From Earth to Excellence: Elevate Growth with Premium Biochar
What is BIOCHAR?
Elevate your gardening game with biochar – a remarkable, all-natural material crafted from recycled wood waste. Made through a process called pyrolysis, extreme temperatures in a low-oxygen environment remove harmful compounds and leave a pure-carbon composition. Biochar's highly porous structure supercharges water retention, amplifies nutrient levels, and ignites vibrant microbial activity. Not only will you nurture your plants to flourish, but you'll also champion the environment by capturing carbon and contributing to a greener planet (carbon-negative product). From bountiful harvests to eco-conscious choices, biochar beckons as your essential partner in sustainable growth and lasting impact.
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Happy Healthy Soil; Happy Healthy Plants
A product originating thousands of years ago in the heart of the Amazon jungles, modernized for today
Nourish Plant Life & Increase Yields
The incredibly porous structure of biochar allows it to retain water and nutrients that would normally escape the soil. Biochar is proven to help maintain healthy nutrient and water levels, thus increasing yields.
A Carbon Negative Product, Help Save the Planet
The carbon in charcoal resists degradation for hundreds to thousands of years. Carbon that would normally enter the atmosphere as CO2 is instead trapped under the ground, helping feed your plants.
The benefits are bountiful!
Absorbs toxic soil pollutants
Biochar can help decontaminate unhealthy soil by clinging onto and reducing the impact of damaging plant-toxic heavy metals and other unhealthy pollutants.
Jagadeesh, N., & Sundaram, B. (2023). Adsorption of Pollutants from Wastewater by Biochar: A Review. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 9, 100226–. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100226
Park, J. H., Choppala, G. K., Bolan, N. S., Chung, J. W., & Chuasavathi, T. (2011). Biochar reduces the bioavailability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals. Plant and Soil, 348(1/2), 439–451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0948-y
Increases plant resistance to disease
Biochar has been proven to be effective in enhancing plant disease resistance. New studies also suggest that using biochar helps plants fight off unwanted microbes.
Cai, K., Gao, Y., & Tian, J. (2020). Effects and mechanisms of biochar-mediated plant disease resistance. Shengtai Xuebao = Acta Ecologica Sinica, 22, 8364–.
Helps fight climate change
Carbon (CO2) that would normally end up in the atmosphere is instead readily trapped and helping grow your plants.
"Biochar has a larger climate-change mitigation potential than combustion of
the same sustainably procured biomass for bioenergy."
Amonette, J. E., Woolf, D., Street-Perrott, F. A., Lehmann, J., & Joseph, S. (2010). Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change. Nature Communications, 1(5), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1053
Nair, V. D., Nair, P. K. R., Dari, B., Freitas, A. M., Chatterjee, N., & Pinheiro, F. M. (2017). Biochar in the agroecosystem-climate-change-sustainability Nexus. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 2051–2051. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.02051
Improves soil fertility
Biochars porous structure is the ideal habitat for healthy microbial life to flourish. Positive soil conditioning through the use of biochar enhances retention and steady release of nutrients.
Phares, C. A., Amoakwah, E., Danquah, A., Akaba, S., Frimpong, K. A., & Mensah, T. A. (2022). Improved soil physicochemical, biological properties and net income following the application of inorganic NPK fertilizer and biochar for maize production. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 42(4), 289–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2021.12.002
Increases crop yields
Plants get to feed off the nutrients attracted and retained by the biochar. Nutrient rich soil, provided by biochar, has been shown to lead to higher plant density.
Phares, C. A., Amoakwah, E., Danquah, A., Akaba, S., Frimpong, K. A., & Mensah, T. A. (2022). Improved soil physicochemical, biological properties and net income following the application of inorganic NPK fertilizer and biochar for maize production. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 42(4), 289–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chnaes.2021.12.002
Increases water retention and quality
Biochars porous structure helps maintain soil moisture levels, especially in excessive heat.
Wang, D., Li, C., Parikh, S. J., & Scow, K. M. (2019). Impact of biochar on water retention of two agricultural soils – A multi-scale analysis. Geoderma, 340, 185–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.012
Reduces watering needs.
Your plants have access to stored water in the biochar when they begin to dry out.
Wang, D., Li, C., Parikh, S. J., & Scow, K. M. (2019). Impact of biochar on water retention of two agricultural soils – A multi-scale analysis. Geoderma, 340, 185–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.012
Islam, M. S., Chen, Y., Weng, L., Ma, J., Khan, Z. H., Liao, Z., Magid, A. S. I. A., & Li, Y. (2021). Watering techniques and zero-valent iron biochar pH effects on As and Cd concentrations in rice rhizosphere soils, tissues and yield. Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), 100, 144–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2020.07.002
Reduces soil acidity
Biochar has been shown to de-acidify soils and help resist soil re-acidification. Plants tend not to do well in acidic conditions, which may severely limited crop productivity.
SHI, R., LI, J., NI, N., & XU, R. (2019). Understanding the biochar’s role in ameliorating soil acidity. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 18(7), 1508–1517. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(18)62148-3
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