Entries by SoilFixer Ltd.

Are SoilFixer products organic?

Are SoilFixer products organic? The answer is yes. But for those conversant with the organic movement lingo and legislation, we need to explain the difference between an organic product and inputs for use in an organic growing system. Recently our friends at Garden Organic blogged about the new EU legislation covering organic production and labelling (EU 2018/848). We thought it […]

Biochar for Golf Greens and Garden Lawns

Enrich and Recover Golf and Garden Lawns We have used SF60 super compost (a mix of activated biochar and humus) on our domestic garden lawn for a couple of years and have found it helps deepen the green colour, and it also seems to help prevent moss on our heavy clay lawn. It also helps with recovery of brown patches […]

Biochar for trees and woodlands

How to use biochar for healthier trees and woodlands As many as a third of all new trees planted are likely to die within the first two years (reported via Independent and other studies). Many mature specimen trees of local and national importance are suffering health issues due to compacted soil. Many urban trees suffer […]

What is Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) also known as Terra Preta

Introduction Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) also known as Terra Preta (‘black soil’ in Portuguese), is highly fertile ancient man-made soil found in areas of the Amazon basin. With its exceptional fertility, scientists have been studying ADE in the hope of recreating the long-lost recipe for use in modern agricultural soils. In this article, we delve into […]

Giant Sunflowers using biochar super compost

Giant sunflowers are grown using biochar super compost We planted our sunflowers (Russian Giant) into the test beds very late this year, in early August, after the Charlotte potatoes came out. The thinking was simple; sunflowers need lots of water and nutrients and they will really test the different soil additive mixes. If you have […]

Biochar for water and gas filtration

Biochar is a sustainable form of carbon used to replace fossil fuel-derived Activated Carbons used in the following water and gas filtration applications Wastewater filtration Filtering excess fertiliser leachate and water run-off Anaerobic gas filtration Landfill gas filtration Aquarium water filtration Biochar for aquarium and water filtration Biochar replaces activated carbon in water filtration media. Using […]

Making a fantastic raised bed, container compost mix

This blog was updated in March 2023 to reflect latest information on the new SF40 biochar multi-purpose compost. SoilFixer has been supplying Biochar and SF60 (Biochar Super Compost) for many years. Our biochar-humus-rich compost is added to your topsoil to improve soil health and plant growth – it’s the closest means yet for you to […]

Improve soil health ahead of the growing season

The first step to improving your garden soil is to identifying which soil type you have. In the UK there are six types, clay, chalk, loams, peat, sandy and silt, each comes with its own positive and negative characteristics and you can adapt and enhance it to ensure you have fertile soil all year round. See the RHS’s […]

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