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Re: Terra Preta Recipes and Results
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Originally Posted by Michaelangelica
4 The initial impact of putting too much char on acid loving plants can be a problem. So far lost 3 gardenias and 1 Aquilegia.
The aquiligias were interesting.
I had/have some beautiful looking aquilegias that don't seem to want to flower.. I put about 20-30g of rice hull char on each pot. they immediatly all slumped down and looked as if they were about to die. One did Within a few weeks the others all bounced back looking better than they did before. (which was very good). Still haven't flowered. I am about to speak to them sternly.
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I bet that's what is happening to my indoor spider plant. It was ironic that when I really started caring for it better, it started to die. I'll have to measure the pH to see what is going on. I find it surprising though that a half-handful of char via surface application could create such a dramatic, and quick, change in the pH. 
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