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["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

Hmm, in our climate compost makes itself. Only thing is to prevent it 
getting too wet.
One definition of a fertile soil that I read once was that when you put a 
straw bale on the ground it should have completely decomposed in six months, 
only leaving the twines behind on the surface.
John

> On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:12 PM, John D'hondt wrote:
>
> > Which must mean that only bought in charcoal from a well controlled
> > pyrolisis installation will have good results Toby.
>
> Absolutely right. Making good biochar is almost as hard as making good 
> compost!
>
> Toby
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