02-11-2021, 02:23 AM
Perhaps I need to add more description because the hole itself is a wonder, that is, the labor that went into creating this perfectly conical pit almost 4 feet deep in rocky soil.
He was making biochar for gardening purposes, although it just seemed like charcoal to me. But there was an intricate process of stacking the wood, lighting it a certain way, dousing it at the right moment that I don't really want to belabor the reader with. I guess I thought that the fact I was standing in an empty hole, that I was paying so much attention to an abandoned pile of coal would clue the reader that something is not right here.
He was making biochar for gardening purposes, although it just seemed like charcoal to me. But there was an intricate process of stacking the wood, lighting it a certain way, dousing it at the right moment that I don't really want to belabor the reader with. I guess I thought that the fact I was standing in an empty hole, that I was paying so much attention to an abandoned pile of coal would clue the reader that something is not right here.