I wanna do that with the Japanese knotweed that grows here in canada.. But everyone is losing their mind over how invasive they are. Sounds to me that it would perfect for my biochar/compost piles :D
Greetings from Maine. We too struggle in fight against the invasive knotweed. Here at my farm, we have come to find the knotweed doesn't have enough density to create substantial Char. We control the growth naturally by cutting it at the appropriate stage of growth systematically till it just can't sustain itself and it dies off(even the rhizomes). We also only compost it where it grows. There's too great a chance to transfer the weed to another location. Unless you have a contained and exceptionally hot compost.
Absolutely not. That is the most toxic plant in the world. It literally cannot be destroyed. Once it establishes itself, you’ll never be rid of it. And when I say toxic, I mean it’s poisonous. Just remember it’s not Bamboo!
Cool! I love seeing ways of using Bamboo to sequester carbon! My 2 cents: I bet you could improve efficiency if you had it burn in a container and could seal the container airtight once everything caught on fire to truely starve the fire of oxygen quickly and completely.
Thank you. At some point our technique could be improved with a large custom Biochar Kiln. Unfortunately they are hugely expensive to build. This is our best effort to date to deal with our own waste, reduce the pollution we create, and in the process, produce a product that fixes a fair amount of carbon into Biochar (and then our soil for the long term).
Try using large steel barrels. Fill it with culms and then close it. Make holes in the lid and just leave the drum in one of your waste fires. The moisture and gasses will escape through the holes but the canes will become char rather than ash because of the low oxygen in the barrel. You can use a mini version with a soup can in a fire with the lid open slightly to make char cloth.
Dig a hole, put the bamboo inside,light it up from the top when it’s all burning nicely and hot cover it with soil, wet sawdust or ricehusk. Let the bamboo burn without oxygen. This way you have a much better output in quality and quantity
Thank you so much for sharing and caring about our world 🌎
You're welcome! ♥🌍✨
amazing video guys, ive never thought of using bamboo char in my potting soil before
keep the awesome videos coming
So glad that you find it useful and informative! 😊
I wanna do that with the Japanese knotweed that grows here in canada.. But everyone is losing their mind over how invasive they are. Sounds to me that it would perfect for my biochar/compost piles :D
Greetings from Maine. We too struggle in fight against the invasive knotweed. Here at my farm, we have come to find the knotweed doesn't have enough density to create substantial Char. We control the growth naturally by cutting it at the appropriate stage of growth systematically till it just can't sustain itself and it dies off(even the rhizomes). We also only compost it where it grows. There's too great a chance to transfer the weed to another location. Unless you have a contained and exceptionally hot compost.
@@graystonegardens1642~ Thanks for sharing your insight!
Absolutely not. That is the most toxic plant in the world. It literally cannot be destroyed. Once it establishes itself, you’ll never be rid of it. And when I say toxic, I mean it’s poisonous. Just remember it’s not Bamboo!
Cool! I love seeing ways of using Bamboo to sequester carbon!
My 2 cents: I bet you could improve efficiency if you had it burn in a container and could seal the container airtight once everything caught on fire to truely starve the fire of oxygen quickly and completely.
Thank you.
At some point our technique could be improved with a large custom Biochar Kiln. Unfortunately they are hugely expensive to build.
This is our best effort to date to deal with our own waste, reduce the pollution we create, and in the process, produce a product that fixes a fair amount of carbon into Biochar (and then our soil for the long term).
Try using large steel barrels. Fill it with culms and then close it. Make holes in the lid and just leave the drum in one of your waste fires. The moisture and gasses will escape through the holes but the canes will become char rather than ash because of the low oxygen in the barrel. You can use a mini version with a soup can in a fire with the lid open slightly to make char cloth.
Dig a hole, put the bamboo inside,light it up from the top when it’s all burning nicely and hot cover it with soil, wet sawdust or ricehusk. Let the bamboo burn without oxygen. This way you have a much better output in quality and quantity