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Originally Posted by Snarkie
OMG! You're feeding it banana peels?! Cannibal!  |
Your thread or more precisely this post from your thread was the impetus for this simple experiment. People with real world experience know that Richards pH range is certainly not key and really not that important. As far as the Nitrogen robbers, is it like removing a bucket of water from the ocean and then stating there's less water available for the fish, technically true but does it really make a difference.
This experiment was an easy way to demonstrate the short term effects of using an extreme amount of biochar.
I use biochar to help prevent my soil from becoming compacted, which promotes rapid root growth. I've also read that the biochar becomes colonized with mycorrhizae and certainly everyone can agree that it retains moisture well and improves aeration in the soil.
I've found biochar extremely helpful with rooting a'ea'e and would recommend people with sandy soil to learn more about the benefits.
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Originally Posted by Richard
Your choice of carbon will rob the plants of Nitrogen for the first few years, then the process will reverse. In the meantime you can supplement with the nitrate form of Nitrogen. Keeping the soil pH in the 5.8 to 6.4 range will be key.
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