ce between biochar and simple charcoal lies in the manufacturing process of this product. A pyrolysis oven must be used to transform about 4 tons of organic matter into 1 ton of this vegetable charcoal with amazing properties. During this process, the combustion of forest or agricultural residues a ...
vest of its precious pistils as early as October. This bulb grows and blooms in just a few weeks. It prefers neutral, light, well-drained soils rich in organic matter. 100 bulbs produce about 1 g of saffron in the year they are planted and a bit more in subsequent years. This may seem like a meager ...
ral elements and water from the soil and, in exchange, the tree provides sugars to the fungus). • Saprophytism: in this case, the fungus feeds on dead organic matter and plays a role in decomposition (it digests organic matter and allows nutrients to return to the soil). • Parasitism: a parasi ...
urely to make your garden more fertile. More generally, welcoming a wide variety of plants into your garden helps improve soil fertility by adding organic matter and nutrients like nitrogen. To reap the benefits of flowers in your vegetable garden, you can plant a row of vegetables followed by ...
ses and orchids, do not need to be rooted in the ground to grow. An epiphytic plant only needs to anchor itself to the bark of a tree to find some organic matter and to collect water from rain or dew. Epiphytic plants find everything they need to live without any contact with the soil. To c ...
pose very slowly. The gradual decomposition of sphagnum in an acidic and oxygen-poor environment eventually forms a substrate highly concentrated in organic matter: peat! But this decomposition process is very slow. It takes about a century to obtain a thickness of 5 cm. The color of this material ...
