Inoculating Biochar with Worm Compost

Biochar is a highly porous charcoal substance that can help build soil health. Learn the best way to inoculate biochar with worm castings. I simply mix them together in the same bucket and let it sit for a month. Alternatively, you could add them to your compost pile or mix with finished compost. This will inoculate the biochar with beneficial microbes such as bacteria and fungi and improve soil health. Please note the effectiveness of biochar is different depending on soil type and pH. Biochar works best to improve poor soil with low CEC and low pH. Thank you for PK Biochar www.pkbiochar.com for the bamboo biochar and Revival Gardening www.revivalgardening.com for the fresh worm castings.

[@spavle]

Clean and simple. Love it !!

[@calebfast8088]

Barely started this, but just wanted to say thanks for the video and video idea! I've been curious about this. :)

[@TiaSilvasy]

Thanks I'm glad you liked it! I would get a solid composting program first before trying biochar. Doing both is a little advanced.

[@calebfast8088]

@@TiaSilvasy Thanks and Merry Christmas! :)
Already got a few compost heaps and got biochar in them, but it's the worm castings to inoculate them that I've been thinking about. Seeing how you do it looks interesting and worth a shot!

[@colleenjones8286]

I have been putting 1/2 biochar and 1/2 compost and worm compost in a large tub. I am thinking of adding dry molasses and bonemeal. Anyone tried this?

[@christnhvv256]

You're amazing and have a lovely aura about you!!
I have one of those spinning compost bins and was thinking of getting worms to throw in there. Do you have anytips for loading up those kinds of composters Tia??

[@TiaSilvasy]

Worms prefer their own worm bin that isn't tumbled. For the spinning compost bins just load it up like a regular compost pile with plenty of greens and browns such as grass clippings, leaves, food scraps, a little soil, and be sure to water it often because it dries out quickly. If you just have one bin and add to it continuously, every 3 months you could sift the pile to remove the finished compost.

[@jarnevanbec2886]

Crazy that people would order worm castings online.

[@Test7017]

Good way to add biodiversity to home compost

[@TiaSilvasy]

Better than ordering chemicals online! Too much worm castings never hurt anyone.

[@pooppooper8555]

I was thinking sand,bio char,pertile,worm casting,and top soil would be a good mix...my problem is finding the right ratio...so i experimenting ...based off research I wouldn't mix worm casting with just biochar because they two opposite...biochar has no nutrients and steals nutrients for about a year and worm casting is rich but slowly releases nutrients.I think sand and top soil would help fill the gap and be more suitable for seed germination,then the soil would improve with time better in terms of nutrients availability.

[@TiaSilvasy]

I mix compost and biochar because they are opposite. I'm trying to balance the pH and nutrients to make a more stable product before applying to the soil or plants. There are a billion and one soil and potting mixes so it really depends on what you're growing and if it's in ground or in containers. I'm in Florida so I have plenty of sand in the soil already. Some of our soil is acidic so the biochar helps to raise the pH. All of our soil can use compost 24/7 here. I only use perlite in potting mix for container plants. I skip the top soil and just use compost instead.