Vegetable Gardening : What Items Can I Put in a Compost Pile?
Almost any plant or animal can be put into a compost pile, with some examples including flowers, corn husks and grass. Find out whether corn cobs or bones can be used in compost piles with help from an organic farmer in this free video on gardening and horticulture.
Expert: Jarrett Man
Contact: stonesoupfarm.googlepages.com
Bio: Jarrett Man created and runs Stone Soup Farm, an organic vegetable and fruit operation in Belchertown, Mass.
Filmmaker: EquilibrioFilms Jenn
Duration : 0:2:11
Compost in 40 gallon Containers for Container Gardening-Recycle your trash for compost
Hi! This is Going Organic. You can find our website at “www.goingorganic.weebly.com”! Today I am going to talk about composting.
It is winter time here in Central Florida. I am composting in containers to prepare for a container garden in the spring. I’ve drilled 3/8″ holes in the bottom of these 40 gallon containers. I’ve added oak leaves to the containers with shredded paper and cardboard from the home shredder, used coffee grounds from Starbucks, water from the fish pond, egg shells, cow manure, vegetable scraps.
All those old bills and junk mail you shred at home can be a carbon source for your compost. This is one more way to recycle and not send paper to the landfill.
Used coffee grounds are a good source of nitrogen. Once the grounds are used, their ph is close to neutral. So they are very safe for plants. I picked up this bag full of coffee grounds the other day. Starbucks has a recycling program for their coffee grounds. Anytime, you can walk in and ask for their used coffee grounds. They will pull the whole trash bag full of grounds out and double bag it for you. The other day, the server even carried it out to the car for me. I just want to say “Thanks!” to the Lake Mary Starbucks for all their free coffee grounds.
I’ve been using water from the fish pond, since it is used as liquid fertilizer in hydroponic systems. I have a page on my website on how to build an easy portable fish pond.
I save the egg shells from cooking, since tomatoes like calcium. I let them dry out overnight. Then I break up the eggshells into small pieces and add them to the compost.
Eventually I will substitute worm castings for cow manure. I didn’t start on my worm farm early enough to put it into this compost. The worm castings will provide much more nutritive value directly to the plant.
I had a lot of potatoe peals left over from Christmas dinner that I added to the containers a few days ago. Composting is a great way to recycle much of the waste that you usually take to the curb. Did you ever wonder how much of the trash in landfills is comprised of food waste. Well, according to the Department of Agriculture, it’s approximately 100 billion pounds every year. The average household alone ends up throwing out 14 percent of their food purchases.
Every few days, I dump the leaves into other containers to stir up all the leaves and increase the oxygen level in the mulch.
I put these large black garbage bags over the containers to accelerate the composting. This soil will be ready when all the leaves have broken down to the point where they can’t be recognized as leaves anymore. At that point, it should look like rich black soil.
So let me know what you think about the video. Also contact me at my website: “www.goingorganic.weebly.com”! I will keep you updated this coming spring on how well the compost turned out. Thanks for watching.
Duration : 0:4:45
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How to Create & Manage an Organic Garden : Making Organic Compost & Humates for Organic Gardens
Create your own organic compost and humates in order to assist in your garden’s growth. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Expert: Steve
Contact: www.myspace.com/solorganics_hydroponics
Bio: Steve is the owner of Sol Organics and Hydroponics in San Antonio, Texas, which as been open since 2001. His knowledge comes from years of practice. He was also a student of Future Farmers of America.
Filmmaker: julio costilla
Duration : 0:1:28
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My New Vegetable Garden – Parts 2 and 3 – Plus Composting Fun!
Just a couple updates on my vegetable garden. And some footage of the super awesome composter!
Duration : 0:7:16
Compost Tumbler Assembly
Compost tumbler assembly keeps garden author Doug Green http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com/compost.html busy for a while sorting out the best way to assemble this massive drum composter.
Doug uses a lot of compost and compost tea in his gardens so when he had a chance to trial this compost tumbler system, he accepted it as a challenge. The first challenge was to figure out how to build it. And that’s what he’s doing in this video.
Doug shows you some of the pitfalls and techniques in assembling this compost drum style unit – from making sure the plastic sits in the hot sun until it’s soft enough to work to figuring out how it all goes together and still turns.
The first year’s experiment with this unit wasn’t spectacular because Doug didn’t add enough “brown” or carbon based material to the mix. Also he added far too much material over too long a time. So instead of getting a good composting process going, it tended to rot. The second year, he loaded it up more as a batch loader (a shorter time to load everything) and then didn’t add more material once the first load was in. He also balanced the green:brown ratio (5:1) better than the 10:1 he probably used the preceding year. The composter worked well and produced useable compost.
Because Doug produces a great deal of compost in any given year and continuously batch loads his pile (he has two piles for alternating years) the drum system isn’t large enough for him. But a smaller garden would likely find it fine to use (or have 2 – one cooking and one loading)
These and other organic techniques can be found on his websites at http://www.douggreensgarden.com
Duration : 0:5:32
Composting Gardens, episode #363
http://www.TheRawFoodWorld.com, Today Angela and I went to the composting gardens in Ojai, CA. We didn’t even know this place existed and were very excited to learn about it. Enjoy…
Duration : 0:8:52
Growing at Reiman Gardens 030 Compost Tea
On this episode of Growing at Reiman Gardens, Jeremy Orr, Iowa State University student and summer gardener, demonstrates how to prepare a compost tea that is great for your vegetable garden. All you need is water, ordinary aquarium supplies, molasses, and good compost for a totally organic fertilizer. For more information about Reiman Gardens, please visit www.reimangardens.com
Duration : 0:7:48
Gardening & Lawn Care Tips : How to Make Compost
A compose tea is easy to make with a five gallon bucket, the aerator from a fish aquarium and household garbage. Make compost tea with tips from a landscaper in this free video on gardening and lawn care.
Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green
Duration : 0:3:29
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
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How to Create & Manage an Organic Garden : Starting an Indoor Organic Garden
Indoor organic gardens can be a great hobby. Learn more in this free educational video series.
Expert: Steve
Contact: www.myspace.com/solorganics_hydroponics
Bio: Steve is the owner of Sol Organics and Hydroponics in San Antonio, Texas.
Filmmaker: julio costilla
Duration : 0:2:25