I remember when it was just 300 or 450 subscribers. I'm so glad it's blown up, but not surprised. It's the only channel I cheer for when I get surprised with a new video. Literally, I cheer.
You are a world leader now in permacultre and beautiful you tube content .I hope you realise how much you are loved around the world. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
I am so impressed with your artistry. You have so many tricks up your sleeve with the edits. Watching your videos has encouraged me to get into timelapses as a way to express ecological phenomenon. And I also learn a great deal from your content! Thanks man and looking forward to more :-)
Thanx Andrew. It all happens during the edit, and I have no idea what it will look like before I start. The edit is the longest process of them all in regards to making an episode, but the part I enjoy the most (once I find the direction.)
I just discovered this video, and it's exactly what I was looking for. So many gardening videos show "how to use biochar" and assure me that "it's easy to make - just burn wood without oxygen". But this video takes us through an actual hands-on demonstration. Thank you for being both informative and realistic/pragmatic.
Back in Byrril Creek, We used Bamboo. Some of our neighbours, had overgrown bamboo. We would "get rid" of It for them for free and get a lot of material. Then Same process as yours. Crush it like we Pound Yam back in West Africa, a whole work out 😂. Put in the chicken coop, compost, Korean Farming prep, vermicompost.We even tried in the biodynamic prep. Everybody was happy AF.
Thank you for your post. I make Biochar by heating my home. I make a hot fire and then take the red hot coals and put them in my metal bucket . The coals float to the top.. my house is warm and lots of Great Biochar .😎🇺🇸😎
I was impressed at the preparation for burning wood to making a biochar. We do it unknowingly every time , here in India .we cut huge branches of trees from our own backyards and leave them in open area, for someone to pick them up for firewood or burn them there, My neighbour cooks food, boils water for bathing etc etc.. over a fire from logs of wood and douses it after use. She brooms out the ash and the charcoal pieces into her trees. No wonder her trees are so healthy. For us it is an age old practice to cook food over fire from organic matter, supposed to be the most healthy way of cooking. Very impressive way of capturing the essence of living! Thank you for a wonderful presentation and stupendous photography. All I did was to ask my neighbour to give me the charcoal pieces left over from her firewood 🙂
Cooking over a fire isn’t necessarily healthier than doing the same thing in a stove, it’s just that cooking over an open fire around your family and friends just feels better which can be significant on its own.
This is the most understandable, entertaining AND inspiring explanation for making/using biochar I’ve come across. Plus the cinematography is beyond pro.
We did biochar in a barrel just this way. To inoculate we put in into the deep litter bedding under our rabbit cages for a year. It went on the garden last spring, and the growth last summer was insane! Plants normally 4’ tall were 7”! I’m noticing how much better the soil structure is this spring. Definitely doing again
We've been trying to decide how to make biochar all week but we're in a burn ban. But your fabulous burning drum is allowed and I like it so much we watched and then immediately built one. :)
I can’t believe you answered or appreciated and replied to my comments it’s amazing I really do love what you’re doing and I really do love the way you explain things and then you have the added benefit of the beautiful visual.. Outstanding, holy cow 😍
It is not well understood that horticulture is a science, But your videos, David, clearly articulate this fact in such an enchanting and inspiring way. Like you I am deeply into working WIITH the natural world and always looking at ways to harmonize my garden exploits for a mutual benefit. I have been retaining my garden prunings for the last 6 months or so. with the intent of making biochar. Now, your tutorial has clearly shown me all the why, the how, and greatly expanded my knowledge over and above what I had previously sourced. I have tasked myself to refurbish a raised vegie patch -7 sqr metres - which used to dry out REALLY FAST ,as it was mainly made with my home made compost, mixed with organic supplements, straw, vermicast etc. I added a liquid clay slurry to the bed ,which added mineral nutrient and helped a fair bit with moisture retention, but I look forward to forking holes into my now "NO DIG" bed - retaining soil biota structure- and adding the actvated biochar. This amendment should greatly enhance my first no dig bed, and once I water the biochar into the forked holes, hopefully no need to future "dig it over"! Cheers and thank you for your brilliantly produced videos. Wishing you continued health and happiness.
Hi great video ! I live in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California . I just heat my home using wood and cutting off the air. I also burn brush as well and make my Biochar I can make about 5 gal bucket in a few hours but it depends how cold it is. Again great video .🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
Scarecrow??? Don't think you're aware of how freaking awesome your videos are lol. I tried to count but got completely lost in the story ;) awesome David, as always !! Cheers
@@TheWeedyGarden hi David! I can’t believe I’m responding to a question directly from you. I didn’t rewatch last night because when I had a chance to pick up the iPad and saw your video, it was late. I plan to rewatch tonight, though. Hopefully this time I can concentrate on the scarecrow rather than get wrapped up in the story. :)
Weedy Gardener, you are such a beautiful man ! I teach cooking and gardening in an alternative primary school in Victoria. I always tell my students: Where does our food come from? Food comes from the soil. Food is good, but good food is better. Where does good food come from? From good soils ! Love from Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
I love your videos, I’ve learnt so much. But the most impressive thing is your photography and videography. I have not seen a Milky Way like that since I was a young child. Love from Freo Western Australia 🇦🇺
New Subscriber, really cool video and I enjoyed the step by step process as you explained it, there is a lot of good reason to take charge of Food resources and make a serious difference to the quality of food available to us. Cheers from Garry in Brisbane
That is the simplest method of producing Bio Char I have seen so far. Most people make such a big convoluted process out of it that it's impossible to follow with simple means. Thank you
Yeah. Once I understood what it was and how it happens, I thought the same. Weedy is a simple dude. Just a tip, keep the wood small and same size, and keep feeding it while it is flaming and as hot aaas🔥 that way you will get the best product. Some of the first chunks of wood I used where a bit big, and I waited too long between feeds 👍🏼
I wish I was a neighbor of yours so I could work on your farm and learn wonderful things. Such a beautiful place you live in. I love this channel. Oh, I made some bacteria juice and poured it on my compost this week and am turning it daily in my back yard! CHEERS!
great to hear. just watch the channel and you´ll maybe see some tips now and then, but most if not all has been learnt just by asking and watching and doing.
I'm so glad I found your channel again. Your videos were one of the first I watched when planning my garden last year. I learned how to make LAB, FPJ, and compost. It really inspired me to start gardening. Then I couldn't find you anymore because I forgot the name. You've really stepped up your video making skills since then and I love it! Can't wait to see what I've been missing. Namaste.
I never cease to be amazed at the continued high production quality of these videos. He calmly entertains & informs at the same time with time-tested scientific knowledge & principles. And in a very easy to follow format. Fantastic job, mate ! :)
Always a big thank you and a hug my tribesman. I missed you, funny to say to a stranger who I somehow know but might never meet. My fellow Earthling with our feet in the soil on the same orb. Love and blessings. Thanks for all We have.
These videos let me be connected to nature, a place I love to be in, but where I cannot be at the moment. The sounds and the camerawork bring an ambience so I feel like I am there. I really appreciate the final words you often include in your videos. May you continue this fantastic work
I've been buying lump charcoal by the 50# bag at Sam's, but it's a huge, backbreaking chore to smash it all down and sift it. Yesterday, I got the bright idea to run it through my electric wood chipper. The result was pieces about 1/4" to 3/8" in size, which is perfect for my tastes. I learned three things: 1) Don't do this if you are sweating. 2) Do this BEFORE you shower. 3) Use clothes you plan on throwing away, or do it naked. I'm also going to have to hose the chipper down, but this only took me 45 minutes, as opposed to 5-8 hours. so it's worth it.
Dear Mr. Weedy...first, a thank you for renewing my hope in many things. In short, I've been at this Permaculture journey for the last three years. I retired from regular work at 49 and began our journey on 40 acres in Southwest Colorado in the mountains. It has been a difficult but rewarding journey. Last year, however, I got Covid...twice. I have been discouraged and tired and tired and discouraged until I watched your videos. It has taken so much energy to get where we are...digging and swaling, crawling and sweating and overall just trying. Some people would say we have great success but I mostly see what more we need to do and worried that with my decreased capacity, we wont get to it. HOWEVER, there are so many things I can still do while healing that are low impact and those things are to work on our soil. Thank you again for the wonderful detail. We have good soil once you learn dry farming indigenous techniques, but its not GREAT soil and now my focus this next year will be making Great soil using techniques from all over the world...
Every video is a such a great mix of science, spirituality, and stunning camerawork.
Thanx Lee
Agreed.. This is so beautifully filmed and put together
...and a beautiful voice speaking, besides this lovely australian dialect... 😉
@@okiebear ... totally agree... 😂👍👍
And music.
This channel is MASSIVELY underrated. God bless you mate, you're something special.
Thank YOU mate :-)
I remember when it was just 300 or 450 subscribers. I'm so glad it's blown up, but not surprised. It's the only channel I cheer for when I get surprised with a new video. Literally, I cheer.
@@TheVigilantStewards hip hip hurrah😀🙏
This is the kind of content that would be valuable in middle schools and high schools
Impressive presentation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and insights 😊
You are a world leader now in permacultre and beautiful you tube content .I hope you realise how much you are loved around the world. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪
That comment helped I must admit 😁🙏💚
I am so impressed with your artistry. You have so many tricks up your sleeve with the edits. Watching your videos has encouraged me to get into timelapses as a way to express ecological phenomenon. And I also learn a great deal from your content! Thanks man and looking forward to more :-)
Thanx Andrew. It all happens during the edit, and I have no idea what it will look like before I start. The edit is the longest process of them all in regards to making an episode, but the part I enjoy the most (once I find the direction.)
This is so relaxing to watch
Weedy is scientifically inoculated, sensitive permaculture meditation ❤❤❤❤❤
Impresionante video, y el final me pone los vellos de punta ❤
Impressive video, and the ending makes my hair stand on end ❤
I'll like your videos before watching from now on.
This is so informative and really step by step.
I just discovered this video, and it's exactly what I was looking for. So many gardening videos show "how to use biochar" and assure me that "it's easy to make - just burn wood without oxygen". But this video takes us through an actual hands-on demonstration. Thank you for being both informative and realistic/pragmatic.
thanks Robert 👍
Soothing to listen to. Thank u
Back in Byrril Creek, We used Bamboo. Some of our neighbours, had overgrown bamboo. We would "get rid" of It for them for free and get a lot of material. Then Same process as yours. Crush it like we Pound Yam back in West Africa, a whole work out 😂.
Put in the chicken coop, compost, Korean Farming prep, vermicompost.We even tried in the biodynamic prep.
Everybody was happy AF.
Finaly I think I am coming accross a biodynamic wizard in the making ...at least.... B.D. brews soaking biochar nothing `s gonna stop you now!!!
love your videos mate, helping me alot ,cheers from a kiwi in brasil !!
One of the best videos on making biochar that I've watched.
Thank you for your post. I make Biochar by heating my home. I make a hot fire and then take the red hot coals and put them in my metal bucket . The coals float to the top.. my house is warm and lots of Great Biochar .😎🇺🇸😎
Sounds great!
Best video on bio char I’ve seen. And I’ve watched a lot!
That was a pleasure to watch! Thank you much :)
Super Super Helpful,,,,, That will be happening this weekend!!!!!!
Really nice pictures , script, and acting too!! my wife had enough of me staying all night long watching all the episode!!
🤣🤣🤣Classic 👍
mate you're a bloody legend honestly
🤓
Hope to grow up like this man later in life🙏🏻
good work dear
❤ grateful
I was impressed at the preparation for burning wood to making a biochar. We do it unknowingly every time , here in India .we cut huge branches of trees from our own backyards and leave them in open area, for someone to pick them up for firewood or burn them there, My neighbour cooks food, boils water for bathing etc etc.. over a fire from logs of wood and douses it after use. She brooms out the ash and the charcoal pieces into her trees. No wonder her trees are so healthy. For us it is an age old practice to cook food over fire from organic matter, supposed to be the most healthy way of cooking. Very impressive way of capturing the essence of living! Thank you for a wonderful presentation and stupendous photography. All I did was to ask my neighbour to give me the charcoal pieces left over from her firewood 🙂
Cooking over a fire isn’t necessarily healthier than doing the same thing in a stove, it’s just that cooking over an open fire around your family and friends just feels better which can be significant on its own.
Biochar is different from charcoal
Wow so informative
This is the most understandable, entertaining AND inspiring explanation for making/using biochar I’ve come across. Plus the cinematography is beyond pro.
When people comment " I want to be your neighbour" they really mean it.. that's how beautiful your garden is..
Yeah. It is a nice area of the country. Thanks for watching 😃
Great video. Thank you for sharing!
creative cinematography, I can tell you not only know gardening but also filmmaking.. A rare skill
Well...photography yes...gardening perhaps a little 😃
I wish I had a space to call my own just like you Weedy ☆
Thanks for making this video.
You the man Weedy😎
Most enlightening explanation of why char is good for soil.
very informative and very entertaining camera work.
thank you
thank you weedy gardener
Dude, i do videos too, but there is something special about the way you tell stories. Very inspiring. You deserve way more attention
👍🏼🤞🏼👌🏼
We did biochar in a barrel just this way. To inoculate we put in into the deep litter bedding under our rabbit cages for a year. It went on the garden last spring, and the growth last summer was insane! Plants normally 4’ tall were 7”! I’m noticing how much better the soil structure is this spring. Definitely doing again
I could watch this channel all day, every day. When I grow up I want to be like you 👩🌾
🤣🤣🤣✌️
What a wonderful video. More helpful than you know!! Thank You :-}
You are so welcome!
I love the way that you broke-down some of the science involved in the process. Great video!
The "Bob Ross" of gardening. Amazing production. Thanks so much for sharing! Best wishes
Thank you for your Videos 😊😉. Here in Germany it is only cold and rainy for 6 month. It' s a plesure to see your paradise 🌴🌱🪴🌻🥀🌺🦠🕊🐛. I love it. 🙋🏼♀️
Thanks for your gift of great inspirational content
We've been trying to decide how to make biochar all week but we're in a burn ban. But your fabulous burning drum is allowed and I like it so much we watched and then immediately built one. :)
That is great. Why not join The Weedy Garden Appreciation Society on Face Book and share your photos of it in action?
I can’t believe you answered or appreciated and replied to my comments it’s amazing I really do love what you’re doing and I really do love the way you explain things and then you have the added benefit of the beautiful visual.. Outstanding, holy cow 😍
Agree Lee Trott... its like watching peace
Thank you infos
I love how simply you defined biochar. Now I truly understand what it is and what to do with it. Thank you !
It is not well understood that horticulture is a science, But your videos, David, clearly articulate this fact in such an enchanting and inspiring way. Like you I am deeply into working WIITH the natural world and always looking at ways to harmonize my garden exploits for a mutual benefit. I have been retaining my garden prunings for the last 6 months or so. with the intent of making biochar. Now, your tutorial has clearly shown me all the why, the how, and greatly expanded my knowledge over and above what I had previously sourced. I have tasked myself to refurbish a raised vegie patch -7 sqr metres - which used to dry out REALLY FAST ,as it was mainly made with my home made compost, mixed with organic supplements, straw, vermicast etc. I added a liquid clay slurry to the bed ,which added mineral nutrient and helped a fair bit with moisture retention, but I look forward to forking holes into my now "NO DIG" bed - retaining soil biota structure- and adding the actvated biochar. This amendment should greatly enhance my first no dig bed, and once I water the biochar into the forked holes, hopefully no need to future "dig it over"! Cheers and thank you for your brilliantly produced videos. Wishing you continued health and happiness.
Thanks so much Keith and good luck with it 👍🏼
Hi great video ! I live in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California . I just heat my home using wood and cutting off the air. I also burn brush as well and make my Biochar I can make about 5 gal bucket in a few hours but it depends how cold it is. Again great video .🇺🇸😎🇺🇸
this is the best vid I have viewed on how to activate bio-char...good on you.
Love it mate
You are soooooooo informative! Very few channels are this resourceful. Thank you so much!
Lovely video mate. It feels like learning by listening to a story. Really well done.
Not sure if I thought it or posted. TH-cam should have awards show and Weedy should win (he's already winning)!
Thanks Jonesy 👍🏼
@@TheWeedyGarden Facts Weedy! FACTS!
@@farmerjones5479 Facts? I just woke up. Brain a bit slow. But I thinks you gave me a huge compliment?
@@TheWeedyGarden absolutely 💯. I'm a huge fan of your work! Anyone thriving in the world right now is amazing.
@@farmerjones5479 that I am. Hope u r too 💚
A treat to watch...soothing, humerous and educational....also a balm for the Soul. Thank you Weedy 🙏🌈💚🍀🌻🍄🦎🐸🐀🦜🐞🐝
Greeting from Romania! This channel was so inspirational for me since the beginning.
Glad you feel like that 🙏👍🏼
Thank you so much. Your spirituality bleeds through your videos. Very soothing and almost hypnotizing.
Thanks Weedy ! Good to know ! 🥰
Awesome vídeo, thank you!
This is such a fantastic channel
Thanx Jacque
A tour of your garden would be amazing.
👌
Scarecrow??? Don't think you're aware of how freaking awesome your videos are lol. I tried to count but got completely lost in the story ;) awesome David, as always !! Cheers
Ha ha. Thanks BBQ. 🔥🙏 Nice comment for the start of my day. Cheers 😀
Same. I didn’t remember to count it until I saw it at the end.
@@kmw4359 did u re watch it to find out?
@@TheWeedyGarden hi David! I can’t believe I’m responding to a question directly from you. I didn’t rewatch last night because when I had a chance to pick up the iPad and saw your video, it was late. I plan to rewatch tonight, though. Hopefully this time I can concentrate on the scarecrow rather than get wrapped up in the story. :)
always love your videos
Thanks David. Appreciate the feedback. 💪🏻
Great video. I learned so much. Thank you for sharing mate 👍
Your videos relaxes the soul in an immense way. Thank you for your patience in creating these educational and entertaining videos. ❤️
Thanks. You’re welcome too 😀🌱👣🎥💚
I often say when my friends ask "How old are you?", you will have to cut me in half and count the rings. I am glad I watched till the end my friend!
🌳❤️
Nice work weedy gardener 👍🏻
Weedy Gardener, you are such a beautiful man !
I teach cooking and gardening in an alternative primary school in Victoria.
I always tell my students:
Where does our food come from?
Food comes from the soil.
Food is good, but good food is better.
Where does good food come from?
From good soils !
Love from Macedon Ranges, Victoria.
Nice motto 😃
This was so pleasing to watch and listen to. Very informative as well. Top tier content
activating video!
I love your videos, I’ve learnt so much. But the most impressive thing is your photography and videography. I have not seen a Milky Way like that since I was a young child. Love from Freo Western Australia 🇦🇺
10 minutes well spent !! The picture of the underside of the leaf is absolutely stunning. Loved your book :)
Hey Clive. Thanks mate. Hope u r well 🙏👍🏼
New Subscriber, really cool video and I enjoyed the step by step process as you explained it, there is a lot of good reason to take charge of Food resources and make a serious difference to the quality of food available to us.
Cheers from Garry in Brisbane
Cheers Garry
I think I saw Weedy two times. How muich love you put in your videos!! Greetings from Germany :)
You DID 👍🏼
That is the simplest method of producing Bio Char I have seen so far. Most people make such a big convoluted process out of it that it's impossible to follow with simple means. Thank you
Yeah. Once I understood what it was and how it happens, I thought the same. Weedy is a simple dude. Just a tip, keep the wood small and same size, and keep feeding it while it is flaming and as hot aaas🔥 that way you will get the best product. Some of the first chunks of wood I used where a bit big, and I waited too long between feeds 👍🏼
A joy to watch in every way. Gardening as part of the bigger world
Yeah!
Love your videos,garden,and the way you film and present information.. keep up the good work..thanks
I wish I was a neighbor of yours so I could work on your farm and learn wonderful things. Such a beautiful place you live in.
I love this channel. Oh, I made some bacteria juice and poured it on my compost this week and am turning it daily in my back yard! CHEERS!
great to hear. just watch the channel and you´ll maybe see some tips now and then, but most if not all has been learnt just by asking and watching and doing.
Best video I have seen on youtube about Biochar. I want to make some now.
I'm so glad I found your channel again. Your videos were one of the first I watched when planning my garden last year. I learned how to make LAB, FPJ, and compost. It really inspired me to start gardening. Then I couldn't find you anymore because I forgot the name. You've really stepped up your video making skills since then and I love it! Can't wait to see what I've been missing. Namaste.
I never cease to be amazed at the continued high production quality of these videos. He calmly entertains & informs at the same time with time-tested scientific knowledge & principles. And in a very easy to follow format. Fantastic job, mate ! :)
You make some great videos man! I am so jealous.
Enjoying all the contents of your channel and learning heaps...
Glad to hear it!
I am so glad i stumbled across this channel
Favorite channel on TH-cam. Thanks Weedy!!! Big Love form NorCal USA. Namaste
NorCal yay...Namaste back to u
Always a big thank you and a hug my tribesman. I missed you, funny to say to a stranger who I somehow know but might never meet. My fellow Earthling with our feet in the soil on the same orb. Love and blessings. Thanks for all We have.
Thanks again for your comment alex 🙏😀
These videos let me be connected to nature, a place I love to be in, but where I cannot be at the moment. The sounds and the camerawork bring an ambience so I feel like I am there. I really appreciate the final words you often include in your videos. May you continue this fantastic work
Thanks. I hope to. 💚🎥👍🏼
I've been buying lump charcoal by the 50# bag at Sam's, but it's a huge, backbreaking chore to smash it all down and sift it. Yesterday, I got the bright idea to run it through my electric wood chipper. The result was pieces about 1/4" to 3/8" in size, which is perfect for my tastes. I learned three things: 1) Don't do this if you are sweating. 2) Do this BEFORE you shower. 3) Use clothes you plan on throwing away, or do it naked. I'm also going to have to hose the chipper down, but this only took me 45 minutes, as opposed to 5-8 hours. so it's worth it.
I learn something every time you make a video .thank you
love your videos mate. ignore those negative people who think the can do better. (instagram comments)
I must say, your videos are very well produced. The macro shots were awesome
Thanks to James Wiess who I mention in the description. I´ll be filming my own microbes soon as my epic microscope arrives any day now.
Best explanation of what Biochar is, how to make and use it I have seen so far (And I've read and watched a lot of videos about it!)!
Mate! The info was really good, but the cinematography was epic... you have talent. Cheers
Thanks Grace. Hope you enjoy the other videos on the channel too 🙏😀
My next project! I think I can do this. Thanks for showing us this!❤
Dear Mr. Weedy...first, a thank you for renewing my hope in many things. In short, I've been at this Permaculture journey for the last three years. I retired from regular work at 49 and began our journey on 40 acres in Southwest Colorado in the mountains. It has been a difficult but rewarding journey. Last year, however, I got Covid...twice. I have been discouraged and tired and tired and discouraged until I watched your videos. It has taken so much energy to get where we are...digging and swaling, crawling and sweating and overall just trying. Some people would say we have great success but I mostly see what more we need to do and worried that with my decreased capacity, we wont get to it. HOWEVER, there are so many things I can still do while healing that are low impact and those things are to work on our soil. Thank you again for the wonderful detail. We have good soil once you learn dry farming indigenous techniques, but its not GREAT soil and now my focus this next year will be making Great soil using techniques from all over the world...
I really enjoy hearing stories like yours. Thanks for sharing and keep up the motivation 👍🏼
I love your videos. They are works of art, as well as being very informative. Thank you so much for your effort.
sure thing Jeanette
I've never clicked so fast in my life! I'm going to treasure the next 10 minutes.
First muahahaha 🤣
I’ll take second place
Me 3 .. lol
This guy deserves an Oscar and a Nobel together.
🤣🤣🤣👍🏼🙏