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The soil food web includes microoragnisms invisible to the naked eye and larger critters like earthworms and insects. All necessary for a fully functioning soil ecosystem.

Exploring Earthworms and Soil Compaction

Walking to my car this morning, I was forced to step over “drowned earthworms” scattered on the sidewalk and driveway, following the…

American BioChar Company
May 8, 2019

pussy willows close up shows the tiny fuzzy catkins that the shrub is famous for. Adding biochar soil amendment to the planting hole when transplanting will give your willow greater resiliency to whatever Mother Nature may throw at it.

Spring Rains Bring Pussywillows

In late March/early April, Pussy willows push out silky gray-white catkins on mahogany-colored branches. Pussy willows are a type of willow (Salix),…

American BioChar Company
April 12, 2019

In partnership with the Walton Family Foundation, we donated our VITAL Blend BioChar blend to increase the survival rate of rate of the trees planted along the Razorback Greenway in Arkansas.

Improving Survival of Trees along the Razorback Greenway Part I

VITAL Blend was used during the transplanting of approximately 450 trees in 2017 along the Razorback Regional Greenway in Arkansas. The Razorback…

American BioChar Company
June 27, 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