[Stoves] [biochar] RE: Planning for Spring: Biochar and Plant Nutrition

Tue Feb 4 10:53:50 CST 2014

Dear Gary,

You wrote that you have
> TLUD hot water stove that heats the shop
Please describe it.   details and photos would be appreciated, if 
convenient.

Paul

Doc  /  Dr TLUD  /  Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
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On 2/4/2014 7:22 AM, ggilmore67 at yahoo.com wrote:
>
> Hi Kevin,
>
> 1: Have you seen any change in "stable conditions" since you started 
> using charcoal with the bedding?   Absolutely!  The first thing I 
> noticed was a reduction of odors.  The second observation was lack of 
> flies.
>
> I have a full grown horse and a mini. (small pony)  I put about a 
> bushel of charcoal in their stall each week. The stall has not been 
> clean since October so it is piling up.  This gives lots of time for 
> the charcoal to soak up the nitrogen in the manure.
>
> 2.  No they do not eat it.
>
> 3. No I have not added it to their feed.  They do a great job of 
> walking and crushing it into the manure as it is.
>
> 4 Very positive response in the soil. Horse manure is noted for lots 
> of weeds due to the seeds in the hay and the digestive system of the 
> horse that allows most of them to pass through.  I am not having that 
> problem. Not sure what is going on,  but weeds are a lot easier to 
> pull when the soil tilth is enhance with charcoal.   My soil has lots 
> of clay, so char helps here.  Water infiltration is much improved. No 
> standing water after a big rain.   The soil is more fertile in that my 
> use of chemical fertilizer is practically nil and my corn is tall.
>
> Gary in PA
>
>
>
> ---In biochar at yahoogroups.com, <kchisholm at ...> wrote:
>
> 
> Dear Gary
> Very interesting!!
> 1: Have you seen any change in "stable conditions" since you started 
> using charcoal with the bedding?
> 2: Do horses tend to eat charcoal on the floor with the bedding?
> 3: Have you tried adding charcoal to their feed, and if so, can you 
> see any benefit or detriment?
> 4: What benefits do you see from adding biochar to the soil? The fact 
> that you are expanding your use of biochar in your fields suggests 
> that you have a positive experience with.
> Best wishes,
> Kevin
>
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>         *From:* ggilmore67 at ... <mailto:ggilmore67 at ...>
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>         *Sent:* Monday, February 03, 2014 10:17 PM
>         *Subject:* [biochar] RE: Planning for Spring: Biochar and
>         Plant Nutrition
>
>         My strategy is to make biochar from pine in a TLUD hot water
>         stove that heats the shop.  The charcoal is then place in the
>         horse stall where the horse grinds it into the manure.  This
>         spring, the manure will be hauled to the garden and
>         incorporated into the soil using a Gravely walk behind tractor
>         that runs on charcoal.  During the growing season, more
>         charcoal and mulch will be used as a side dressing to the
>         crops to conserve moisture, smother weeds and add more organic
>         matter to the soil for next year.
>
>         This system was tested and has worked well over the past three
>         years so this coming year, I plan to expand to a larger
>         field.  The crops will be potatoes and garlic since deer will
>         not eat them.  I will also be ramping up my charcoal
>         production to amend this larger garden.
>
>         Gary in PA
>
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