[Terrapreta] Assaying carbon levels in soil

[Duane Pendergast]

          What are the "wee beasties" to eat Sean? They need a source of
energy.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_life

 

Duane

 

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From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Sean K. Barry
Sent: December 1, 2007 8:36 AM
To: Terrapreta; Michael Bailes
Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Assaying carbon levels in soil

 

Hi Michael,

 

Poor Mr. Skjemstad.  He must not be a soil scientists or a plant
physiologist (or a good one of either?).  Plants don't ever use carbon from
soil.  Plants only respire carbon in the form of Carbon Dioxide-CO2 from the
air.  Little does he realize that carbon in soil in the form of charcoal in
the soil is likely the best form it could be in.  Charcoal in soil aids the
fertility of the soil by helping the microorganisms to hold more nutrients.
Charcoal in soil is highly resilient.  By Mr. Skjemstad's account, charcoal
is still in the Australian soil from bushfires which occurred tens of
thousands of years ago!

 

 

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