WOOD ASH & BIOCHAR in the Garden // BENEFITS & DANGERS

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Wood ash and inoculated charcoal (biochar) have been used as organic fertilizer in the garden forever. What happens when you use them in your garden? Ash from your fireplace or fire pit can be used in the garden as a free fertilizer. But it shouldn't be used in some situations. BioChar is expensive... UNLESS you know how to make your own. It's easy and I'll show you how to make diy biochar with a few simple and inexpensive ingredients.
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@cindyhewatt3406 8 месяцев назад

Did you really taste it!!!😂❤❤❤

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Hi Cindy! No it was flour and coffee grounds. Tasted bad though

@gwhln 8 месяцев назад

@@NextLevelGardening😂thanks for the laugh😂

@TheGiddyGardener 8 месяцев назад

@@gwhln100 for shock value!

@sparkleflair 8 месяцев назад

@@NextLevelGardening whew! I was worried!! :O

@grandmaofthree897 8 месяцев назад

I gasped outloud and my husband told me I need to turn RU-vid off 😅 HaHa! I said I’m sure it was not ash!

@edruoff1691 8 месяцев назад

This is your finest video yet…informative, wonderfully easy to follow, laced with great humor! Thanks, Brian!!

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@shadyman6346 8 месяцев назад

Okay, the ash face was hilarious! Now I gotta clean Diet Coke off my screen...

@jenniferjsaracino 8 месяцев назад

The humor in this video is Next Level hahahaha 😂

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

😁

@ruthpullman5812 8 месяцев назад

I think I will add it to my compost. I can wait…. Loved the humour in this video. Definitely kept my attention.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@GrantStreetGarden 8 месяцев назад

I agree, I put my wood ashes in the compost too.

@larryanderson599 7 месяцев назад

Best video I’ve seen on Woodash. Congratulations. Plus it was funny.

@deelaneenn6677 4 месяца назад

we use our guinea pig poop and some washed out wood ash for our sunflowers to give them an extra boost.

@bluwtr 8 месяцев назад

You can use D.E.F. as a nitrogen source (vs pering on it) as D.E.F is pure water and urea. Also, activated charcoal is the same as the lump charcoal. It can be expensive, but there may be ways to get it more cheaply.

@lindawashington500 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for pointing out how to NOT use in alkaline soil!!! I’ve learned the hard way that one can make soil building mistakes that are impossible to HARD to correct once done.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Yes! Very important

@lindafody9115 8 месяцев назад

That was the funniest video you have made. It put a smile on my face. Thanks

@charlottehaworth6455 8 месяцев назад

Oh my goodness mate that was so funny and Emily‘s thumbs up in the car was brilliant 😂😂❤

@barbstcyr304 8 месяцев назад

Love it, too funny! 🤣🤣 Lots of great info!

@alysonbaker939 8 месяцев назад

What a fantastic show. This show explains why the one year my husband and I burned the ‘garden cleanup’ in the middle of the garden, then spread the ashes, the garden didn’t do as well as we’d anticipated. I’d guessed the slow production had to do with the burning so we never burned again nor added ash directly to the soil. Now I know why. Yep, we have a more alkaline soil. Thank you for a terrific show.

@almostoily7541 7 месяцев назад

We have acidic soil and when we burn our gardens do very well. The best two garden spots I have are where there were burn piles of limbs after a couple of bad hurricanes. It's rather funny because we have regular plants, then super big ones then regular ones later in the row 😅

@eileenfagansunflowerdesign8794 7 месяцев назад

Hi there I just found you a few days ago and I’m loving the content! I have a huge problem with Honey Fungus killing mature trees and shrubs in my garden and I’m wondering if you have any opinion or advice on using biochar in the treatment or prevention?

@charlescoker7752 4 месяца назад

Notice your pasture is in need of fertilization. They don't raise champion race horses in Kentucky by accident. It is the soil they grow their grass in.

@gardenfreshtotable 8 месяцев назад

Do you have the recipe on how much of each is used to make the Bio Char?

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Doesn't have to be perfect

@timdavis6088 8 месяцев назад

I use the waste water from my aquarium as s ready to use diluted fish fertilizer and the charcoal from the filters as bio-char. I don't do anything but collect it and redistribute it.

@craighalle7892 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Brian! I always knew wood ash was beneficial to the garden, but I never realized there was a mix to use to make it more effective. I will have to give that a try. It was humorous, which made it more memorable and meaningful. Comedy is not easy and your mind has to be it the right place to pull it off. So you don't need to do it again. We will appreciate it though. May the Lord keep blessing you and yours. Remember I sure do love you all.

@janinesmith720 8 месяцев назад

Perfect timing! We've just emptied our fire pit and added the ash to the garden beds. The biochar hack is "next level". Looking forward to giving it a try. Great info as usual. Keep rockin it my friend!

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@nancymcneill7698 7 месяцев назад

Too funny 😂 you eating the wood ash😂❤😊

@cynthiablanton9106 8 месяцев назад

What about the ash from pellet stoves?

@Carol32547 8 месяцев назад

No!!!! You didn't put that in your mouth!

@dawnvittorio244 8 месяцев назад

We have been spreading our fireplace ash directly into the gardens over the winter. Also, spread the chicken manure. Then mulched leaves. Figured since it's winter it has a few months to soak in and age. Then we will turn it over in March. I guess I should test my soil before planting.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Perfect!

@Tracysop1 8 месяцев назад

Great information, but I really have to compliment you on the pace and editing of this video. The humor was spot on. Well done!

@brianc7846 8 месяцев назад

Does this work for container plants?

@claybecker13 8 месяцев назад

The easiest way to make it is put a small metal barrel into a large metal barrel. Put wood in the small barrel. Cover the small barrel with a lid that has holes in the top. Put wood around the small barrel inside the large barrel and set it on fire. The wood in the small barrel gets super heated, but doesn't burn and turns into charcoal

@marioariyanto8382 5 месяцев назад

what about charcoal instead of wood ash? do it have different effects?

@Inspiringsuccess2 7 месяцев назад

This works! We have done this for years and have tastier crops and the soil holds water even in extreme weather events, if you add enough. Also - it sequesters carbon from the atmosphere!!

@consciousgardener9790 8 месяцев назад

This information will be a game changer in my gardening. Thank you so much. We appreciate you so much. Pet Daisy and Bella for me. 😊

@krickette5569 8 месяцев назад

Great video! A couple years ago, I used lump charcoal to make bio char and saw great results.

@tamardevane6635 8 месяцев назад

We’ve been putting biochar in the compost bin and adding inoculated biochar to our alkaline soil. We’re getting better and better stronger plants and better heals. The soil holds moisture better and has more earth worms. (In dry,hot Portugal). It’s not all we add of course. We also use manure, mineral dusts and compost. 😊

@trobinson89 8 месяцев назад

Great video, Brian! I want to test my garden soil, so I think I'll check out this link you shared. By the way, I like how you inserted some comedic elements into this video. They were unexpected which made them even more funny. The ash all over your face and Emilie's thumbs up while sitting in the car had me cracking up. 😂

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Lol thanks

@fargley001 8 месяцев назад

5:07 - I've used the "fines" at the bottom of my lump charcoal, for years. I wasn't aware how long it lasted though...

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

I know. Crazy!

@MarlzJinx 8 месяцев назад

My Mom use to mix A can of cola A can of beer A cup of pee A cup of molasses Teaspoon of dawn dish soap Cup of strained tobacco juice And a gallon of water. I think she watered her plants with the mixture diluted with water. Her plants were beautiful.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

All the right stuff!

@markhaynes9442 8 месяцев назад

Great vid, Brian! What a hoot! Quick question for you or maybe one of the "family." Can the ash from a pellet stove be used? I actually use pots more than anything else, so I won't be treating our soul, but I thought it might be a good question for someone with a pellet stove. Thanks!

@markhaynes9442 8 месяцев назад

soil, not soul! Good grief!!

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Yes, anything that's natural wood without chemicals.

@gardentours 8 месяцев назад

Just discovered your channels and subscribed to them. There's a lot of useful information and something for the 💚 as well 🐇🐂🐇🐕🐓🌝👍

@thatcatjc1 Месяц назад

U already know I subscribed 30 seconds in. That was awesome lol and this answered my specific questions. How do you feel with this stuff in citrus planting?

@cabinfevernanna5897 8 месяцев назад

I have a Birdy bed inside a cattle panel greenhouse. I had a thrip or similar bug infestation in Late December/January. I tried EVERYTHING natural to kill them and Nats and mosquitos. I removed all the formerly Thriving Peppers and tried more soil repairs. The ONLY thing that seemed to stop the thrips(?) And a couple rodents digging under the bed ...was wood ash. At least so far. Any suggestions to repair the beds before I plant in there again this season? My peppers are ALWAYS beautiful and usually thrive through winter months, until this happened.

@marcw8428 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video on bio char. I just found your channel here on RU-vid and all your videos stand out because you get right to the point you don’t waste my time. I have a question about bio char, I currently started about 60 pounds inoculating. I’ve got quite a mixture, compost, lake water on a ranch with cows poop in i,t deer antelope cow and chicken manure.. The slurry it’s inoculating in it’s pretty hot stuff meaning it would burn plants if put directly into the garden. Do you rinse the bio char when done? What do you do to recently inoculated bio char before applying to the soil?

@Sproutupgardening 8 месяцев назад

Brian I love following both your channels. I have a tomato question. I live outside of Los Angeles zone 9b. I built your trellis system and I'm still getting tomatoes! Should I continue to let them grow or should I cut them to get ready for new tomatoes for spring. It's almost Feb and I'm not sure what to do. I honestly didn't expect them to last this long. Usually by Oct/Nov the wind takes them but that hook trellis system saved them!

@thefishfin-atic7106 7 месяцев назад

Ashes in a high pH soil could cause the soil to become too high on the pH scale, but biochar is pure carbon if made right, and should have no effect on the pH whatsoever if I'm not mistaken?

@carriecreates1207 7 месяцев назад

Great training videos!! We add cardboard leaves and office paper to our wood burn pile. Would that be unsafe to used in the garden? Thank you!

@vickihalverson6328 8 месяцев назад

This was a really fun video!! You've inspired me to try this out. It looks so simple to make. I will probably add it to my compost.

@julie-annepineau4022 8 месяцев назад

I spread wood ash with chunks of charcoal in my garden and around my fruit trees all winter. We have acidic soil and I mulched with spruce this year. I am hoping it helps balance things out. I also put it in my chicken run. They eat some but is also great for dust baths as long as it is dry.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Yes. Love the chicken tip!

@dalewis5038 8 месяцев назад

I didn't read comments to find an answer. Here goes, I've considered using the ashes from the barbecue but your video made me think, I use the charcoal bought at the store, I have no wood to use. But, I use starter fluid, as such I'm thinking that ash cannot be used because of the fluid, am I right??? You mentioned what brands or types not to use. Does my method fall into the same category? I now live in a different country, no seasons here, hot all year round, so there are new things to learn and apply. Thank you

@melindaroth5796 8 месяцев назад

WOW Brian There is so much important information to learn. Thank you for your excellent teaching. I sent this to my husband. ❤ Love yall ❤😊

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Melinda!

@suel1634 8 месяцев назад

Log ash yes, coal no. What about pellet stove ash?

@jo-annjewett198 8 месяцев назад

That was interestingly helpful. I have spent a lot of money on biochar.

@moogoomoogoo5990 8 месяцев назад

Making my own biochar would be an excellent way to use the small bits and powder left over in the bottom of my lump charcoal bags.

@LyndenRathke 6 месяцев назад

Trump couldn’t answer a simple question to save his ass Of course he doesn’t worry about money You don’t need to when you don’t pay your bills

@michaelmosley254 8 месяцев назад

Great video just wondering can you put to much char in your graden space i made a bunce back in the fall

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

It would take a lot!

@michaelmosley254 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for answering

@cowboyblacksmith 8 месяцев назад

Wow, I was going to add ash to my tomato bed but not anymore. Thanks for the tips. I like the suggestion of adding it to my compost to help regulate the ph-done deal.

@aaronhopkins6697 8 месяцев назад

Yes thank you for also noticing this. For fun before i put my ash and biochar i did a quick ph test. and whoa i was shocked at the such high off the chart ph. So people only just a little bit in each garden bed, or just put it in the compost pile for six months or so.

@kevinesterline622 6 месяцев назад

That was awesome man. I bet it was rough getting all that grit out of your teeth. Thanks for the laugh. And great videos.

@eliramirez9958 7 месяцев назад

Hello can we use kingsford original ash and mesquite for soil?

@charlescoker7752 4 месяца назад

Why not soak the charcoal with your fertilizers, then crush it. That would cut out the dust.

@princesspamela1959 7 месяцев назад

How does this biochar info relate to raised beds and container gardening? Thanks

@omegahunter9 8 месяцев назад

My soil sits between 8-9PH naturally.

@hillbillyshadetreefarm5732 8 месяцев назад

This is great info. Thank you and Emily for the laugh so early in the morning. It was a great way to start the day! Stay dry w the next round of storms coming our way here in San Diego. Let's hope and pray it's not a repeat of this past Monday. ~ Rhonda

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. You too!

@justatitle 8 месяцев назад

What would you use for high alkalinity soil?

@Ethrigan1312 7 месяцев назад

Informative and funny. Thank you 😊

@debbiewilhelm3035 8 месяцев назад

I loved the video, Informative and funny!

@lindagowin7270 8 месяцев назад

Great video. So informative. Thank you.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@sangitadesai7278 8 месяцев назад

What about ashes from burning paper?

@MW_Builds 5 месяцев назад

I have heard of plastic that lasts as long as the biochar.

@darlenethompson6738 8 месяцев назад

You make it look doable. Thank you. Great video.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

It is!

@fleurettewoods6080 8 месяцев назад

I should have waited until the end..LOL

@ebgstuff 7 месяцев назад

Didn't ur mom teach u not to put everything in ur mouth?

@garyhiggs2026 8 месяцев назад

What about pellet stove ash?

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Yes!

@gardengrrlWendy 7 месяцев назад

I've been using 100% Natural Hardwood Lump charcoal in my grill, and nothing on the bag states there is anything else but hardwood. I took a chance and dumped the ashes into my compost bin. What are your thoughts about just using it the way you do woodash?

@NextLevelGardening 7 месяцев назад

Yes

@Kathysart 8 месяцев назад

Lol… you ate it? Way cute. Now that’s dedication! I have actually been wondering about all this! I wondered about briquettes. I think there’s nothing, gardening wise or building cool stuff, that you don’t cover. Incredible.

@petanisukses_garden 8 месяцев назад

Wow boleh di coba ini tips perkebunan ny biar subur

@fleurettewoods6080 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the information

@kathiesimpson571 8 месяцев назад

Love this one so much! I’m working with only natural solutions so thank you for making biochar easy. And, Emily, your cameo is off the charts!❤❤❤

@damedesmontagnes 8 месяцев назад

I think my homemade compost has enough carbon, at least 30:1 because I use sawdust, so I won't need to add this to my garden. Biochar would add more carbon so that could be problematic if I already have more than enough carbon in my soil. It might be ok to put on the top, but idk.

@kjrchannel1480 8 месяцев назад

I think the dusted face was for comic effect, but if I did this . I would have got the charcoal wet first, and maybe gave it a quick ride in the blender or something like that,to make it smaller.

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

That's what I did!

@kjrchannel1480 8 месяцев назад

@@NextLevelGardening Just in case I said that because I have also been in dusty concrete and tile cutting environments so I know how much water helps to keep dust down. I saw you crushing it in a bucket dry with a sledge. That is where I would have added water. Seeing your face like that was funny though. Concrete dust once turned all my hair grey. Others thought that was funny.

@pennyjohnsrud2985 8 месяцев назад

Thank you for this great information! I think I have a biochar project in my future...

@sonyahogan5673 8 месяцев назад

This is one of the best videos ever! Yall are so funny! Who am I kidding, I love all your videos!😊

@phenixwars1 8 месяцев назад

The mask bit with Emilie was hilarious 😂 great video and lots of info. I'm gonna have to rewatch it.

@donaldsmith438 8 месяцев назад

Very low sound in video.

@charlescoker7752 4 месяца назад

The 10% maybe low.

@Dianatorres6990 8 месяцев назад

In mexico some people boil the corn in ashes to prepare dough for tamales.

@charlenealewine8785 8 месяцев назад

Great information

@debrajones7349 8 месяцев назад

Great informative and hilarious video!

@lrod1983 8 месяцев назад

what about ash from a traeger wood pellets?

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Yes

@johndoh5182 8 месяцев назад

So, my problem with wood ash is it's NOT natural for many environments because those environments don't burn, tropical lands, in the absence of humans for instance. Sadly some tropical areas are burning NOW because they're experience drought which in the past was incredibly rare, to the point the ecosystem can't be based on the results of fire. Or, humans are burning to clear out areas for their own agriculture. My next problem with it is the release of CO2 from burning along with pollutants which are bad for humans. Imagine if the world over ALL agriculture introduced burning. BAD pollution around the world for a few months. So, whatever benefit you can POSSIBLY get from wood ash or even biochar it comes at the expense of pollution and more CO2 in the atmosphere, or really right now means the oceans since the oceans sink most of it until the oceans can no longer hold more which will mean a sterile ocean. IF the wood ash or biochar is made with a process that captures CO2, then it's not terrible. However whatever benefits you can get from wood ash you can probably get in other ways. So, still not a fan, and will never do that. But we own land in basically near tropical forest conditions, people USED to burn but the country has now pretty much outlawed that thankfully. And the air is much better now. Composting is becoming used more. WOW! It's even more effective.

@billstone8451 5 месяцев назад

That’s one side of the coin , fires are started naturally by lightning , there are many pine and eucalyptus trees that need fire so there seed can be freed to sprout! While it’s true fire releases co2 stored in trees , the exact same amount will be released when they decompose, trees and plants use co2 . Nature waste nothing! :) If they did controlled burning in California ( instead of letting fodder build up as they do for years) it wouldn’t destroy the trees that take years to grow nor the habitat of animals that live in those trees that may take a century or more to grow back. regardless if fires were started by man or nature. I could go on about the proven benefits of controlled burns not here to argue just sharing other side of coin . From my research it was the Aztec / Inca that invented the idea of using biochar in order to feed their people due to poor soils in Amazon, and It’s still active today. Any time man abuses nature there will be consequences !

@zakzak5995 5 месяцев назад

Thanks ❤

@veronicastephens8501 8 месяцев назад

Loving the humor you incorporated! Entertaining and informative 👍🏻 + 👍🏻

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@heatherbishop6526 8 месяцев назад

Lol

@lorim4321 8 месяцев назад

Very informative and comedic 😆

@tedshepsky5591 8 месяцев назад

🤣😅😂

@JenniMBE 8 месяцев назад

😝

@toniearnest1861 8 месяцев назад

🤣good to see you in a really good mood !!!❤

@Martha-km1of 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the giggles. 🤭

@AngelaM-y4e 8 месяцев назад

Good morning, that was a lot of great information! Thank you, have a wonderful day!

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

You too!

@theresaparodi6027 8 месяцев назад

Hmmm . . . California soil must be awesome because of all our wildfires 😢😊

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Hmm. Never thought of that. But yes that us how forest fires rejuvenate the land!

@johnlord8337 8 месяцев назад

(Side topic) How is Mrs Henny and her backside condition. Did she recover from her dirty blockage - or was there a final solution ?

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

No problem since!

@johnlord8337 8 месяцев назад

@@NextLevelGardeningThen it won't be sexist to say that you need to keep watching those femme's butts (and Daisy and Bella and rabbit does too) ... and making sure everything is clean and properly working ... and shaking a tail .....

@Inga464 8 месяцев назад

My soil is very acidic due to 20 pine trees around dropping all their needle and pine cones

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

This will help a lot!

@fleurettewoods6080 8 месяцев назад

I have super alkaline soil and need to plant blueberries in pots, otherwise I do not get any berries. should I make biochar for my regular garden? and we are not allowed to have chickens, so can I use deer droppings?

@justatitle 8 месяцев назад

I read you can use *inoculated* biochar on alkaline soil. I have high alkaline soil as well so I researched it too. I learned you can put the unbroken bio char in your planters, but over all like grass and soil correction to bring close to neutral use the *inoculated bio char*

@fleurettewoods6080 8 месяцев назад

@@justatitle thank you for the information

@justatitle 8 месяцев назад

@@fleurettewoods6080 your welcome, but don’t put either of bio charges with blueberries or tomatoes, since they prefer higher acidity.

@j10001 5 месяцев назад

You can add pine-needle mulch around your blueberries to make the soil more acidic

@justatitle 5 месяцев назад

@@j10001 how sweet for replying thank you.

@ti89todd13 8 месяцев назад

Clarification? I think the wood ash is alkaline, but the biochar should be inert for 1000 years, and non-reactive. So biochar pH shouldn't be an issue, as opposed to the pH effect of wood ash, right?

@NextLevelGardening 8 месяцев назад

Biochar will still raise the p h but not as much as ash

@ti89todd13 8 месяцев назад

@@NextLevelGardening Thanks for the response. I'm big fan of your videos btw. Keep up the great work!