Biochar soil conditioners are hitting the retail market in a big way, and you will soon (maybe already) find these products on shelves of garden centers near you. Product labels on biochar products ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... You might not think of burying charcoal briquettes in your garden, and you definitely should not do that. But you might consider adding biochar, the ...

Winter-blooming camellias liven up the winter garden with attractive, sometimes fragrant flowers backed by glossy dark green foliage. These broad-leaved evergreen shrubs generally range from 4- to ...

After many afternoons digging in The Chronicle's garden, I've grown accustomed to the strong winds that blow through the intersection of Fifth and Mission. Yet I couldn't help but notice the dusty, ...

New research has demonstrated how composting of biochar creates a very thin organic coating that significantly improves the biochar's fertilizing capabilities. For more than 100 years, biochar, a ...

Sonoma County’s garden gurus talk about the slow burn organic matter called biochar and offer tips about cutting grasses and covering seedlings. Ken G. of Windsor asks: What’s biochar? I overheard ...

I would have been happy with a lump of coal in my Christmas stocking this year. More specifically, some biochar crushed into tiny ice and snow-like flakes and shards. As children, my friends and I ...

One of the hottest ‘new’ products for 2020 is…biochar. Biochar? I’m guessing that most gardeners have never heard of it. But this could be its breakout year. So, what is biochar? Quite simply, the ...

It's the oldest thing you've never heard of, says Claire Spreadbury. Biochar is thousands of years old, and was first discovered by ancient Amazonian tribes. It's loved by many of the UK's gardening ...

For more than 100 years, biochar, a carbon-rich, charcoal-like substance made from oxygen-deprived plant or other organic matter, has both delighted and puzzled scientists. As a soil additive, biochar ...