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To: JRandomFreeper

What does the charcoal do for the ground?


179 posted on 02/02/2014 12:34:08 PM PST by tillacum
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To: tillacum
Charcoal does a couple of things. It provides a slow breakdown source of carbon, it has nooks and crannies for beneficial micro-organisms to hide, and it adds organic bulk to the soil.

/johnny

187 posted on 02/02/2014 12:56:49 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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