tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post8288964521986111743..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Charcoal as an ingredient in compostRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-73923641699402122012018-07-28T17:06:31.247+01:002018-07-28T17:06:31.247+01:00And this year my tomatoes are the best ever in re...And this year my tomatoes are the best ever in recycled charcoal/soil compost LucyRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-42600900050958516142018-07-28T13:15:08.533+01:002018-07-28T13:15:08.533+01:00Roger! I am always support natural farming, which ...Roger! I am always support natural farming, which does not involve any chemical fertilizers. ultimately it is killing our land. Your insight is welcomed here. We can make our compost by utilizing kitchen waste and natural leafs.Lucy Clarkhttps://gardenambition.com/how-to-get-rid-of-ants/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-88399322207158291032018-06-21T11:19:39.701+01:002018-06-21T11:19:39.701+01:00It won't be particularly nutritious Caz but it...It won't be particularly nutritious Caz but its physical properties will be highly beneficial as my even earlier posts on biochar say. Put biochar into the search box.<br />But are you not denuding your bonfire site?Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-11370379994517905892018-06-18T17:15:04.033+01:002018-06-18T17:15:04.033+01:00I have just come across this quite old blog and am...I have just come across this quite old blog and am interested because, last year, for the first time, I kept a compost heap, using garden and kitchen waste. I was very proud to have a rich brown compost to use this year! However, I have recently discovered that the area where we have for year had bonfires to burn hedge/shrub prunings has turned into a large, deep pile of black, soft earth. I CazTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-27234006256728415582015-11-03T14:33:06.974+00:002015-11-03T14:33:06.974+00:00Thanks for your detailed comments Kevin and I have...Thanks for your detailed comments Kevin and I have had a look at your very stimulating blog. I shall add it to my blogger alerts!<br />I suspect that we have a love of free thinking which we share but we might not agree with all issues about pesticides. You might not have caught up with my love of glyphosate!<br />I have just discovered the professors and find them very stimulating.<br />I think Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-49387194098128203562015-11-03T14:03:11.536+00:002015-11-03T14:03:11.536+00:00Loved your ideas here on composting which saves mo...Loved your ideas here on composting which saves money on landfills and recycles in replication of what nature does. I person doesn't have to be an educated genius to understand and follow nature's basic fundamentals and principles. At the same time all practices don't actually need the scientific stamp of approval as are often insisted upon over there at the Garden Professors blog. Chaparral Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-63226419762411019372015-10-19T09:44:01.085+01:002015-10-19T09:44:01.085+01:00Yet a further thought Rick about charcoal absorbin...Yet a further thought Rick about charcoal absorbing toxins and creating a healthier root environment. Perhaps the perfect soil conditions created by charcoal was the reason why Southampton's genes were down.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-26660431475260167182015-10-18T18:07:29.147+01:002015-10-18T18:07:29.147+01:00Yes in bulb fibre the absorptive properties of the...Yes in bulb fibre the absorptive properties of the charcoal take up toxic ethylene which results from the bad drainage in bulb bowls which have no drainage holes. Yuk, grow them in compost in drained pots. I expect you do RickRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-20106655845034436592015-10-18T18:03:57.781+01:002015-10-18T18:03:57.781+01:00Yes it is I think a nutritional thing and organic ...Yes it is I think a nutritional thing and organic composts seem to give lusher growth.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-9689582974454841972015-10-18T18:02:07.981+01:002015-10-18T18:02:07.981+01:00Glad to help Jane
I love that name!
Comments on ol...Glad to help Jane<br />I love that name!<br />Comments on old posts are e mailed to me by google and I will always reply on the site.<br />One of the nice surprises to me when I started blogging was that old posts never die!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-90218935682783516862015-10-18T16:36:53.121+01:002015-10-18T16:36:53.121+01:00Interesting post Roger, not being up to date with ...Interesting post Roger, not being up to date with the development of biochar the only time I have come across charcoal being used with any significance is in bulb fibre where it was added to keep the compost "sweet". We used to talk about "hard" and "soft" growth but that was generally when referring to the results obtained from using high nitrogen fertilizer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-76798376804481703602015-10-18T15:47:07.007+01:002015-10-18T15:47:07.007+01:00Not relevant to this post, but a big thank you for...Not relevant to this post, but a big thank you for your 2013 post on Honey Fungus, which I have just read and found extremely reassuring! We have just lost a weeping birch and I suspect honey fungus, and was beginning to panic, but your reasoned words have certainly helped. Hoehoegrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745640711509233722noreply@blogger.com