Coal cinder for gardening
An introduction to common knowledge about gardening, coal cinder gardening (quick start guide), let's get to know together.
Coal cinder gardening has become popular in the past two years, mainly because gardening enthusiasts use coal cinder to grow succulents, which significantly reduces costs compared to buying red jade soil and the like. Some enthusiasts can't even find coal balls, and I saw on (Taobao) that there are coal cinders for sale, which are just stamped a few times without separating the sizes and then directly packed into self-sealing bags (C-S). Moreover, many people are buying them, which makes me feel restless.
As for coal cinder being dirty and needing to be sorted out, first, I think that since the coal balls have been burned at high temperatures, they have no bacteria or odor, just dust, which can be resolved by soaking in water. Second, the only thing I dirtied is a laundry台, which can be cleaned by rinsing with water, and any bits that fall on the floor can be quickly swept up. Third, those who don't mind buying dozens of pounds of particles can skip this~ I only use this much at a time. Fourth, practice has proven that I haven't clogged the drain~
Additionally, here's a method from another gardening enthusiast that is even simpler and more feasible, depending on your environment: the simplest method is to check the weather forecast, after stamping, put it outside to be rained on when it rains, and then let it slightly dry before sifting. The sifted powder is clean and doesn't dirty the area. With any method, wetting the coal balls before processing will prevent dust, and I've seen many enthusiasts' replies are very concerned about this!
As the growing season for sedum approaches, you can start preparing the soil to wait for various succulents. Here's a quick guide to extracting coal cinder for gardening enthusiasts to refer to.
After three years of gardening, I've gone from buying pre-made succulent soil to buying various soils to mix myself, and now to using coal cinder mixed with peat. It's been a bumpy road of exploration, including improvements in the way of washing coal cinder. Not easy~
First, you need a bucket of burned coal balls, soaked in water and ready to use. preferably a bucket or even more, because a few coal balls are too little, and it's not worth the trouble after sorting them out. This isn't an ordinary water bucket, it's an oversized one. (How to get coal balls depends on everyone's skills)
Please ignore the messy so-called workbench full of coal cinder. The tools needed are a beer bottle, two basins, and a faucet (this is very important, as carrying buckets of water to wash coal cinder is very time-consuming and labor-intensive).
Then comes the tapping, it's best to tackle each one individually, don't tap randomly here and there, or it will increase the workload later. Observe how hard you need to tap to get the desired particle size, the force is easy to master, you can learn it on the spot.
Rinse three or four times, and sieve with your hands or tools. I used to wash until the floating dust was barely visible, but now I think it's not necessary, and it's a waste of water, so just do it until it's sort of clean.
When there's still water in the basin, shake it and then pour out the water. The largest particles will be on top and can be collected by combing them. Repeat this process several times, the particles will get smaller and smaller, and later on, the播种级 coal cinder is revealed, which I plan to collect for sowing next month. This is something that 1-3mm particle soil can't compare with.
Do you understand the detailed introduction about coal cinder gardening (quick start guide) mentioned above?