The Survival Gardener

by David The Good

Biochar

Biochar, Soil

A Former Dairy Farmer Comments on my “Deer Plot Method” of Fixing Bad Soil

Leo Scheibelhut shares some additional thoughts on fixing bad soil with “deer food plot” style seeding: “I’m a former grazing…
Biochar, Fertilizing

Ashes vs. Charcoal in the Garden

I’ve had multiple people comment on my biochar videos saying they like to use ashes in their gardens. that’s all…
Biochar

Easy Biochar Trench Burning Method

I took down a big tree in the middle of the garden area and cut it into pieces this last…
Biochar

Making Nutrient-Rich Biochar the Easy and (Almost Free) Way

See what we’re doing in my latest video, then read on for a transcript and further notes: Welcome back. If…
Biochar, Soil

Making Small Batches of Biochar Without A Kiln

Yesterday evening my son and I did an experiment with making biochar in a cone-shaped pit. Bruce from Red Gardens…
Biochar

Slash and Burn and Biochar Test Beds

I posted this video recently: In the comments, my friend Steven of Skillcult left a good comment on the proper…
Biochar

Biochar trench

There is a lot of brush on our garden lot right now, all chopped up and piled in piles. A…
Biochar, Coconuts, Cooking, Fruit trees

Turning coconut shells into charcoal

This is really cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFrt3e3-TSE&feature=share h/t Mart Hale for the video. BONUS: Cassava makes a guest appearance.
Biochar, Composting, Videos

Experiments in Creating Terra Preta

Thanks to Permie Flix, I recently saw another interesting experiment in creating terra preta: I love this kind of experimentation.…
Biochar

Ripping off Skillcult

Yesterday I put out a video follow-up to Steven’s recent biochar burning video: The funny thing about this video: about…