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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...
- From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
- To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:02:11 -0500
Mathew Waehner wrote:
I don't use biochar, although I
plan to make some because I like to play with fire.
Now you have me interested..
As far as your experiences, did you pre- load the charcoal with compost tea
before using it? If you don't, it actually takes nutrients out of
circulation until it becomes "charged". But it sounds like great soil; I
don't know how biochar would improve it.
Here's a good FAQ on biochar in the garden
http://biochar.pbworks.com/FrontPage
And that's what did it; now I am a believer.
So, I have used massive amounts of manures and rocks dusts on 5 acres (intensely on 3). What remains to be tried are:
1) all sorts and varieties of of compost teas, EM, IM, FPE, ACT, etc.
2) biochar
I would like to make enough to incorporate some into dozens of hundred foot long raised beds, one at a time, as I also amend that soil with granulated seaweed, rock phosphate, azomite and greensand.
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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...,
Tripp Tibbetts, 01/06/2010
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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/06/2010
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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...,
Tripp Tibbetts, 01/06/2010
- Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation..., Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/07/2010
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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...,
Tripp Tibbetts, 01/06/2010
- Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation..., Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/06/2010
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- Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation..., Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/07/2010
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Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...,
Lawrence F. London, Jr., 01/06/2010
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Tripp Tibbetts, 01/08/2010
- Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation..., Mathew Waehner, 01/08/2010
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