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Biochar
Biochar is a highly beneficial addition to plants and gardens, offering a multitude of advantages:
- Biochar, rich carbon decomposes slowly and serves as a long lasting soil amendment.
- Its porous nature improves soil structure by enhancing aeration and water retention.
- Biochar retains nutrients, reducing the need for frequent fertilization and preventing nutrient leaching.
- The porous structure of biochar supports beneficial soil microorganisms and mycorrhizal fungi, essential for nutrient uptake by plants.
- Gardens treated with biochar often see improved plant growth, increased yield, and better overall plant health.
- Biochar will absorb water, reducing the need for frequent watering and aiding runoff when the ground becomes saturated.
- By sequestering carbon in the soil, biochar helps to mitigate climate change.
Incorporating biochar into your garden can be transformative, offering a sustainable method to enhance soil quality and foster healthy plant growth. Whether you are cultivating vegetables, fruits, or ornamental plants biochar supports a thriving garden ecosystem.
Biochar and Compost
Biochar added to compost provides several benefits:
- Its porosity provides an excellent habitat for microbes, offering smaller crevices where they can hide from predator nematodes.
- The Cationic Exchange Capacity attracts minerals and nutrients, reducing runoff and providing a food store for microbes.
- Mycorrhizal fungi and plant roots form a symbiotic relationship. The exchange of nutrients to plants and fungi within the spaces created by biochar is considered more crucial than nutrient provision through artificial fertilisers.
Soil science and the complexities of soil life are beyond the scope of this site to fully explain. However, it is important to note that industrial applications of chemical additives have significantly depleted soil life over many years. We are only now beginning to comprehend the repercussions and the steps needed to restore soil life. Biochar is a crucial component of this restoration effort, alongside organic practices like low till farming, nitrogen fixing plants and permanent crop cover.