Grow Your Soil!: Harness the Power of the Soil Food Web to Create Your Best Garden Ever by Diane Miessler

Author:Diane Miessler [Miessler, Diane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Gardening, Techniques, Organic, Technology & Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Soil Science
ISBN: 9781635862089
Google: OW2IDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Storey Publishing
Published: 2020-02-17T18:30:00+00:00

Homemade Biochar

The simplest way to make biochar is to burn scrap wood in the open. You can burn the wood in a trench or on the surface; a trench will create a ready-made planting bed once you’ve added soil and compost, or it can become the base of a compost pile. Biochar under a compost pile will get filled up with composted goodness — nutrients and microbes — that will live on and multiply when you mix it into your soil. The beauty of biochar is that nothing goes to waste; what can’t be composted is turned into soil-enriching charcoal.

If you have a small backyard where burning a brush pile isn’t appropriate, make your fire in a small metal drum or purchased fire pit. Obviously, you want to do this when there’s no danger of wildfire; keep your material covered and dry, and burn it after a good rain. And follow your town’s or state’s open-burning regulations; some parts of the country require permits.

You can burn many different materials, such as woodworking scraps, corncobs and cornstalks, bamboo, and larger brush you’ve trimmed from the garden and let dry for a while. Incorporate smaller bits near the center of the pile so they don’t fall off, and save some small, dry tinder for starting the fire on top.

Have a hose with a nozzle ready to go next to the fire. This is for safety and to prevent the wood from turning to ash. A metal rake to corral stray coals will come in handy.

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