Vladlen Terezhe

Joy Oasis wrote:I am getting some biochar today, and then inoculate it for a few days in liquid manure and stuff, and then will try.

What layer thickness are you using? I think the layer should not dry out. You can place it in the shade.

I will not pre-inoculate the charcoal because charcoal is very alkaline. I just want to rinse it with water to make it neutral. Nature, like soil bacteria, is a very aggressive environment if not disturbed.
I will only add urine from above.

John Suavecito wrote:Vladlen,
Since you're in Siberia, do you know what Anastasia would say about this? PLant them near the Ringing Cedars?

John S
PDX OR

I have heard about this book, but have not read it. I prefer scientific literature, not fantasy. I grow some Siberian cedars and will be experimenting with biochar + siberian cedar. I also try to introduce pinus coreaane to Western Siberia. I also try to introduce carya ovata.

What if you cover the pasture with a layer of 5-10 centimeters. Give the grass time to grow, then release the animals there, which will give urine and manure. Charcoal will collect this. This should speed up the growth of the grass. You can use chickens and a small plot of land. People let's do experiments. I don't want people to forget about biochar.

Nancy Reading wrote:This is facinating Vladlen, thanks.  Can you tell us more about the set up? Was the charcoal innoculated (with compost tea or whatever?).  I can see ground cover plants: strawberry, dandelion, possibly chenopodium(?) as well as the radish with lovely roots.  Were these sown as seeds, planted as little plugs or made their own way there?  Again with the mushrooms: did you innoculate with spawn or have they come of their own accord?  The roots and mushrooms definitely seem to be using the charcoal for resources. Lovely!

I had an idea whether it is possible to save the permafrost from melting if it is covered with biochar which will serve as a heat insulator. At the beginning of the summer, I decided to conduct a simple experiment. Compare the temperature of bare soil and soil under biochar. Biochar i made from Prúnus spinósa.

https://youtu.be/kvtviNe95Bs

Nancy biochar was not charged. Nature knows better than we do how to charge biochar. Just give nature time. A month later, I once urinated on charcoal to simulate the presence of animals. The wild grass seeds grew themselves. I didn't plant radish seeds on purpose most likely they fell out of my pocket. Spores of fungi independently arrived from the forest.

https://youtu.be/RgXqv9bnlx4

https://youtu.be/E1DUSrfyzVo

Earlier this summer, I covered the soil in my garden with layers of charcoal about 5 centimeters. I was amazed when wild mushrooms started growing in this place in the fall. If you interesting it i will add video about it.