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[soil]

hey this is my first post in the terra preta forum. and really my second here. ive been organic gardening for some time now, ive been into terra preta like soils for at least a year or so. ive done some testing and i love my "wee beasties" i like to incorporate charcoal to my composting process, then into the soil where it will stay and do its job. ive noticed many benefits from composting first then with plants, as opposed to charcoal straight into the soil. i add old broken clay pots as well sometimes.

greenkira- i dont think the blender is a good idea. that will surely kill a lot if not all of the sensitive beneficial microbes you wish to collect. honey is also antibacterial.

also when i was testing in pots i added liquid extracts made of yarrow, nettles, dandelion, oak bark and valerian. to add benefical organisms as well as a full supply of nutrients.

hope to learn a good way for me to make charcoal myself, i live in high fire danger country though so most options are no good.