I Found the Easiest Compost System!

[virusOOOOOO]

My fav way I learned and adapted from SelfSufficentMe and its a chicken pile, you dig a hole or setup a ring dump every food scrap imaginable in said hole let the chickens loose and free compost turning every hour on the hour 😅😂
My ladies dont like to lay in the cold dark PNW winter so they gotta make rent somehow haha

[JohnGrabow-bh]

This design is 90% of the way to being a Johnson Su Biodigester. It's no surprise you've landed on it as the most efficient composting design because decades of research has landed scientists on the same conclusion. They never turn their piles. The Johnson Su bioreactors are a fill once and forget about the pile for 6+ months solution to process 1+ cubic yard of compost at a time. They also found the design and method can be used to create fungal dominant, superior compost. All you're really missing to adhere to a true johnson su design would be to put the bin up on a pallet for added airflow and create at least one vent cavity/vent tube with holes down the center. I just stand three 4×4 posts up in the bin while I fill it up. After a day of settling, I pull the posts out and it leaves 3 perfect vent shafts up the center of the piles.

[suzyq]

Because I'm getting older and have always been lazy, I don't do any of the usual composting methods that require turning, digging, and moving finished compost to the beds. I made raised beds without sides, 12-in x 4 ft x 8 ft earthen mounds with sunken 18-inch-wide paths. As the year goes by, I move the alfalfa mulch to the side, add scraps and brown paper to the sunken pathways, and re-cover with alfalfa. The next spring, I rake the composted path material onto the beds, refill the sunken paths with alfalfa mulch, and repeat. My garden doesn't appear to have raised beds with the sunken composting troughs. I also puree scraps and cardboard to pour around fruit trees. We have a lot of scraps because we only eat plants.

[paulaboynton]

I used to live in the woods, on a 15 acre lot, and I gardened and composted. Now, I live on a cul-de-sac very near town. I’ve been here 20 years. My lot is 1/4 acre. I’ve tried gardening, the pests are too much. I’ve tried composting, but I stopped because of bears. I don’t even feed the birds anymore. I’ve relocated several raccoons, some woodchucks, even gray squirrels. I’ve caught and released a few foxes and a few skunks. Fish and game have been zero help in my experience. I should probably get back to the woods.

[judischarns]

My only complaint about that system is that the compost got to be too much and I had a hard time getting those cages apart but yes it does make compost. However a big guy like you would never have the same problems that I had because it was a strength issue. That drilling into the pile to mix it is pure genius. I got my husband to build me a 4 bin system. The first for yard waste, the second for the active building pile, the third for turning the second into after the second bin was full. When building the original pile I added a good cushion of yard waste, then kitchen scraps, alternating until it was full. When it was time to turn the second pile into the third bin I would sift the contents of the third bin into the 4th bin by putting scoops of the third bin onto a sieve made of hardware cloth. The big pieces go back into the second bin and the finished compost goes into the 4th bin until I was ready to use it. I’m now not in a position to have a compost pile, I have no garden but too many bears around. I love composting.

[mariashort]

Put those leaves in the chicken run and let them compost it. They love when you pile the leaves in there high. You’ll have the most beautiful and richest compost in no time, and very happy chickens. Every once in a while go in the run with them and rake leaves up in a pile agains and it gets them all excited all over again too

[elizabethlopez]

I like it but worried about mice and rats. Ive had problems before.

[tfcig]

My chickens have decided they can do a better job @breaking down my compost. And, unlike my forgetful self, they do it daily. I just go out once a week, and rake everything back into a pile, for them to start all over. 😁

[davidboyle]

the auger is an excellent idea! thanks for sharing!

[idahohoosier]

I do the 18 day composting and it works great. I like yours as well.
Blessings, julie

[YU_meineLiebe]

I'm doing this method for 3 months already and they work great! I used it for composting organic materials and leftover food, and it doesn't smell! As long as I later them correctly. I couldn't turn it and never water them because it gets water from the leftover food. And it works!

[traceycolbert]

Soil building good.👍
Keep teaching the proper way.

[BrightsideBounty]

Fantastic method! I went back to piles because of the volume of compost I make. Also, my compost is much more broke down in the pile compared to towers. because the auger does not mix the mass completely. Awesome content! Thanks!

[MadJako]

Wonderful technique, close to what I ended up on. This is basically a bioreactor that produces nice aerated compost. You can improve slightly by adding about a 6 inch tube in the center to make sure no spot is farther than a foot from air. You can let it go without turning. Once you start a rotation, you won't even care that it takes a bit longer.

[johnlee]

If you have hens you might try an approach we’ve started. Next to their covered run, we have another enclosed area. At the far end, we have an area (6’x12’) where we throw leaves and all sorts of grass and vegetable scraps. The girls have access to it and love to scratch around in there for food supplements. Once a week, I go in and turn the pile with a pitchfork. This is also a favorite for them because it exposes lots of worms for them as well. Probably not as precise as your method.

[tepilahruach]

That's a great idea! I'm thinking that same cylinder-shape sideways, like a raffle drum. It could have covered ends and roll, so you can simply turn it with a handle. With a door/gate on the side to put in or remove. Maybe even propped on a brace/stand with wheels to be able to move the entire thing around the yard.

[davidsto]

Dude I think you can fit at least 3 dad jokes in most videos. I find many only have two…. Step it up bro.

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Love you! lol keep up the great work.

[vmargarita]

I literally NEED this video. I wanted to know how to make the exact or similar one to Perma Pastures Farm. They gave me a quick rundown, but this was helpful to see how it was actually done. Thank you!!

[Tindurbox]

My $10 drill auger is my favorite garden tool that I wish I had bought a decade ago. Planting, breaking up up tough soil, loosening up cluster-y weeds, and even drilling "pilot holes" before hand digging fence post holes.

[Government-EconomicsTeacher]

I JUST built a new pile yesterday! Gonna surround it with this now i stead if building something. THANK YOU!