Biochar/Biomass Charcoal for the Home Gardener: The Simplest Way to Make It, Benefits, What is It?
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- I explain what biochar is and how a home gardener can make it in a simple way. It is not a fertilizer, it has no nutritional value. It is important to understand how it works and how it might benefit your garden.
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Around 11:15 you said you'd be making another video on inoculation did you make it and what's the title of it if you did?
Great content. Where some other famous youtubers shut it down during the winter, Gary keeps the content coming. Thanks! Loved the video. Very helpful.
Thanks. Got to stay busy.
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Wow ,,, I did not know how to make that biochar !!!! Thank you ,,, full watch !
A fun experiment. Thanks for watching
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I really appreciate this video. I have very sandy soil. I have an in ground garden and every year I’m adding what I can to improve and build it up. Another channel/ Market Gardner suggested I add bio char and now I have idea in just how to do it!
So that would be a great use for the biochar. Good luck.
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Great video Gary. I've been researching biochar and trying to find a simple method where I can use my backyard fire pit. This is perfect!
It is fun to create too.
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Gary, Thank you for this informative and interesting video. I look forward to the next inoculation video.
Thanks. Ill be working on that soon. I need more biochar
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Oregon here 💜thx Gary(the pyrotech, lol)
anything natural I can DIY for my garden I'm totally up for..thx for simplifying the process👍💜
Its fun. Now I will be testing it out.
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Great video! I'm gonna try my hand at biochar this spring, or summer. I've tried it once and it worked great but I'm still looking for the easiest way to do it, and I think you're on to something!!! Thanks for sharing
We always have fires in the early spring so I will drop a can in.
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I. NOT. BORED. YES. IS. EXCELLENT. I LEARNED.
A fun experiiment
so BASICALLY :)...as a scientist myself, this video is very cool! I love the videos you make where you explain how things that we use in the garden work. If only I wasn't in Northern California, I would make this right away!
I think I like watching the fire and gasses escape more than the finished product!
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I love playing with fire, it runs in the family. I have watched videos of store bought biochar also being good for the lawn. I need to do further research. Thank you for this video on how to make biochar.
Sure. It is fun to make. Enjoy.
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That's so cool. Will be following to see how it's used.
Yep. Ill be testing it out.
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Fantastic work Gary
Its a fun projected.
This was awesome. I did put burnt charcoal in my soil last year
Its a fun experiment but I think it has limited value. Ill be testing it out
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I use lump charcoal in my smoker and grill . Would was do the same or would the small pieces off unused charcoal work
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I will. Thanks
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I bought biochar this year for my new raised beds. And, I used what is called Hegelkulture method to save dirt and my results were great. Now, I have to make sure it is ready for Spring.
Ill be working on some ideas for this. Biochar is the long game.
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Great video, one thing that you forgot to mention is that you shouldn't use galvanized metal because of the zinc fumes which are very dangerous to the health.
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Great video and explanation. I've been playing with biochar. I built a TLUD kiln and use tree company chips as fuel. I have to dry the chips for 3 weeks on racks but it burns super clean and takes about an hr to do a 55 gallon drum. I end up with about 1/2 the drum of char after the cook. I'm not sold its any kind of miracle cure but it's fun to make lol
So fun. It will hold nutrients and moisture but is probably more valuable for needy soil. Nice set up!
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Yeah and I have sandy garbage soil down here in FL so that's my main incentive
Hi Gary, I add bio char each year early spring..usually begining of March. Mostly in my containers and any extra is scattered in the in ground rows. I seems to help with releasing nutrients slowly. And some moisture control. I've read you can use bio char to help remeadate soil that has alot of fertilizer salts. Will add it to the tomatoes. Blessings.
Yeah looks like a slow thing you do over the years. Ill make it when I have fires. Just wanted to convey its not a must have been more of a kind of cool to make. Lol.
Thanks for sharing this video
Glad to share
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I get to make lots of biochar come spring. I heat with wood in a large furnace. Lots of times, with the damper closed, the wood I put in in the evening doesn't always burn to ash completely by morning when I clean the ash pan and furnace bottom. I have a huge pile of ash to sift in spring. It should yield lots of biochar I intend to use in the new raised beds I am building along with a hugelkultur type fill with some homemade compost. Very interested to see how this works out. Feeling pretty good about it. Thanks Gary. Take care.
That sounds great. Keep an eye on the pH with lots of ash.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN already have alkaline soil, so I will be doing my best to keep the char and sift out and discard the ash.
It's also great for bioactive enclosures and for springtails
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Recommend audiobook "Burn." Biochar for gardening is just the beginning! I put pee and fish emulsion in mine. Can't believe I missed this vid of yours!!
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PRETTY amazing
It was fun
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A couple of weeks ago I bought 3 paint cans just for the purpose of making my own biochar.
The work. You might have to adjust the hole but they work.
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I use the dust and small pieces of lump charcoal from the bottom of my charcoal barrel each spring. Good use for something that does not work will in the grill.
Yep that works.
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Wow I just watched a TV show called Alaskan last frontier and they just added this to they're gardens. Old school trick.
It is fun to make. I am going to use it in different places.
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VERY old school... thousands of years old school. We’re just rediscovering its effectiveness. Gary does a good job in his tutorial. So many others have lots of BS and misinformation.
Also the gas burning is mostly methane, hydrogen and some organic oils and alcohols that form as the cellulose break down.
Thanks so much!
Fantastic ! I have been wanting to do this in a simple manner for months. Does anyone have a suggestion of how to access metal paint cans that are not galvanized ? All paint is sold in plastic cans or pouches locally.
So I got mine at home depot. But I had to burn plastic out from the inside.
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Interesting. That's effectively a flameless thermal oxidizer. The only oxidizer available is the O2 that it started with. If you're able to take a torch to the charcoal and get it to burn a bit then there are still some traces of remaining nutrition. Thanks for the video!
Thanks for that idea
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Might as well take advantage of the warmer weather in MD :)
Nice day for burning wood for sure.
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Cool experiment ! I have wood ash from wood stove and would like to use in garden cause have plenty have you used ?
I use wood ash regularly. There is a recent video on it on my channel from last month.
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I think the biggest advantage is that it is an inert porous amendment that can really help with soil structure. If you have clay that really smothers soil life this can be a way to try and remediate the soil. I think if you have good soil already this doesn’t make a huge difference since obviously it’s not a “fertilizer”
Good points. Thanks.
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Going off topic here I have a dozen or so raised beds . Some newer ones some older ones . Last October I put 2 or 3 inches of mushroom compost on them . Then a couple of inches straw . Lately I have been hearing a lot negativity about seed germination . I live in eastern pa zone 5 .just wandering if you had a thought . Till it in leave it alone ? Any info would be appreciated thanks.
I bought hardwood charcoal to prepare for next Spring while i build up biochar that i make over the winter. I have then in 5gal buckets and plan to leave outside. In Wisconsin, it will freeze. Will the freezing hurt the micro biome starting in there now? I added things to inoculate it earlier
I have to have a lot of large containers and planters in my garden due to large paved areas (and it’s a small garden anyway)...but even the big long and deep planters dry out rapidly in summer and the soil goes hydrophobic. Will this biochar help the containers hold moisture against a blaring sun??? It’s certainly something I think I need to try...every little helps.
It will. Biochar at creation is hydrophobic (wont accept water easily for those that may not know) so it has to go through 10-14 days of inoculation. Which is water, nutrients and microbiology.
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I’ve looked into BC and the making of it and it’s use. Ordinary BBQ hardwood lump charcoal (NOT the bricketts that have a binder added) is the same thing as that expensive stuff. In Canada we have a brand called Royal Oak but you may need to smash it smaller in a bag with a hammer. Of course you have to activate or charge it prior to use, the most economical is human urine. In my research I also found that if you have already fertile soil it will add or do nothing to improve it.
Bruce in Ontario, Canada
That works. Thanks
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN just a caution galvanized or chrome gives off toxins when heated that may be captured by the charcoal created. As with all things it a small percentage of what’s in your soil, what is taken up by what parts of the plants and if ingested how much is retained and how much is passed out and any accumulated or long term, genetic issues. All things in moderation including chemical fertilizers some ppl don’t understand that the world needs food and would the purists want to condemn others ...
Thanks.
I take the char out of my wood stove when I clean it out, but it in an enamel pot with a lid, save it, now I know what to do with it, inoculate it. THANK YOU!
Saving my urine, I’ll just dump it in there and ferment all winter!!
That works. Good luck,
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Hi Gary! Thanks for the video. I have a question about the container options. I read various articles about the leaching of toxic chemicals when being burned, such as Pressure Treated wood, PVC etc etc, and I thought I read something about Galvanized metal (such as those 10-15 gallon outdoor trash cans) not being safe to burn stuff in. I am paranoid now about those chemicals leaching into the char, which as discussed, is great at holding onto stuff. Any chance you can provide some clarity on this topic? Also, when I looked at some paint cans, most of them say they are "lined", but I am not clear on what that actually means. Should I try to find a specific type? Also, is standard 'Non-Treated' lumber scraps safe to burn? I have lots of 2x4 & 2x6 scraps laying around from my bed frames that I am trying to figure out the best way to use or dispose.
Thank you in advance.
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So I know you can burn off galvanization. But the idea is how much. While I can't say how much actually comes into play with trash cans, I also can't find how much would then go in the garden. Often it is nothing to worry about. Dont burn pressure treated lumber or PVC. The fumes arent good. I burned the lining off my cans first. Non treated lumber is fine to burn. That is the issue that people say this leaches. But never provide the facts and quantities.
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Why not just make this casually and then use it in compost? As the compost decays, wouldn't that inoculate the biochar?
Im with you. Ill most likely make this when I have fires at night. Soak it. And toss it on compost over the years. You idea is sound.
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Question: can you just use charcoal? I found some in the bottom of the walls in my basement when I removed the bottom board. It use to be a coal room in my 100 yr old house. I'd love to just put that in the garden. How much would you put in a 4x8 garden bed?
Wood charcoal can be crushed and used. But it is not a must have. I am just sprinkling it lightly across the top. Something I will do as I make it. Nothing heavy.
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I seen someone say you can buy a cheap bag of charcoal from the store break it up and put in your garden for biochar. How do you feel about that 8 dont know enough about it reason why im asking. Thank for sharing your videos very informative you do a awesome job.
That would work. Cost is key.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN oh yeah. I love that you show us ways that can save the first year I spent 800$ on potting mix for containers and I got mosaic on beans and cukes and well tomatoes had something but I had to throw away all that mix and re-buy all the next year. So yes gardening can cost now I garden 3 different ways so if I got to throw away my potting mix at least ill still have raised beds and my ground garden to grow in the next year if I dont have money to buy the stuff to make a potting mix which I do make because of the amount of containers I have to fill.
@@charliewilliams8794 you don't have to throw away all your soil after you spent all that money on it, keep it. You can plant different crops the next season and after that you can recharge/revitalize the soil by either adding organic fertilizers ( sea 90, bone and or blood meal powder, clean organic chicken, cow or horse manure etc. ) or by mixing it into your compost bin. Look into making your own soil by making compost or leaf mold from kitchen scraps and local materials around you ( leaves, tree mulch from local tree trimming companies around you, spent coffee grounds from Starbucks or any coffee shop, etc ) you don't have to spend money to get good soil, but it takes a lot of time and effort...u can start a worm bin as well for worm castings...this is all free or very low cost but takes a lot of time and patience to get good results...sorry this was long just wanna share all of what I learned by watching all these videos and doing it for myself and seeing that it works I just want to pass it on. Good soil is the first step, but it without we have nothing. In a nutshell look in vermicomposting ( worms ) biochar, hugulkulture, leaf compost and regular compost for different ways to make or enrich your soul. Cheers!
@@ianfrancisledesma4431 thank you for sharing all you've learned im here to learn so I dont mind it being long lol. I was told to throw my potting mix away because I had the mosaic virus. Im trying to compost now getting seed happy made a mistake and didn't check if it was mosaic virus resistant and now its got it and I have like 30 10 gal bags of mix that I have no idea what to do with because they say throw away but I've read that it can stay in soil for 2 years and if its wet 1 month I wonder if thats the same with potting mix?
I wonder if one could put the 1-gallon can on a propane stove outdoors, instead of putting it in a wood fire.
I have seen it done that way
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Using wood chips and forest litter, my charcoal makes excellent Biochar without any pulverizing to make it smaller. Leaving the pores intact is the point of this amendment and crushing it makes no sense to me. I appreciate not having the extra handling requirement and potential carbon dust inhalation hazard others are dealing with enhancing their gardens. Freeze and thaw cycles over time bust the Biochar further while it’s in the ground. No mess. No-crush works fine for me.
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Created Biochar and potash for your garden :)
Been using potash on my tomatoes. They love it.
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Could this biochar be put in a compost pile and turned in? Would that add the nutrients to it before putting it in the garden?
It can. The char would pull in nutrients
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Interesting. I know they remove dead accounts once a year. I see that yearly.
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They also drop off, I think, if people don’t “like” the videos often.
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So if biochar 'holds' the nutrients in through adsorption, when does it release those nutrients to benefit the soil? Charcoal has adsorption properties, which are beneficial in removing or blocking Microbiol impurities; it does not release those impurities...Activating it increases its porosity allowing it to adsorb much more nutrients or impurities. Please explain
Roots can grow into it.
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I used to make lumb charcoal looks like the seem process. Now can you use store bought lump charcoal instead of making your own?
Yeah you can use that.
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On 7:16 those firewood burning there, would that be biochar, too. I am just learning what biochar is?
Biomass charcoal. Basically yes charcoal. It would be as it is wood based charcoal left after the fire.
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I thought you had to expand the pores by hitting it with water while extremely hot. (rapid expansion to steam) That makes it activated charcoal as opposed to regular charcoal. Am I mistaken?
You can expand them more that way for sure. And the hotter the fire, the difference in pores. Bringing a fire to embers and dousing it is better for that in my opinion. That is a way to make biochar too. I would not recommend opening this hot.
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Question-one the bio char is inoculated how long will it store for?
So with nutrients forever. Microbiology will live as long as their is moisture in it.
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Can I use this type of charcoal to filter water?
Actually you can. My only concern is that you have to make sure you fully process it to charcoal and not somewhere in transition.
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Hi Gary. Can I use regular charcoal, like Kingsford, and crush it down to get the same result?
No. They have additives
@@09echols I was afraid that was the case. Thanks very much!
Yes but make sure they are clean as in no additives. Lots of pure charcoal companies out there. Not briquets but actually wood like oak charcoal
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Biochar, is it same as the ash in the trash can when I go burn some lumber scraps or boxes or junk mail? Are they same thing? Do I need to make biochar or what about the charcoal when I go barbeque on my grill?
Ash is different and has lots of other stuff in it that is good for the garden like potassium. I have videos on using ash. Biochar is the actual charcoal that is made, not ash. Grills that burn charcoal or wood with no additives makes good ash. But dont use it if it has additives.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN what do you mean additives for an example?
Here is a weird question:
Seeing that cat urine high in ammonia and phosphorus would used catlitter be a good addition to compost or garden soil?
It might if you use a plant based litter, but there might be some disease type organisms in it. Regular cat litter would not be good for the garden, it’s made of clay.
Urine is good for composting. But I dont know about cat urine via litter.
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I was thinking the same thing since I use pine pellet cat litter!
Where is the spider? I don't see it on 6:15
Yeah I missed it too
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When you burn 🔥 the wood what comes out is hydrogen and methane and CO the one is dominantly highest gas byproduct is hydrogen from the water 💦 in the wood when you heat it reacts with the carbon and take some carbon with 4 hydrogen to create methane and the rest as H2 and starts burning both with methane
Thanks for the info
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I would be concerned about metals other than steel being added to the char. Also, you can use bones and create home made superphosphate.
Ah interesting on the bones. Like chicken bones and such?
@@THERUSTEDGARDEN Yep, I've only done it with chicken and turkey bones, but I suppose it would work with other bones as well if they could be chopped up small enough to get into the container.
Although biochar works by capturing carbon and that keeps the soil fertile for thousands of years doesn't it still add nutrients to the soil but only for the first year or 2 because of the nutrients in the stuff you used to make biochar?
It might have some phosphorous or potassium but not a lot.
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can you also do a video in how to get a paint tin looking like it's never been used lol
Lol Home Depot.
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Question??? Who decided you need to wait 2 weeks before spreading on the garden, or using? Is this from actual research, or some ones thoughts. That people thinks the person knows what he is talking about?
You can put in on surface as is and let Nature do its thing. It is hydrophobic and doesn't have any nutrients. If you mix it in the soil to start it can take from you soil in the beginning. So you inoculate it before mixing it in. And it is research. All over on the internet. BTW.
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@@THERUSTEDGARDEN I don't doubt biochar just the time it takes for it to be ready to put in the garden?
What brands of seeds do you use??
Seeds in general.... all kinds of companies
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6:15 RIP Spider
It happens.
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Where is the spider at as I don't see it.
Bit of an outdated video. It's not really bio-char till it's been innoculated. ie. filled with micro organisms so it is effective straight away. You are making charcoal and putting it in the soil. this will absorb moisture and nutrients in the soil so hence starve the plants for a year or two. About year three it might come back to life.
Thanks. Watering it in with a water soluble fixes any concerns.
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Interesting but looks dangerous. Will stick to the ash and coals from my wood stove. 👍
That is safer. The lid popped on this. No big deal though.
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Burn brush don't buy wood that has been glued together
At the begining, your two hands too dark to see what is in your hands. Too dark.
Yeah I caught it but not till after the video. But it is the same stuff I did the close up on in the cardboard box.
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put the bio char in your worm bin
Thanks
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