I echo Lou's sentiments. Thank you, David, for your tireless efforts pioneering new, urgently needed applications of this ancient technology - Bravo! And...
David has actually prepared 9 parts. We'll get the rest up and sort them out this weekend. Tom From: biochar@yahoogroups.com [mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com]...
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Last time I looked, granular sugar or molasses or whatever, is C12H22O11. Aren’t we essentially saying (taking into account the H & O components) that adding...
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Aug 1, 2008 10:04 am
I think this is already in the "library" ** *Terra Preta* | Intentional use of charcoal in soil<http://www.terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/> I saw that there is...
... Ah, but the point is that that particular combination of C and H and O has energy contained within it and that is what gives it OOMPH! :) Leave out the H...
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... What do we infer from this report? Is it that carbon from charcoal is not as persistent in the soil as was supposed? Or is it that the non fixed carbon,...
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... I'm in UK but don't think I can get there, despite Ronal's support. It doesn't seem to have received much exposure in the gardening, agriculture or...
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... I'm surprised that Ronal or Alex haven't commented on this: Alex ran a trial on woodchip in an industrial woodchip burner and by, non trivially I suspect,...
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Hi Tom,             No need to send lots of notifications. I'll check out the digests as and when I have the time. Thanks, Bob Howes ... ...
Kurt-------What is the difference between the energy content of sugar and molasses? I assume that the molecular configuration is difference and that the...
Hmmm...... Is that not assuming that the soil is light and fluffy? I guess what I'm saying, is that soil types vary greatly, and while good soil will have...
That's a qualified yes. The qualification comes from the fact that it's a source of carbon that is easy for microorganisms to use. Think of it as a vaccine or...
I have been told that if you are not careful, too much sugar/molasses, can cause the equivalent of a algae bloom. Mass growth followed by a mass die off, that...
Greg-------What sort of time period can an algal bloom/die cycle occur in aerobic conditions and with soil temperature around 60F (15.5 C)? Generally...
... Andrew1: I'm surprised that Ronal or Alex haven't commented on this: Alex ran a trial on woodchip in an industrial woodchip burner and by, non trivially...
Today, Andrew responded to Doug Clayton about IBI-2 in Newcastle. Doug said: I have registered to attend the IBI in Newcastle and was wondering who else on...
Couldn't tell you, but I do know that it's a combination of factors - available food supply, just how much sugar/molasses is involved, soil moisture levels. ...
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... Our biggest coal fired power station (Drax) is now co firing woodchip, there's no possibility they will make char, 1) because it's a staged combustion...
Greg-------Yes, I agree, algal soil blooms would have a wide variety of response times based on limiting factors and at the same time how does one get a grasp...
I fully sympathize with the daunting task of making sense of the complexity of soil. The best suggestion is to do like I did, and work a small area, and keep...
See new blog: Biochar and Fertilization <http://www.biocharfertilization.com/> Biochar plus Organic Compost can enrich marginal soils for better food ...
Mark, 3 MB private email on the way to you. Greg H. ... From: Mark Ludlow To: 'Greg and April' Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 17:51 Subject: RE: [biochar] Pores...
Dear Greg, what do you consider as too much? What is according to you "Equivalent of algal bloom"? When you grow sugarcane in a field, and harvest it, it...
Agree We also experience, blue green algae growing on our soil surface. The source is from our irrigation pond that turns bright green in the summer. Our pond...
Dear Greg, Anaerobic conditions caused by standing water on the soil are likely to lead to methanogenesis rather than to production of alcohol. Yours A.D.Karve...
Molasses do have some minerals in them, but the idea that I am propagating is, that one provides the soil microbes only with a carbon source and that they take...
Hi Andrew, Considering that forests must have risen to maturity, suffered insect depredation or other assaults, fallen prey to fire, burned (but not ...
Below Andrew asked "What are we to infer?" This is to hope Alex will respond. My take on Alex' sending this on is that Alex is warning about toxic metals that...
