Easy as organics

[3combs]

An organic wetter made from aloe, or kelp?

 

[puggle6]

More thistles/nettles!

 

[Donothing-garden]

After making a good 15kg of biochar myself I’m surprised people are paying what is being charged online. Fuck it’s easy to make, will probably be making a few hundred kgs over the next few months.

Have U had it tested? Ash content lower than 3% and fixed carbon above 85%? Very hard to get to that quality in a batch process. As a manufacturer, I need consistent, quality supply.

 

[Donothing-garden]

An organic wetter made from aloe, or kelp?

No but aloe is an awesome wetter/biostimulant

 

[Donothing-garden]

 

[Donothing-garden]

The raw feedstock is walnut shell btw.

 

[R3za92]

Have U had it tested? Ash content lower than 3% and fixed carbon above 85%? Very hard to get to that quality in a batch process. As a manufacturer, I need consistent, quality supply.

I’m not concerned with any of that. I’m just turning what would have been a bon fire after I’ve harvested all the useable firewood out of it so sticks, small limbs and stumps into something useable.

I’m using a 50l retort currently and getting no ash in my char. But I’m also not producing nor have the desire to produce commercial amounts.

As I said I made 15kg in about 16 hours of burn time and about 2 hours of actual work so can’t understand the prices on line vs people just making their own.

As I’m using Hardwood feed stock I’m also setting up a seperate retort I can cycle the pyrolytic gassed back into the char for making lump charcoal for cooking.

 

[Donothing-garden]

I’m not concerned with any of that. I’m just turning what would have been a bon fire after I’ve harvested all the useable firewood out of it so sticks, small limbs and stumps into something useable.

I’m using a 50l retort currently and getting no ash in my char. But I’m also not producing nor have the desire to produce commercial amounts.

As I said I made 15kg in about 16 hours of burn time and about 2 hours of actual work so can’t understand the prices on line vs people just making their own.

As I’m using Hardwood feed stock I’m also setting up a seperate retort I can cycle the pyrolytic gassed back into the char for making lump charcoal for cooking.

Sweet. Sounds like you have a good system going. I have a really good paper on biochar here if you're interested: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tTo_b6a0eXvYfu_2oV0kBQeZ3GdGufVp/view?usp=drivesdk

I guess my main focus is biochar as a horticultural input obviously.

 

[Donothing-garden]

Soooo.... We've replaced a good chunk of the scoria, our aeration input with a thermo-mechanically manufactured wood fibre substrate. It's an awesome and unique material as it's kind of works mix of perlite, peat and coco. Very high air porosity, low bulk density. Weight is reduced by 25% and it's now quite a bit more tolerant to overwatering. Still likes to sit around 110mbar but recovers from overwatering easily.

 

[puggle6]

Soooo.... We've replaced a good chunk of the scoria, our aeration input with a thermo-mechanically manufactured wood fibre substrate. It's an awesome and unique material as it's kind of works mix of perlite, peat and coco. Very high air porosity, low bulk density. Weight is reduced by 25% and it's now quite a bit more tolerant to overwatering. Still likes to sit around 110mbar but recovers from overwatering easily.

Very nice addition! Is it like a flock? I think I recall seeing something like what you are describing used before.

 

[Donothing-garden]

Very nice addition! Is it like a flock? I think I recall seeing something like what you are describing used before.

Yeah it's really fluffy and smells like pine. I was worried it would draw down N but it hasn't... The end product feels more "organic" if that makes sense lol

Used lots in Europe and America now to cut down on peat and perlite. Australian nursery operations are blending it with their peat or Coco substrates too

 

[Porky]

Soooo.... We've replaced a good chunk of the scoria, our aeration input with a thermo-mechanically manufactured wood fibre substrate.

How is this stuff made and what source is it from??

 

[Billygoat]

How is this stuff made and what source is it from??

Thermo mechanically to me sounds like a woodchipper with a big flame thrower at the output end...

But I may be wrong

 

[Donothing-garden]

Thermo mechanically to me sounds like a woodchipper with a big flame thrower at the output end...

But I may be wrong

Lol

Sustainable Wood Fibre Substrate | Melbourne | Australian Growing Solutions

The new revolution in Australian horticulture. GrowFibre provides growers a sustainable, high performance substrate for all crops and plant types.

www.agsolutions.net.au

 

[Donothing-garden]

How is this stuff made and what source is it from??

From Victorian pine offcuts. Check out the link above how it's made.

 

[Kee Mao]

I reckon I would try the wood fibre instead of coco and stay hydro. Just need Bunnings to stock it,which is the closest hydro store to me.

 

[Donothing-garden]

It's only sold in bulk...

 

[Kee Mao]

Coco it is then

 

[Donothing-garden]

Coco it is then

Haha yeah, a whole cubic metre might be a bit overkill for a home grow

 

[3combs]

This reminded me of years ago, a fella on osa called sukonmiskunk used to run veg oil in his chain saw instead of bar oil. Then he'd gather up the saw dust pile and mix that in his seed raise and clone mixes. Makes sense, breaks down to lignins same as coco.