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Category Archives: gardening
Nice article here covering Bettsy & Dave Kettle’s work on the north shore. Link from image above and the article is available from the Organic NZ website. Some interesting discussion included on how they are using biochar in this system. … Continue reading
How Dr Compost Ben Elm makes biochar in a bathtub (and how he uses biochar in the garden) … Continue reading
Linked here is the first of two articles in this month’s edition of NZ Lifestyle Block magazine, featuring the work of BNNZ committee members. I suggest supporting the magazine by buying yourself a hard copy. … Continue reading
Kay from Koanga Institute demonstrates how they are incorporating biochar into a BSF system. I think this system may have come from Dr Paul Olivier in Vietnam. http://epwt.vn/en/home/ … Continue reading
Kay Baxter identifies biochar as an important component of her soil development and gardening strategy. It would be great to hear other folks ideas and experiences in NZ. http://www.koanga.org.nz/kaysgardenblogbiocharjan2017/ “….then we added 5kgs of CHARGED biochar per sq m and … Continue reading
Peter Cundall is gardening legend in Australia. He talks about biochar kindly in the article linked below. Where are all the NZ gardening legends on this subject? Peter Cundall: organic charcoal good for your greens Peter Cundall, The Weekly Times … Continue reading
SkillCult talking about a system of permanent soil improvement using biochar in a catch pit. Layers of soil improving materials layered with charcoal and dirt. … Continue reading
Interesting update on SkillCult biochar performance in the garden. If you are not into apples, view from 19:47min… … Continue reading