Category BioChar Science

Soil health is the foundation for strong and healthy seedlings. Potting soil that includes a biochar blend gets plants off to a good start for resilience to extreme weather as they grow to mature plants.

Soil Health is the Foundation of a Beautiful Landscape

It all begins with soil health. Plants, trees, and turf are all healthier, more resistant to insect and disease pressure, and more…

American BioChar Company
May 1, 2018

Spring Salt Remediation for Damaged Landscaping

Spring has sprung and that means it’s time for salt remediation for your landscaping, trees and turf. Although you may still see…

American BioChar Company
April 1, 2018

Urban tree plantings almost always suffer from compacted soil, nutrient deficiencies, and lack of soil biology.

“Super Dirt” helps Greenfield Trees Survive Transplant Shock

We see it often in our cities and neighborhoods…. We see those little trees planted between the sidewalk and the road; either…

American BioChar Company
March 8, 2018

In spring we often miss the blooms of ephemerals but these Mayapples will remain and we will see the apples until the woodland critters get them.

All Natural Organic Fertilizer Will Help Your Garden Grow

When it comes to all-natural organic fertilizer, VITAL Blend is what you need. Although fertilizing your landscaping is probably the last thing…

American BioChar Company
February 1, 2018

Mark Mann, co-owner of American BioChar Company, is top dressing a shrub with VITAL Blend biochar soil amendment. As the biochar blend is worked into the soil it will serve as a "soil reef" for microbes and it will sequester carbon.

VITAL Blend for Healthy Soil and Vigorous Plants

VITAL Blend is a soil amendment that combines pure activated BioChar with freshwater-sourced Humates. Our Humate is OMRI Listed and our BioChar…

American BioChar Company
June 5, 2017