On Thursday, The Garden Press Day took place at the Horticultural Halls in Victoria. This is when the horticultural trade reveals all its new products and plants to the press. There was a real buzz around the Carbon Gold stand where Craig Sams (of Green & Black fame) revealed his latest big idea. Inspired by the Amazonian Indians use of charcoal to improve soil fertility, he has developed a product, GroChar, which can be used by British gardeners to stabilise nutrients in the soil and provide an attractive home for beneficial micro-organisms. GroChar is available here : GroChar: all purpose potting and seed compost with BIOCHAR
Learn more about the science behind it all at www.carbon-gold.com
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