WOOD ASH & BIOCHAR in the Garden // BENEFITS & DANGERS
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- Опубліковано 26 січ 2024
- Wood ash and inoculated charcoal (biochar) have been used as organic fertilizer in the garden forever. What happens when you use them in your garden? Ash from your fireplace or fire pit can be used in the garden as a free fertilizer. But it shouldn't be used in some situations. BioChar is expensive... UNLESS you know how to make your own. It's easy and I'll show you how to make diy biochar with a few simple and inexpensive ingredients.
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Did you really taste it!!!😂❤❤❤
Hi Cindy! No it was flour and coffee grounds. Tasted bad though
@@NextLevelGardening😂thanks for the laugh😂
@@gwhln100 for shock value!
@@NextLevelGardening whew! I was worried!! :O
I gasped outloud and my husband told me I need to turn UA-cam off 😅 HaHa! I said I’m sure it was not ash!
This is your finest video yet…informative, wonderfully easy to follow, laced with great humor! Thanks, Brian!!
Thank you!
The humor in this video is Next Level hahahaha 😂
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Okay, the ash face was hilarious! Now I gotta clean Diet Coke off my screen...
Thank you for pointing out how to NOT use in alkaline soil!!! I’ve learned the hard way that one can make soil building mistakes that are impossible to HARD to correct once done.
Yes! Very important
What a fantastic show. This show explains why the one year my husband and I burned the ‘garden cleanup’ in the middle of the garden, then spread the ashes, the garden didn’t do as well as we’d anticipated. I’d guessed the slow production had to do with the burning so we never burned again nor added ash directly to the soil. Now I know why. Yep, we have a more alkaline soil. Thank you for a terrific show.
We have acidic soil and when we burn our gardens do very well.
The best two garden spots I have are where there were burn piles of limbs after a couple of bad hurricanes.
It's rather funny because we have regular plants, then super big ones then regular ones later in the row 😅
Oh my goodness mate that was so funny and Emily‘s thumbs up in the car was brilliant 😂😂❤
Thanks Brian! I always knew wood ash was beneficial to the garden, but I never realized there was a mix to use to make it more effective. I will have to give that a try. It was humorous, which made it more memorable and meaningful. Comedy is not easy and your mind has to be it the right place to pull it off. So you don't need to do it again. We will appreciate it though. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours. Remember I sure do love you all.
This works! We have done this for years and have tastier crops and the soil holds water even in extreme weather events, if you add enough. Also - it sequesters carbon from the atmosphere!!
We’ve been putting biochar in the compost bin and adding inoculated biochar to our alkaline soil. We’re getting better and better stronger plants and better heals. The soil holds moisture better and has more earth worms. (In dry,hot Portugal). It’s not all we add of course. We also use manure, mineral dusts and compost. 😊
Perfect timing! We've just emptied our fire pit and added the ash to the garden beds. The biochar hack is "next level". Looking forward to giving it a try. Great info as usual. Keep rockin it my friend!
Thanks!
I use the waste water from my aquarium as s ready to use diluted fish fertilizer and the charcoal from the filters as bio-char. I don't do anything but collect it and redistribute it.
Great information, but I really have to compliment you on the pace and editing of this video. The humor was spot on. Well done!
I think I will add it to my compost. I can wait….
Loved the humour in this video. Definitely kept my attention.
Thanks!
I agree, I put my wood ashes in the compost too.
The easiest way to make it is put a small metal barrel into a large metal barrel. Put wood in the small barrel. Cover the small barrel with a lid that has holes in the top. Put wood around the small barrel inside the large barrel and set it on fire. The wood in the small barrel gets super heated, but doesn't burn and turns into charcoal
we use our guinea pig poop and some washed out wood ash for our sunflowers to give them an extra boost.
Great video! A couple years ago, I used lump charcoal to make bio char and saw great results.
Making my own biochar would be an excellent way to use the small bits and powder left over in the bottom of my lump charcoal bags.
Great video, Brian! I want to test my garden soil, so I think I'll check out this link you shared. By the way, I like how you inserted some comedic elements into this video. They were unexpected which made them even more funny. The ash all over your face and Emilie's thumbs up while sitting in the car had me cracking up. 😂
Lol thanks
We have been spreading our fireplace ash directly into the gardens over the winter. Also, spread the chicken manure. Then mulched leaves. Figured since it's winter it has a few months to soak in and age. Then we will turn it over in March. I guess I should test my soil before planting.
Perfect!
Loved this video!
Very helpful information, Brian!
Glad it was helpful!
In mexico some people boil the corn in ashes to prepare dough for tamales.
This is great info. Thank you and Emily for the laugh so early in the morning. It was a great way to start the day! Stay dry w the next round of storms coming our way here in San Diego. Let's hope and pray it's not a repeat of this past Monday. ~ Rhonda
Thank you. You too!
This information will be a game changer in my gardening.
Thank you so much. We appreciate you so much. Pet Daisy and Bella for me. 😊
Lol… you ate it? Way cute. Now that’s dedication!
I have actually been wondering about all this! I wondered about briquettes. I think there’s nothing, gardening wise or building cool stuff, that you don’t cover. Incredible.
Thank you for the information
Great video thanks for sharing 😅
Thanks for watching!
Great information
You can use D.E.F. as a nitrogen source (vs pering on it) as D.E.F is pure water and urea. Also, activated charcoal is the same as the lump charcoal. It can be expensive, but there may be ways to get it more cheaply.
My favorite video so far!!!
Thanks!
Thank you Brian! Blessings 💞🙏
Same to you!
The mask bit with Emilie was hilarious 😂 great video and lots of info. I'm gonna have to rewatch it.
Wow, I was going to add ash to my tomato bed but not anymore. Thanks for the tips. I like the suggestion of adding it to my compost to help regulate the ph-done deal.
Best video I’ve seen on Woodash. Congratulations. Plus it was funny.
Informative and funny. Thank you 😊
Great video. So informative. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Good morning, that was a lot of great information! Thank you, have a wonderful day!
You too!
Wow boleh di coba ini tips perkebunan ny biar subur
That was the funniest video you have made. It put a smile on my face. Thanks
Loving the humor you incorporated! Entertaining and informative 👍🏻 + 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
🤣good to see you in a really good mood !!!❤
Nice Ash!
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Love it, too funny! 🤣🤣
Lots of great info!
I loved the video, Informative and funny!
Great informative and hilarious video!
Thank you for this great information! I think I have a biochar project in my future...
Does this work for container plants?
Very informative and comedic 😆
I spread wood ash with chunks of charcoal in my garden and around my fruit trees all winter. We have acidic soil and I mulched with spruce this year. I am hoping it helps balance things out. I also put it in my chicken run. They eat some but is also great for dust baths as long as it is dry.
Yes. Love the chicken tip!
Yes thank you for also noticing this. For fun before i put my ash and biochar i did a quick ph test. and whoa i was shocked at the such high off the chart ph. So people only just a little bit in each garden bed, or just put it in the compost pile for six months or so.
You make it look doable. Thank you. Great video.
It is!
That was interestingly helpful. I have spent a lot of money on biochar.
I think the dusted face was for comic effect, but if I did this . I would have got the charcoal wet first, and maybe gave it a quick ride in the blender or something like that,to make it smaller.
That's what I did!
@@NextLevelGardening Just in case I said that because I have also been in dusty concrete and tile cutting environments so I know how much water helps to keep dust down. I saw you crushing it in a bucket dry with a sledge. That is where I would have added water. Seeing your face like that was funny though. Concrete dust once turned all my hair grey. Others thought that was funny.
My Mom use to mix
A can of cola
A can of beer
A cup of pee
A cup of molasses
Teaspoon of dawn dish soap
Cup of strained tobacco juice
And a gallon of water.
I think she watered her plants with the mixture diluted with water. Her plants were beautiful.
All the right stuff!
Thanks ❤
I want to say thanks for all your great videos. I only got into gardening a few years ago and because of your videos I’ve had much better success and enjoyment from my experiences. Keep up the good work. Thanks Chris Gerbich
WOW Brian There is so much important information to learn. Thank you for your excellent teaching. I sent this to my husband. ❤ Love yall ❤😊
Thanks Melinda!
This was a really fun video!! You've inspired me to try this out. It looks so simple to make. I will probably add it to my compost.
This is one of the best videos ever! Yall are so funny! Who am I kidding, I love all your videos!😊
Just discovered your channels and subscribed to them. There's a lot of useful information and something for the 💚 as well 🐇🐂🐇🐕🐓🌝👍
Love this one so much! I’m working with only natural solutions so thank you for making biochar easy. And, Emily, your cameo is off the charts!❤❤❤
Hi there I just found you a few days ago and I’m loving the content! I have a huge problem with Honey Fungus killing mature trees and shrubs in my garden and I’m wondering if you have any opinion or advice on using biochar in the treatment or prevention?
I didn't read comments to find an answer. Here goes, I've considered using the ashes from the barbecue but your video made me think, I use the charcoal bought at the store, I have no wood to use. But, I use starter fluid, as such I'm thinking that ash cannot be used because of the fluid, am I right??? You mentioned what brands or types not to use. Does my method fall into the same category? I now live in a different country, no seasons here, hot all year round, so there are new things to learn and apply. Thank you
Great training videos!!
We add cardboard leaves and office paper to our wood burn pile.
Would that be unsafe to used in the garden?
Thank you!
Thank you for this video on bio char. I just found your channel here on UA-cam and all your videos stand out because you get right to the point you don’t waste my time. I have a question about bio char, I currently started about 60 pounds inoculating. I’ve got quite a mixture, compost, lake water on a ranch with cows poop in i,t deer antelope cow and chicken manure.. The slurry it’s inoculating in it’s pretty hot stuff meaning it would burn plants if put directly into the garden. Do you rinse the bio char when done?
What do you do to recently inoculated bio char before applying to the soil?
What would you use for high alkalinity soil?
5:07 - I've used the "fines" at the bottom of my lump charcoal, for years. I wasn't aware how long it lasted though...
I know. Crazy!
How does this biochar info relate to raised beds and container gardening? Thanks
Hello can we use kingsford original ash and mesquite for soil?
Brian I love following both your channels. I have a tomato question. I live outside of Los Angeles zone 9b. I built your trellis system and I'm still getting tomatoes! Should I continue to let them grow or should I cut them to get ready for new tomatoes for spring. It's almost Feb and I'm not sure what to do. I honestly didn't expect them to last this long. Usually by Oct/Nov the wind takes them but that hook trellis system saved them!
I have a Birdy bed inside a cattle panel greenhouse. I had a thrip or similar bug infestation in Late December/January. I tried EVERYTHING natural to kill them and Nats and mosquitos. I removed all the formerly Thriving Peppers and tried more soil repairs. The ONLY thing that seemed to stop the thrips(?) And a couple rodents digging under the bed ...was wood ash. At least so far. Any suggestions to repair the beds before I plant in there again this season? My peppers are ALWAYS beautiful and usually thrive through winter months, until this happened.
Notice your pasture is in need of fertilization. They don't raise champion race horses in Kentucky by accident. It is the soil they grow their grass in.
Thanks for the giggles. 🤭
Great video just wondering can you put to much char in your graden space i made a bunce back in the fall
It would take a lot!
Thank you so much for answering
What about the ash from pellet stoves?
Do you have the recipe on how much of each is used to make the Bio Char?
Doesn't have to be perfect
what about charcoal instead of wood ash? do it have different effects?
Great vid, Brian! What a hoot! Quick question for you or maybe one of the "family." Can the ash from a pellet stove be used? I actually use pots more than anything else, so I won't be treating our soul, but I thought it might be a good question for someone with a pellet stove. Thanks!
soil, not soul! Good grief!!
Yes, anything that's natural wood without chemicals.
That was awesome man. I bet it
was rough getting all that grit out of your teeth. Thanks for the laugh. And great videos.
I think my homemade compost has enough carbon, at least 30:1 because I use sawdust, so I won't need to add this to my garden. Biochar would add more carbon so that could be problematic if I already have more than enough carbon in my soil. It might be ok to put on the top, but idk.
Ashes in a high pH soil could cause the soil to become too high on the pH scale, but biochar is pure carbon if made right, and should have no effect on the pH whatsoever if I'm not mistaken?
What about ashes from burning paper?
I've been using 100% Natural Hardwood Lump charcoal in my grill, and nothing on the bag states there is anything else but hardwood. I took a chance and dumped the ashes into my compost bin. What are your thoughts about just using it the way you do woodash?
Yes
My soil sits between 8-9PH naturally.
I have heard of plastic that lasts as long as the biochar.
Too funny 😂 you eating the wood ash😂❤😊
I have super alkaline soil and need to plant blueberries in pots, otherwise I do not get any berries. should I make biochar for my regular garden? and we are not allowed to have chickens, so can I use deer droppings?
I read you can use *inoculated* biochar on alkaline soil. I have high alkaline soil as well so I researched it too.
I learned you can put the unbroken bio char in your planters, but over all like grass and soil correction to bring close to neutral use the *inoculated bio char*
@@justatitle thank you for the information
@@fleurettewoods6080 your welcome, but don’t put either of bio charges with blueberries or tomatoes, since they prefer higher acidity.
You can add pine-needle mulch around your blueberries to make the soil more acidic
@@j10001 how sweet for replying thank you.
(Side topic) How is Mrs Henny and her backside condition. Did she recover from her dirty blockage - or was there a final solution ?
No problem since!
@@NextLevelGardeningThen it won't be sexist to say that you need to keep watching those femme's butts (and Daisy and Bella and rabbit does too) ... and making sure everything is clean and properly working ... and shaking a tail .....
I should have waited until the end..LOL
What about pellet stove ash?
Yes!
what about ash from a traeger wood pellets?
Yes
Log ash yes, coal no. What about pellet stove ash?
Clarification? I think the wood ash is alkaline, but the biochar should be inert for 1000 years, and non-reactive. So biochar pH shouldn't be an issue, as opposed to the pH effect of wood ash, right?
Biochar will still raise the p h but not as much as ash
@@NextLevelGardening Thanks for the response. I'm big fan of your videos btw. Keep up the great work!
My soil is very acidic due to 20 pine trees around dropping all their needle and pine cones
This will help a lot!
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Very low sound in video.
Why not soak the charcoal with your fertilizers, then crush it. That would cut out the dust.
The 10% maybe low.
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