Thanks for getting me to answer these questions, Scott. I loved filming these answers for you and your community. Compost is such an integral and important fundamental of gardening and store-bought compost prices and quality are not conducive to a well-balanced garden
I personally learned a lot from this video and am VERY grateful that I am subscribed to Gardener Scott and now I'm going to subscribe to your channel Mr Tony 💯💯. Don't let these RUDE people get to you.. you know the saying " misery loves company" well it sounds like she's just a miserable person. Everyone stay safe and God Bless you and your family from middle GA 🙏 Kendra
Haven't even finished your segment and I've already subbed to your channel. No idea how I've missed out on your content for so long but I'm glad I've found you.
Thank you Heidi. When you finish reading or listening to it would you mind leaving an honest review on Amazon? It will help others make a choice to buy or not. It can be good or bad. Honest reviews are more authentic.
Thanks Tony and Gardener Scott. I didn’t know that about the pitch black store brand compost being sterile with no microorganisms. I have been making my own compost via an in ground pit myself. I only will source chicken manure from a local hardware store but I like coffee grounds and kitchen scraps.
Question Space or no space between Pallets? Spaces allow worms to migrate to the newer bed once it cools down and more air flow. Closed is tidy because the compost/soil doesn’t fall out between gapes, but worms can’t easily migrate from a finished compost heap to the next one when it cools down.
Airflow is achieved by the correct sized ingredients and occasional turning. Worms will always find their way into the pile. check out my 72lbs of potato video there are tons of worms in it
Tony is in high demand these days. This is the third video in as many days that I've watched with Tony as a guest. But there is always something new to learn about composting. I still haven't gotten it right since mine never looks like the youtube videos 🤔. But I keep trying and I'll keep watching!
I read somewhere that treated city water isn’t good for the microbes in the composting materials, so I have tried to use rain barrel water to wet down my layers of material. But when we don’t get much rain I have to use the hose from the municipal water. Does it really matter, or is such moisture better than no moisture at all?
The assumption is that chlorine in city water might kill bacteria in compost. That really isn't the case. Moisture from a hose is better than letting the pile dry out.
I wish you guys would end these compost presentations with, "Don't let this deter you, just throw your kitchen scraps and yard waste in a pile. It isn't rocket science but follow these recommendations as much as you can to get a better result." I work a regular 9-5 so much of my composting last year was throwing kitchen scraps in a bucket and taking it out to my pallet bed compost piles, didn't turn it once and I'm harvesting some great compost. You can make it complicated by checking the temp every day and you'll get it quicker, or you can just throw scraps in a pile and that would likely work eventually too. I wrote all of this and realized the point of the video was to sell a book, but I think it is still relevant so I'll leave it... I'll look for Tony's book too...;)
I built a pallet system, but it rotted over time. Any solution? For those with vermin issues, I use a cylindrical plastic bin that can be closed and rotated for kitchen scraps. Only matter vermin don't eat (leaves, etc.)go in the open bins. Once the kitchen scraps break down, they can be moved to the open bins to promote break down. Worms find their way into the closed bin even though it's elevated.
Good introduction to composting. 👍 I use a pallet based composting system also. You can typically get the pallets for free and they hold a good amount of material.
Bought the composting master class book for kindle but disappointed that it didn’t seem compatible with my kindle. Text time and no spaces between the words and the pages didn’t fit. Not readable. I’ve returned it for a refund. Is this just me or are there problems with the download.
Great overview of the important steps. I’ve been composting in Alaska for years and never thought of insulting the bin walls to hold the heat, seems like a good idea in my colder climate. My only question is about the size, what’s to small and what is to big? I’m about 3’x3’x3.
@@GardenerScott Thanks Scott. Maybe an upgrade to my bins might make it onto my this summer projects to-dos. Composting for me in these cool climates is roughly a two year process. The first year is the adding, cooking and building the years batch. Second year is resting and occasionally turning that batch until fall. Before freeze up I well spread the second year compost on gardens and raised bed to leach in over winter. I save about 1/4 to use in spring and to refresh used soil. I think the insulating the walls should speed this up, maybe save me a year. Thanks for all the good advise.
Wow, what a masterpiece you two have created with this video. Thank you Gardener Scott and Tony! Anybody who gardens needs to be composting and you have provided the fundamentals for their success. I can't wait for Tony's book to arrive. I just finished Amy Stewart's "The Earth Moved" which is all about earthworms. Soil life is the key to gardening!
Great information I have a farm and use compost by the tons . Mostly manure and unconsumed feed , natural rain fall and turning it with a loader if it gets to black is that bad? Some times it gets really hot and will steam and get really hot ! I just let it cook lol
The microbes are the same in a cold pile, but you won't see the thermophilic bacteria because it doesn't heat up enough. Here's how I do cold composting: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aIk8n9D4PyI.html
This is all great information Scott, but, my issue is RATS. They love my kitchen waste. I bury it in the center but they still burrow in at night. I live in Golden.
Susan I have a video on dealing with Rats in compost and how to prevent them. and I also cover the subject within my book. Rats do not have to be a problem, if vermin are an issue your building your pile wrong and knowing how to do it right will stop them in their tracks
