Struggling with Poor Soil? Try This EASY Fix!

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@danburch9989 25 күн бұрын

To remove chlorine from tap water, fill a separate 5-gallon bucket with the water. Let it stand uncovered at least 24 hours until you are ready to add it to the charcoal/manuer mix. Chlorine is a gas introduced into tap water that will evaporate in 24-48 hrs depending upon temperature. Higher temperature = faster evaporation rate.

@N1ghtR1der666 8 күн бұрын

keep in mind that most water municipals have changed to chloarmine which cannot be boiled or evaporated or carbon filtered out, you will need an RO system or Potassium metabisulfite (camden tablets) so check your local municipals site to see if they moved over to chloramine (most have)

@danburch9989 8 күн бұрын

@@N1ghtR1der666 Severa sites say that catalytic carbon filtration will remove almost all of it.

@Ryarios Ай бұрын

When I was young, my parents had a house built. The back yard had a steep slope that they had leveled. We ended up with a lot of not so great soil. Dad’s solution was 10 tons of sand and 10 tons of manure.after dispersing all that and tilling it in, by the time we got ready to plant grass and gardens, the soil was as black as coal and things grew almost before your eyes. It was a lot of work preparing the soil, but the amount of crops they pulled out of the garden was almost enough to feed a family of 6 with 4 of us being growing boys. About the only vegetables we bought at the store were those we didn’t plant. At the end of the season, mom canned about 150 quarts of tomatoes, 200 pints of salsa, 60 quarts of peaches, 50 quarts of grape juice, gobs of the best pinto beans you ever had, lots of dill and mustard pickles, squash, sometimes corn, and a few other things from time to time. All that on about 1/12th to 1/10 an acre of garden. It was amazing to see. Even the neighbors were awed until harvest time and he tried pawning off the excess on them…😂

@Blenduu 26 күн бұрын

AWESOME! And the fact that you can remember the EXACT AMOUNTS that Mom canned and stored? WOW!!!!❤

@Ryarios 26 күн бұрын

@ well, I did say "about". Her canning carried us through the winter, spring and summer until the next crop started ripening. We weren’t rich so the food made a huge deal to my parent’s pocketbook.

@cactusqltr 20 күн бұрын

I have gardened for years and years, but my 30 year old is a master! He knows more than I will ever know! He knows how to make the right soil; how to propagate trees. We watch KZbin videos on gardening for hours and he tells me what’s wrong or right. I should say, he has a 7 year old that will be waaaaaay past him! He can hear the plants and knows when they are sickly. Goes to people houses and diagnoses their plant problem….unsolicited!

@shaash5236 13 күн бұрын

Sounds idyllic ❤

@y.santhosha.p3004 11 күн бұрын

Amazing techniques

@666toysoldier 27 күн бұрын

In addition to charcoal, I add coffee grounds and crushed eggshells. My tomatoes overflow the 5' cages I put around them.

@Lifewith-aymi 15 күн бұрын

I do the same things ❤🌿💚

@montanaranger12 14 күн бұрын

When you crush the egg shells add vinegar which will help release the calcium.

@Lifewith-aymi 14 күн бұрын

@@montanaranger12 thank you for the idea. 💚

@HeleneWheatfield0549 7 күн бұрын

@@montanaranger12 Won't the vinegar hurt the plants, though?

@tonehome1 Күн бұрын

YES!…coffee grounds are the best for quick and easy humus content..Just add some garden lime or dolomite to make it less acid. Cafes almost always just throw it out. I leave a lidded bucket and they happily fill it up for me..

@stephengibbs8342 28 күн бұрын

the charcoal has another added benefit it helps the soil retain water

@mahareng 14 күн бұрын

I bought a property in a very sandy area..its my third year struggling to fully enjoy my garden....however after watching this video....i am hoping for a good harvest from April going forward...thank you❤

@AN-gl3jx 3 күн бұрын

I fill a bucket 3/4 with rain water. Then over time I add crushed egg shells, snipped banana peels and rooibos teabags. I leave these to ferment for 14 days once full while starting the next bucket. This video shows how every small piece of garden should look to ensure food security

@JackFelker Ай бұрын

We put a compost pile on the garden plot in the winter with manure from our livestock. In spring dad would spread it out and plow it in. Our garden was amazing.

@TheSafetySmith 29 күн бұрын

Charcoal, bonemeal, coffee grinds, cut grass, shredded cedar bark, mix it all into the soil. Wet it down into a mud. Let sit over the Fall and Winter. Plant in the spring and you will not be disappointed

@mahareng 14 күн бұрын

These ingredients have been mostly what I have been adding....every year on my sandy soil( it's expensive to buy/ improve the soil quality every year however I am willing to take tips from as many sources as possible)....,thanks again❤

@janej813 Ай бұрын

Thank You, may you have many blessings for sharing with others 🎉

@SS-wz8po Ай бұрын

Chlorinated water is in all running water. However, if you let it sit in an uncovered container for a few days, the water will be mostly free of chlorine.

@blowitoutyourcunt7675 Ай бұрын

Treat water with fish/ pond dechlorinator cuz chloramines dont evaporate.

@waltergreenwood3741 Ай бұрын

You're an idiot

@RiverJames1 Ай бұрын

Love living in South Africa where our water comes clean from the ground (after filtering from natural substances of course)

@SuperBroncosguy Ай бұрын

@RiverJames1-,Are y'all still on water conservation down there or was that just a town? Here in the U.S west it's getting pretty dry.....

@davidscott9572 Ай бұрын

Unless you have a well no chlorine no fluoride

@ChrisBlaine-kf1jr 27 күн бұрын

My grandad keep all ashes from fire and all natural food wet and dry he always said balance is key to life 50/50 wet to dry material in a drum with holes in bottom that sat over a wider bucket or bowl to collect any draining fliud from mix add back to mix(if it was a warmer drier summer rain water collected over the year or water from our pond used to keep materials moisture lvls)the drum us on two triangles stands two steel peg round welded each of drum sat on top of traigle stands so drum could be spun around daily. This gave him all the food the soil need his gardens were lush thick green grass, no dogs allowed females water kills the grass he use to say i learn it does, the flower beds full of blooms of every colour. Thank you grandad. Its that simple folks my gardens are full of life joy and inspiration get out be happy 😊 you can grom most things in anything with good soil sun light and water any where 😊

@AB-sq1nu 18 күн бұрын

Hi, can the burnt out charcoal from braai fire also be used? In SA we make a fire from charcoal to braai ( you guys say BBQ) thanks

@kisuuki 18 күн бұрын

@@AB-sq1nuYes as long as the charcoal isn't treated and wasn't doused with lighter fluid before use. Also the ash can be used (but you've to keep it somewhere else where it gets wet and dries until the pH stabilises).

@AB-sq1nu 17 күн бұрын

@@kisuuki thank you dear, appreciated

@ChrisBlaine-kf1jr 17 күн бұрын

@AB-sq1nu hi my friend yes any ashes from natural materials can be used in compost the key is not to dry not to wet before using in garden check acid lvls of compost then adjust as needed hope this helps friend merry Christmas

@AB-sq1nu 17 күн бұрын

@@ChrisBlaine-kf1jr thanks friend. Happy holiday too, a blessed New year and stay safe

@bbbanks6912 Ай бұрын

Video fails to mention you DON'T want to use charcoal briquettes you buy from the store due to their chemicals. There is a specific process for making the slow burn charcoal.

@joe18750 Ай бұрын

Good grief, if you just follow the instructions he gave there's no need to mention what NOT to do!

@ScienceNotFaith 14 күн бұрын

@@joe18750 I think the point is, not everyone knows the difference or where to get pure charcoal. It's not as if it's readily available everywhere.

@fabiantoprasetiawan3915 5 күн бұрын

We have a lot charcoal

@3434abab 5 күн бұрын

All the stores have "chemical free" charcoal chunks.

@lisaharrison2197 5 күн бұрын

lovely, calm, easy to follow video, thank you

@Krispy1011 Ай бұрын

My father taught me how to garden and he always used cow manure from local farmers and he would add a double handful of manure to each plant as he planted them and after about a week he would make slurries out of the manure in 5 gal pots and pour this slurry onto every plant for watering. Do not make slurry too strong as it will burn the plants. This took some time but my fathers gardens were so bountiful that the neighbors were always in competition for best results and my father was always in the running as top producer and best tomatoes etc... He also used agricultural lime and tilled it into gardens in the fall too.

@mutteringmale 16 күн бұрын

I do that! I mix the manure in a bucket with all those coffee grounds, leaves and such, mix up and carefully pour all around my trees. My trees grow twice as fast as my neighbors and survive winter ice storms much better.

@Krispy1011 16 күн бұрын

@@mutteringmale yep it really works

@mutteringmale 15 күн бұрын

@@Krispy1011 I forgot to add that at least 50% increase in growth is due to my putting down water retention fabric around the roots, out to at least 2-4'. My baby live oak grew 3x it's initial height in 4 years!

@Lifewith-aymi 15 күн бұрын

Happy gardening 🌿💚

@ascher40 Ай бұрын

Just do what i do for a very green and healthy vegie garden. ANYTHING that was once living, put into the virgin soil. Leaves, tea leaves, flowers from the many flowering trees that are around the neighbourhood, old spent vegetables from the garden that are now finished, kitchen waste, used paper towels, grass clippings, wood shavings, horse manure, chaff, etc etc.... and mix in. You will see the garden produce beautiful vegetables!

@schefiban 28 күн бұрын

Just make sure that things like straw and hay weren't treated with a broadleaf pesticide and the manures you use don't come from animals that consumed said pesticides. It will ruin your garden.

@Blenduu 26 күн бұрын

We call it "composting", where I am from. ❤

@kirstenpeterson3894 21 күн бұрын

Please note anything such as wood chips that isn't broken down is an issue because the microbes which break down wood and debris tie up nitrogen from use by the plants. Why when planting, keep mulch out of the holes. There have been studies.

@chuck9693 11 күн бұрын

Use compost. Grass and manure should break down into compost first

@The1ShyButterfly Ай бұрын

Thank you, great information 👍 QUESTION: Would this be beneficial for heavy clay soil, maybe with some added gypsum?

@jaredharris1940 Ай бұрын

Yes!

@8023120SL Ай бұрын

Dont hold back on the gypsum - turn the ground white with it and dig it in if the heavy clay will let you. Gypsum isnt very soluble and takes a while for the process to do its thing but In a couple of years that clay will be much more friable and easier to dig The calcium and sulphur in the gypsum will counter the clay's deficiency in those elements.

@Ryarios Ай бұрын

Sand might help too if you can get that.

@The1ShyButterfly 22 күн бұрын

@Ryarios thank you 😊

@The1ShyButterfly 22 күн бұрын

@8023120SL Thank you for replying 😊 I'll give that a try. I've been using the liquid gypsum which supposedly seeps in & break it up... I haven't tried to turn over the ground yet... but that's what these holidays are for I guess 🤔 😊 Merry Christmas 🙏

@moinsheikh3672 19 күн бұрын

बहुत बहुत शुक्रिया भाई इंडिया से प्यार ❤

@patriciabush4590 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this information!! I also have rabbits so use their poop also. Great fertilizer!

@wss29-4sf0 27 күн бұрын

Great video, well explained. If you have, add even more organic material and manure to hold the moisture when watering and penetrate better.

@treesamichael3779 26 күн бұрын

Can I use wood ash instead of charcoal. Yes I do I understand it’s has to be the charcoal you get from slow burning wood, not the ones you use in barbecue grills.

@veronicasiangshai9245 12 күн бұрын

Yes we do use wood ass.. its helpful

@Barskor1 12 күн бұрын

Wood ash will chance the Ph of the soil so add some crushed egg shells to the mix to balance it out unless you are growing a acid loving plant like blue berries.

@savinggift158 7 күн бұрын

@@Barskor1wood ash is alkaline

@pegjones7682 5 күн бұрын

@@savinggift158 Yes and my soil is already overalkaline

@moneshajackson1252 2 күн бұрын

Slick Garden.... would charcoal ash be beneficial for your compost as well?

@pegjones7682 5 күн бұрын

The adjoining maple and cherry trees found my compost heap and it is riddled with roots.I have a ton of great compost but need a bulldozer to remove. Make sure you put a sheet of tin under and on each side of your compost heap

@markorourke5901 Ай бұрын

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

@clarefoskett9959 5 күн бұрын

I love the look of that bed because of the border.

@e.t.8541 Ай бұрын

👍🏻 Great gardening information! 😀 I have added "Plant Hormone" to cuttings, seedlings & young plants to help them develop strong roots & it's important to fertilize during the "growing" season: Spring. 🌱

@keithtaylor3347 Ай бұрын

The best plant growth hormones are auxins and they can be obtained FREE ... from your own urine. Google this for free pdf file with the details: richearthinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Guide-to-Using-Urine-Fertilizer-for-Home-Gardens-1.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwj4l9b1oJOKAxXtWUEAHdM6HrkQFnoECBYQAw&usg=AOvVaw0sq5lgJSXl-7MrOZk47rEc

@VictimOfFat3 Ай бұрын

You need biochar.. which is burnt in a different way to charcoal.

@cyeamaculture8486 Ай бұрын

Is it? Isn't biochar just charcoal that has nutrients added, as in the video

@pascaledingenen4894 24 күн бұрын

Biochar.....1000 years. I have so much new growth in 2 weeks

@VictimOfFat3 23 күн бұрын

@cyeamaculture8486 Biochar is burnt at a higher temperature with the deprivation of oxygen. Biochar has much much more surface area than regular charcoal (surface area of a football field means it can carry more nutrients and bacteria). Charcoal still contains volatile compounds that you don't really want in your soil. Normal charcoal also degrades in the soil (not a good thing) whereas biochar can last hundreds if not thousands of years. The ph of biochar is also much lower than charcoal.. I think charcoal has somewhere around 9 and biochar around 6 (I could be wrong about this) There's also a host of environmental reasons, but that's another discussion.

@N1ghtR1der666 8 күн бұрын

@@VictimOfFat3 would you still activate it in a similar way to this video, or just mix it into the soil?

@VictimOfFat3 8 күн бұрын

@N1ghtR1der666 You most definitely want to activate it. The initial process simply builds the house. You want to then put the biochar in some sort of bacterial inoculant like worm castings tea, compost tea, manure tea.. or you can simply put it in your compost and it will be inoculated by the time the compost is finished. If you put it in your soil without doing this, it will suck out all the nutrients for up to a year and there's no chance of growing anything successfully.

@brenttamatea7578 18 күн бұрын

thank you so much i believe this is one of the best clips i have seen on you tube on improving the soil the people in the amazon used the same process using carbon to bind up the bacteria in the soil as the high rainfall made the soil nutrient poor and the carbon in the soil still continues even thru to today and continued to hold the nutrients its ,meters deep as it continued to build up naturally So the principleS you are describing are very sound its something i am going to try thank you for sharing Especially when our soils are quite depleted in nutrient deficient i believe the bone meal is really important as well brilliant clip i have shared it and hope you get lots of followers even the liquid fertiliser these are tried are tried and tested methods our grandparents used re the liquid manures i prefer to use those natural methods rather than depend on acid based ferilisers which ultimately kill the micro organisms in the soil and kill the earthworms which also build up the nutirents and improve soil structure these are issues thats we have now due to reliance on fertilsers and they are expensive and have long term implications.heres a little bit about the amazon as its imteresting if people want to do some research How did the Amazonians make terra preta soil? Terra Preta - Origin of Biochar The native Indians of the region would create charcoal, mix it with organic matter and broken pottery, and incorporate it in small plots of land from 1 - 80 hectares in size. Terra Preta, as it is known in this area of Brazil, remains highly fertile until today, even with little or no application of fertilizers.

@TGTree 17 күн бұрын

Sounds like allowing the yeast to bloom, before making bread... Wonderful video about charcoal.

@RosanaSuarez-ms1wt 2 ай бұрын

Excellent, thanks.

@jessamalala6203 Ай бұрын

Hello. Are there any specific quantities of the “ingredients” and how much area will it cover? Thank you.

@e.t.8541 Ай бұрын

The product packaging usually indicates how many square feet are covered by the amount of product. See: usage instructions.

@SStewartBibleProduction 6 күн бұрын

Did you use straight bone meal or bone meal fertilizer? I am going to try this coming up in the spring time.

@Barskor1 12 күн бұрын

A bit of molassas will cause a bacterial growth explosion in that mix also brewing up yeast water and adding it to the garden is fantastic.

@billwilson3665 Ай бұрын

I take a 5 gallon bucket drill numerous holes in the bottom fill it with bio char maybe put some soil on the top then set it on top of the compost pile and pour pee through it. after about a month I mix it with the compost and start a new bucket.

@organiccleanfoodconnection 16 күн бұрын

Great video. We call it biochar. Amazing stuff when using the Korean natural farming that feeds it. I’m a small organic grower being wiped out by chemical spray drift 30 years of growing food destroyed in five. Stop by and check out the geothermal greenhouse we get to grow in the winter.

@unlimitedideas1572 Ай бұрын

Thank you. How do you manage loose soil which does not hold moisture/water?

@despinne 27 күн бұрын

Add fiber--raked leaves, peat moss, composted manure, compost, grass clippings--anything but sticks and rocks. Even newspaper helps. A good thing to add is pellets for a woodstove or horse litter. Ensure pellets have no oil products added for quick lighting. My yard is mostly sand and the only way I could grow anything was dig a hole and pour in bags of topsoil. I have a great hedge I planted with goat manure. You can add in that stuff that holds water, little beads.

@TheLogisticGuy 14 күн бұрын

After pouring water if you put mulching on it,, that will increase the top soil life for years and gives extra protection to microbial life.

@clairecheskin4213 14 күн бұрын

Thanks, I really need this

@lovepeacejoy8869 Ай бұрын

I have lots of biochar will that work as well instead of regular charcoal.?

@GRPermie Ай бұрын

I utilize biochar. :)

@987lal Ай бұрын

I'd say it'll work even better

@dianahudson8701 Ай бұрын

can you use charcoal briquettes? Or do I need to use branches?

@MrRobertjparsons Ай бұрын

briquettes are expensive and often have additives that are not intended for gardens. Make your own, put out the coals wit water or smother with soil when they are light black and sound kind of like ceramic.

@abender06 20 күн бұрын

Great teaching thanks!

@straightopoint Ай бұрын

Air conditioner drain water is the best. One way to get paid for your power bill for air conditioning. Catch it and water your gardens instead of turning on the spicket.

@glowtechvisuals6176 4 күн бұрын

Wow, good information

@janeababe 12 күн бұрын

Can I use the coals from my wood fire as the charcoal? Is it the same stuff? Thank you 😊

@reserve4todd Ай бұрын

What about continual watering with your water (only option) that has been treated with chlorine? What can be routinely added to help keep the healthy soil?

@amgeezy_2709 24 күн бұрын

Can you fill buckets with the water? Leave them uncovered for the chlorine to evaporate. Or get water conditioner for fish tanks and add it.

@N1ghtR1der666 8 күн бұрын

@@amgeezy_2709 keep in mind that most water municipals have changed to chloarmine which cannot be boiled or evaporated or carbon filtered out, you will need an RO system or Potassium metabisulfite (camden tablets) so check your local municipals site to see if they moved over to chloramine (most have).

@dexterousx92 13 күн бұрын

*I’m curious if this method would also be effective for lawn patches.*

@kimberlyrogers9953 11 күн бұрын

Thank you !

@theondebray Ай бұрын

Charcoal good for a start, get in powder form, water in. Then COMPOST, pref. home grown, local bacteria, build up your composting facility (if you have the space). Over the years, as plants grow better, you have more plant material at the end of the season, makes more compost & so fertility is built up incrementally. I had a miserable garden 30 years ago, now have surplus compost to give away.

@AndyAnderson-m5n 22 күн бұрын

THANKS...WILL TRY..😊

@shadeburst 28 күн бұрын

If you can wait a month or two, planting strips of a vigorous large blade grass works wonders on barren soil. Your first crop can be tuberous for example something fast growing like spring onion. Bonemeal and charcoal are great! They add texture to the soil, allowing water penetration and drainage. Call me nuts but we eat eggs regularly and finely crush the shells to add calcium to the soil at no cost. Carefully selected commercial fertilizers will add vital elements like phosphorous and zinc. I strongly advise against using manure on food plants as it contains pathogens that will make you sick.

@minageorgieva717 3 күн бұрын

It seems you do not know much about gardening. Animal manures is best! Stop this rubbish about pathogens in the veggies coming from manures.

@mutteringmale 16 күн бұрын

You can make your own non chlorinated water yourself. Sunlight destroys chlorine; just put a lot of water into a clear plastic container and set in the sun for awhile. Also, used engine oil makes great fertilizer.

@lochanshivu9037 25 күн бұрын

Very good information about gardening namaste 🙏

@alank808 25 күн бұрын

You are right about the chlorinated water not having nutriments. But the chlorination will leave the water in just a few minutes in an open container. The nutriments should be in the material being added to the h20. If you are practicing hydroponic gardening I would use non chlorinated h20 otherwise your potable water will be fine.

@N1ghtR1der666 8 күн бұрын

@alank808 8 күн бұрын

@@N1ghtR1der666You are correct RO and using charcoal filters aids in the removal of chloramines. I remember when we changed over to chloramines from gaseous chlorine. Testing of samples from the far reaches of the distribution lines yielded better ppb. The odor complaints were what increased as well. Most small distribution sys.still use gaseous chlorine as the laws still allow its use and the systems are all ready in place.

@TheNewMediaoftheDawn 15 күн бұрын

That looks pretty good, plus now add compost and chop and drop on top…🥦🌲🌴🌳☘️🌱

@barbarahering484 Ай бұрын

I bury galvanized tubs up to rim after putting holes in bottom , fill with good soil and fertilizer , plants do well because the poor soil isn't involved. When plants need replacing I just pull up tubs and redo them . Actually easier to work on because I can put them up on a 5 gallon bucket and the height is easier on your back. Replace dirt when necessary.

@Ian8008 Ай бұрын

Er - and after you've poured this mix on - what are all these microbes supposed to feed on? If the soil was barren of organic matter before - well, it still is, bar that which you added. Microbes will grow in proportion to food available - just add a load of manure/compost etc. and you'll get the same effect - better even as there would be more food for them than this way.

@danmi6099 7 күн бұрын

considering they made anaerobic bacteria, rather than aerobic ones, which is more likely to be bad for ‘growth’ it isn’t the worst things they have no food and will die! 😂

@shelleyoxenhorn833 5 күн бұрын

Coffee grounds, tea, and all vegetable waste can be put directly into the soil to improve quality. Turn all leaves that fall from trees that lose their leaves in the fall into the soil.

@RBlancaflor 12 күн бұрын

What is that white powder you initiated prior the mixture of charcoal + compost ?

@Barskor1 12 күн бұрын

Bone meal you can buy it or you can bake bones till they are brittle and grind them up.

@missionofevidence 14 күн бұрын

Proportions per area would be helpful.

@jeevanthigautamadasa4278 Ай бұрын

Great information, thank you.

@phaedrussmith1949 Ай бұрын

Where does one obtain a large chunk of charcoal like that?

@WaseemKhan-ur3qe 15 күн бұрын

Advice from indian, 5 kg of manure with 1 kg of jaggery Or sugar mix it in a plastic container. And keep it up for 10 days. Mix it in water And spray in one acre . It's the best for field

@jennypursche4488 Ай бұрын

Bone meal in Australia is called blood & bone fertiliser eg Yates 5kg Blood & Bone Based Plant Fertiliser

@briandawson8701 Ай бұрын

the BSE crisis in Europe 1990s screwed up blood and bone meal trade here

@BluDawg Ай бұрын

Thank you

@RunnerThin Ай бұрын

Where to get charcoal? Like charcoal bricks for cooking?

@mfdixon2265 Ай бұрын

We use ashes from our fires.

@slickgarden1 Ай бұрын

Well you can burn some wood to make or buy online, search for biochar

@CrossroadToCountry Ай бұрын

Charcoal does nothing for the garden except maybe adding a small amount of calcium. You need biochar, which is NOT charcoal. Biochar is a specific product produced from a specific method where oxygen is depleted while burning.

@bertkutoob Ай бұрын

Lots of questions about charcoal/briquettes/biochar.. Perhaps this AI generated answer can help... "Some brands of charcoal briquettes include coal dust as part of their makeup, which is going to be bad for you and your soil. On a more general note, charcoal made for burning is often produced using a lower temperature (as low as 300-400C) than biochar (usually 500-600C) because you generally want charcoal to retain as much of the volatile components as possible since they represent additional energy content. Biochar, in contrast, is generally produced with the goal of driving off as much of the volatile components as possible to avoid contamination by PAHs. Also, biochar is often quenched with water or steam in order to increase its porosity and binding capacity, which is not usually of interest in charcoal production."

@tomatito3824 Ай бұрын

@@CrossroadToCountry The oxygen depletion is just for maximizing the char production (instead of ending up with lots of ash). Char leftover from a fire can be used just fine for biochar. I think the most important thing is that the char has no fuel left (so don't use charcoal from the store, which is used for fire, and obviously has a lot of fuel). Do you think amazonians creating terra preta had complicated labs to create and analyze biochar? Of course not, they simply used char leftovers from fires. They are very useful for capturing smells, so they used it in peeing/shitting pots, which also inoculated the char.

@kayjc0975 13 күн бұрын

Very nice 👍👍

@arnbobnickerson 21 күн бұрын

would charcoal from a grill work??

@tieniestoffberg8597 20 күн бұрын

Yes provided it's from a fire made of wooden branches and not store bought charcoal. Untreated wood.

@micktepolt6276 13 күн бұрын

sounds good alrighty

@BMGardening-GS22 Ай бұрын

Excellent garden work tips🎉🎉🎉full enjoyed friend🌱👍🏻👍🏻🌱🌱🌱👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌱🌱🤗🤗🤗

@FishingFettish Ай бұрын

I made biochar about once a year when I lived in the backwoods of Tennessee now I am in a Florida suburb and use my smoker leftovers to do it and the scale is tiny in comparison

@jolourenz7865 Ай бұрын

Super einfach und effizient. Regenwasser besonders gut geeignet.

@catmomjewett Ай бұрын

We built on a lot with soil so poor, you couldn’t find an earthworm. I let all the weeds grow, only mowed with blade at top position, etc. After 10 years, my soil is no longer like concrete and worms are right at home. This tip will make my garden plots even more successful. I thank you and my plants thank you. Subscribing now. 💛 [this is not advice. Not critiquing the video or opining that a drawn out zen approach to attracting earthworms, etc., is preferable to the video. Just sharing what I thought was an interesting story. Some folks find that offensive???]

@dont.ripfuller6587 Ай бұрын

Yeah, I haven't mown in 8 years, and stuff comes up seasonally and falls over and mats up locking in moisture and slowly breaks down feeding the microorganisms. Having more growth means more creatures have food and hiding spots.

@stevemiller4912 25 күн бұрын

The major ingredient of this concept is the "10 years." This video seems to say the method is an instant success.

@mutteringmale 16 күн бұрын

Big tip, that mowing in top position. So many people scalp their lawns and make them deserts. And also stop bagging your damn leaves! Wait for a dry day in the fall, mow them with a mulching lawnmower and they provide all those nutrients of the leaves back into the soil and a nice layer of protection for the roots.

@catmomjewett 16 күн бұрын

@ yes. I live in a rural, small, wooded community. Some folks use gas powered blowers to blow the leaves out of wooded parts of their property. Takes all kinds…🤷🏻‍♀️

@mutteringmale 15 күн бұрын

@@catmomjewett That must be like watching special needs adults trying to add small change up as they hold up lines at goodwill.

@41divad 27 күн бұрын

Dr Earth,, Sulphur and lots of organics

@Dognme 25 күн бұрын

Got any ideas about a lawn

@angelofamillionyears4599 Ай бұрын

where do you buy the charcoal?

@KishorTwist Ай бұрын

Save your money, use your own compost and/or buy commercial one. One inch every year and/or three for a veggie garden! 🫡

@s.s.9149 10 күн бұрын

You had me at charcoal (although it would be better if you actually told people to use hardwood lump charcoal and to never use briquettes) but lost me at only inoculating it for 1 week 6 weeks is what it takes for the biochar to pull in as many nutrients and bacteria as it can host. Sure, you'll get a good bed after only a week, but I was always told that if you're gonna go out, go all out. 1 week charged biochar is still going to pull a TON of nutrients from the soil before it begins to redistribute them throughout the bed. I don't have the time or resources to do this annually or every few years. If you let that buochar soak for 6 weeks, you're going to have a banger of a result that will cause abundant fertility in your garden bed for over 100 years and I'm not even close to joking about that number.

@VictorDucco 27 күн бұрын

Whats is the white powder you started with. I did not catch the name of the white powder substance?

@owtaspac4243 18 күн бұрын

Bone meal

@Mom2MrBabyHaikin Ай бұрын

Where do we get non chlorine water?

@charlestessier7843 Ай бұрын

You can put it in a container and let it sit at least 24 hours. A lot of the chlorine will leave provided the container is left open to the air. What trace amount of chlorine remains should not harm microbiology .

@Mom2MrBabyHaikin Ай бұрын

@charlestessier7843 thanks

@N1ghtR1der666 8 күн бұрын

@sthomas4580 Ай бұрын

Can you use wood fire ash instead of charcoal?

@slickgarden1 Ай бұрын

No! Wood ash has its own benefits but for this purpose we need charcoal

@j2013james 24 күн бұрын

Where do I get charcoal from

@Asangardiningvlogs Ай бұрын

Good🎉work🎉my new friend🎉❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

@jean-pierreposman7282 15 күн бұрын

hi , i completly okay with everything you say , but after you added the sharcoal and the manure upon you beds , you forget the most imported thing , cover youre soil with plant materials , leaves , twiggs , grassclipping etc even weeds , so the soil is protected from the radiation from the sun , otherwise the uv radiation kill all the microbes and bacteria in no time greetings from Belgium jp

@TanyaGlenn-v7v Ай бұрын

The white powder is bone meal

@SuperBroncosguy Ай бұрын

Looks like Peruvian marching powder.

@DwightStJohn-t7y 28 күн бұрын

bone meal is very, very dark: it's blood. never have seen white powder meal like that.

@chuck9693 11 күн бұрын

Blood meal is red and dark. Bone meal is white.

@aloneman99 5 күн бұрын

White is agricultural gypsum

@aloneman99 5 күн бұрын

White is agricultural gypsum

@Martin-i7x3x 20 күн бұрын

Good idea l will try 😅

@MurielWall-ce7eh 12 күн бұрын

I point the hubby off for a wee in the garden or on the compost.

@lucyenemaku8801 2 ай бұрын

Can this be done during dry season with no rain like in the tropics?

@slickgarden1 2 ай бұрын

most of your microbes will die but some might survive. moisture is important for better growth of microbes.

@edithrodriguez8116 Ай бұрын

I recently moved to San Antonio Texas (hill country) snd my primary problem is that the soil is mainly clay and caliche with some very hard dirt. I tilled an area with cactus/palm soil & composted manure (6:2), but still having problems getting my fruiting trees to grow. Any suggestions/ recommendations?

@slickgarden1 Ай бұрын

You can use two methods to grow fruit trees 🌳. Number 1 is to use some kind of big container like an old water tank, or you can use bricks to make one (at least 3 to 4 feet height), add good loamy soil with compost or manure and plant your trees. Cut the bottom of your container too. 2nd method is to make container inside your soil. Dig a big hole 🕳 minimum 3 to 4 feet deep, add same kind of soil and plant your trees. I hope it helps.

@galenhaugh3158 Ай бұрын

I harvested 35 bushels from 14 apple, peach, and pear trees this fall (canned 8.5 bushels of peaches and made 64 quarts of dried apples and pears) and the best soil-amending technique is to keep 5 inches of compost around the tree up to a foot beyond the dripline. Best to use wood chips (but avoid bark) but also straw, hay, and composted animal manure. What you're trying to grow is earth worms, since they are about the best long time fertilizers and areators! This same approach works well with cane berry plants like raspberries and blackberries--I froze 70 quarts of raspberries I use daily as toppings for cooked cereal, pancakes, ice cream, etc. Delicious!!

@lisas5913 Ай бұрын

Cool plant trainers 🙂

@esthershelley394 Ай бұрын

It looked like 1 third crushed charcoal, 1 third manure, fill to the top with water. It looks like a manure tea.

@jamesmoriarty533 2 ай бұрын

Newbie question. What happens if you put this mixture into a bed that already has plants in it?

@slickgarden1 2 ай бұрын

that's fine

@JohnBean-hm1sm Ай бұрын

Is using ash from the fireplace acceptable?

@lauraservey495 Ай бұрын

Ash will force the plant to flower early. Only add it near your plant once your plant is large enough to support flowers and/or fruit. It is good to put some about 6" below your plants to prevent grubs from getting near the roots until the plant is strong enough to not be eaten.