cm. Here in the US, that size of screen has very sturdy wire. However, just use the size of wire grid you prefer. I’ve used 1/2” and 1/4” and they both work great. So 1 cm and 2 cm are good options.

@Yankees177 3 года назад

I have .5" x .5" hardware cloth, ok to use?

@DrStephenHeilmanEscondido 7 месяцев назад

That is a more common size to use, BUT as this video shows the 1 X 1 which sifts much faster. The smaller size will make finer compost, but not by all that much considering the time and labor input.

@snehakandalgaonkar8008 4 года назад

#quarantine job...

@junoyouknow9360 3 года назад

“But if that’s your preference” exactly. You DONT have to do all this work. You can leave big particles in, it’s actually better for the soil. It’s crazy how much people love meaningless busy work.