Premium grade biochar, sieved granules (0-2 mm ) 

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• 1, 5, 10 and 20 Kg sacks 
• 1m3 bulk bags

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Biochar is used to improve crop and plant growth.  Add biochar to soil and compost to improve:

• Water retention
• Nutrient supply to roots
• Decrease nutrient run of
• Support microbes and AMF (mycorrhizal fungi)
• Support the formation and stability of colloidal humus
• Improve soil tilth

Read more at our biochar article

Environmental benefits include:

• Carbon capture by locking carbon in the soil for hundreds of years – offsetting your carbon footprint
• Reduced NO_x and methane soil emissions

Where to use biochar

• Planters
• Raised beds
• Allotments
• Lawns
• General gardens
• Add to compost* (see below)

How to apply biochar

The most powerful biochar benefits involve interactions with the root zone. It follows the best place for biochar is in the root zone. Our recommendation is to dig it when planting (eg seed drills, tree holes or when cultivating the soil. This is not always possible (nor desirable if following no-till regime!) and biochar benefits have been shown when used as a top dressing or when lightly hoed into top few cm soil.

We recommend (along with most of the biochar scientific community) that you 'inoculate' (soak, charge, activate, enrich) your biochar before adding it to the soil.  The simplest method is to add biochar to your composting process. However, if you prefer to buy a 'ready-made' activated biochar - please see our SF60 product page.

Should I use powder, fine granules (0-2mm) or standard (0-10 mm)?

Our premium grade fine granules (0-2 mm) offer a bit more when used in loam and sandy soils. The standard grade (0-10mm) will work in clay and heavier soils. We do not recommend using large pieces of biochar (>10mm) or amorphous (very fine) powder. (Our logic and reasons can be found in our biochar blog).

How much biochar should I apply to soil?

The range is 0.5-5 Kg/m2 (5-50 t/ha), around 1-10% by volume. Heavy clay soils tend to benefit from higher application rates.

Annual plants – biochar should be sprinkled onto the beds/containers then hoed in to ensure all char is fully mixed with your soil/compost. 

Perennial plants – 500g of char should be sprinkled into the planting hole alongside a mycorrhizal inoculant (eg Root Grow) before backfilling the hole with soil.

Quality

Our biochar is 100% made in the UK using FSC certified UK wood from managed woodlands. All our pyrolysis (heating in the absence of oxygen) is undertaken in advanced retort kilns. (Read why this matters via the blog site).