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Originally Posted by palmtreepathos
I have found a better way to char the acorns that I have in such abundance. I cut a 3 inch diameter pipe from the frame of an old swingset into 24 inch sections and plugged the bottom of each one by pushing it into the local clay (2 inches). This made a tube-like container which can then be filled with the acorns and stood in the trash can/burner along with other 1-3 inch branches. They charred nicely and did not pop out . I may try to cap one with clay in the next burn to stop flame from shooting out the top. They reduced in size by half, little charcoal balls to experiment with, maybe for hydroponics??
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Mmmm...
don't cap those pipes too tightly with clay!
Perhaps rather than charcoalize your acorns, you plant them and then distribute them in a re-treeing project? Is this a mast year for acorns where you are? Anecdotally, I have seen more acorns this year than in the past decade, and apparently California is having the same. (I never heard the masting laid to warm dry Aprils before?
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Oak trees produce mass amounts of acorns this year - Campus News
That's all I got.
