John from http://www.growingyourgreens.com/ goes on a field trip to Josiah Hunt’s Farm to share with you what is biochar, how its made and why you should never use raw biochar in your garden or farm. In this episode, you will discover how biochar can be made in a pit with wood and then how it is processed into a mature biochar. You will also learn why you should not use fresh-made raw biochar, but how it should be matured before use for best result.
Finally John will share the proper mixture of biochar to soil you should use in your garden or on your farm to get the benefits of adding the biochar to your land. After watching this episode you will be on your way to making the dark, rich, fertile terra preta soils that was discovered in South America that allowed the native people to flourish.
coupon expired John…
This was an awesome episode. Can I make biochar in my fireplace? ie. if I
just stop the burning process before it turns to ash?
I’m doing a research practical on biochar, basically I will analyze the
endophytic microbial community (microbes living inside plant tissues) and
especially what they’re doing. Results will be ready in late spring. For
optimum humus stability, biochar should be ground quite finely (like
coffee) and mixed with rock dust prior to mixing it up with compostable
materials. Terra Preta soils are believed to be this stable because of
humus-clay-char complexes.
I’m curious to see how the plant microbiome is altered in the presence of
biochar!
Hi John, excellent video. I would be interested in experimenting with
matured biochar in my deep mulch system if you can educate us on an
affordable way to access it or make it in an urban area. In my urban area,
we have anti-burn laws.