Charcoal as a soil improver
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Belfast Rank attained: Sessile Oak Tree


Joined: 23 Apr 2009 Posts: 297 Location: County Limerick
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:17 pm Post subject: Charcoal as a soil improver |
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Has anyone here tried Charcoal as a soil improver
I believe the Indians in the Pre-Columbian in the Amazon use it to improve the sandy soil there.
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Biochar
I have heard that it is now being used in America again in recently. |
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Liparis Rank attained: Orchard owner

Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 651 Location: Co. Meath
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Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I use it with some orchid plants for two reasons. The first being that many orchids will repopulate scrub and trees after slash and burn, showing a preference for trees scorched to charcoal. Secondly, I use it in some of the compost mixes I use for the few plants I grow in pots. It has the same virtues as when used in people. An example might be someone who takes a drug overdose will be given powdered charcoal in water to absorb the poisons. Charcoal draws out toxins etc so it's very useful for keeping compost sweet in plants that have to grow unindusturbed in the same compost and pot for a few years.
Bill. _________________ Earth is the insane asylum of the Universe.
http://www.species-specific.com/orchid-forum/ |
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johno Rank attained: Hazel Tree


Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Posts: 11 Location: Arkansas Ozarks, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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That's a very informative link. Thanks for posting it. If you don't mind, I'll pass it on to my gardening friends in America. We've been studying and debating how to re-create Terra Preta. |
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Ciarandebuitlear Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 14 Jan 2010 Posts: 12 Location: Stamullen
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Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 8:41 pm Post subject: Monty Don |
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Monty did a large section of one of the programs in "Around the World in 80 Gardens" on Tera Preta. it sounds like remarkable stuff that is even able to "grow" more of itself. Let us know how you get on. _________________ Ciaran: www.organicgreenfingers.com |
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