permaculture

[Evan <kodama@riseup.net>]

I just built a small structure where I charred the bottom length of white 
pine and then sunk them 3' in the ground. I can't yet speak to the legitimacy 
of this practice, but check back with me in a few years! ;-)

Evan

On Nov 16, 2011, at 11:22 AM, Steve Bonney wrote:

> On 11/15/2011 8:03 PM, christopher nesbitt wrote:
>> That charcoal will be full of microrganisms in a short amount of time.
> 
> Is there any research to indicate this? I am thinking about the practice 
> of charring the bottom length of posts before burying so that they do 
> not rot (or at least have a much slower rate of decomposition).
> 
> 
> 
> Steve Bonney
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