Wood Vinegar F.A.Q.

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What is Wood Vinegar?

Wood vinegar is a light brownish liquid that is produced through the natural act of carbonization. This occurs when organic biomass material is heated through a process of pyrolysis in an oxygen-reduced environment leading to the thermal decomposition of materials and release of volatile elements.

The exhaust from this char production is then condensed into a liquid. The condensate then further separates into wood vinegar, bio-oil, and tar.

How can I use Wood Vinegar?

Wood vinegar has a wide range of applications, and it can be everything from a bio-fertilizer, to a seed germinator, to a growth enhancer, to a nematode treatment, and more.

Has this product been tested?

Wood vinegar has been used by people for agricultural purposes for reportedly a thousand years, give or take. It’s a product in use today by many countries like Japan and India, and it’s beginning to see more study and distribution in the United States and Canada.

Where I can sign up to join a field study?

Right here! VerdiLife is currently accepting participants for wood vinegar field studies, and we’re always happy to sit down with an interested party and discuss potential participation.

What is the mixing ratio to use with indoor plants, both watering and foliar spray?

Please apply a ratio of 1 to 700, or 5.7 milliliters, per gallon to use for a foliar spray for mature plants. This would be considered a medium-strength ration.

Can I only use wood vinegar on crops?

Wood vinegar can be applied to a variety of different growing environments. What is recommended, though, is to make sure that the solution is measured out properly for each case. As good growers know, every plant is different, and an orchid will require different ratios of the solution than soybeans.

One special qualification is this: we do not advise spraying VerdiLife wood vinegar during flowering. Before or after the flowering period is fine, but during could be harmful to the plant.

Is wood vinegar good for cooking?

Do not consume wood vinegar. This product is strictly agricultural in terms of its application and should not be consumed or used for cooking/baking purposes.

Are there any studies I can read on wood vinegar?

Absolutely! We actually have field studies that you can read about on our website, and our Research Center hosts academic papers and more in-depth studies on wood vinegar and how some people have used and experimented with it.

What is Wood Vinegar?