Ultimate composting guide

This is a very detailed composting guide to help you decide what type of composting you want to do. This guide will link to 5 other guides in the video, which can help you learn more about some of the various types that I personally use.

Now just because I don't use any given type (bokashi for example) doesn't mean it's bad. It just means it's not for me. But it could be for you. I am going to mention some of these other types, but since I'm not an expert in them (because I don't do them), I am going to be fairly brief on them - for good reason. I don't want to steer you wrong. However, I will give you some starting advice which can maybe pique your interest.

There are a few topics I was going to include, filmed sections on them, but this video was WAY too long. I may include them in a second part if there is the desire. These are: Black Soldier Fly Larvae composting, Leaf mould, deep trench method - basically like a food-grave (good for meats/bones), chicken compost systems (tractors etc), as well as more details on Biogas (methane) digesters, and bokashi. However, I cut the latter because I didn't like the quality (because I'm not an expert). I left some of it in, just enough to maybe let you know it exists.

For Hot Composting (Berkeley method), there are many different bin setups, from open piles, to lockable bins like mine, the pallet-bay system I show, chicken fence rings, etc. I cut a section discussing each of these, because I felt it was just too much info on Berkeley method.

It's always hard to try to compress a topic that I could speak on for literally 10 hours, into a short(ish) video, so some cuts had to be made. Similarly, for Berkeley, I didn't talk about stuff like composting bones, meat, cheeses, fats, etc.. because the other video (which I link) discusses that a bit. My favourite thing to do with bones is actually turn them into biochar. Because I consider biochar a composting method (turning wood, bones, food into charcoal and inoculating it inside compost), I also included a link to that video.

Thanks, and I hope you enjoy.

Timestamps:

1) 00:30 - In-situ methods like chop and drop, in-situ worm farms, mulching, etc.
2) 09:10 - Berkeley method - i.e. hot compost (bacterial)
This one ended up quite long, because it's fairly prescriptive.
3) 16:18 - Cold composting (macro-life compost). Similar to Berkeley, but also VERY different. COMPLETELY different soil microbiology .
4) 25:30 - Tumbling method - very strong personal opinion on this one.

29:45 - Container based indoor composting:

5) 30:20 - Vermicomposting
6) 33:17 - Bokashi (very brief, just telling you it exists)
7) 34:45 - Biogas Methane Digester (again, fairly brief, this is essentially just a sealed container where there is a pipe at the top which collects the offgas (methane).

8) 345:40 SUMMARY of every type. Pros and Cons discussion. What each one is good for, when to use it, and what it's shortfalls are.

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