Wakefield BioChar from Georgia, USA

I give this biochar 8.5 out of 10 acorns.



I picked up a couple bags of Wakefield Biochar from my local farm supply store on sale and decided to investigate what a mass produced biochar looks like. My plan was to put the material into a wheelbarrow and let it soak with some fertilizer tea.



Material is (mostly) uniform in size. It is a very fine material that is clumped up when you first pour it out.



Broken up, you get an idea of how fine a material it is.



There was one oddball piece out of the whole bag, I assume something that slipped by their sifting process. It is biochar material and I just broke it up by hand. I did not find it to be an issue.

I appreciate the product is OMRI certified as well as its effort to reuse other industries byproducts such as paper sludge and lime mud. Knowing the source of the materials is important to me as a consumer as I evaluate how/if I will use something.

I would recommend this product for people who want to utilize biochar but do not have the means to produce it.

Good video. I liked the explanation of concepts.  I add minerals based on my particular soil.  

I think it's great that people who can't yet make biochar for whatever reason, can buy it somewhere.

The only word of caution that I would have is that powdered biochar is fine for summer rain, high humidity ecosystems but not for everywhere.  If you live in a low humidity, dry summer, arid climate, it is better to have some chunks in your biochar to store some moisture in your soil, especially for the summer months.  

John S
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