Homesteading Episode 1//DIY Composter
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Date: 2020-08-18
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Alan
Hey Dixie. Jess. I love ur videos. I'm starting my AT thru hike in March 2016. I like your composter. I see you have lights for your micro greens. I had salt water reef aquariums for years. I have a few 4 foot floursent bulbs that might be of some help. They worked great for growing my corals. I have I think an Atenic day bulb and a Atenic white bulb. Your's free. I'm not sure how they would work on growing plants but they grew corals great. To the point I had to scrape coralline off my tanks glass. Do a little research if they fit your needs I'll mail them to you. Alan. FIREPLUG
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Hey Dixie. Jess. I love ur videos. I'm starting my AT thru hike in March 2016. I like your composter. I see you have lights for your micro greens. I had salt water reef aquariums for years. I have a few 4 foot floursent bulbs that might be of some help. They worked great for growing my corals. I have I think an Atenic day bulb and a Atenic white bulb. Your's free. I'm not sure how they would work on growing plants but they grew corals great. To the point I had to scrape coralline off my tanks glass. Do a little research if they fit your needs I'll mail them to you. Alan. FIREPLUG
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MasterK9Trainer
What you have made is what is known as an enzyme digester, (commercial version called a Doggy Dooley) but they are buried up to the rim. My concern is the lack of aeration. Usually compost piles are exposed to air as much as possible and designed for easy access to the pile for turning or to add moisture. Otherwise I would build/buy a compost tumbler as they are just so much easier and produce usable compost faster.
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What you have made is what is known as an enzyme digester, (commercial version called a Doggy Dooley) but they are buried up to the rim. My concern is the lack of aeration. Usually compost piles are exposed to air as much as possible and designed for easy access to the pile for turning or to add moisture. Otherwise I would build/buy a compost tumbler as they are just so much easier and produce usable compost faster.
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Tori
Awesome video! My dad composts: he just makes a pile surrounded by wire fencing to keep out the dog (he doesn't have a problem with any critters. I've been wanting to do compost where I live, but we have bunnies, possums etc, but doing it this way would be great! Less food waste and a way to make awesome soil for gardening!
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Awesome video! My dad composts: he just makes a pile surrounded by wire fencing to keep out the dog (he doesn't have a problem with any critters. I've been wanting to do compost where I live, but we have bunnies, possums etc, but doing it this way would be great! Less food waste and a way to make awesome soil for gardening!
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Retired
You can add fire place or wood stove ash in moderation to your browns, no quite carbon anymore but it can help raise the Ph levels by adding lye and potassium to your soil. Do not put it directly on plants as it will burn them but into a compost is perfectly fine and a good way to utilize them.
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You can add fire place or wood stove ash in moderation to your browns, no quite carbon anymore but it can help raise the Ph levels by adding lye and potassium to your soil. Do not put it directly on plants as it will burn them but into a compost is perfectly fine and a good way to utilize them.
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Jeremiah
This is awesome! Have have composted for many years and have always done it the traditional way. Throw everything in a pile behind the garden. My son has been begging to have his own garden this year and I will be sure to use this method in the future. Thanks and always enjoy your videos.
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This is awesome! Have have composted for many years and have always done it the traditional way. Throw everything in a pile behind the garden. My son has been begging to have his own garden this year and I will be sure to use this method in the future. Thanks and always enjoy your videos.
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wavygr
Great idea I have a compost pile. I just built a chicken wire fence up against a building but the opossums (I trapped and relocated 10 opossums) and wild cats keep eating everything. I have that blossom rot some and I will try the egg shells. How many shells per plant?
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Great idea I have a compost pile. I just built a chicken wire fence up against a building but the opossums (I trapped and relocated 10 opossums) and wild cats keep eating everything. I have that blossom rot some and I will try the egg shells. How many shells per plant?
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Sharvo
i would tthink having your refuse piles next to the house would encourage critters. also i'm about 3 years behind on the videos but i'd worry about mold in the house from moisture from the micro greens. guess i'll hve to keep watching to see.
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i would tthink having your refuse piles next to the house would encourage critters. also i'm about 3 years behind on the videos but i'd worry about mold in the house from moisture from the micro greens. guess i'll hve to keep watching to see.
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Steven
looks king of like a worm composter I have seen. Put your vegetables scraps in the center pipe and the worms will come and eat them. Will see if I can find the video.
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looks king of like a worm composter I have seen. Put your vegetables scraps in the center pipe and the worms will come and eat them. Will see if I can find the video.
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tortugabob
The ventilation pipes in your composting trash cans is an idea my wife wants to try out. We have the same trash cans just need the pipes now. Thanks for sharing.
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The ventilation pipes in your composting trash cans is an idea my wife wants to try out. We have the same trash cans just need the pipes now. Thanks for sharing.
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John
Is there anything this amazing girl does now how to do, WOW Dixie you rock. I think it's great that you are keeping your grand parents place alive and vital.
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Is there anything this amazing girl does now how to do, WOW Dixie you rock. I think it's great that you are keeping your grand parents place alive and vital.
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