“This spring, my Areca palm planted in the Biochar Soil Blend grows a new leaf every week. All my potted plants show more vitality”
Using Biochar
USING BIOCHAR
Benefits of Using Biochar
Biochar becomes a “microbial reef” in the soil, promoting & sustaining the growth of mycorrhizae and other beneficial soil life. Biochar enhanced soils will retain fertility for thousands of years. Biochar has been recognized as one of the best supplements to build soil organic matter.
ORCHARD & PERENNIALS
- Help your plantings adapt and thrive
- Create a resilient soil foundation
CULTIVATION &WORKING WITH SOIL LIFE
- Increased nutrient uptake expressing in plants as vigorous growth
- Disease resistance
- Improved flavor & quality of plants grown in living soil
- Longer storage life of fruits and produce
GARDEN & GREENHOUSE
GARDEN & GREENHOUSE
Here are two ways to help you think about how much biochar use:
1. Altering your soils
To change the basic nature of your soil dramatically, or when you are making soils from scratch. You will need higher volumes of biochar in these cases.
2. Amending your soilsTo add fertility, either per crop or per season to an existing garden or planting, Or if you are trying to inoculate healthy soil microorganisms back into your garden. In these cases you need less biochar.
1. Altering your soils
To change the basic nature of your soil dramatically, or when you are making soils from scratch. You will need higher volumes of biochar in these cases.
2. Amending your soils
To add fertility, either per crop or per season to an existing garden or planting, Or if you are trying to inoculate healthy soil microorganisms back into your garden. In these cases you need less biochar.
ORCHARD &PERENNIAL
ORCHARD &PERENNIAL
New PlantingsAdd 2 gallons into the root zone of your planting hole per tree or medium/ large perennial planting. Add 1 gallon to small perennial plantings.
Existing Plantings It is ideal to either work the biochar into the top 2” of soil or cover it with a layer of mulch or compost. Add the biochar in a ring around the plant within it’s drip line.
Mulch Your Plantings Protects the soil surface from elements, maintains temperature & moisture levels.
New Plantings
Add 2 gallons into the root zone of your planting hole per tree or medium/ large perennial planting. Add 1 gallon to small perennial plantings.
Existing Plantings
It is ideal to either work the biochar into the top 2” of soil or cover it with a layer of mulch or compost. Add the biochar in a ring around the plant within it’s drip line.
Mulch Your Plantings
Protects the soil surface from elements, maintains temperature & moisture levels.
SEEDLINGS & STARTS
SEEDLINGS & STARTS
Seedlings Add up to 15% inoculated biochar by volume into your seeding mix for veggies and flowers to be transplanted.
Starts & Potted Plants Add up to 20% inoculated biochar by volume into your starts and potting mix.- Develop healthier living root systems
- Create balanced soil structure
- Lasts with perennial plantings for their lifespan
- For annual plants the biochar enriched soils are more easily maintained year to year
Houseplants Add 1-2 cups to smaller plants and up to 20% by soil volume to larger plants.
Seedlings
Add up to 15% inoculated biochar by volume into your seeding mix for veggies and flowers to be transplanted.
Starts & Potted Plants
Add up to 20% inoculated biochar by volume into your starts and potting mix.
- Develop healthier living root systems
- Create balanced soil structure
- Lasts with perennial plantings for their lifespan
- For annual plants the biochar enriched soils are more easily maintained year to year
Houseplants
Add 1-2 cups to smaller plants and up to 20% by soil volume to larger plants.
CULTIVATION &WORKING WITH SOIL LIFE
CULTIVATION &WORKING WITH SOIL LIFE
What is broad spectrum inoculate?
Beneficial soil microorganisms
are directly or indirectly involved in every transformation, conversion, or processing of nutrients, storing of nutrients (reduced leaching) and protecting roots to ensure a healthy environment for plant growth.
Beneficial soil microorganisms
are directly or indirectly involved in every transformation, conversion, or processing of nutrients, storing of nutrients (reduced leaching) and protecting roots to ensure a healthy environment for plant growth.
How do you keep soils living?
Mulch –
protects the soil surface from elements, maintains temperature & moisture levelsCompost –
feeds the beneficial soil life – which feeds the plants
Mulch –
protects the soil surface from elements, maintains temperature & moisture levels
Compost –
feeds the beneficial soil life – which feeds the plants
“The plant always eats at the second sitting, the plant only gets what the microbes give it. Feed the soil, not the plants!” – Professor William Albrecht
What are the benefits of a living soil?
- Increased nutrient uptake expressing in plants as vigorous growth
- Disease resistance
- Improved flavor & quality of plants grown in living soil
- Longer storage life of fruits and produce
Testimonials
“Working with VTBiochar makes my work lighter and easier – I am able to deliver more energy
to deliver more energy to the plants with less work, and the client sees more value”
to deliver more energy to the plants with less work, and the client sees more value”
Landscaper about her seasonal clients
“The apple trees we planted years ago are thriving – the biochar helped them adapt to our new
orchard site. We are using biochar for all our annual plantings now”
orchard site. We are using biochar for all our annual plantings now”