OK, so you might be the most well worded human I've ever encountered… Throughout the first five minutes I got more knowledge on bio char that I have, and countless other videos… Not to say, they don't say most of the same things, but you are very well spoken, and very easy to understand… Thank you for making content like this !!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Glad you liked the video. 👊

@yesmhm69

5 ай бұрын

Agreed! Excellent and concise!

@Mardi-LovetheLandHomestead

4 ай бұрын

Excellent use of the high temperature of your rocket type stove to produce a true Biochar of very high quality. Awesome homesteading and survival skill my friend!!

I like simple, normal explanations for simple, normal people. I always come away feeling like I've learned something here vs just getting talked at.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man appreciate ya! 🤙

I'm subscribed to so many farming channels, but this was hands down the most concise one I've seen about biochar- and straight to the point!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. 👊🏼

Cycling through chickens/bedding is really interesting, I was reading an academic paper yesterday highlighting the role of worms creating terra pretta by utilising the char in the amazon soils, all of which was found to be sub millimieter in size, worms use it in their gizzard to grind up food, which infuses the char with soil minerals, maybe the chickens utilize it in the same way. I usualy cycle my char through the compost cycle, I'll try it in the chickens droppings pit, and give the chickens access to some char too, thanks for sharing, never seen this approach before!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Awesome info! Do you have a link for that paper? I would be interested in reading that. Worms do so much heavy lifting in soil production and I keep them well fed with char and much more! 😉

@glassbackdiy3949

Жыл бұрын

@@therealprtrhsenteal YT has been deleting any of my comments with links, go to Seneca Farms Biochar site, technology tab, biochar preparation, it's reference 12 at the bottom, lots of other great references dotted about on that website

Thank you sir! Very clear and concise video. I have been researching all things permaculture in preparation for a move to the country. Also loved the hat. You are a free, smart, clear worded man.

@therealprtrhsenteal

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it:)

Awesome video! So many out there just ramble on, I appreciate you delivering a well-delivered concise, and understandable discussion without all the lead-up and drag out so many others use with commercials. Thank you, well-presented content!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you liked this video and thanks for the feedback. I try to get to the point.

@johnfitbyfaithnet

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I have watched a lot of video on that topic before. This is a very accurate summary of all the most important aspect covered! Congrat!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Appreciate the feedback!

Thank you for making these videos and making them very easy to understand.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Glad you liked this video and thanks for the feedback.

Great explanation. Thank you for taking the time to post this video!!!!!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you have enjoyed it! Thank you!

Great video. You answered all my questions. Continued success. God bless you and your family.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment! I really do appreciate the feedback. 😉👋

Great job on getting all of the information out. Fast, simple to understand and complete! Thank You!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked it and I appreciate your comment. 🙂

Brilliant video man ! I have watched so many biochar videos, all I needed to do was watch yours first ! Everything I needed to know clearly and understandable. Thanks

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

Comments like this make it all worth it. I'm so glad you got enjoyed the video. Thanks man! 👊

Just found your channel and this video has to be the most informative about biochar I've seen. Thanks for the great info.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'm glad you like. Welcome to the channel :)

This video covered so much that you can watch over again and get something new.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Super good to hear. Thanks for the feedback!

Thank you for making this easier to understand!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Right on man! You are welcome. 😉

Great video, concise but thorough, thank you sir!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome and thank you!

I love this guy! Saved hours searching the web for this info!!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Thanks. 🙂

Thanks for cutting through the fog of info on this. Your an excellent instructor. Planning to use bio char on new tree plantings bur just learning. Many thankS!

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind review. I appreciate the feedback and I am glad you enjoyed the video . 👊

Very concise and informative. Thanks so much for making this video and sharing what you have found to be the best method for making biochar.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

So glad you liked the video. Thanks for the feedback and watching! 🙂

Excellent presentation that really helps me understand how biochar fits into a permaculture scheme.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Hey man thanks for watching. I appreciate ya! 👊

Wow, well done video!!! Thank God for people like you. All THE BEST...

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Glad you liked it. 😉

Answered so many questions I had remaining from other channels - efficiently. Subscribed!

@therealprtrhsenteal

3 ай бұрын

I really appreciate your comment. Glad it was helpful and welcome! 🙂

Brilliant video, instruction and explanation. Thank you so much. Exactly what I needed.

@therealprtrhsenteal

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching. 😉

What a well worded and explanatory video. I just found it, again, to use to share with someone who is interested in biochar. Thank you for explaining it so clearly.

@therealprtrhsenteal

3 ай бұрын

I appreciate the nice words. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching!

I enjoyed watching your video. And the little bag dance !

This is the first video of yours that I have seen. Very interesting and well done. Thanks for sharing.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 🙂

This is the most concise, informative, and easy to watch video I've ever seen. Thank you for this. Subscribed!

@therealprtrhsenteal

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. Glad you liked the video. Welcome!

Easily the best ed vid I’ve seen yet - really good. Thanks!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed the vid! 😉

Excellent video. Great information and done so well. It is loaded with intelligent information yet easy to follow instructions. Thank you 👍

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback. 😉

Brilliantly explained and shown. Thank you. Looking forward to your videos past, present and future. Liked and subbed.

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the feedback I appreciate it! Welcome to the channel 🙂

He explained very nicely ,many time I get this term biochar many times in my exam,test . finally I understood

@therealprtrhsenteal

4 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that! Thanks for watching. 😉

Very cool! And very well presented! 🙂

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks much. Glad you enjoyed it. 😉

Thank you so much for this explanation!

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! Thanks for the feedback 😀

How refreshing to have a video not half loaded with plugs, advertisements, and drawn-out explanations where they aren't needed. This was chock full of good factual information, to the point, and well delivered. Subbed for more great content. Thank you!

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind review! 😊

Brilliant presentation, I've subscribed. Hungry for more.

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Welcome to the channel. 😉

JUST BRILLIANT! another great vid! Shalom

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👋🙂

Brother, you hit it out of the park with this video. Clear, Concise factual and great explanation on BioChar. Congrats.

@kcomby78

7 ай бұрын

FYI, I made a retort kiln in my farm in South America if you need any ideas. Cheers

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad it was helpful. 👊

Thank you for this video!! So fascinating to learn more about this.

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

Glad you like it. Thanks for watching 😉

Best video yet. Thank you . :)

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks! Appreciate it 🙏

Thank you for this video from Czechia! Recently found out about biochar and its properties, and your knowledge really made it clear to me. Thanks!

@therealprtrhsenteal

15 күн бұрын

You are welcome! Thanks for watching:)

You happen to be a very good lecturer. The tutelage was crystal clear. Thumbs up for u sir!!!

@therealprtrhsenteal

5 ай бұрын

Thank you much. Glad you enjoyed the video! 🙂

Good! Building some retorts now getting ready for spring

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. They are fun and really efficient both in materials and time management. I'd like to hear back from you once you have one or more of them in operation. 👏👏👏

Thank you for sharing. Simple to the point for hobby gardeners and great info. Will check out your Biotar Retro system.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. I'm glad you liked the video. 😉

Thank you for a great explanation I was so confused about this. You just got a new subscriber

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Right on thank you! Welcome to the channel 👊

You are very clear in your explanation...thank you.

@therealprtrhsenteal

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Glad you got something out of the video! 🤘

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

That was really helpful. Thanks for sharing!

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad you liked. Thanks for the nice review! 😉

Great concise video, and this is coming from someone who's been making and using biochar for several years. 👍 The only piece of information I might have added is the tremendous good that charged biochar does for areas with poor soils versus the limitations it faces when used with soils that might already be rich. Granted, it's a fairly common-sense point, but there's a surprising number of youtube videos where people experiment with adding biochar to very rich bagged/purchased soil mixes and then report test results as limited or even negative. Living in an area where soils are not known for being super rich, I use biochar around my property when I see individual planted trees lagging behind other trees planted nearby, with extremely positive results. That shared, still a ton of great points in the video and so refreshing for it to be shared quickly and concisely!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

As with any of these experiments it yields different results based on a lot of variables and some people make very declarative findings without ample research or patience. Thanks for your perspective and feedback. 👌

Nicely explained and simplified .

@therealprtrhsenteal

2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

Very informative! Thank you!

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

So glad it was helpful. Thank you!

Excellent video, you are a great communicator and thorough. When I was watching this I thought that a cement mixer or any tumbler with a few rocks in it would pulverize the biochar without much effort. In case you want to try that, I'll be working something up for myself.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David for the kind words. That is a great idea and if I come across one on the cheap I would do that! 👌

Informative easy to understand and entertaining. Great video 👏🏻

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ej 😉

Great job explaining it

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason! 👊🏼

Very informative video! Thank you.

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

You are so welcome. Thanks for the feedback. 😉

New subscriber - great content and delivery, Sir!

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Welcome to the channel 👊

Man I like this guy. Not only did he teach me I understood what he was saying with all them big words and and stuff.

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

🤘

GREAT INFORMATIVE VIDEO.....THANKS!! And I subscribed.

@therealprtrhsenteal

5 ай бұрын

So glad you liked the video and welcome!

Excellent presentation. Subscribed.

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Welcome aboard! Thank you 😊

Great video, to the point. Thank you Sir.

@therealprtrhsenteal

4 ай бұрын

Right on glad to here it. Thanks for the feedback! 👊

Very ingenious and multilayered approach! No livestock here, but love the chicken bedding twist here. This stuff is amazing! Will be adding it to the tea catcher of my worm composter, and the compost pile. Thank you for your concise and effective explanation.

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed this video. 😉

Great video- thank you!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed it:)

I appreciate you mentioned the fire triangle

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

Takin it old school 🤘🙂

Very cool. I learned a lot. Thanks!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome Thecia:)

I have just seen this today. Thank you sir for that informative video about biochar, this can help our farmers

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for checking out the video. Glad you liked it! 🙂

@andyakomagaling8695

9 ай бұрын

@@therealprtrhsenteal yes sir, your welcome. thanks also for the heart ❤️ to my msg

Love the cap!

So gratifying to find a facts-based channel about relevant homesteading processes, presented clearly and concisely. Professional. Thanks.

@therealprtrhsenteal

3 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you! I really appreciate your kind feedback. Thanks again!

Great video, thank you.

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the feedback 😉

Awesome video thank you 😁

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

Good one and love the hat 👍🏻👍🏻

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😉

Subbed. Good stuff, well explained, Professor Biochar

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it man thank you! Welcome to the channel.

Great video!

@therealprtrhsenteal

6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!

You earned my subscription Sir! Thankyou for the video and explaing. Hope i have my own farm one day and make amazing organic fertilizers and additives on it. Fully sustainable. You lead us all so well.

@therealprtrhsenteal

2 ай бұрын

I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for time and welcome to the channel! 👋

Thank you...very informative and succinct.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Your welcome! I try to get to the point because wasting time is a waste of time. 🤘

Man, that video was legit!! Would biochar be beneficial on my bermuda grass? I have alot of red clay under my sod. Thanks for the in depth video

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Right on man glad you liked the video. Biochar would be good for soil mostly likely anywhere with any soil type. Organic material which will decompose further would help Clay soil to improve however clay soil can take alot of patience and work. Biochar unless mixed with an organic material like compost may not be the fastest option. Good luck. 👍

Great video. Only thing I can offer from my own experience, is the efficiency of the retort works better is with a flue length that matches the height of the barrel you make your biochar in. When I had the one length of flue, I had a lot of smoke in the process. When I added a second length (cannot remember if it was 18 or 24 "). the retort smoked a lot less and preformed like a rocket stove. I also have a vermiculture bathtub with red wriggler worms to digest manure and kitchen scraps which produce a worm liquid from the drain and worm castings. This liquid is mixed with the fresh biochar and inoculates over many months. This mixture is then dug into the garden and is the organic bomb that produces mass quantities of Veg and keeps enriching the soil year after year. Cheers. Oh also , I would like to mention is that I use twigs from Douglas fir tress that come down in winter storms that we rake up. The size of the twigs makes it real easy to crush which you are well aware is really the only pain in the bottom. Keep Charring and sequestering CO2

@therealprtrhsenteal

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your input and sharing your experience. I wanted to add another section of flue to improve the siphoning effect but all of the material used was from scavenged resources and what I obtained for free. I'm stoked it has lasted and performed as well as it has as it it now entering its third season. Thanks for watching and make char! 😉

great video!

@therealprtrhsenteal

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you liked. 😁

Wow, You seem to understand biochar exactly same way I do. Crushing the char is the task I like least. I had an old chipper/shredder and I would mix the char with leaves/clippings and run it thru a couple of three times, then compost it. It is quick, clean, and easy. But my chipper died so now I am back to crushing by hand. Sometime I use better quality oak feed stock and make an incomplete burn for charcoal to grill with. Good concise video, thank you.

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

You are welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I have a video coming out this Saturday 7/8/23 that is a biochar barbecue comparison. Hope you can check it out. 🙂

It would be interesting to see if you can harvest the thermal energy produced in this process in some usable way. Great video, subscribed

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

I would like to be able to develop a low or no cost way to store some of that energy for sure. Thank you and welcome to the channel.

@stevebowman421

8 ай бұрын

You could add a copper coil to make hot water. I spokr with a company in South Australia that desigbed and made a continuous flow retort that also generated electricity. Cost was up there though $5 million, yep said same thing. I now use a retort makes about 150 to 200 kg per day.

Curious if there is a general rule of thumb as to how many pounds of char to 100 sq ft ?? Thank you for such an intelligence packed, eloquent, concise video.

@therealprtrhsenteal

11 ай бұрын

There are variables depending on application rate beginning with soil type, soil fertility, and what is the intended purpose. There are many studies and not all in agreement so do your further research to find what is going to benefit you. I innoculate my compost desiring to achieve 5-10% biochar by volume. I don't worry too much about specific calculations regarding adding biochar as it is difficult to reach these amounts for the small backyard producer. Good luck man and make char!

Dude !! Putting that drum to use!!! 👍🏻

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah brother thank you! I've got some miles on it now! 👌

Great video well explained and presented 👍 might need to make some just to see my chickens eat some now!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked the vid!

Incredibly concise and to the point. Thank you for your contribution to the KZread community!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it. Thanks for your feedback! 😉

Hi Porterhouse. I watched a lot of biochar videos last night and particularly appreciated yours. The pace, quality, and content was far above average. I do think you may get a better result by incorporating an activation step. From what I gleaned you have the best method of making charcoal and adding compost tea to it, but there's a middle step of activating the charcoal which makes exponentially more surface area. Other homesteader videos suggest burning the material to coals then dowsing the flames with water creating a lot of steam which activates the charcoal. Adapting that to your method would be watering the 30 gal inner container while it is at peak heat. It sounds hard to do but you may want to experiment. I've not found a 30gal steel barrel and prices are $$$. Do you think using a galvanized trash can would work? To get started I plan to use a barrel with side cut out then dowsing with water. It will take a lot more attention than your solution and not work as well, but its a start.

@therealprtrhsenteal

5 ай бұрын

Adding water to the char during the cooling process would be a nice addition to the process. I don't do that because it adds another step in my workflow that doesn't yield enough benefit to warrant my time since my char will be passively inoculated in the compost for the remainder of eternity. I do quench when making char in a pit or trench because it just fits into the workflow and it can help to lessen the hydrophobic properties by removing the residuals before they can solidify. Thanks for your suggestion it might indeed make a better char. 👌

Not a farmer no nothing about it but I like this guy and plan on learning the knowledge he’s singing!!

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 😉

Spent lots of time researching biochar. Your explanation far exceeded all other presenters in clarity and brevity. Masterful presentation. Content was right on and succinct.

@therealprtrhsenteal

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you have enjoyed the video. 😉

Very interesting Lecture

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

Many thanks! 🙂

You have the freeman hat. Good for you!

Very well said, an excellent and concise teaching session. I dig that hat, by the way

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 🙂

Good stuff!! QUESTION: I'm new to Biochar so forgive me if you've been asked this question a million times. My wooded portion of my property is mostly Black Walnut. Does the juglone pose a treat making Biochar or is that all dissipated during the burn?

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Good question. I do not have 100% certainty however juglone can be composted out of leaves in about 2-4 weeks. The compound is broken down when exposed to air, water and bacteria. My assumption is it would not withstand the process of pyrolysis and the chemical compounds would be eliminated. If some residual of the compound was retained in the biomass it would more than likely be rendered inert. I am not certain of this it is just theoretical. Sorry I couldn't be more definitive on this.

Retorts are easier for sure. The open pit, or cone method. Depending on how large pit , or cone is. Takes a good part of the day to keep it from going to ash. You could buy a used gas wood chipper to grind up the charcoal. Just have to play with the speed to get the size particles you want. And the charcoal needs to be damp.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man a chipper would be pretty sweet for all sorts of things around here! I could put that to good use with feedstuffs, woodchips and biochar! 👌

@denislosieroutdoors

Жыл бұрын

I've been playing with an old sink and garbarater grind up charcoal add some water and garden scraps together then throw it in to the chickens... work good on a smaller scale...

Appreciated. We use the cone pit method and get a good haul of char. From the pit it is transferred to the compost bin state and in the chicken run. Been looking to make a retort just for fun.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for your comment. Biochar for life!🤘

Can i use Rice husk to make Bio Char ? and what do you prefer wood or Rice husk ? Your reply will be highly appreciated.

@therealprtrhsenteal

4 ай бұрын

I have never used rice hulls but I imagine the they would work pretty well. I would be interested to try that myself. It seems there would be much better airflow around the hulls than either wood chips or sawdust. If you try it let me know. Thanks.

@AviationInsight

4 ай бұрын

@@therealprtrhsenteal I will.

Interesting stuff well said. So to be clear it is just ordinary charcoal? Cheers

@therealprtrhsenteal

7 ай бұрын

Yes! It's pure carbon with the volitiles removed! Thanks for watching .😉

Thank you, very much!

@therealprtrhsenteal

29 күн бұрын

You're welcome! 😉

I get as a byproduct from making charcoal for blacksmithing and cooking. I use in my composting toilet.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Nice. Taking humanure to the next level. 👍

Hey hi here from Germany. Very good video and very good summery of everything important about bio char! One point I’d like to discuss further is the part with the oily and smelly residues. As far es I know they’re made of mostly PHAs and PHAs are a group of very stable and highly carcinogenic molecules. Besides heat they don’t break apart very easily and will end up in the food chain. Good thing all you need to do to remove all PHAs completely is just heating the biomass a little more. At 600°C and more only the pure carbon should stay back which should be completely odorless. As far as I know… you know.

@therealprtrhsenteal

8 ай бұрын

The temperatures in my retort are at or above 1200°f as I have measured them. The char I have made has no odor or oily Residue. There is residual tar and resin which is not obvious when looking at the char but is the primary reason the char has become hydrophobic. Thanks for the info and thanks for watching!

Thank you!

@therealprtrhsenteal

10 ай бұрын

You are welcome! 😉

Great video

@therealprtrhsenteal

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the visit! 😉

Good video thank you and God bless. Q: if I use the charcoal as a filter for my fish pond it will be biochart?

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

You can use pond water to inoculate char. Char is merely a blank carbonaceous substrate waiting to absorb an innoculant. Pond water will work. 👌

Idk why I didn’t come to you page first when researching this.

@therealprtrhsenteal

Жыл бұрын

Glad this vid was helpful. Thanks for checking it out!