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  • čas přidán 15. 08. 2024
  • After meeting Connor Lascelles, I decided to buy one of the kilns he recently designed, still somewhat prototype. I am intrigued by the clean burn technology and then the potential uses of resulting charcoal.
    I'm still unclear in my mind about use of the term biochar. For me it's about charging the charcoal with microbes, hence my desire to add it in small quantities to our compost heaps, where it fills it's crystalline lattice structure with life.
    As I understand it, the charcoal made with this burn process has a very open and crystalline structure, which enables more of other materials to be held inside.
    If fresh charcoal like this is spread on the ground, initially it will absorb a lot of microbes and perhaps nutrients in some form. I reckon it needs charging first.
    I have no commercial interest in Earthly Biochar. Connor and I don't agree about all of this.
    See what you think!
    00:00 Introduction by Connor Lascelles, one of the founders of Earthly Biochar
    00:24 Connor explains how the kiln helps to remove excess carbon from the atmosphere, and then how the charcoal can be used as a soil amendment
    00:58 The kiln, and how it fits together
    01:32 Important tips on safety when using the kiln
    02:00 A ‘tour’ of the kiln, with explanation of the components
    02:26 The importance of the wind protector/flame concentrator for preventing smoke production
    02:47 Reasons for not producing smoke - environmental
    03:18 Using the chimney for cooking
    03:32 ‘Feed stock’ to burn on the kiln, eg wood chip - what type to use and why, and how to prepare it for the kiln
    05:05 Or using kindling (and how this helps with biodiversity)
    05:31 Adding the feed stock, using wood chip to demonstrate, and getting it ready for for burning with firelighters
    07:55 Connor demonstrates how to light it using a blow torch
    10:05 Putting on the flame concentrator, and explanation of how it works in relation to air flow, and then how this produces charcoal with a clean burn and no escape of methane
    13:39 The importance of using dry feed stock
    14:41 A look at the fire, and the importance of an even burn for preventing smoke and methane
    15:10 What to do if the kiln does start to produce smoke
    15:34 How long the process takes, and ways to use the heat
    16:43 A look at the size and colour of the flame, what this tells us and when to quench the flame
    18:16 Using a temperature gun to see how far the burn has progressed downwards
    19:26 Connor demonstrates how to quench the fire with water from a watering can
    23:40 A look at the charcoal that has been created
    24:57 How to empty the kiln after use
    26:39 Ideas for how to enliven the charcoal by adding to a compost heap
    27:03 How the charcoal can be used with kitchen compost caddies, to reduce the smell!
    27:30 Connor explains how he came to design the kiln and start his business
    Connor and his partner Lottie Hawkins run Earthly Biochar, who make and sell the kilns, and sell charcoal/biochar. www.earthlybioc...
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Komentáře • 387

  • @StayPrimal
    @StayPrimal Před 2 lety +77

    Charles, you really should be proud of yourself. It is already honorable to grow organic food for a cleaner world. But you taught and keep teaching and inspiring THOUSANDS of people, just like me, to follow your way and techniques for a much greener world. Over the years, who knows how much impact people like you do in the crazy world we live in today. Thank you for that.

  • @mudoh2131
    @mudoh2131 Před 2 lety +15

    Well done Connor and also to Charles for providing the opportunity and exposure.

  • @thenodiggardener
    @thenodiggardener Před 2 lety +34

    Groovy idea, and I like that he's put so much thought into it. Even being able to cook on the top of it, which is instantly where my mind went, but then I am a scratch cook who has been slow cooking for decades. Somewhere to cook the food we're producing, whilst producing something to help grow the food lol

  • @rg5107
    @rg5107 Před 2 lety +20

    Excellent idea and fascinating listening to Connor and so nice to see a young person with such passion for business and climate change all in one . Surely there’s a message there for all of us -great job.

  • @karenbuckner1959
    @karenbuckner1959 Před rokem +7

    Very good demonstration and product, Connor. It's like a rocket mass heater with a very specific charcoal outcome design for low emissions and positive garden/food system support. Love it!

  • @nickhammersonrocks
    @nickhammersonrocks Před 2 lety +3

    THANK YOU CONNOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ WE ARE THE CO-OWNERS OF MARSIAN BIOCHAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICE TO MEET YOU AND GLAD WE ARE SAVING THE UNIVERSE TOGETHER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @christopherbrand5360
    @christopherbrand5360 Před 2 lety +22

    You could put a nice big kettle of chips that need drying on the flame. That saves you the fuss with spreading them out in the sun - each batch dries the next.

  • @TigerLilyGzzTLRoars
    @TigerLilyGzzTLRoars Před rokem +2

    Biochar is the future!! I'm listening to audiobook, "Burn," and am convinced it'll come close to our industrial revolution. There are myriads of uses for biochar. Thank you for giving this young man a platform.

  • @barbarasmith9380
    @barbarasmith9380 Před 2 lety +15

    Excellent presentation by a very articulate presentor. Always good to learn new things thanks.

  • @anitast.9043
    @anitast.9043 Před 2 lety +31

    You have inspired me to not give up by using your no dig method. A hit and run accident left me disabled but the garden saved me.

    • @jez770
      @jez770 Před 2 lety +5

      And now you have inspired me! Happy gardening 😁

    • @anitast.9043
      @anitast.9043 Před 2 lety +3

      @@jez770 one day at a time. I'm happy to hear that and wish you happy gardening as well. Now to deal with this cold spring weather in zone 4 Canada.

    • @markirish7599
      @markirish7599 Před 2 lety +3

      Best wishes from Ireland 🇮🇪. Hope you have a beautiful harvest this growing year

    • @anitast.9043
      @anitast.9043 Před 2 lety +2

      @@markirish7599 the country my ancestors left in the late 1700s. Thank you ❤

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +3

      Good on you Anita, I wish you well

  • @lntjojo
    @lntjojo Před 2 lety +4

    Thank you for the most green and informative way of making a modern fire that isn’t counterproductive on our beautiful planet. ;)

  • @ohio_gardener
    @ohio_gardener Před 2 lety +11

    Biochar has been a great addition to my gardens. It has not only increase production, but it helps retain moisture in the soil.

  • @urban_shepherd
    @urban_shepherd Před 2 lety +5

    Great video. Thank you.
    It's fantastic to see more and more young people focussing on a healthier environment. I for one would be happy to leave the fossil fuel era behind me for the sake of my children and their friends. We need many a more innovators like this. I am very impressed.

  • @biochar_kilns_international
    @biochar_kilns_international Před 5 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the video. To gasify wood you need 4 parts air (primary) to 1 part fuel and then another 1 part air (secondary) to 1 part gas to get a smokeless burn. Smoke is unburnt fuel. The "flaming pyrolysis zone" moves downward and heats the layer below it releasing the moisture by predrying the fuel below. Also called a TLUD. (Top Lid Up Draft). The great Dr Tom Reed is the pioneer and I have had many discussions with him. Simultaneous pyrolysis and gasification. We prefer the Exeter approach - you don't not have to worry about selecting a homogenous fuel regarding size and moisture etc although too fine wont work to the core of the pile.

  • @sarahrickman6609
    @sarahrickman6609 Před 2 lety +3

    Man these young people just blow me away. He's so knowledgeable. He's obviously applied himself to learn and understand. I wish more young people would be like this young man. I love the idea!

  • @fletchybabe6172
    @fletchybabe6172 Před 2 lety +5

    You are correct Mr Dowding, the biochar needs charging before placing in the soil, The Weedy Gardener explains it in his biochar CZcams channel. I do like the feature for cooking on this model 😁🌱☀️

  • @erinobrien8408
    @erinobrien8408 Před 2 lety +9

    Brilliant design! The burn of the smoke with the air draw reminds me of an afterburner on a fighter jet. Your science, your use of physics, chemistry, aerodynamics is completely sound!! Well done!!!

  • @littlesuzie6672
    @littlesuzie6672 Před 2 lety +4

    That was really interesting to watch, thank you. Listening to Connor talk about the flame height and colour made a lot of sense, as it’s exactly what I see happening in my wood box burner. I don’t know what they’re called in the UK but in Australia we have Coonara wood heaters. Like an open fire place but not open, haha. Anyway, we heat our homes with them, (they’re made of wrought iron). My boys take great delight smashing up the charcoal after a burn and then I put it in my compost. It was nice to hear that’s what Connor recommended, it seems I’m doing the right thing. The ash I throw around the base of my fruit trees or on pear and cherry slugs on my trees (kills them).
    So much value from burning wood - and not just to heat the home! Thanks for sharing. Well done Connor! 👏👏

  • @lwedel3361
    @lwedel3361 Před 2 lety +7

    Charles, this week we began our first 100m no dig row on a field previously tilled. Rolled out a 1m wide corrugated cardboard on a roll and tucked 1 m black opaque plastic under one side (to kill weeds and what was sown). We put 6” of compost over the card and will keep adding rows as we get the time. It’s over clay soil, so hopefully over time it’ll help the soil. We mowed the field before we started (twice). We left the mowed crop on the field so hopefully it’ll help the soil. So thankful for your resources. 🙂👍

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +4

      Congratulations, and I wish you success with all that.
      I'm concerned though about you putting black polythene under the compost? Hopefully biodegradable at least, I would never use black plastic except on the surface. Hope that helps.

    • @lukelints9776
      @lukelints9776 Před 2 lety

      A tip for that clay soil, add calcium! Calcium will break up the atoms that make clay impossible for roots to get into, because it knocks them off their place! It will help!

  • @ericaarnold1810
    @ericaarnold1810 Před 2 lety +3

    This reminds me of many other products for other uses but I imagine they would never work as well, simply because they were designed to do something else. Connor has taken time to design this particular product for this very specific job and it clearly does it well.

  • @julietberry5578
    @julietberry5578 Před 5 měsíci

    Genius! I was wanting to make biochar but the smoke is the problem both for the atmosphere and my neighbours!. Many thanks. I knew there had to be a solution.

  • @Growveguk
    @Growveguk Před 2 lety +15

    This design has been around for 25 years that I know of. We used to build these gasifiers for efficient heating of water. The actual design was called a MIDGE Stove (Modified Inverted Downdraft Gasifier Experiment) It was conceived back on the old yahoo groups in one called Wastewatts 👍

    • @slaplapdog
      @slaplapdog Před 2 lety +5

      I think this is actually a Top Lite Up Draft stove.

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks for this :)

    • @joshmann7587
      @joshmann7587 Před 2 lety +8

      An dhis is costing 700 smakers at the reduced price, now that is pretty spicy! When you can just make it in a barrel.
      Shame though, would have bought it if it was reasonable.

    • @cuznclive2236
      @cuznclive2236 Před 2 lety +6

      @@joshmann7587 Barrels rust/rot, they are not readily available without expense to purchase, and building them over and over takes time, tools and ability to work with metal. I use to build NASCAR racecars, and I'm down with this product because it's made from stainless, regardless of the cost.
      My wish is that it was barrel size. However, if I need to do a bigger burn using larger material, I plan to continue using the trench method.

    • @joshmann7587
      @joshmann7587 Před 2 lety +5

      @@cuznclive2236 ive seen people litterally just do it it in a steel drum, no building of anything apart from a few holes.
      Theres no way the cost of time would come close to this product, yes looks nice, yea id like one but for that price yea no beauno.

  • @craigmetcalfe1749
    @craigmetcalfe1749 Před 2 lety +3

    Brilliant video on a topic I didn't know a lot about so thank you both for taking the time to make it together. Cheers!

  • @isaaca6445
    @isaaca6445 Před 7 měsíci

    This was very well explained! It's helped me understand a bit more how I might make my own biochar, but in an airtight container. Thanks for the explanation.

  • @bhnprksh1
    @bhnprksh1 Před 2 lety +6

    Good job Connor, you are an inspiration. Thank you Mr. Dowding for making this video.

  • @AlexPine84
    @AlexPine84 Před 2 lety +5

    So great to see young thinkers helping people sequester carbon and create microbially enriched soil in their home gardens.

  • @SamanthaMadison197
    @SamanthaMadison197 Před 2 lety +4

    Really interesting video, and very clear explanations from Connor. Thank you for sharing this information.

  • @michellebarbour5777
    @michellebarbour5777 Před 2 lety +5

    Great to meet Connor and know that yong people can be (hopefully), a profitable part of 'The Solution'. Brilliant young man.

    • @danyoutube7491
      @danyoutube7491 Před 2 lety +3

      Yep, I like his ethos and he presented this very well. He seems very professional and enthusiastic.

  • @clarelove3738
    @clarelove3738 Před 2 lety +3

    That was an excellent presentation of an excellent idea, and beneficial in so many ways. Well done Connor, and well done Charles for allowing this young man to showcase his idea.

  • @imournhim
    @imournhim Před 2 lety +4

    Connor, the way you control the oxygen supply at the two burn stages is genius.

  • @Thrill_House
    @Thrill_House Před rokem +2

    Great video, what an intelligent young chap. Time to google ancient Amazonian farming techniques! I don’t understand how it removes carbon from the air - so I guess it’s also time to google bio char 🤷‍♂️ thank you for giving me excuses to learn more things, much appreciated🤙🏼🤙🏼

  • @bestbuilder1st
    @bestbuilder1st Před 2 lety +13

    This is exactly like the small gasifier stove I use to use whilst backpacking. I made it from old vegetable cans. The design was exactly like this. You can look gasifier stove up online if you want to make your own. The only difference is I was using it to heat water for food and to get a cleaner burn.

  • @jacquiegordon4541
    @jacquiegordon4541 Před 2 lety +1

    Amazing well done Connor and thank you for helping spread the word Charles 👏

  • @RoyHolder
    @RoyHolder Před 2 lety +2

    I like this idea, good for back yard production, well done! 👍🦘

  • @thebiosoilcompany
    @thebiosoilcompany Před 2 lety +5

    Add 10% Biochar by volume into your compost to inoculate. Ideally you’ll want to crush it to a smaller size. Having a variable size from dust to rice is ideal. If you don’t first inoculate or charge the Biochar, it will absorb the nutrients into its pores like a sponge and rob nutrients from its surroundings until it is saturated. It must be charged properly to be used effectively before adding it to the garden.

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +2

      Exactly.
      I reckon 1% will suffice

    • @cuznclive2236
      @cuznclive2236 Před 2 lety +2

      @@CharlesDowding1nodig I would debate 1% for those of us that do not produce as much compost as you produce; not all of us have market gardens and an adequate supply of compostable material. Insomuch, char helps garden growers maintain similar microbial balance with fewer inputs than you by processing volume to achieve your results.
      With respect.

    • @mozit6
      @mozit6 Před rokem

      Agree that charging (inoculation with beneficial microbes) is absolutely necessary. But crushing greatly reduces pores available for charging.

  • @nigelcoleman9939
    @nigelcoleman9939 Před rokem +2

    What an impressive young man who has turned a passion into a business 👌

  • @barbararoyal6139
    @barbararoyal6139 Před 2 lety +5

    It’s a wonderful thing to see this young man share his expertise, enthusiasm and obvious care for our planet. Thank you 🕊

  • @escaleritaalcielo
    @escaleritaalcielo Před 2 lety +3

    Esperando los subtitulos en Español. Ya me imagino todo lo que aprenderé. Gracias 💚🇨🇱

  • @dahutful
    @dahutful Před 2 lety +2

    This is a very tidy bit of gadgetry.
    I burn wood in a barrel with a bottom - not open flow.
    Air enters from up the side.
    Much of the char wood falls through the burning grid, goes to the bottom and is smothered with ashes as they fall.
    This way I get both ashes, and char.
    These two are mixed and stored in a drum, and used as a soil amendment.
    and Im a terror - smoke is produced. Simple is where I'm at.
    As always your mileage may vary.
    Pretty cool char kiln

  • @veronicathecow
    @veronicathecow Před 2 lety +3

    An excellent design, especially with the cooking top!

  • @Milkshakman
    @Milkshakman Před 2 lety +1

    I like how transparent the video description is.

  • @slaplapdog
    @slaplapdog Před 2 lety +4

    A very nice looking TLUD.
    Consider using the fire to dry the next batch of fuel.
    A stainless steel stockpot could be used to "bake" the woodchips, driving off the moisture.
    There is the chance you will pyrolyze these chips, but that is simply more efficient.

    • @dyllos7
      @dyllos7 Před rokem

      yes, if not cooking on it - it would be ethical to use all that heat to pyrolysise a retort on top - yield will probably double [@CharlesDowding1nodig please pass this on to young Connor] rather than waste it

  • @ChessMasterNate
    @ChessMasterNate Před 8 měsíci +1

    Smoke is not methane, it is unburned carbon, AKA soot. However, there are hydrocarbon gases produced when wood is heated rather than burned. This pyroligneous acid can be distilled and separated into a wide variety of hydrocarbons. It can be carcinogenic, so requires care. If not separated when making charcoal, it just burns.

  • @marwinsteiner5817
    @marwinsteiner5817 Před 2 lety +3

    You could also produce some tar by specifically producing wood gas, which would yield both charcoal for the garden, as well as tar which can be used in the garden as a low cost form of glue, while you could clean the wood gas and use it to cook in a different physical location, possibly making safer? It's a cool concept for sure!!

  • @What..a..shambles
    @What..a..shambles Před 2 lety +3

    I noticed last year where previous wood fires had been in the field and beds built on top, the carrots outperformed noticeably 👍🏻

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety

      Interesting!

    • @mozit6
      @mozit6 Před rokem

      This is likely due to the minerals in the ash rather than to any small amount of char.

  • @Oktopia
    @Oktopia Před 2 lety +3

    I so enjoyed the "Full circle thinking" of this young man. Wonderful! I'll definitely be looking into adding biochar to my gardening efforts in the future!

    • @smas3256
      @smas3256 Před rokem +1

      The full circle thing. There is so much carbon put into the air, they say, with Cremation so some people want to be composted offered in the USA. It only takes 3 months. Problem is organic gardeners want safe compost. This is very disturbing to some. I should think so. Vermont, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, California etc. The world has gone crazy. Liz G. What do you think? Not many people know about this.

    • @Oktopia
      @Oktopia Před rokem

      @@smas3256 I don't know about most people, but my grandmother told me that the best blueberry pickings were at the bottom of the hill from the cemetery LOL As long as we can look into removing contaminants I don't see why not. The dead themselves won't know anything. But, most people need a place to visit, I guess. I would be cool with my family visiting at a local garden tbh.

  • @hkecowitch
    @hkecowitch Před rokem +1

    thank you

  • @phaedrahise
    @phaedrahise Před 2 lety +1

    Connor wins Science Fair for his school for sure.

  • @waynesell3681
    @waynesell3681 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Very very interesting!

  • @IlkkaVuoristo
    @IlkkaVuoristo Před 2 lety +1

    That is a great kiln! Love the cooking option.

  • @leguirerj
    @leguirerj Před 2 lety +5

    In the States, we have an outdoor firepit called the Solo Stove Bonfire. I fill it up with wood pellets and it burns exactly the same way. The only difference is that I've been letting it burn to ash. I have a large metal bucket that I fill with water and dump the contents into the bucket.

    • @sarahrickman6609
      @sarahrickman6609 Před 2 lety +3

      Take you ashes add some fat and you get soap. Woo hoo!

    • @dyllos7
      @dyllos7 Před rokem +1

      put out your bonfire when the flames are finished and you will get lots of biochar

  • @Supwiyaman
    @Supwiyaman Před 2 lety +1

    Sick one dude awesome, I remember seeing them make charcoal in Jamaica on the way to the blue mountains,smelt amazing.

  • @victorivri8092
    @victorivri8092 Před 2 lety +2

    It's a neat design. Good job and good luck to the business. I've had two ideas for possible future improvements:
    1. Have a vertical bar on the outside, made of material that changes colour in response to temperature. This can serve as a visual indicator of how far it's gone.
    2. How about closing the bottom vents when it's time to quench, as opposed to using water?

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for the ideas, Connor will check

    • @mozit6
      @mozit6 Před rokem

      Also note that SS is shiny metal that reflects and makes temp gun inaccurate unless properly adjusted for emissivity. A black strip is ideal for digital temp gun shootings. A closed chip container placed inside wood heater also works to heat home and simultaneously make char without quenching. Less firewood required for heating too.

  • @flipnothling9288
    @flipnothling9288 Před rokem +1

    I really like the kiln and I would like to get one to make charcoal of garden trimmings. (I found this video when I looked for one.)
    I put a paint can over my woodgas burning camping stove to extinguish it. I suppose a drum that fits over the kiln will do the same.

  • @frankbarnwell____
    @frankbarnwell____ Před 2 lety +3

    Very dry pine or fur needles are good kindling. I nearly burned down.... nevermind.
    Thanks!
    And good luck with the business.

  • @lindahipple4817
    @lindahipple4817 Před 2 lety +2

    I've been adding bio char to my compost for several years now and my garden production has improved alot. My test bed of no bio char is not as productive..

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety

      That's quite a result Linda!

    • @lindahipple4817
      @lindahipple4817 Před 2 lety +1

      @@CharlesDowding1nodig i was quite surprised myself, using bio char goes hand in hand with no dig gardening..even works for raised beds and container growing!

  • @rubiccube8953
    @rubiccube8953 Před 2 lety

    I made up a inferior version .Dug a hole placed a galvanised dustbin with a hole in the bottom supported on top two concrete blocks. Filled up with wood the same size ,started the fire from below using weed burner. When the flame is going strong put the dustbin lid on . Now only air can be fed from below . When the fire had been burning for a while fill the hole with soil and then wet the soil to make air tight. Leave for a few hours open the dustbin lid and wet the charcoal. The quality of the charcoal produced is okay.

  • @chipfire
    @chipfire Před 2 lety +1

    You can make charcoal in an old can with a tight lid and holes in the base on a bonfire. Shovel some dirt to cover the holes when the flame changes. You can use any wood as the steam is driven off to start with.

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety

      Cool!

    • @dyllos7
      @dyllos7 Před rokem

      or put into your woodheater every night over winter and use the heat - one will accumulate a fair bit over the whole winter - can do bones, and greener materials too

  • @lindaellin559
    @lindaellin559 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you - that was really interesting!

  • @geelee1977
    @geelee1977 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you!!!Thank you!!!Thank you!!!Thank you!!!Thank you!!!Thank you!!!🙏

  • @omid-nasi
    @omid-nasi Před rokem +1

    Awesome!

  • @mazaik2
    @mazaik2 Před rokem +1

    You might want to look into ways to activate the biochar for better and faster results.

  • @paul_herts
    @paul_herts Před 2 lety

    Really interesting product but an eye-watering price 😱 Good luck, I hope it does well for the designer 👏👏👏

  • @elisemenne8758
    @elisemenne8758 Před 6 měsíci

    FROM AUSTRALIA: Hallo, Charles! Thanks for introducing Connor Lascelles and his invention! I am just a little old lady living in Perth Australia, where we virtually have the poorest soil (no:-near lifeless water phobic sand!) . But I am passionate about growing organic vegetables while at the same time feed my soil, and do my bit to lessen carbon in our atmosphere.
    Have you put to the test the results of biochar in your veggie patch? And what are your findings, please?
    Question for Connor Lascelles: I understand that your aim is to burn your woodchips at the highest temperature possible without oxygen.
    If I now make my own charcoal by burning my twigs and smaller branches or woodchips, in the backyard, and dousing my fire when charcoal is obtain before it becomes ashes
    wont that charcoal, after I let it sit in a good organic tea (Comfrey tea, or worm tea etc.) to suck up all it can, be just the thing to put in our poor sandy soil? That way I not only help the soil to retain water, but indeed take minerals etc., down into the sandy soil to where it will be made available to the roots of my sweet vegetables?
    Anyway, do you have an exporter and supplier in Australia, please?

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 6 měsíci

      Go you Elise!
      I have heard about your poor soil around Perth, and I'm sure that no dig offers you the easiest way to improve it.
      Please send your questions to Connor using this link.www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiExa2GivmDAxV6S0EAHULkBpwQFnoECBcQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.earthlybiochar.com%2Fproducts%2Fbiochar-kiln-make-biochar-at-home&usg=AOvVaw05okBxy8HK8nvy_QhZaXx-&opi=89978449

  • @realiteorganics
    @realiteorganics Před 11 měsíci +2

    Hello, indeed a great video. I also want to design this equipment but a bit bigger. Can you please guide what should be the size of primary and secondary holes in relative terms .
    So grateful

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Sorry I don't know but links in the description will lead you to their website for contact details

  • @davelively1901
    @davelively1901 Před 2 lety

    I read every comment & all responses. I'm thinking that I'll come back when Charles is doing HIS thing.

  • @moiragoldsmith7052
    @moiragoldsmith7052 Před 2 lety +2

    Laughing...😄👍 In the blurb I think autocorrect has changed 'lattice' to 'lettuce'. Charcoal; so handy. X

  • @tommym936
    @tommym936 Před 2 lety +1

    Cool idea

  • @zazugee
    @zazugee Před rokem +2

    21:51 it happened to me before, learned my lesson, i add water so much till i don't see any hint of smoke or crackling
    and the biochar keep that moisture for months, it really becomes like a sponge, it appears dry outside but when i grind it with stones in a mortar mixer it becomes a black slurry

  • @Josef_R
    @Josef_R Před rokem +1

    Looked like a good idea since it doesn't require as much feedstock as a retort, until I saw the $1000 price tag. But for less than $100 you can build a retort, so this is out of the question.

  • @andrewsteel9958
    @andrewsteel9958 Před 2 lety +1

    Well played all round

  • @Kiyarose3999
    @Kiyarose3999 Před 2 lety +2

    ‘’Bio Ethanol’’ fire lighters, so the production of ‘’Ethanol’’ is factored into the Carbon footprint is it? Or ‘’try and avoid Petrochemicals, if you can’’, so he’s not completely writing off the use of Petroleum!

  • @thedr00
    @thedr00 Před 2 lety +2

    I applaud the idea and the presenter is highly impressive, but a £700 price tag is preposterous.

  • @robertling9872
    @robertling9872 Před 2 lety +2

    Great video, thanks for sharing.

  • @jeshurunfarm
    @jeshurunfarm Před 2 lety +1

    Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

  • @iainb1577
    @iainb1577 Před 2 lety +2

    According to a very old gardening book ("The Gardeners Kalendar" if I remember correctly), a bonfire should be extinguished with "old man's pisse" to result with the correct nutrients.

  • @traceyclark6650
    @traceyclark6650 Před 2 lety

    Very interesting video thank you for the information and good luck for the future .

  • @nutCrack5
    @nutCrack5 Před 2 lety +1

    Well thought out product.

  • @kgur
    @kgur Před 2 lety +1

    Very good design. Congrats!

  • @willis8281
    @willis8281 Před 2 lety +5

    This seems like a really good product but the price is so high. I’d rather spend that money on compost deliveries.

  • @aenorist2431
    @aenorist2431 Před 2 lety +11

    I'll argue on the carbon negative part ... it shifts fast-cycling carbon (wood that decays in years) into slower cycling carbon (charcoal that gets metabolized in decades).
    The charcoal in the soil is still very much part of the carbon cycle, as opposed to actually inert fossil fuels / proposed carbon sinks such as locking it away in basalt or salt domes.
    Still useful, no doubt, but carbon neutral might be laying it on a little thick.
    Also the burn in itself obviously emits carbon, but he's inferring a full lifecycle analysis I am sure :D

    • @aenorist2431
      @aenorist2431 Před 2 lety

      Also not sure its a new design by any stretch, seen things remarkably close more than a decade ago, probably way older still.
      Still, looks well manufactured and a good product, clever addition of the cooking grate (even if it might be too hot for most meals, gotta stir hard :D )

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +5

      Thanks, there is nothing new under the sun - well, almost!

    • @jez770
      @jez770 Před 2 lety +5

      My understanding is that it degrades in not decades but hundreds/thousands of years

    • @00jim
      @00jim Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed to a certain degree.....in my experience mycelium definitely chooses natural decaying wood and doesn't seem to feed from charcoal, at least not on a big scale.....But there's is no doubt that crushing the end product is where the benefits are, releasing stored minerals...... although it can take time to see any major benefits, due to the requirement of bacterial processing its very similar to rock dust application, which is cleaner? my choice is to compost the leaves from trees, with Charles' ratios of green and brown... its got it all......nature is handing us the all the Humic material we need each fall. good presentation though.

    • @insAneTunA
      @insAneTunA Před 2 lety +1

      @@00jim I think that you are missing a couple of very important aspects of the bio char. Surface area, and water storage capacity, and soil fluffiness, as Iike to call it. Besides the nutrients it provides a massive amount of surface area for bacteria to live. Bacteria love to have a place to live. And the bio char provides a massive amount of water storage, and it keeps the soil open and soft. So it is nutrients, water storage, surface area for bacteria, and soft and easy penetrable soil.

  • @BryghtKnyghtMedia
    @BryghtKnyghtMedia Před 2 lety

    Yeah, definitely needs to be charged first. Adding it to green compost is a great idea as then it’s also being populated with a microbial community as it’s being hydrated and charged with nutrients. One of its lesser know advantages is how it raises the soil’s CEC!

  • @camicri4263
    @camicri4263 Před 2 lety +1

    That's great! Thanks!

  • @mohammadsd5902
    @mohammadsd5902 Před rokem +1

    Great Idea. I liked the design. It can be integrated to steam engine

  • @sjf67gto
    @sjf67gto Před 6 měsíci +2

    Great video, couple of questions first one can you use a different sizes of wood to make into the charcoal like bigger chunks of wood and second question is, is this available to purchase?

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 6 měsíci

      Yes and yes, find details here www.earthlybiochar.com, their kiln is for small chips

  • @DrChrisBiomed
    @DrChrisBiomed Před 2 lety +1

    Interesting. It looks very much like a large Bushbuddy stove or Solo stove

  • @LaVikinga108
    @LaVikinga108 Před 2 lety

    Brilliant! Connor is so inspiring in his enthusiasm, gives us hope for a brighter future 🙏🏻

  • @renestewart604
    @renestewart604 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent video

  • @juliewilliamsnewzealand818

    This was fantastic - absolutely riveting :) its a good thing I live downunder or I would have purchased one of his kilns! lol :) xxx

  • @dyllos7
    @dyllos7 Před rokem +1

    If not cooking on this stove - it would be ethical to use all that heat to pyrolysise a retort on top - yield will probably double, rather than waste it...

  • @bobbycarr2319
    @bobbycarr2319 Před 2 lety

    large stainless pot with very tight fitting lid ... one small hole in the center of the lid. start fire in a round smoker and place the pot on the grilling rack on bottom shelf keep fire burning below till it quits smoking . thats how i made charcoal for black powder rockets . fire never touches the charcoal. =)

  • @barbaravanerp4598
    @barbaravanerp4598 Před 2 lety +2

    Not meaning to be rude. Is this similar to a solo stove which is a no smoke outdoor stove? I support everything Charles Dowding first. I have a solo stove.

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety

      Thanks Barbara, and I don't know such a stove. I hope I've not misinformed anybody here and that you can take what is useful from this video.

  • @carolewarner101
    @carolewarner101 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow, awesome!

  • @KosaBrin
    @KosaBrin Před 2 lety +2

    That is great stuff. 👍

  • @fred1382
    @fred1382 Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome. I want one

  • @SuperKingslaw
    @SuperKingslaw Před 2 lety +3

    Would pellet grill wood pellets be suitable feed stock?

  • @MrACOUSTICPETE
    @MrACOUSTICPETE Před 2 lety +2

    Impressive but at £700 for me that seems mighty expensive !!

  • @jameswswann
    @jameswswann Před 2 lety +4

    Fantastic demonstration and adaptation of some old designs. I love this but the price point of the kiln is quite prohibitive for the vast majority of people.

    • @CharlesDowding1nodig
      @CharlesDowding1nodig  Před 2 lety +2

      Yes I agree! I think it's coming down soon

    • @jamesdevlin6373
      @jamesdevlin6373 Před rokem +1

      @@CharlesDowding1nodig hopefully so, I think it will sell a lot better if the price is reduced. Fingers crossed.

  • @tinkeringinthailand8147

    Wonderful stuff, love it.

  • @GordonjSmith1
    @GordonjSmith1 Před 2 lety +1

    What an interesting vlog.