People see a farmer doing an experiment. I see a food production scientist having fun. Biochar is a miracle material. Wish I discovered this decades ago.
Its pretty amazing what it can do. The experts in the world talk about carbon and we need to sink more why don't they promote biochar to farmers instead of inorganic fertilizers. John
You have taught me more than all of the worlds youtube videos!! Thank you! Now, if only you would adopt me to live your way of life! Or!! If only could come get a scoop or two of what you have there for my backyard veggie patch in a retirement village in terribly hot and utterly sandy Perth. Where is your farm?? Just love all you do!! God Bless!!
Thanks very much. We live in Far North Queensland. I have a bit of light sandy country and found it easy to amend with char and lots of green and brown vegetable waste and grass clippings. I find sandy soil amended makes the best garden for a lot of things. John
Thanks for your reply! Is your sand as water repellent as ours? Will be making some biochar, God-willing, tomorrow! Take care!@@farminglifeaustralia6716
Keep experimenting, Thats how you learn. I see you have some cows and horses. Get yourself a couple of colonies of dung beatles. They burrow down and take the shit with them and aerate the soil while they are at it. Look into it John.
We have dung beetles and its interesting they go dormant in winter and as soon as the storms start at the end of the year they wake up and start chomping away. I have some big improvements with my fertilizer biochar planned for the upcoming year. John
Yep wish we could get those brass fittings too .Sick of the plastic breaking ..Just love the biochar method ..We are like Cathi have to make some !Take care Lynne and Wayne
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 You are most likely right John we don’t go to Bunnings much because it’s always so hectic and chaotic!Im not game enough to order brass things online after ordering a chook drinking dish that supposedly had brass fittings but came with plastic ..😂Lynne
Hey Jon, love your work. Made my first load of bio-char and mixed it with some potting soil, im looking forward to seeing the results. I quenched the char with the potting soil, water is very scarce in these parts of South Aust. Worked a treat. I made it in a 44 gal drum like you and mixed in some water/cow manure mix before putting it to work. Keep up the great videos.
Thanks Dave Bollox. I am glad people are able to make use of the things I have learnt and my experiments. Dont be surprised if your biochar soil works better the second year. John
I've been seeing a few videos lately on the benefits of biochar John. When I get out of suburbia, I am going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing and have a great week xx Cathi xx
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 I havn't spread that particular batch its on the bottom of a huge pile I have been making . But I have another video called Biochar Success that shows a trial I did on pasture. John
My veggies have been growing fantastic. All I did was gather up 10 X 5 gal drums of charcoal after the bushfire, then toss it in the garden beds with cow dung and some bags of soil I bought from Bunnings. and a smidge of dolomite
My garden is going great with it. The stuff I made last year now 2 years old is better than the newer stuff. The opposite to normal fertilizer which gets weaker and weaker. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 A video from central America. Said it takes 3 years to really start seeing a difference. I wonder if the tuber who have negative results. Have not considered they may have raised the PH to high.
@@charlescoker7752 G'day Charles Coker. I think being human we want instant gratification biochar and its use is a long term fix unlike inorganic fertilizer which although is not instant it is very quick. My garden is getting better as time goes on. If you had soil that was say at 6.5 ph I can see that you could easily make the soil to alkaline. The good news is its easy to check. Next time I am doing experiments I will check the PH of my oldest garden beds. In South America where Tera Peta was found I watched a documentary about it and the soil before they started was very poor and I suspect very acid. I just like the idea of making things work with as little reliance on outside big companies like the ones that make fertilizer. By the way thanks for the tip about checking to see if the oil was burn't out of the char. John
They still sell them in the states. www.stinehome.com/home-improvement/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/ace-adjustable-hose-nozzle-solid-brass/76943.html
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 I just use steel drums with removable lids and several holes in lower edge, this way the pyrolysed gas products burn to create more heat
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 probably on the scale needed for agriculture you may want to look at producing it in closed up pits or trenches since you have excavation equipment
@@ianbottom7396 I have tried small scale trench method and pit and I dont like it. I am pretty happy with the upright drum method. I have a big steel tank about 5 metres long and 3 metres across and I would like to make a oven out of it with dirt over it for insulation. John
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Love your experiments John!! Hands cleaner than they started haha.
Thats not hard around here. I always seem to have dirty hands. John
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People see a farmer doing an experiment. I see a food production scientist having fun.
Biochar is a miracle material. Wish I discovered this decades ago.
Its pretty amazing what it can do. The experts in the world talk about carbon and we need to sink more why don't they promote biochar to farmers instead of inorganic fertilizers. John
You have taught me more than all of the worlds youtube videos!! Thank you! Now, if only you would adopt me to live your way of life! Or!! If only could come get a scoop or two of what you have there for my backyard veggie patch in a retirement village in terribly hot and utterly sandy Perth. Where is your farm?? Just love all you do!! God Bless!!
Thanks very much. We live in Far North Queensland. I have a bit of light sandy country and found it easy to amend with char and lots of green and brown vegetable waste and grass clippings. I find sandy soil amended makes the best garden for a lot of things. John
Thanks for your reply!
Is your sand as water repellent as ours?
Will be making some biochar, God-willing, tomorrow! Take care!@@farminglifeaustralia6716
@@elisemenne8758 I dont know but ours doesn't seem to repel water. John
Thanks, very interesting.
You are welcome! John
Keep experimenting, Thats how you learn. I see you have some cows and horses. Get yourself a couple of colonies of dung beatles. They burrow down and take the shit with them and aerate the soil while they are at it. Look into it John.
We have dung beetles and its interesting they go dormant in winter and as soon as the storms start at the end of the year they wake up and start chomping away. I have some big improvements with my fertilizer biochar planned for the upcoming year. John
Thanks for sharing John
Never heard of Biochar until now, very interesting 👍
Its one of the new old things works very well. John
Very interesting, there is so much to learn!
I like using biochar saves me money and lasts unlike bought fertiliser. John
Yep wish we could get those brass fittings too .Sick of the plastic breaking ..Just love the biochar method ..We are like Cathi have to make some !Take care Lynne and Wayne
I might be wrong don't Bunnings sell brass fittings for hoses? John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 You are most likely right John we don’t go to Bunnings much because it’s always so hectic and chaotic!Im not game enough to order brass things online after ordering a chook drinking dish that supposedly had brass fittings but came with plastic ..😂Lynne
nice video brother, BIOCHAR OF GOLD FERTILIZER, very useful video,
thank you for sharing the knowledge
Thanks for watching and commenting. John
Hey Jon, love your work. Made my first load of bio-char and mixed it with some potting soil, im looking forward to seeing the results. I quenched the char with the potting soil, water is very scarce in these parts of South Aust. Worked a treat. I made it in a 44 gal drum like you and mixed in some water/cow manure mix before putting it to work. Keep up the great videos.
Thanks Dave Bollox. I am glad people are able to make use of the things I have learnt and my experiments. Dont be surprised if your biochar soil works better the second year. John
Be sure to check the ph of your mix. I think people who have not had good results is their ph has been to high.
@@charlescoker7752 I do check it our ground is only about 5.5 so it works out well. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 I was responding to Dave Bollox comment.
@@charlescoker7752 Sorry CC It just came up in my comments section must have had a seniors moment. John
Keep the good work up mate 👍
Thanks John Wade I will try. John
I've been seeing a few videos lately on the benefits of biochar John. When I get out of suburbia, I am going to give this a try. Thanks for sharing and have a great week xx Cathi xx
Cathi its a long term fix. It works good the first year and better the second year. If you get into it I can help you a lot with it. John
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This was fantastic John 👍
Thanks Kelly that spot in the paddock never gets over 3 inches high. The cattle and the wallabies flog it all the time. Must be sweet. John
Just cut up a old 44, will give it a run on the weekend, seems very simple and un complicated like some of the set ups.
Its pretty easy. John
I would.like to figure this out. Very interesting!
I find it very interesting that I can produce a long term alternative to buying inorganic fertilizers that eventually ruin the soil. John
So now that it's been awhile have you spread that particular manure on a field and what has the result been
@@jonstevensmaplegrovefarms3754 I havn't spread that particular batch its on the bottom of a huge pile I have been making . But I have another video called Biochar Success that shows a trial I did on pasture. John
My veggies have been growing fantastic.
All I did was gather up 10 X 5 gal drums of charcoal after the bushfire, then toss it in the garden beds with cow dung and some bags of soil I bought from Bunnings. and a smidge of dolomite
My garden is going great with it. The stuff I made last year now 2 years old is better than the newer stuff. The opposite to normal fertilizer which gets weaker and weaker. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 A video from central America. Said it takes 3 years to really start seeing a difference. I wonder if the tuber who have negative results. Have not considered they may have raised the PH to high.
@@charlescoker7752 G'day Charles Coker. I think being human we want instant gratification biochar and its use is a long term fix unlike inorganic fertilizer which although is not instant it is very quick. My garden is getting better as time goes on. If you had soil that was say at 6.5 ph I can see that you could easily make the soil to alkaline. The good news is its easy to check. Next time I am doing experiments I will check the PH of my oldest garden beds. In South America where Tera Peta was found I watched a documentary about it and the soil before they started was very poor and I suspect very acid. I just like the idea of making things work with as little reliance on outside big companies like the ones that make fertilizer. By the way thanks for the tip about checking to see if the oil was burn't out of the char. John
I'd be weary about how much char dust you are creating with these methods but I like the energy.
Yeah you are right I try to keep it damp. John
We use a old 1hp garbage disposal for your sink
Yeah I have seen people using those on youtube. John
a good solution to bio_char application may be found under vidioes from "Young Red Angus" out of state of Kansas in the USA
Thanks for that. John
WOW , Not seen a brass hose fitting for about 50 years
Took us a while to find one. Had it a fair while though. John
They still sell them in the states. www.stinehome.com/home-improvement/lawn-and-garden/watering-and-irrigation/nozzles-and-wands/ace-adjustable-hose-nozzle-solid-brass/76943.html
Better to use a retort than an open drum
I agree if you have the resources. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 I just use steel drums with removable lids and several holes in lower edge, this way the pyrolysed gas products burn to create more heat
@@ianbottom7396 Ok thanks for that. John
@@farminglifeaustralia6716 probably on the scale needed for agriculture you may want to look at producing it in closed up pits or trenches since you have excavation equipment
@@ianbottom7396 I have tried small scale trench method and pit and I dont like it. I am pretty happy with the upright drum method. I have a big steel tank about 5 metres long and 3 metres across and I would like to make a oven out of it with dirt over it for insulation. John
how dry was the dirt to start with tho?
It was pretty dry I didnt water it or anything and we had had a very dry spell at the time. John