Hello, everybody
Welcome to the "Delightful Garden."
Today I'm going to share a way
To turn the used soil into a rich, soft soil
Organic nutrient soil rich in humic acid
And the cost is super low
There's almost no cost
Not much to say
Just look at what I'm doing
First of all, let me introduce the raw materials used
The raw materials I use fall into three main categories
The first category is used soil
This basin of soil that has been planted
Don't use it directly to grow plants anymore
There are very few nutrients in it
And some of them are already hardened
And there may be insects and eggs
So the used soil has to be treated
The second category is organic matter containing nutrients
See what good things I've saved
This plate is coffee grounds, tea bags and banana peels
There's a lot of nitrogen in coffee grounds
There's a lot of potassium in banana peel
So these are the two I've always saved up
Here are some of the leaves that were pruned the day before yesterday
Here in that other bucket are some vegetable rind and fruit rind
All I use is kitchen waste
And it's all vegan kitchen waste
There's no meat or dairy or anything
Next to these two boxes are a bucket of dry leaves
And a box of dried pine needles
There's also a paper, useless egg box next door
These are also organic substances
But they're not the same as the wet kitchen waste
They're dry
It belongs to brown organic matter
These things turn into humus in the soil
Not only does it increase the nutrients in the soil
It also makes the soil more loose and moisturized
And they will also act as
Foods that are beneficial to living things and microbes
In order to improve that soil
The third type of raw material is able to accelerate the decomposition of organic matter
A catalyst that speeds up the manufacturing process
Such catalysts are of course organic as well
I usually use two
One is EM bacteria （Effective Miero-origanisms）, and this is liquid
This is another kind of liquid which is DIY enzyme
Both catalysts don't be needed both
You can use any of them
I don't know how to make environmental enzymes
You can see my video of hydropericarp enzymes
The instrument used was a large box
One with a cover
The size of the box
As long as the above raw materials can be mixed
Just pack it in
This is a plastic storage box
Remember to bring a lid
It can't be open
If I can't find a box
You can also find a big, sturdy pocket
Plastic bags will do the same
We can tie the mouth of the bag in due time
These are all the raw materials and equipment
It's basically recycling
Now I'm going to make a big box of these things
Fertile and nutritious organic soil
Pour the old soil from these pots into this big box
Look at the old soil that's been sloughed together
I'll break the hard soil first
The soil is very dry
It's dusty
Yeah
It's better to wear a mask
Someone might say why I'm not drenching it
Or a squirt of water
Because of the wet kitchen waste
And all the enzymes I added
There will be moisture
If I add water now, it may cause overwetness
All right
Now the old soil has been emptied into the box
About a third of a case is less than half a box
Now I'll add in the kitchen waste
Start with this bucket of wet
That way there won't be so much dust
And then put the leaves in
I cut it into small pieces
It ripens faster
Banana peel
I'm also used to cutting them into smaller ones
In fact, the banana peel corrodes very quickly
It's okay not to cut it
These tea leaves and coffee grounds can be wrapped in paper
Throw them in with paper bags
As long as it is paper, it can be broken down
To make it easier to stir at the end
When we drop these things
From time to time you can turn it over
Then I'll add these brown organics
That is, dry leaves, pine needles, paper boxes, and so on
These belong to brown organic matter
The biggest difference between it and just the wet kitchen
It's these dry brown organic compounds that have a relatively high carbon content
And just now those wet kitchen waste nitrogen components are relatively high
Some people just put in some wet kitchen waste when they're making compost
And ignore the dry brown organic matter
In fact, these carbon - rich
Brown organics are essential
They can be mixed with wet kitchen waste and fresh leaves that contain
Organic synthesis rich in nitrogen
Implement a suitable carbon-to-nitrogen ratio
This accelerates the decomposition of organic matter
The two kinds of organic matter rich in carbon and nitrogen
About how much will it take
The amount of nitrogen - rich wet kitchen waste that I use in general
It's basically equivalent to
Amount of carbon-rich brown organic matter
Both of them are used in substantially equal amounts
Then this ratio will be about enough
This is the next step
We're going to have to add catalysts that help break down the fermentation
Just now we mentioned the em bacteria and the environmental enzymes
You can add whatever you want
A lot of people ask me where I got em bacteria
I got this bottle when I bought the bocassie barrel
Bought a set together
In fact, if you buy it alone
They're sold in a lot of gardening stores
You can search it on the Internet
The bokashi em bacteria can be found
If you use an environmentally friendly enzyme
So you can just take the enzyme
Pour it on top of this mixture
No dilution is required
Just go straight up
I use about a third of this case
That's pretty much it
Then turn it over
The box is so full now
It is unlikely to turn over and mix very evenly
It doesn't matter
It slowly disintegrated in a few days
It can be turned a few more times
After turning and mixing, the lid can be put on
Put the box in the shade
No need for exposure
But it's best to have a few hours of light every day
Where there is a little light
The temperature in the box will be a little higher
This will speed up the decomposition
And if the temperature is high enough
It can also help kill the insect eggs in the old soil
In the process of being decomposed
If there's a small amount of kitchen waste in the first few days
You can put it in there if you want
But don't take too long
I'm usually in a week
It's possible to add some kitchen waste
But after a week, I won't add any more
So as not to affect the speed of decomposition
And then he'll be left alone
If the weather is generally warm for more than a month
Two months if it's cold
Most of the food will be decomposed
I call the first month or two of fermentation time
The first fermentation stage
The speed of decomposition during this period is very fast
The interior of the box is quickly decomposed
The temperature inside is the highest
The bigger the box
The more organic there is in it
The higher the temperature
This is the state after two good months
Look inside
I can't see the whole kitchen waste underneath
It's pretty much all broken down
By this time the temperature in the box was no longer high
The state of being essentially normal temperature.
In fact, if you are in a hurry
Now this state can be added to
Do it in your garden
The earth was put to use
But if I'm not in a hurry
At this time I will do a full turn and mix
A second decomposition fermentation is then carried out
At this point, a little more em bacteria can be added
Or enzymes
Put on the lid
Just be patient for another month or so
The last month
As we enter the winter here
It's getting colder and colder
Then the days are getting shorter and shorter
So the position next to the wall is already
There's hardly any sunlight left
So I moved it to a better light
Now let's take a look again
Another month later
What state it is in
Now this leaf
There are some dry leaves on the surface
It doesn't matter
Let's take a look inside
It's all good in there
Almost completely decomposed
So we can just take it and put it in a flower pot
Or in a planting box
To grow vegetables directly
Or
It can also be added directly to existing vegetable beds and fields
For them to improve the soil or as a fertilizer
Ewww
There's a little earthworm here
Very, very good organic humic soil
It's raining now
It's always raining lately
This year's rainy season came more than a month earlier than usual
Let's leave it alone
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