Activated charcoal

[Hudo]

Maybe it is called biochar now, I wonder why some biochar is sold innoculated, and some isnt. I checked out easy as organics as mentioned above, and saw that they call one raw and one active for their biochar they sell. I was able to find one place that said it was 2 weeks to innoculate it with microbes if placed in compost, so far that's the only time frame I've found

I recon but don't quote me on it but activated carbon locks up poisons and contaminants so maybe it locks up the nutrients ? One of the soil pros will have the Answer @itchybro @Donothing-garden

 

[benn0]

I always assumed people add charcoal to their soil for it to break down and feed the microbes and plants

 

[Mellow oldfark]

Activated charcoal is used in filtration and odour control and medical industry's.
Bio char always been agriculture.regular ash from woodfire kicks ass and you can pick it up free.
Used in my vegie gardens works well.

 

[Bear777]

I recon but don't quote me on it but activated carbon locks up poisons and contaminants so maybe it locks up the nutrients ? One of the soil pros will have the Answer @itchybro @Donothing-garden

I think in an filter application it would soak up poisons and contaminants.

 

[Bear777]

Activated charcoal is used in filtration and odour control and medical industry's.
Bio char always been agriculture.regular ash from woodfire kicks ass and you can pick it up free.
Used in my vegie gardens works well

Sounds like the the term biochar is used for any horticultural application of charcoal. I think I will pick easy as organics brain to find out how long recommended to innoculate the activated charcoal. It makes sense what was posted earlier that if you just put it in your soil, the microbes and nutrients will eventually fill it up, I was just thinking I wanted to use it initially as a boost to the soil food web, by innoculating it before putting it into my soil, as I believe initially some microbes and nutrients could be transferred from the soil into the activated biochar away initially from the plants resources if it wasn't innoculated beforehand.

 

[Donothing-garden]

Sounds like the the term biochar is used for any horticultural application of charcoal. I think I will pick easy as organics brain to find out how long recommended to innoculate the activated charcoal. It makes sense what was posted earlier that if you just put it in your soil, the microbes and nutrients will eventually fill it up, I was just thinking I wanted to use it initially as a boost to the soil food web, by innoculating it before putting it into my soil, as I believe initially some microbes and nutrients could be transferred from the soil into the activated biochar away initially from the plants resources if it wasn't innoculated beforehand.

The term biochar is used for organic material that has undergone pyrolysis and what is left must be 60% or more carbon with low ash content, as low as possible. The biochar we supply is from walnut shell and is consistently higher than 84% carbon, super high quality. The bigger the pile when activating, the hotter it gets. It's ready when cool again, similar to a fresh soil mix.

 

[Donothing-garden]

I always assumed people add charcoal to their soil for it to break down and feed the microbes and plants

Biochar doesn't break down, it remains in the soil permanently as a source of carbon and a home for microbes. The high surface area allows storage and exchange of nutrient ions, and yeah, it's really effective at heavy metal remediation.

 

[Bear777]

The term biochar is used for organic material that has undergone pyrolysis and what is left must be 60% or more carbon with low ash content, as low as possible. The biochar we supply is from walnut shell and is consistently higher than 84% carbon, super high quality. The bigger the pile when activating, the hotter it gets. It's ready when cool again, similar to a fresh soil mix.

How long does it typically take to innoculate biochar

 

[Donothing-garden]

How long does it typically take to innoculate biochar

about the time it takes for it to cool down. If a m3 or more, it will take about a week.

 

[Bear777]

Thank you very much