As farmers
and gardeners we are always searching for ways to make our soils better,
richer, and more productive. Biochar is an inexpensive, lightweight, and
readily available product that is easy to incorporate into vegetable beds,
landscape areas, and orchards. Besides an amazing capacity to sequester up to
three times its own weight in carbon (possibly for millennia), biochar helps
the soil’s ability to retain water, improves the condition of hardsetting
soils, increases microbial activity, stimulates mycorrhizal fungi, and enhances
the absorption of nitrogen fertilizers. All of which means you can expect to
drastically augment plant growth in your backyard while doing your bit to save
the planet!
