Researchers will conduct tests in the Six Rivers National Forest, treating each test site with a unique biochar mix that’s seeded with a native, pollinator-friendly plant mix to compare growth between test sites.
They’ll measure changes in vegetation productivity, diversity, native species composition, soil carbon, nutrients, metals, bulk density, seasonal water availability, and microbial community composition over a five-year period.
@Dogyote, sorry for the slow reply. This is a tricky question. It depends on what sort of interest you have in biochar, to be honest. Are you making it at home? Are you buying it for a garden? Are you interested in commercial production? It is a very fast evolving area of interest and there is a lot of information that seems a bit questionable to me - but maybe just because I am not up-to-date.