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Supercharge your biochar

Supercharge your biochar

Supercharging, pre-loading, nutrient-loading your biochar - it’s about adding nutrients to your biochar before it goes into the soil. Here's how and why to do it.
Three ways to use biochar in winter

Three ways to use biochar in winter

Composting and top-dressing are easy ways to incorporate biochar into your soils in winter, and with the array of bare-root roses and fruit trees available in nurseries it’s a prime time to get some biochar right into the root zone while you’re planting.

The Heart Gardening Project: Indigenous Public Garden

The Heart Gardening Project: Indigenous Public Garden

    The South Melbourne BEE Gardens are Australia’s first public gardens dedicated to the sustenance of honey bees and native bees and habitat for ...
Composting with Biochar

Composting with Biochar

Compost with Biochar Now that winter is almost through, gardeners and farmers are planning how to best revive their soil after growing demanding br...
Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 5

Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 5

Continuing on with our series on using biochar to improve animal husbandry, this week we will overview the use of biochar as a bedding material wit...
Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 4

Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 4

In previous posts we covered some of the outcomes from research on biochar feeds in various livestock, touching on the measured increases in animal...
Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 3

Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 3

This week’s Green Man’s Blog post continues on the topic of incorporating biochar into livestock management, in particular as a livestock feed supp...
Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 2

Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 2

This week’s Green Man’s Blog post continues on the topic of incorporating biochar into livestock management, in particular as a livestock feed supp...
Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 1

Biochar and Animal Husbandry - Part 1

The use of biochar in animal husbandry continues to be a key source of interest among researchers and its application is signalling at an effective...
Using Biochar as Animal Feed Additive

Using Biochar as Animal Feed Additive

Research and anecdotal evidence among farmers indicate that incorporating biochar into the diets of livestock leads to many benefits. The ecosystem...
Using Biochar with Trees

Using Biochar with Trees

Research into the use of biochar to boost the establishment and survival of saplings and the growth of mature trees has yielded impressive results ...
How Green Man Char is Different From Other Biochar

How Green Man Char is Different From Other Biochar

Believe it or not, all biochar is not created equal! Differences are present in all biochar due to the different conditions they were made, the fee...