[Terrapreta] Praire is natures way of making terra preta.

[Sean K. Barry]

Jeff,

This sounds like a plan, 300 tons of charcoal or 300 tons of worms on your 30 acre switch grass reservation.  Cool.  I'd like to see it.

SKB
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Davis<mailto:jeff0124 at velocity.net> 
  To: terrapreta<mailto:terrapreta at bioenergylists.org> 
  Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 10:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Praire is natures way of making terra preta.


  Sean wrote:
  > How long will it take to grow switch grass roots down 6 feet into 30 acres?

  Well, it takes three years for it to establish. If the roots are as long as 
  the greens are high I would GUESS six years. But to be honest I do not know.

  >  Could there be benefits to making charcoal out of some of that perennial
  > grass each year?

  I would think so!!!


  Jeff

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