[Terrapreta] pulverizing charcoal

[Larry Williams]

Greg-------Folke may be right. After two years I can't seem to find  
any of the lump charcoal that I placed in the ground. It appears that  
the critters and plants are breaking the charcoal up. I would suggest  
after it has been saturated with soil moisture. Except some small  
chunks of charcoal remain dry after a year in the soil. Rich has  
posted a picture of this dry charcoal-------Larry



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On May 20, 2008, at 8:51 AM, Greg and April wrote:

> Are you sure about that ?
>
> We already have some evidence that when char level get above a  
> certain level in worm bins, they don't do very well - probably  
> because it's so abrasive.
>
> If it's abrasive enough to keep worm levels down, what makes you  
> think that the worms can make big pieces small?
>
> I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just pointing out that we may have  
> some evidence that what you said may not be true.
>
>
> Greg H.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: folke Günther
> To: May Waddington
> Cc: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org ; Roy Lent
> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 2:17
> Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] pulverizing charcoal
>
> The worms and the plant roots  will do the job. After a year, all  
> pieces are conveniently small.
> FG
>
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