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Post by woodchuck on Jan 19, 2009 13:43:52 GMT -5
Fast and furious biochar with a commonly available off-the-shelf charcoal chimney..... ![](http://i41.tinypic.com/29m6u5u.jpg) If anyone is further interested, I can post some more pics..... <Woodchuck>
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Post by grungy on Jan 19, 2009 15:11:04 GMT -5
Please do.
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Post by Alan on Jan 19, 2009 18:11:08 GMT -5
I second the motion!
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Post by ottawagardener on Jan 25, 2009 9:53:02 GMT -5
Would you believe that Mother Earth had an article on biochar this month!
It's hit mainstream folks.
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Post by Jim on Jan 25, 2009 14:08:51 GMT -5
more please
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Post by grunt on Jan 26, 2009 8:01:47 GMT -5
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Post by woodchuck on Jan 26, 2009 21:46:10 GMT -5
Sorry i haven't posted more pics.... The memory card in my camera went bad and I lost the pics I'd already taken. I bought a new card today and I'll take some new pics in a day or two.
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Post by grungy on Jan 27, 2009 2:34:12 GMT -5
Looking forward to it.
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Post by canadamike on Jan 27, 2009 2:36:50 GMT -5
Grunt, check the whole site and blog of this guy, a systems biologist from Sweden. A permaculture guy too.
We need his expertise here, it is amazing....
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Post by grunt on Jan 27, 2009 8:07:16 GMT -5
Mike: Already did. Lots of good stuff on his site, even the untranslated pages. I'll see if he wants to come and play.
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Post by canadamike on Jan 30, 2009 0:50:23 GMT -5
Dominique from Kokopelli told me they used biochar with phenomenal success in their project in India.
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Post by Wrennie on Jan 30, 2009 9:03:28 GMT -5
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Post by woodchuck on Mar 3, 2009 19:03:38 GMT -5
I finally have some more pics to post. ;D ![](http://i42.tinypic.com/wk1r1x.jpg) $6-$10 Charcoal Starting chimney with the addition of a piece of hardware cloth on the bottom to contain small pieces of charcoal. Pieces of wood should be of roughly the same thickness for even burning. ![](http://i42.tinypic.com/15nosqx.jpg) Fire is started at the top with newspaper and a bit of used cooking oil so the fire spreads across the top of the wood evenly. ![](http://i41.tinypic.com/2qk8nx2.jpg) Fire started. ![](http://i39.tinypic.com/11hgsjb.jpg) Beginning to gasify. ![](http://i41.tinypic.com/29m6u5u.jpg) Gasifying. ![](http://i40.tinypic.com/2sakrya.jpg) When the fire dies down, douse with water to complete the process. The charcoal is now done. On to crushing and sifting....... <Woodchuck>
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Post by woodchuck on Mar 12, 2009 23:06:19 GMT -5
Crushed and sifted 'char pics! 'Char needs to be moist when crushed and sifted to avoid a black dust cloud!! LOL ;D ![](http://i39.tinypic.com/91m6o1.jpg) Larger 'char for use in my raised beds (1/2-3/4inch). ![](http://i40.tinypic.com/2mdj7gl.jpg) Smaller 'char for use as a perlite replacement in seed starting, etc. (1/8-3/16 inch) The above burner may be small, but I can make a surprising amount of 'char in an hour or so alternating back and forth between two burners. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) <Woodchuck>
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