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Old 02-17-2015, 06:49 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Biochar: Black Gold or Just Another Snake Oil Scheme?

An important part of growing bananas is maintaining loose soil for rapid root growth and charcoal does that great and seems to last forever.

I also use it for my orchids and always have several blooms everyday of the year.




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This local favorite is going to be an incredibly big beautiful bunch.

The size is just amazing, this will be well over 55 lb, and the only soil amendments were some charcoal and grass clippings, no fertilizer was needed or used.

It's even more impressive when compared it to the local United States Tropical Agricultural Research Station's average of 25 lb using drip irrigation with soluble 20-20-20+ micros and Osmocote slow release 19-16-12.

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