[Terrapreta] Busting up lump charcoal for soil incorporation

[Barry at Biochar]

Hi Allan

Robert Flanagen came up with the great idea of using a concrete mixer with a 
few rocks added to bust up the char.

I add it into a 44 gallon drum and smash it up with a spade

Regards

Barry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allan Balliett" <aballiett at frontiernet.net>
To: <terrapreta at bioenergylists.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 5:46 AM
Subject: [Terrapreta] Busting up lump charcoal for soil incorporation


> After thinking about this for way too long, it dawned on me that I
> should ask the list for ideas for 'rapidly, efforlessly and cleanly'
> breaking a couple dozen bags of lumb charcoal down to 1/8 inch
> particles for soil incorporation.
>
> Like compost leaves in rotary mower, there must be some 'easy' way of
> breakingdown lump charcoal that's yet to cross my mind.
>
> how do you do it?
>
> If I knew where to buy (or how to build) heavy enough screens, that's
> how I'd do it.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Allan
>
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