Simple, Organic and Sustainable
Introduction Over the last two years I have been testing the product claims associated with Rock Dust and charged Biochar. These products are marketed to home organic gardeners and come with quite a few claims. As such I decided to put these products to the test in my back yard garden. Experimental Design In order…
Last time we spoke about the Brix Meter or refractometer and discussed how it is likely not the best to measure the nutrient density of the produce in our gardens. http://youtu.be/YO4L_jSxsAc In that video I told you I was going to try to answer some of your questions about the trials. Today we are going…
In August of 2014 we were asked to present to a technical working session with the Alberta Biochar Initiative whom work with Alberta Innovates Technologies Futures. With 35 industry experts was asked to present on conditioning and inoculation of biochar. I hope you enjoy!
The last 6 weeks have seen some changes in the trial beds. The kale suffered some sever damage shortly after the last update being almost completely eaten by some sort of rodent. The final numbers are as follows Rock Dust 225.0 g Control 277.5 g Biochar 222.5g The tomatoes really took off taking over much…
It is time to set up the Trial Beds for the 2014 Rock Dust and Biochar Home garden field trial. This video shows the process to set them up in my garden! Let me know how your set up went! I would like to draw participants attention to a key point. If you are participating…