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[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by erich

Another finding that supports the need to develope these soils on a large scale:

New Scientist News - Fertilisers give the lungs of the planet bad breath

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...ad-breath.html


Erich

Thanks Erich

Nitrogen fertiliser raised the carbon dioxide output by 22 per cent, and a mixture of the two by 14 per cent."

I wonder what is happening on the wheat belts of Australia, Canada and USA? Surely these would be the greatest users of NPK? I wonder if that produces CO2 too?

So far this year I figure I've used about 50K of carbon (charcoal) in my soil . I have mainly used this in pots, i haven't really started in the garden (looking for cheaper sources).
So can some mathematician tell me how I am going in the carbon sequestration stakes? and if there where more nuts like me. . .?