Gardening Rhythms: Josiah Cain/Composting using a Black Soldier Fly
Compost yard and kitchen scraps using the Black Soldier Fly. The fly never appears. It’s first eaten before it flies.
Duration : 0:3:25
Vermicomposting
My first attempt at vermicomposting with a pound of worms, and a couple of cheap walmart bins. Lousy camera, but you get the idea. Visit my website for more on vermicomposting at www.poormansport.com
Duration : 0:2:26
White Ceramic Compost Pail
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This white ceramic compost pail holds one gallon of material and features a charcoal filter that helps eliminate any smell. Like most compost pails, it serves the function of dropping off your kitchen scraps and then taking them to your compost pile or compost bin every few days or so. If you’re a little klutzy, you might want to consider a stainless steel or bamboo compost pail instead. Overall though, this is an excellent compost pail for your kitchen, and a wonderful addition to home composting.
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Duration : 0:2:20
Vegetable Garden | Potager Montage NatGreeneVeg Spring 2009
European potager themed vegetable garden. Organically grown heirloom vegetables, fruit, flowers, and herbs on a 2300 sq ft plot. No synthetic fertilizers used, this is 9 years of compost added annually. Includes raised bed Square Foot Garden, wildlife habitat, vertical structures, grafted tomatoes, low tunnel cloche, & companion planting for a four season harvest. Produce donated to Ozarks Food Harvest. Part of the Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Nathanael Greene Park, Springfield, Mo.
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Duration : 0:9:38
CarriageWorks Kitchen Garden Workshop #1 – Composting
CarriageWorks Kitchen Garden Workshop #1 – Composting
Duration : 0:4:58
How to Build a Compost Pile
Kitchen scraps and yard waste make great garden fertilizer after they decompose into organic matter. Building a compost pile is as easy as layering the right materials, watering, and stirring. This video shows you how to cook up your own compost pile.
Duration : 0:3:17
Start A Kitchen Composter Program
Having a compost pile in your backyard is good for you but it is also good for the environment. It is not troublesome or time consuming if done right. There is also a misconception that compost is smelly and messy , but if the pile is put together correctly this is not the case.
There are those that would buy their fertilizer and soil amendments from their local garden store. I believe it is best to stay as natural as possible, stay away from chemical fertilizers. Really there is no hassle in making a compost in your backyard from items that were destined for the trash can.
When you begin a kitchen composter program the materials that you will need and the items that you will use do not have a cost. The cost of chemical fertilizers and other items from the local gardening store are constantly on the rise. With a little bit of time and the right ingredients you can produce the best fertilizer known to man in the convenience of your own backyard.
Compost will provide more of the nutrients and minerals that your plants need. The effects of natural compost will last longer than chemical fertilizers.
Compost is also better for the soil structure. It will make the soil more resistant to erosion, improve its retention of water and in many cases it will prevent the soil from becoming compact. This factor can be important to large gardens as it will cut down on tilling time and reduce fuel that is used to operate machines.
The right composting technique can kill weeds, pests and other disease causing organisms. High temperature composting is the technique that I am referring to. This technique usually involves some type of an enclosed bin, it will possibly rotate to allow a small amount of aeration into the compost.
There are some studies that show that using compost can suppress the growth of diseases in crops. Crops grown over compost rich soils are resistant to pest or insect attacks. There are also observations that crops grown in a field with compost fertilizer can be stored longer.
Compost has a benefit for the environmentalist as well. Using compost along with the soil can build soil carbon which can eventually reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. It will take a lot of compost to have a positive effect on the greenhouse gases.
begginning a kitchen composter program is very good for your wallet but it is also good for the environment. It is also recognized that compost works well as a antidote for soils that have a high toxicity level from chemical fertilizer. There are some very good reasons to motivate the start of a kitchen composter program.
Compost Kitchen Scraps
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Duration : 0:3:19
Container Gardening: Container Herb Garden
Container gardening is a great way to grow plants, vegetables and herbs without needing a lot of space. Herbs do especially well and can be grown right outside your kitchen door. In this video, you’ll learn how to use an old farmer’s market basket to make a great container garden. Fill it with your favorite herbs and your cooking will be full of flavor all summer long.
Duration : 0:6:7
Gardening With A Chipper Shredder
When working on your garden or yard to clear down any big trees or plants is unforgiving work! Not only do you have to chop the stuff down, you also have to then get rid of of it too, in an environmentally compatible manner also. This could be where having a chipper or shredder will be useful.
These portable units will chew down little twigs and plants into little pieces so they might be reused or recycled in lots of different ways. For example, a medium branch from a tree could be turned to wood chip to be used as a layer on top of your plant pots and beds. Also, if you might have a few trees or branches to recycle, it could be broken down to make an area where kids could play safely. Softer materials like plants or shrubs could be shredded down using a garden shredder into a fine or coarse mulch which is then perfect for spreading on your pots and plants to be used as a organic fertilizer. Mix up the shredded plant with water and leave it to soak in a covered and warm bin and you will have an excellent, locally produced product to assist your new plants and trees flourish.
Chippers and Shredders are designed in many shapes and sizes, from small portable models made for home use only, which have rigid nylon wire to chop the waste you feed through it into small pieces, all the way through to larger towable gas powered chipper shredders and model that are more suited for industrial shredding for landscaping professionals and environmental contractors. In the centre of this range there are many chippers and shredders that are made to break up the plants and trees that is put into them. They are designed to take branches or sticks of no bigger thickness than two inches and quite happily process all other garden waste products with no problems at all. Products by Bearcat, Troy Bilt or Craftsman are perfect for this work and will last you for years and years.
A smaller leaf shredder is a great option for those with bigger gardens that have big trees that lose their leaves. Place the leaves into a shredder and they can be broken down at an amazing rate. The shredded leaves are great for starting a compost or adding to a mulch, but the processed leaves are quickly and easily disposed of.
Why not make it a group purchase. Befriend your neighbors and get a garden shredder between the group then share it equally among you all. It is a great idea to jointly own a chipper shredder as they are not required all of the year.