Every video is a such a great mix of science, spirituality, and stunning camerawork.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanx Lee

@cyeamaculture8486

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.. This is so beautifully filmed and put together

@okiebear

2 жыл бұрын

I concor

@KristinGasser

2 жыл бұрын

...and a beautiful voice speaking, besides this lovely australian dialect... 😉

@okiebear

2 жыл бұрын

@@KristinGasserI would compare his voice to Morgan Freeman almost godly. Haha 🤘🖖

This channel is MASSIVELY underrated. God bless you mate, you're something special.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU mate :-)

@TheVigilantStewards

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when it was just 300 or 450 subscribers. I'm so glad it's blown up, but not surprised. It's the only channel I cheer for when I get surprised with a new video. Literally, I cheer.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheVigilantStewards hip hip hurrah😀🙏

@jennyanimal9046

2 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of content that would be valuable in middle schools and high schools

You are a world leader now in permacultre and beautiful you tube content .I hope you realise how much you are loved around the world. Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

That comment helped I must admit 😁🙏💚

I just discovered this video, and it's exactly what I was looking for. So many gardening videos show "how to use biochar" and assure me that "it's easy to make - just burn wood without oxygen". But this video takes us through an actual hands-on demonstration. Thank you for being both informative and realistic/pragmatic.

@TheWeedyGarden

Жыл бұрын

thanks Robert 👍

The body goes back to the earth, but the soul & spirit of man lives on.

I was impressed at the preparation for burning wood to making a biochar. We do it unknowingly every time , here in India .we cut huge branches of trees from our own backyards and leave them in open area, for someone to pick them up for firewood or burn them there, My neighbour cooks food, boils water for bathing etc etc.. over a fire from logs of wood and douses it after use. She brooms out the ash and the charcoal pieces into her trees. No wonder her trees are so healthy. For us it is an age old practice to cook food over fire from organic matter, supposed to be the most healthy way of cooking. Very impressive way of capturing the essence of living! Thank you for a wonderful presentation and stupendous photography. All I did was to ask my neighbour to give me the charcoal pieces left over from her firewood 🙂

It is not well understood that horticulture is a science, But your videos, David, clearly articulate this fact in such an enchanting and inspiring way. Like you I am deeply into working WIITH the natural world and always looking at ways to harmonize my garden exploits for a mutual benefit. I have been retaining my garden prunings for the last 6 months or so. with the intent of making biochar. Now, your tutorial has clearly shown me all the why, the how, and greatly expanded my knowledge over and above what I had previously sourced. I have tasked myself to refurbish a raised vegie patch -7 sqr metres - which used to dry out REALLY FAST ,as it was mainly made with my home made compost, mixed with organic supplements, straw, vermicast etc. I added a liquid clay slurry to the bed ,which added mineral nutrient and helped a fair bit with moisture retention, but I look forward to forking holes into my now "NO DIG" bed - retaining soil biota structure- and adding the actvated biochar. This amendment should greatly enhance my first no dig bed, and once I water the biochar into the forked holes, hopefully no need to future "dig it over"! Cheers and thank you for your brilliantly produced videos. Wishing you continued health and happiness.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Keith and good luck with it 👍🏼

I love the way that you broke-down some of the science involved in the process. Great video!

When people comment " I want to be your neighbour" they really mean it.. that's how beautiful your garden is..

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. It is a nice area of the country. Thanks for watching 😃

Most enlightening explanation of why char is good for soil.

Thank you for your post. I make Biochar by heating my home. I make a hot fire and then take the red hot coals and put them in my metal bucket . The coals float to the top.. my house is warm and lots of Great Biochar .😎🇺🇸😎

@TheWeedyGarden

3 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

I can’t believe you answered or appreciated and replied to my comments it’s amazing I really do love what you’re doing and I really do love the way you explain things and then you have the added benefit of the beautiful visual.. Outstanding, holy cow 😍

I love how simply you defined biochar. Now I truly understand what it is and what to do with it. Thank you !

That was a pleasure to watch! Thank you much :)

I'll like your videos before watching from now on.

Back in Byrril Creek, We used Bamboo. Some of our neighbours, had overgrown bamboo. We would "get rid" of It for them for free and get a lot of material. Then Same process as yours. Crush it like we Pound Yam back in West Africa, a whole work out 😂. Put in the chicken coop, compost, Korean Farming prep, vermicompost.We even tried in the biodynamic prep. Everybody was happy AF.

@PierreDuhamel-lj1vb

Жыл бұрын

Finaly I think I am coming accross a biodynamic wizard in the making ...at least.... B.D. brews soaking biochar nothing `s gonna stop you now!!!

Really nice pictures , script, and acting too!! my wife had enough of me staying all night long watching all the episode!!

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣Classic 👍

Impresionante video, y el final me pone los vellos de punta ❤ Impressive video, and the ending makes my hair stand on end ❤

I am so impressed with your artistry. You have so many tricks up your sleeve with the edits. Watching your videos has encouraged me to get into timelapses as a way to express ecological phenomenon. And I also learn a great deal from your content! Thanks man and looking forward to more :-)

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanx Andrew. It all happens during the edit, and I have no idea what it will look like before I start. The edit is the longest process of them all in regards to making an episode, but the part I enjoy the most (once I find the direction.)

Agree Lee Trott... its like watching peace

That is the simplest method of producing Bio Char I have seen so far. Most people make such a big convoluted process out of it that it's impossible to follow with simple means. Thank you

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah. Once I understood what it was and how it happens, I thought the same. Weedy is a simple dude. Just a tip, keep the wood small and same size, and keep feeding it while it is flaming and as hot aaas🔥 that way you will get the best product. Some of the first chunks of wood I used where a bit big, and I waited too long between feeds 👍🏼

This is the most understandable, entertaining AND inspiring explanation for making/using biochar I’ve come across. Plus the cinematography is beyond pro.

Who the hell gives a thumbs down to this “AMAZING” video?!!! 😕

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

🤔

Best channel on KZread

One of the best videos on making biochar that I've watched.

Biochar is useful in so many ways, permanent carbon, aeration, water retention, nutrient retention and microbe housing. It’s done wonders in my garden and potted citrus trees. I inoculate, charge it in my worm bins, hot compost and I have a couple buckets with holes in the bottom around my yard that I pee in. After I pee in a bucket for a while and know it’s got a good nitrogen charge I toss it into my compost for the microbes to move in. Great video as always 👍

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

All good stories 👌🏼👍🏼

I could watch this channel all day, every day. When I grow up I want to be like you 👩‍🌾

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣✌️

OH, MY GOODNESS! How I wish was 70 years younger to once again do all these wonderful things to God's now depleted soil, thanks to our human interference! But even now, dear Weedy Gardener, with your lovely feet flat on Gods earth, and your beautiful smile and shiny laughing eyes, even now, as a 73 year old long lost farmgirl, now in a retirement village, you have inspired me! I will attack this dreadful Perth sand, and create a bustling metropolis of biochar high rise dwellings for each and every little soil microbe to delight in! And then, just like the little farmgirl with cow-dung between my toes and hands in the rich South African soil, sowing and planting every possible vegetable seed I could find, - I might just find, once again, that joy and 'fullfilledness' of a fabulous, fruitful, fragrant, fertile and free growing vegetable patch, full of true flavoured and deeply hued veggies of every shape and taste and size in happy abundance! You are the only husband I would ever choose for my beloved soil loving daughter! You do make my heart sing, and my soul dance! THANK YOU!!

@TheWeedyGarden

3 ай бұрын

bless your dear 💜😎🫵🏻👍

Love what you are doing...you're a fantastic teacher...greetings from the Sunshine Coast...

A treat to watch...soothing, humerous and educational....also a balm for the Soul. Thank you Weedy 🙏🌈💚🍀🌻🍄🦎🐸🐀🦜🐞🐝

I am so glad i stumbled across this channel

Dude, i do videos too, but there is something special about the way you tell stories. Very inspiring. You deserve way more attention

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

👍🏼🤞🏼👌🏼

The "Bob Ross" of gardening. Amazing production. Thanks so much for sharing! Best wishes

Thank you so much. Your spirituality bleeds through your videos. Very soothing and almost hypnotizing.

Best video on bio char I’ve seen. And I’ve watched a lot!

Best explanation of what Biochar is, how to make and use it I have seen so far (And I've read and watched a lot of videos about it!)!

Thank you for your Videos 😊😉. Here in Germany it is only cold and rainy for 6 month. It' s a plesure to see your paradise 🌴🌱🪴🌻🥀🌺🦠🕊🐛. I love it. 🙋🏼‍♀️

Im sending this to everyone I have told about biochar as this is by far the best and inspirational video on the subject.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Now I´m blushing :-)

I love your videos, I’ve learnt so much. But the most impressive thing is your photography and videography. I have not seen a Milky Way like that since I was a young child. Love from Freo Western Australia 🇦🇺

We've been trying to decide how to make biochar all week but we're in a burn ban. But your fabulous burning drum is allowed and I like it so much we watched and then immediately built one. :)

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

That is great. Why not join The Weedy Garden Appreciation Society on Face Book and share your photos of it in action?

Who knew that making biochar could become a work of art?

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha. I take that as a huge compliment :-)

@shrinkrapz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWeedyGarden It was meant as one. Great channel, mate.

I learn something every time you make a video .thank you

Love Love stuff kick on love it

Well not only did I learn about gardening I now understand how activated charcoal works as a water filter

You the man Weedy😎

A joy to watch in every way. Gardening as part of the bigger world

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah!

creative cinematography, I can tell you not only know gardening but also filmmaking.. A rare skill

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Well...photography yes...gardening perhaps a little 😃

Lovely video mate. It feels like learning by listening to a story. Really well done.

We did biochar in a barrel just this way. To inoculate we put in into the deep litter bedding under our rabbit cages for a year. It went on the garden last spring, and the growth last summer was insane! Plants normally 4’ tall were 7”! I’m noticing how much better the soil structure is this spring. Definitely doing again

Favorite channel on KZread. Thanks Weedy!!! Big Love form NorCal USA. Namaste

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

NorCal yay...Namaste back to u

❤ grateful

Hi, next time you try, soak the charcoal in liquid compost for a few days. You have to aerate the mixture with an aquarium air pump.

For me, it's very special to see how complex things become so easy throught these vídeos!! 🤠

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I make them simple because they are simple 🎃

Super Super Helpful,,,,, That will be happening this weekend!!!!!!

Great explanation thank you

I've been buying lump charcoal by the 50# bag at Sam's, but it's a huge, backbreaking chore to smash it all down and sift it. Yesterday, I got the bright idea to run it through my electric wood chipper. The result was pieces about 1/4" to 3/8" in size, which is perfect for my tastes. I learned three things: 1) Don't do this if you are sweating. 2) Do this BEFORE you shower. 3) Use clothes you plan on throwing away, or do it naked. I'm also going to have to hose the chipper down, but this only took me 45 minutes, as opposed to 5-8 hours. so it's worth it.

Your videos relaxes the soul in an immense way. Thank you for your patience in creating these educational and entertaining videos. ❤️

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. You’re welcome too 😀🌱👣🎥💚

Your videos are an absolute pleasure to watch! Awesome garden and property!

@TheWeedyGarden

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou Aaron 🙏🏻

The most difficult task in making biochar is crushing down to the appropriate size. 1/2 inch pieces are too large. They float to the top of the soil and act like gravel in sand loam. Char needs to be ground into pieces 1/4 inch or smaller. I have found that a standard garden waste shredder with a spinning blade fractures char into a perfect size. By controlling the moisture level, you can reduce dust. It is much faster and easier than crushing by hand.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I am sure it is. A cement mixer with a btick in it would also work

Scarecrow??? Don't think you're aware of how freaking awesome your videos are lol. I tried to count but got completely lost in the story ;) awesome David, as always !! Cheers

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Ha ha. Thanks BBQ. 🔥🙏 Nice comment for the start of my day. Cheers 😀

@kmw4359

2 жыл бұрын

Same. I didn’t remember to count it until I saw it at the end.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

@@kmw4359 did u re watch it to find out?

@kmw4359

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWeedyGarden hi David! I can’t believe I’m responding to a question directly from you. I didn’t rewatch last night because when I had a chance to pick up the iPad and saw your video, it was late. I plan to rewatch tonight, though. Hopefully this time I can concentrate on the scarecrow rather than get wrapped up in the story. :)

Greeting from Romania! This channel was so inspirational for me since the beginning.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you feel like that 🙏👍🏼

love your videos mate, helping me alot ,cheers from a kiwi in brasil !!

Another masterful video. Bravo.

Never stop making videos you legend. I just wish there was more haha.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I am working on Weedy the Movie. Keep your eyes out for a ticket. Will be a kickstarter soon

Dear Mr. Weedy...first, a thank you for renewing my hope in many things. In short, I've been at this Permaculture journey for the last three years. I retired from regular work at 49 and began our journey on 40 acres in Southwest Colorado in the mountains. It has been a difficult but rewarding journey. Last year, however, I got Covid...twice. I have been discouraged and tired and tired and discouraged until I watched your videos. It has taken so much energy to get where we are...digging and swaling, crawling and sweating and overall just trying. Some people would say we have great success but I mostly see what more we need to do and worried that with my decreased capacity, we wont get to it. HOWEVER, there are so many things I can still do while healing that are low impact and those things are to work on our soil. Thank you again for the wonderful detail. We have good soil once you learn dry farming indigenous techniques, but its not GREAT soil and now my focus this next year will be making Great soil using techniques from all over the world...

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy hearing stories like yours. Thanks for sharing and keep up the motivation 👍🏼

Love your videos,garden,and the way you film and present information.. keep up the good work..thanks

Always a big thank you and a hug my tribesman. I missed you, funny to say to a stranger who I somehow know but might never meet. My fellow Earthling with our feet in the soil on the same orb. Love and blessings. Thanks for all We have.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for your comment alex 🙏😀

If you have a medium to large wood stove, you can use a small stainless steel steam table receptacle with lid to pyrolize small batches of wood all winter. Place wood in receptacle 3/4 full with the lid slightly off kilter to vent/gas off. Burn stove as normal. Trial & error will get you to the right mix of heat & time to pyrolize the wood in the container. DO NOT overbuild fire in stove to achieve pyrolysis in the container quickly. YOU RISK HOUSE FIRE. See KZread Edible Acres for details. (Most biochar is pyrolized in a two compartment build v direct fire method.) For a big out of doors build using 1 or 2 compartments, quencing the fire with a diluted SEA-90 solution (10 parts water to 1 part SEA-90) provides mineral content to the biochar before innoculating with microbes.

Great video. Thank you for sharing!

Such a good video! No need to mention biochar stock carbon into the soil pretty much for ever while mulch or burning to ashes releave carbon in the atmosphere... Everybody should do it, thank for sharing this technic i didn't know, really clever.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It stays in the ground 👍🏼

Awesome!!

I'm so glad I found your channel again. Your videos were one of the first I watched when planning my garden last year. I learned how to make LAB, FPJ, and compost. It really inspired me to start gardening. Then I couldn't find you anymore because I forgot the name. You've really stepped up your video making skills since then and I love it! Can't wait to see what I've been missing. Namaste.

Not sure if I thought it or posted. KZread should have awards show and Weedy should win (he's already winning)!

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jonesy 👍🏼

@farmerjones5479

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWeedyGarden Facts Weedy! FACTS!

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

@@farmerjones5479 Facts? I just woke up. Brain a bit slow. But I thinks you gave me a huge compliment?

@farmerjones5479

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWeedyGarden absolutely 💯. I'm a huge fan of your work! Anyone thriving in the world right now is amazing.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

@@farmerjones5479 that I am. Hope u r too 💚

I'd love to see how healthy your medicinal plants are in your living soil👏👏you garden with so much love ❤️

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

And time...

Nice work weedy gardener 👍🏻

I think I saw Weedy two times. How muich love you put in your videos!! Greetings from Germany :)

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

You DID 👍🏼

very informative and very entertaining camera work. thank you

Best video I have seen on youtube about Biochar. I want to make some now.

I just love to watch ur videos♥️

thank you weedy gardener

Love it mate

mate you're a bloody legend honestly

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

🤓

My next project! I think I can do this. Thanks for showing us this!❤

good work dear

Thanks for making this video.

Hi great video ! I live in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California . I just heat my home using wood and cutting off the air. I also burn brush as well and make my Biochar I can make about 5 gal bucket in a few hours but it depends how cold it is. Again great video .🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

Thank you Weedy.

I often say when my friends ask "How old are you?", you will have to cut me in half and count the rings. I am glad I watched till the end my friend!

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

🌳❤️

A tour of your garden would be amazing.

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

👌

You make some great videos man! I am so jealous.

Great video! thank you for sharing your knowledge 😊

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thanks for what you do mate

Awesome vídeo, thank you!

These videos let me be connected to nature, a place I love to be in, but where I cannot be at the moment. The sounds and the camerawork bring an ambience so I feel like I am there. I really appreciate the final words you often include in your videos. May you continue this fantastic work

@TheWeedyGarden

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I hope to. 💚🎥👍🏼

Thank you 🙏

New Subscriber, really cool video and I enjoyed the step by step process as you explained it, there is a lot of good reason to take charge of Food resources and make a serious difference to the quality of food available to us. Cheers from Garry in Brisbane

@TheWeedyGarden

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Garry

so beautiful! thanks so much for sharing.

I never cease to be amazed at the continued high production quality of these videos. He calmly entertains & informs at the same time with time-tested scientific knowledge & principles. And in a very easy to follow format. Fantastic job, mate ! :)

Good day!! Great to catch up with you and your garden. So enjoy our time together,, I always learn so much! Many blessings to u and yours!!

I came here to find out if you use the LAB solution to innoculate your biochar, thank you!! I made my biochar by digging a cone shaped pit and water jetting/driving a metal pipe from outside the pit at about 30degrees aiming towards the bottom of my pit. Once the pipe popped through, i pulled it back, tossed a bit of mud over it and did my burn. When i was satisfied with the level of my pit, using my water hose in the angled metal pipe, i flodeed it from the bottom up. It worked perfectly! Now im going to give millions some community housing!