The benefits are bountiful!
It's hard to overstate the benefits that come with using biochar. Scroll through below and learn about all the wonderful ways biochar will be making your plants happy and healthy.
Improved soil fertility
Biochars porous structure is the ideal habitat for healthy microbial life to flourish.
LEARN MOREIncreased crop yields
Plants get to feed off of the nutrients attracted and retained by the biochar. Nutrient rich soil leads to higher plant density.
LEARN MOREIncreased water retention and quality
Biochars porous structure helps maintain soil moisture levels, especially in excessive heat.
LEARN MOREReduce watering needs
Your plants have access to stored water in the biochar when they begin to dry out.
LEARN MOREReduce soil acidity
Biochar has been shown to de-acidify soil. Plants tend not to do well in acidic conditions.
LEARN MOREAbsorb soil pollutants
Biochar can help decontaminate unhealthy soil by clinging on to damaging plant-toxic heavy metals.
LEARN MOREIncrease plant resistance to disease
New evidence suggests that using biochar helps plants fight off unwanted microbes.
LEARN MORECapture and store carbon
Carbon that would normally end up in the atmosphere is instead readily trapped and helping grow your plants.
LEARN MOREAs easy as 1-2-3
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Charge the biochar
Wet and mix the biochar with your favourite fertilizer, compost, or manure at a 1:1 ratio.
02
Let the magic happen
Let the biochar/fertilizer mix sit for 1 to 2 weeks. Healthy bacterial life is finding home in the mix.
03
Apply your new mix!
Add it to your soil as you would regularly with just fertilizer. For existing plantlife, gently work a light layer into the topsoil.
WE HAVE ONE EARTH, LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT IT
Dark earth’s benefit to climate is just one of its many exciting possibilities. It also enhances soils so they produce higher yields, helps retain water, and prevents erosion. It’s more alive with biodiverse microorganisms, making it easier for crops to adapt to changing conditions.
David Suzuki
Canadian Academic & Environmentalist
A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Former U.S. President
Biochar creates a carbon structure, lattice, or skeleton in the soil that helps beneficial microorganisms to become established and survive. This internal carbon architecture is so stable that microorganisms can flourish there, and the long-term stable symbiotic root/microorganism relationships build more sustainable soil environments for tree function. The outcome of that is that biochar strengthens soil structure and arrests soil leaching.
Dr. Kelby Fite
Arboricultural Researcher at Bartlett Tree Laboratory, PhD in Plant and Environmental Science
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