Fact Sheet: Biochar Increases Plant Survival
Read case studies in how biochar improved plant survival rates, boosted yeilds, and saved money. Sandy soils particularly benefitted from biochar.
Biochar can replace or reduce the use of many materials in grow media such as: perlite, clay granules, Sphagnum peat, and vermiculite.
Attributes of biochar as replacement for existing grow media are:
* Bulking agent: medium size 2mm-6mm
* Hyrdophilic: ability to retain moisuture
* Low in nutrients like NPK
Other useful fact sheets include:
- Crop Applications (Part 1): https://biochar-us.org/biochar-crop-application-guidelines
- Beyond Application (Part 2): https://biochar-us.org/beyond-application-fact-sheet
- Compost benefits: https://biochar-us.org/fact-sheet-biochar-compost
- Manure management: https://biochar-us.org/biochar-improves-manure-management
- Stormwater management: https://biochar-us.org/stormwater-management
- Carbon Markets: https://biochar-us.org/carbon-markets-fact-sheet
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