[Terrapreta] Charcoal Injector

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Marc,

How about pigs to work the charcoal into the top then the worms can take
over.

Jeff



> Odds are you want 'composting' worms if you want the worms to work the top
> 1-2 feet.   They want LOTS of organic matter.
>
> Nightcrawlers go down 6 feet or more.
>
> On Wed, 11 Apr 2007, Jeff Davis wrote:
>
>> Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 19:17:52 -0400 (EDT)
>> From: Jeff Davis <jeff0124 at velocity.net>
>> To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org
>> Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Charcoal Injector
>>
>> Dear Wayne,
>>
>> Now that would be WONDERFUL NEWS!
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>> Wayne wrote:
>>> Getting charcoal into a perennial agricultural system is a
>>> fascinating problem, but maybe one where we don't have to do
>>> much work.  Generally perennial systems, especially those
>>> with some plant diversity, promote a high population of
>>> worms that move organic material throughout the upper soil
>>> profile, and sometimes even into the B-horizon.  If you were
>>> to spread finely crushed char, not just dust, but the
>>> largest particles about 2mm in diameter, mixed with compost
>>> or mulching materials, worms would surface to feed from the
>>> bottom carrying the char into the profile.  In this way you
>>> would not have to use fossil fuels to do the work.  If you
>>> can rely on nature, why not?  It does call for some
>>> experimental work in a switchgrass or other perennial system
>>> to test, but the result could be telling for a broad swath
>>> of the landscape.
>>
>> --
>> Jeff Davis
>>
>> Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA
>>
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Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA