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I'm trying to document everything as I go, but haven't taken any pics yet. The solar trough was calculated by using the same formula that Turtle used with p=24 inches, and the width at 96. I plan on including crushed flower pots as well, but not sure of how much to use yet or how large to make the fragments. I have a theory that the pottery is helping to regulate phosphorous, since P doesn't seem to be bound by the microbial community, and because analysis of fragments in ancient ADE seem to show high levels of it. I'm also adding a lot of crushed eggshells and may throw in a bit of bonemeal.

Unlike some of the researchers, my own belief is that the ancient Amazonians knew exactly what they were doing. Nothing in the Terra Preta mix was an accident. I will try to post everything I come up with and hope others who are experimenting and researching will too. Who knows, this could be one of the most important discoveries of the 21st century thanks to the ancient soil scientists.