mathuranatha

I am working towards increasing my biochar production above my own usage and selling some .So I rang around a dozen plant nurseries and landscape suppliers in our area [Tweed-GoldCoast, and Brisbane Australia]. I was inquiring if they already sold biochar and would be interested in stocking another local brand [mine] at a cut price . Well only one out of a dozen or so had even heard of biochar/terrapreta .And these were the biggest most established plant nurseries and garden /landscape supply outlets in an affluent ,fast growing progressive largish city and also the State capital:eek_big: There has been sooooooooo much about biochar on ABC TV and media for years .Guess most Australians don't read and only watch sport on TV :( And no one in the whole wide world is selling Biochar on ebay . Its like dreaming you are in the Renaissance and then waking up in the middle of the dark ages . :eek2: Saving the planet may not be so easy after all :)

I left about a cubic meter of homemade biochar in a pile for about 3 years .Grass,roots and weeds etc grew through it .When I shoveled it up it was definitely finer than when i made it .Another 2 thousand years and it should be fine as the terrapretta and I can sell it to the local landscape supply:lol:

G,day ,we have been making biochar for our own gardens for 2or3 years and have often thought of making extra and trying to sell it .Any feedback on the idea most welcome thanks --- mat

Hey ,I've dug a pit [about 2 cubic meters] and have accumulated a big mound of charcoal [3or4 cubic meters] and am wondering how best to crush it or if crushing is necessary . I made some garden beds, some without biochar and some with[30%]about 2 months ago , not much difference in growth rates though and that was roughly crushed by hand.

Hey ,I've dug a pit [about 2 cubic meters] and have accumulated a big mound of charcoa l[3or4 cubic meters] and am wondering how best to crush it or if crushing is necessary . I made some garden beds, some without biochar and some with[30%]about 2 months ago , not much difference in growth rates though.

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Ive made a big pile of charcoal/biochar [maybe a cubic metre] is it more effective to finely grind it and is there an easy way? I,ve been putting it in a cement mixer with some largish round rocks -wors but slow thanks Mathuranatha

Haribol ! My name is Mathuranatha Das ,I live in a small basically self sufficient garden ashram in northern NSW Australia.I have been recently making reasonably large amounts of biochar and am wondering is it best to finely crush it and is there an easy way.thanks