[Terrapreta] Fwd: transect points - Garden Char Processing - this may be of interest

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I've added some photos to
Flickr<http://www.flickr.com/photos/paleorthid/sets/72157605797606533/detail/>on
how I currently prepare my charcoal for add ing to garden soil. This
is
in support of the Biochar for Gardeners FA <http://biochar.pbwiki.com/>Q.

I am lightly soaking (shallow soak, lots of turning to keep surfaces moist)
my charcoal to precondition it for a crush-and-chop reduction and then
screening. To soak, I add soluble mineral fertilizer and fish emulsion. Once
in the soil, these will stimulate biologic conditioning and will help
prevent stalled plant growth due to induced N deficiency, a concern with
direct use of fresh char in the garden.

Also, regarding the mineral fertilizer, I have it in the back of my mind
that adding ammonium sulphate (a common ingredient in off-the-shelf soluble
fertilizer formulations) to the soak water will boost water penetration. I
am thinking this might help because ammonium sulphate is used hold farm
chemicals on waxy plant surfaces (like thistle), and because saltier water
generally tends to penetrate further and faster into problem soils. I am
encouraged to think that ammonium sulphate helps to overcome fresh
charcoal's water repellency, even if only to a slight degree.

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