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Biochar-Based 110 Blend

Biochar is a miraculous soil amendment that is currently having a moment. We might think it’s a new-fangled product but we’d be wrong. It’s an addition to soil that has been used in cultivation for millennia. A new product from my friends at Organic Mechanics puts the powers of biochar into a potting soil that ...

Using Biochar In the Vegetable Garden

My mostly-cleaned-up fall vegetable garden awaits one last task—applying biochar. What’s biochar? Great question. Let me tell you all about it. What Is Biochar? Biochar is a 100% pure carbon that has been burned in the absence of oxygen. It’s as burned as burned can be. This material’s secret power is that it holds moisture ...