[Terrapreta] "Charging" biochar with nutrients

[Michael Bailes]

I am not sure you need to Julian
but let us know your results.
michael

2008/6/22 Julian Jackson <julianj at totalise.co.uk>:

> Hi all,
>
> I have just joined this list.  I am intending to create a sustainable
> urban garden in my locality and use biochar in the soil of the raised beds.
>
> I have purchased some charcoal for experiments and am soaking it in
> various fertilisers, both organic and non-organic.
>
> As I understand it, as a TP beginner, it needs to hold nutrients or it
> will leach them from the compost, having the opposite effect to what is
> wanted.
>
> Is there a method you can recommend to charge it up?
>
> thanks
>
> Julian
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