Mike, A visitor to our Malawi project just reported that by adding biochar to the garden soil, they had reduced watering requirements by at least half. All they do is hand mix a lot of ground char int

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david, we are currently growing CBD hemp.. we used both wood and bone char in its grow out.... let us know if we can be a help in your hemp efforts..... mike.

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david, we are growing industrial hemp (CBD) currently. we used particular wood biochar mixed in the planting soil. we used bone. char in the planting hole.. we will be turning the hemp woody biomass i

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great idea, mike. i hope to something similar next year with a hemp crop. harvest buds for CBD extraction. dry, then char stalks & other hemp debris right in the row. soils involved are badly low carb

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Stephen, Great find..... filled with alot of practical information..... Never too old or educated to learn..... have a wonderful day ! Mike

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thank you stephen. such a joy to see photos of people on the planet truly, deeply desperate for this soil regeneration technique benefiting from this "terra preta nova". i'm currently building new "la

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Hi Guys Read this page. Very interesting https://reforestation.me/zai-holes-roof-gardens/

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Hi Mike I did a little experiment this year and put biochar at the bottom of pots and covered this with soil and grew a range of plants. I didnt need to water and growth was much better than last year

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Tom, One rainwater very micro-catchment approach we are going to try after our growing season is ended : 1. dig a hole in a grow bed 2. fill the hole with wheat straw biomass. 3. make flame cap wheat

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Mike Several years ago a farmer/composter in the Gambia told us that he put a mixture of compost and biochar into zai holes and then planted them with wheat. His yields were much better than with comp

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Good Day ! Am curious regarding what folks have been doing regarding the application of biochar for purposeful rain water microcatchment in order to improve soil water holding for next season's crops.

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