Biochar

Biochar instead of Perlite & Vermiculite

Most gardeners are aware of the benefits of using Perlite or Vermiculite as a soil additive, but using biochar is a far better alternative.

Biochar for Tree Planting

Benefits of including Biochar when planting trees: Improved tree health, drought resistance, reduced diseases and transplant shock.

Gardener's Biochar featured on BBC Gardeners' World.

Gardener's Biochar had a brief mention on Gardeners World in the last show, with Joshua Sparks talking about Biochar's benefits.

Biochar for Fine Wines!

This month we are advertising our Biochar in The Vineyard Magazine; Our biochar has been used with great success in the past at Bride...

How to Enrich Biochar before using in your garden.

Our Biochar comes straight from the kiln so it is free of chemicals and nutrients. As charcoal is a sort of cooked plant material...

Benefits of Feeding Cattle Biochar

Australian farmer Doug Pow has had some amazing results from feeding his cattle biochar mixed with molasses. His whole-farm biochar...

The Big Biochar Experiment.

The Dorset Charcoal Company recently supplied Kew Gardens in London, and two large market garden enterprises in Dorset with large amounts...

Golf Course trial's of Biochar soil improver shows positive results.

An article from Horticulture Week - 20 November 2017, by Sarah Cosgrove. "A trial of a turf improver with its roots in traditional...

Ash Dieback and Biochar (UK).

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) commonly known as Chalara is devastating Ash trees all over Europe and this has a major potential...

Using Biochar in your garden...

Here's a couple of useful videos to help you introduce biochar into your garden to promote your plants grown, help retain moisture and...