httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Szpeva5mt_c Here's yet another excellent video from Patrick showing the difference between microbial and fungally dominated compost piles. The higher the carbon to nitrogen ratio, the more fungus you will have. Other indicators of this are slower decomposition speed, and much lower temperatures (which fungi prefer). Fungally dominated compost will increase soil diversity and supply nutrients to your plants.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_rocCyfho This time around, coffee grounds and sunchoke stalks are the main ingredients paired with leaves. Since timing isn't critical for obtaining finished compost, the leaves are unshredded. Leaves are one of the few ingredients that compost on their own, so whether they're shredded or not doesn't matter...you'll just get much quicker results by shredding them. I like the hoop house idea for keeping the heat in and the worms warm...great video, Patrick!
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBX3f_VNGKQ In this later part of the video series, he gets the Geobin to start his next round of composting. I really liked his homemade bin, so I was surprised he shelled out some cash to get a bin. He mentioned wanting something portable, durable, mobile, and able to hold material easier. I think it should live up to that quite well. He also gets excited about red wigglers, which are always a nice surprise with large compost piles. Although he had winter temperatures well below zero, he still had red wigglers survive... resilient creatures they are!