[Terrapreta] Charcoal, volatiles, creosote

[Duane Pendergast]

Dear colleagues,

 

Some information I sent to my brother from the list elicited the following
observation.

 

"I scraped the creosote from the woodstove chimney and inadvertently spilt
some on the lawn.  The grass went green and grew faster.  I wonder what the
affect was.  Wouldn't be nitrogen.  As mother used to say "put that in your
pipe and smoke it" "

 

I've noticed quite a bit of discussion of the significance of volatile
content and wonder if chimney creosote is mainly composed of volatiles
condensing there.  Would any experts care to follow our mother's advice and
let us know what is causing the creosote fertilization effect?

 

Sincerely,

 

Duane Pendergast

 

 

 

 

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