Mastodawn

Incase anyone is interested in the Biochar burn I did the other day here’s how it worked for me (I was not sure what to expect- so feel like it might help others)
I used a biochar kiln, with an inner & outer sleeve. The inner sleeve has holes at the bottom and very top only.
The fuel was riddled woodchip (to stop too small particles blocking airflow)
1 You can see the gasses coming through the top airholes & burning off.
2 flames go pale/invisible
3 quenched char

#Biochar #SolarPunkSunday

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DoomsdaysCW Feb 22

Could charred wood pieces from a woodstove burn work as #Biochar? I separate my wood pieces from the ashes when I empty my firebox / ash catcher. @Hellybootwader

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Robot Diver 🌊🌬️🍃🌿🌸🌱🌱🌱Feb 22

@DoomsdaysCW @Hellybootwader

I do this. It need to be inoculated before you add it to the soil or it pulls nutrients, so we just throw it into our compost for a few weeks.

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Akash Hodja Al Lefkoshi

@RobotDiver @DoomsdaysCW
A comfy ,nettle & achillea tea ,3 weeks infusion over 18°C ,works wonders by providing a diverse bacterial inoculation by soaking the wood charcoal for a moon , the elder who gave me the tech has three old bathtubs ,in the shade ,full ,soaking from automn to spring , i adapted the tech , higher temp ,shorter inoculation , the main idea is that biochar ,inoculated wood charcoal is a powerhouse of organic matter folding bacteria ,so the more species the merrier...