Effects of mycorrhizal fungi and biochar 90 Days
Robert Flanagan, Hangzhou Sustainable Agricultural Food & Fuel Enterprise Co., Ltd. (SAFFE), February 15, 2008
Day 90
Hey Guys, Just got to 90days of my latest biochar trial and wanted some feedback on what data you think I should be taking from this trial? We can clean off the roots and photo as much as possible and do clearly marked side by side photos.
I don't have any funding for this trials so there is a limit on the depth I can go regarding data collection so I'm really looking for a base list. The medium was sterilized subsoil and we used 2Kg soil per tray with three reps of each treatment (I just took the average of each treatment for the attached photo).
Kind Regards, Rob.
Robert Flanagan
Chairman & President Hangzhou Sustainable Agricultural Food & Fuel Enterprise Co., Ltd.
saffechina@gmail.com
Skype "saffechina"
Tel: 86-571-881-850-67 Cell: 86-130-189-959-57
Control
Biochar
Modified Biochar
Flanagan
Effects of mycorrhizal fungi and biochar 90 Days
Submitted by Tom Miles on Sat, 2008-02-16 05:45.Effects of mycorrhizal fungi and biochar 75 Days
Submitted by Tom Miles on Tue, 2008-02-05 05:24.Effects of mycorrhizal fungi and biochar 75 Days
Robert Flanagan, Hangzhou Sustainable Agricultural Food & Fuel Enterprise Co., Ltd.
(SAFFE), February 5, 2008
I just got to visit my biochar trial at BIOTROP today so I took a few photos to give all you some idea of the profound difference biochar makes to subsoil
Control
Rice Husk Charcoal
Rice Husk Charcoal + VAM
Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvo1w8gFSts
What we're seeing is the plants treated with VAM fungi + biochar are a lot darker green and show more plant growth at the 75day mark so I'll push on up to day90 and see what happens.
Robert Flanagan
Chairman & President
Hangzhou Sustainable Agricultural Food & Fuel Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Skype "saffechina"
Tel: 86-571-881-850-67
Cell: 86-130-189-959-57
How to Make Charcoal
Submitted by Tom Miles on Thu, 2008-01-31 16:42.How to Make Charcoal
Robert Flanagan, SAFFE, January 30, 2008
I've just been playing around with my natural draft stove to see how easy it would be to use it for cooking and making charcoal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZDtXOiGLE .
I fed some extra fuel in the side so show the pyrolysis reaction taking place.
Robert Flanagan's Biochar Stove: Carbon Negative Cooking
Submitted by Tom Miles on Tue, 2007-10-30 17:05.Robert Flanagan's Biochar Stove: Carbon Negative Cooking
David Yarrow, TERRAi: The Earth Restoration & Renewal Alliance, October 30, 2007
The Charcoalab Kit
Submitted by Tom Miles on Fri, 2007-10-26 22:56.Christelle H Brauni, Naomi Lucketti, Christoph Steineri, Robert Flanagani October 26, 2007
Charcoalab Kit
The Charcoalab Kit contains:- 6 pots
- 3 baggies of rice hull, temperature specific charcoal
- Litmus paper
Due to issues with posting seeds, we are asking participants to source their own seeds and to inform us about seeds species and origin (if they come from a commercial source...maybe a picture of the packet?).
The kits are being distributed by Naomi from New Zealand.
I attach to this mail the instructions for the Charcaoalab Kit, which you can also download on the website:
http://bionecho.org/charcoalab/teachers.php
For any other information, please send your request to:
charcoalab@yahoo.com
Thanks for your interest, your are welcome to participate!
Sincerely yours,
The Charcoalab Team
See also the Charcoalab Project Pot Trials
Carbon negative tea
Submitted by Tom Miles on Fri, 2007-10-19 19:30.
These
are really for Rob Flanagani, but all are welcome to see these pictures of my
"Carbon Negative Hot Water" booth offering tea at the Hope Mountain
Barter Faire in Takilma, Oregon on October 6 and 7.
It was quite funny how many people thought I was selling some sort of New Age
health treatment. Well, I guess it is in a way, considering our health is
rather intimately bound up with the health of the planet.
Rob - I could easily sell ten of these stoves if you can get them to me.
-Kelpie
Kelpie Wilson
www.kelpiewilson.com
My first novel, Primal Tears, is now available. Order from amazon
or other online booksellers or ask your local bookstore to carry it. More information
at my website www.kelpiewilson.com
The Charcoalab Project: Charcoalab Pot Trials
Submitted by Tom Miles on Mon, 2007-09-03 05:59.
The new "Black Gold" is already on sale in Indonesia!
Submitted by Tom Miles on Sat, 2007-09-01 04:38.The new "Black Gold" is already on sale in Indonesia!
Robert Flanagani, SAFFE, China, August 31, 2007
Black Gold
Update on Biochar Trials in Hangzhou, China
Submitted by Tom Miles on Fri, 2007-08-31 05:16.Update on Biochar Trials in Hangzhou, China
Robert flanagan, SAFFE, Hangzhou, China, August 28, 2007
Ready to Eat in 59 Days
Bamboo Biochar Trial 2006 China
Submitted by Tom Miles on Sat, 2007-08-04 23:11.Bamboo Biochar Trial 2006 China
Robert Flanagan, SAFFE, China, July 2007
This is a trial we started last year using bamboo charcoal as a soil amendment. Last year we sent Cornell University soil samples last year and hope to continue this research with them in the future.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7-cq_w1VVY
