Anybody make their own biochar using weeds?

[lillian]

I've been reading up on diy biochar and wondered if this is the perfect answer for utilizing my humongus pile of weeds or do I need more woody material?

[lillian]

[caroline7758]

Do you have a link? Sounds interesting.

[lillian]

There are lots of youtube vids as well.

http://organicconnectmag.com/wp/improve-your-soil-and-combat-global-warming-with-diy-biochar/

[Digeroo]

I thought you needed wood to make charcoal for bio char.

If you have a huge pile of weeds I would simply compost them.  I never seem to have enough compost. I have several daleks and keep filling them, and when I return they are less than half full so I fill them again and again.  If I end up next spring with them more than half full I will be pleased. 

Also things like sweet corn, rhubarb, courgettes, squashes and pumpkins love a good pile of weeds as a mulch.

[lillian]

I got 5 bins of good compost and 1 large pile plus 2 bins of weedy compost. I use the weedy compost in homemade grow bags but I am overwhelmed with the weedy stuff.  If i put it back in the soil I'll end up with even weeds. I just don't know what to do with it.