THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BIOCHAR: how to make it, how to use it, and why it's important

Most people put biochar in the ground wrong. Here's what 30 years of restoration taught me about how it actually works. Biochar is not a soil amendment — it's a soil amendment HOST. Without active biology to go with it, you get nothing. Here's the full method from three decades of restoration practice in Canada and Mexico. —— 🌿 FREE RESOURCES — start here: → Planet Healer Path guide + Can I Make a Living from This? https://planet-healers.kit.com/ 📬 Monthly field notes from Tsunul Reserve + full resource library: → patreon.com/planethealers 🌳 Skill stays and field intensive at the reserve: → planethealers.org/skill-stays 📚 Books and field guides: → planethealers.org —— Paul Morris, MSc, CERP — 30 years of ecosystem restoration across Canada, and the Yucatán Peninsula. Planet Healers · Resilient Ecosystems Institute A.C. Tsunul Reserve · Yucatán, México 0:00 Introduction to Biochar 4:13 Making biochar - Contiki and Barrel methods compared 7:15 Analysis of TULD method of making biochar 10:00 Quenching and charging the char with urine (human) 16:00 Crushing the char and charging the biochar 20:00 Superbrew organic fertilizer 24:00 Finished biochar 27:00 How to use biochar in the nursery 28:00 No-till garden method using biochar Part 2: Super Powerful Brew video here:    • Super Brew Fertilizer: A Chemical-Free Sol...   Part 3: Microbiome Collection and Use:    • Microbiome Collection and Use - Easy Soil ...   Quick Guide to Making Biochar: 1. Add brush to barrel (top open and no other holes for pyrolysis) and light 2. Add layers of brush as lower layers burn down, but before ash forms 3. On the last few layers, use smaller brush to ensure an even burn 4. Fill the barrel with water to halt the burning process 3. Add urine to charge the char with nitrogen and leave overnight 5. Drain any water that has not been absorbed, and spread the char out in an even layer 6. Crush down any larger pieces using a carpet roller or something of the sort 7. Turn in manure, soil and leaf compost (or whatever is available) 8. Pour on diluted Super Brew organic fertilizer mixture (Super Powerful Brew video) 9. Cover with a tarp and let sit for 3 months to break down and infuse into biochar. 10. Bag up and use! A fast method that has mixed success: use biochar after 1 month and plant a nitrogen-fixing crop like beans for the first planting. Supplement with Superbrew Fertilizer regularly to offset the initial nutrient uptake by the biochar. What is a Kon Tiki? - https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wi... BIOCHAR GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTURE APPLICATIONS- Practical insights for applying biochar to annual and perennial crops https://biochar-us.org/media/download... Summary of studies showing the benefits of biochar. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...