Polyanthus Plant Growth Tests (Tom & Jo's Nursery, Spring 2017

01.10.20 0 Comments Tony Callaghan

In this post we catch up with the trials growing polyanthus (Primrose) in a growing mix supplied by SoilFixer compared to a commercial compost mix For those not familiar with SoilFixer's testing program, here's a quick recap:  Our goal is help gardeners make “super compost” by adding o...

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Brussel Sprouts - super compost and biochar test results - just in time for Christmas lunch!

01.10.20 0 Comments Tony Callaghan

Followers on from our blog on testing compost, super compost, colloidal humus and biochar amended soils in raised beds we know we have been achieving some great results (sunflowers, potatoes, radish). After a full season of testing, our final crop (brussel sprouts) have just be tak...

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Giant Sunflowers using biochar super compost

01.10.20 0 Comments Tony Callaghan

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...

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Improving Potato Crop Yield – Test Results

01.10.20 2 Comments Tony Callaghan

50% increase in potato crop yield achieved in raised vegetable beds amended with various biochar, humus and compost mixes.  The ‘second early’ Charlotte potatoes are now out of the raised container test beds. Wow! We have 50% more potatoes from the beds with additives than the clay based con...

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Testing, Testing! Biochar and humus added to vegetable plots

01.10.20 0 Comments Tony Callaghan

We’ve been testing our soil additives by growing radishes in five sets of beds. And it makes interesting reading!  Spreading and digging in soil additives, be that lime, compost, colloidal humus, biochar or fertilisers, takes a lot of time and effort. The soil additives are costly; some are ...

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Making a fantastic container growth medium

01.10.20 0 Comments Tony Callaghan

One of our long-term goals is to use our knowledge of compost, biochar, soil and colloidal humus to create a fantastic container mix for hanging baskets and vegetable raised beds.  But this isn’t easy! Ask those who have been trying to redevelop the John Innes 1,2,3 compost range since the d...

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