[Terrapreta] Re Charcoal and-----Bokashi

[Tom Miles]

Bakary,

 

Thank you for the post regarding bokashi. I thought of Roger and the REAP
manual so I looked for it on the REAP website. 

 

Roger, reading in copy, is the manual something you will make available on
your website or do you send it out on request?

 

Bakary, in practical terms, how is the char-bokashi procedure working? Is
there a story (with pictures) about your char-bokashi activities on the REAP
website, or can we post something on the Terra Preta site?

 

Many thanks

 

Tom Miles

 

  

 

From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of bakaryjatta
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 3:37 PM
To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
Subject: [Terrapreta] Re Charcoal and-----Bokashi

 

To Kurt and list members,

 

There was an extensive post to the gasification list on Mon,10 April 2006 by
Roger Samson of REAP-Canada with a great deal of details about Bokashi and
its preparation. A manual is available from REAP- canada is available on
request. One of the ingredients of Bokashi is bio-char. 

 

I am applying char dust to soil at planting stations, covering it with leaf
and/or grass mulch and giving it a dose of of effluent from Dr AD Karve's
model biogas digester. There is not enough material to cover an entire area,
therefore improve soil peace meal. The char is made from the trimmings of
Gliricidia and Cashew trees in an old water heater used as a retort. 

 

Hopefully this makes it to the list as I am unfamiliar with posting
procedures.

 

Bakary Jatta, experimenting in The  Gambia

 

 

 

Kurt wrote:


Hi folkes,

Somewhere in the bioenergy archives, not sure which particular list, I 
remember seeing a description of Bokashi preparation, using local 
wormcastings, plantjuice (for enzymes) etc etc. This was being done in 
SE Asia, probably the Philippines. The resultant material was then used 
to inoculate compost which was applied to the soil; as per usual.

The method used the ubiquitous Asian rice husk, but I think it could be 
adapted to any other area, using whatever waste biomass was available 
there and also using local wormcasts, plant juice and so on. Sugar, 
possibly molasses also figured in the method, to feed the culture.

Such a "local" Bokashi solution could be applied to charcoal just prior 
to application to the soil, giving it an initial charge of wee beasties 
to speed up the results.

/ /I doubt that Bokashi powder being sold for use in garbage digesters 
would be quite up to the job, being a centrally produced, industrial 
product and not at all adapted to any one soil situation.

It would be interesting if someone, more versed in searching the 
archives could dig the message out of them. I'm not at all knowledgeable 
in that activity.

Kurt

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