Wood Vinager as fertilizer

[DirtMechanic]

I read an article about using wood vinager as a fertilizer and wondered if anyone knew more?

Private firm, UG scientists develop new organic fertiliser

Agricultural scientists at the University of Ghana and a private company, HJA...

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[NigelJ]

Seems to contain methanol and acetic acid among other things. Production sounds like a low temperature pyrolysis,
Below a couple of articles on production use and dilution. The third is an analysis of one form, you can see that they found about 100 compounds including furfural and various phenols; which are disinfectants, antiseptics and flavouring agents (smoky bacon). Unfortunately some are mutagenic and or carcinogenic.

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Food and Fertilizer Technology Center-Wood Vinegar

Wood vinegar is a byproduct from charcoal production. It is a liquid generated from the gas and combustion of fresh wood burning in airless condition. When the gas is cooled, it condenses into liquid. Raw wood vinegar has more than 200 chemicals, such as acetic acid, formaldehyde...

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Chemical Composition of Pyroligneous Acid Obtained from Eucalyptus GG100 Clone - PMC

The present study aimed to characterize the chemical composition of pyroligneous acid (PA) obtained from slow pyrolysis of the clone GG100 of Eucalyptus urophylla × Eucalyptus grandis. The efficiency of extraction of organic compounds by using ...

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[headfullofbees]

Perhaps wood vinegar contains karrikins?

 

[DirtMechanic]

Perhaps wood vinegar contains karrikins?

I had to look that up. I had no idea. Hormones in the smoke. I think that is all my brain can handle for today and its just past 9am.

 

[headfullofbees]

I use a solar pond aerator and burn a little chipped wood in my greenhouse.
The tube from the aerator bubbles the smoke through a bucket of water, capturing some of the karrikins.
The water is then used on seed trays to enhance germination and growth.
I also burn a little now and again, in the greenhouse, to aid the growth of my solenaceae.