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RE: Mr. Permaculture on Adventure #4 - Peeing and Making Biochar
Fascinating! I'd never heard of biochar before.
"can increase soil fertility of acidic soils", does that mean it has a low pH itself or is this a reference to a more complex interaction?
Thank you! I only learned about it last year. But I am very excited that we can even make it ourselves and for its long-lasting benefits.
Many biochars have a neutral to alkaline pH value and can provide some benefit in neutralizing acidic soils. (search for 'acidic soils' in this reference)
Sorry of course, I should have said high pH of course for basic!
Cool, that is what I understood!
Oh ... no problem at all. We are all here to learn together. :)
By the way, I love your profile picture. <3 Are they dandelion leaves in your mouth?
No, it'#s not dandelion, it is capiçoba (Erechtites valerianifolius) and pincel-de-estudante (Emilia sonchifolia)... very tasty! I'm doing a PhD about wild foods in Brazil.
Thanks for the correction. Nice of meeting you on the platform, Kate, the Ethnobotanist! :)