Biochar addition to soil, anybody?

[JamesVJ]

I'm posting more videos of the biochar making processing and getting a garden ready

 

[JamesVJ]

Biochar videos.

 

[JamesVJ]

 

[JamesVJ]

I have 3 buckets of biochar, a total of 13 gallons.
I'm going to mix this into my bags with the soil I made with great instructions from a member here.
I will do this tomorrow as I'm fried from today's activities.
The more I read about this product the more impressed I am.
Sunset just now....

 

[JamesVJ]

My daughter sent this from Michigan.

 

[Jimmie]

The guy I knew from Sanford was a fireman on the nasa side.

 

[JamesVJ]

I've got cataracts real bad. I'm getting them fixed real soon like April!
I'm retired but I have offers to go back to work. They have over 10 Million sq ft being built out there

I'm going back just to check out all the new stuff. And of course the $$$$$!!!
Great fishing out there also. I carried my fishing poles with me everyday!!

 

[Mikedin]

I made 500# or so of biochar yesterday. I had 3 pits running. It was smoky but it was kinda fun.
My animals all stood and watched me. It took several hours and it was worth it.
I charged the goods with super nasty fermented chicken goat cow donkey poo and tons of grass leaves etc. The mix has been fermenting since Sept.
I added 5 gallons to 500# of charcoal and pond water to slop it up. I'm going to pulverize the coal today and Chuck it in the garden.
The info I watched said this will really help with microbial growth. I'm hoping it helps.
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hell yeah brother, i mix some into my planting holes in the garden, i like to use a ton of half broken down leaves in each hole as well, plants love it nice sized garden there! probably close to my size! im about 60 x 40 atm

 

[JamesVJ]

Very nice. Have thought about making my own biochar but haven't made that leap. Mainly because it's a big hole to dig by hand. It's great for living soil/organic growing. I throw 2 or 3 gallons into every compost pile I make which is the base of my living soil. I highly recommend the book "Biochar for Home Gardeners ". Can't remember the authors name but it's available on Amazon Kindle. Edit: the book is actually " Gardening with Biochar " by Jeff Cox"

Hey! I used 1 hole 6 months ago. 24 inches wide like a wok, shallow center 12 inches. I did a test and it worked great. I have equipment so the 3 hole run was using the backhoe.
Try the shallow 1 the IST time.
Hot bed of coals, spread it add smaller stick and you have a start. My property is super grown over. Super roots and compacted acidic soil. Try it and you will see. Use a loper, garden tool. 1 or 2 inch wood by foot long. Lay all sticks same way.
Place in fire.
Use shovel to move spread wood as it burns.
Don't toss. You will see.

 

[JamesVJ]

hell yeah brother, i mix some into my planting holes in the garden, i like to use a ton of half broken down leaves in each hole as well, plants love it nice sized garden there! probably close to my size! im about 60 x 40 atm

Hey! Cool on the garden. Mine is 40'ish x 2.
Old citrus orchard. Very old. I've saved kinda, a tangerine and an orange. Both nasty. That's why I bought those tree tabs....
Been here for 3 yrs. 2nd attempt at a garden. We had the soil tested but it totally sucked. No non nada vegetative material below 3 inches of hard pack.
Did a number on it lately.
Can't wait to test the biochar. I added a shit ton of hay from round bales over the winter.
My damn pastures never grew all winter.
Any way.
Thank you!

 

[Mikedin]

Hey! Cool on the garden. Mine is 40'ish x 2.
Old citrus orchard. Very old. I've saved kinda, a tangerine and an orange. Both nasty. That's why I bought those tree tabs....
Been here for 3 yrs. 2nd attempt at a garden. We had the soil tested but it totally sucked. No non nada vegetative material below 3 inches of hard pack.
Did a number on it lately.
Can't wait to test the biochar. I added a shit ton of hay from round bales over the winter.
My damn pastures never grew all winter.
Any way.
Thank you!

i put in 10 fruit trees, my backyard is all an old creek bed creek is at the bottom of a cliff now out back, all around me is fruit orchards and vineyards, even right on the other side of the creek, about 40 wineries around me. i overlaid the back yard with 2 layers of cardboard int he size i wanted (60x40) then covered with 6" of organic dark leaf compost (10 yards), 3rd year covered with plastic and cut 1' holes, i dig down about the size of a 5 gallon bucket, add my amendments, mix in more leaves, refill the hole with seedling

plants love the back, lots of moisture, woven plastic makes it so i dont even really water all summer
took this earlier

 

[JamesVJ]

i put in 10 fruit trees, my backyard is all an old creek bed creek is at the bottom of a cliff now out back, all around me is fruit orchards and vineyards, even right on the other side of the creek, about 40 wineries around me. i overlaid the back yard with 2 layers of cardboard int he size i wanted (60x40) then covered with 6" of organic dark leaf compost (10 yards), 3rd year covered with plastic and cut 1' holes, i dig down about the size of a 5 gallon bucket, add my amendments, mix in more leaves, refill the hole with seedling

plants love the back, lots of moisture, woven plastic makes it so i dont even really water all summer
took this earlier

PERFECT BRO!!

 

[JamesVJ]

That is Beautiful! I have like zero leaf litter. Very little leaf fall. I used to live in Mi.

 

[JamesVJ]

Very nice. Have thought about making my own biochar but haven't made that leap. Mainly because it's a big hole to dig by hand. It's great for living soil/organic growing. I throw 2 or 3 gallons into every compost pile I make which is the base of my living soil. I highly recommend the book "Biochar for Home Gardeners ". Can't remember the authors name but it's available on Amazon Kindle. Edit: the book is actually " Gardening with Biochar " by Jeff Cox"

Hey! I didn't reply earlier as I'm damn near blind. I had big ol magnifying glass delivered. Now I can see!!
Lol.
Cataracts.
I'm looking for the book now.
Thanks for the info.