[Stoves] Terra preta. was Re: [Fwd: Re: Stoves in China]

[Jeff Davis]

Honest Frank I like both.


Jeff



On Wednesday 10 October 2007 12:07 pm, frank wrote:
> Dear Paul, Jeff and stovers,
>
> I agree that compost is only good for a year or two and char will help
> improve the texture of poor soils and last for a long time. Char will
> also contain a small amount of nutrients (compared to compost).  It just
> seems so much went into producing the char and it is so energy dense its
> value is better used elsewhere. So its just weighing the benefits  and
> choosing the use.