Commercial Grower
1 acre, 2000 trees, 0 losses
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Tree Care
Intensive orchard production comes with its overheads, and one of the most predictable is loss. But when a grower used…
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What is Biochar's pH and its effects on contaminated soil?
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Tree Care, Turf Management
Over the years there have been a number of studies into the effect biochar has on contaminated soil and how…
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Biochar’s effect on soil conditions
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Garden and Home, Tree Care, Turf Management
Carbon Gold’s flagship biochar product is Biochar Soil Improver, and it’s called that for a reason. Not only does…
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Root Mat - How to Reduce Severity with Biochar
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Garden and Home, News
Carbon Gold’s enriched biochar has been confirmed to dramatically reduce the effects of root mat in the commercial stage of…
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Science review: Biochar’s impact on disease
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Garden and Home, Tree Care, Turf Management
Our work on biochar’s impact on disease with arborists and commercial growers as suppliers and partners has proven beyond any…
Read More Biology answers back
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, News
An excerpt of the original article ‘Biology Answers Back’, The Commercial Greenhouse Grower, November 2017 pg. 23. In the case…
Read More Benefits of biochar for saline soils
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower
There have been a number of recent studies both in the field and pot and soil column experiments looking at…
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Biochar, not your average soil investment
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower
A recent report from Harper Adams University analysed data that measured biochar’s effect on crop yields. Their conclusion? Biochar increases…
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Carbon Gold shines in tomato root mat disease trial
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower
Biological treatment has come out on top in an AHDB trial on how to suppress tomato root mat disease. “A…
Read More An effective alternative to soil sterilisation
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, Tree Care, Turf Management
Soil gets worked hard in organic commercial production and, over time, it can build up with pathogens, pests and diseases.…
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Promising results from European biochar trials
Category: Commercial Grower, News
“When it comes to plant disease, prevention is always going to be better than curative measures. Costs increase with each…
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Innovate or fall behind
Category: Commercial Grower
Market conditions in commercial horticulture are tough right now and growers are faced with difficult choices when deciding how to…
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Carbon Gold’s Soil Improver boosts yields for Vitacress Tomatoes
Category: Case Studies, Commercial Grower, News
A biochar-based soil improver, enriched with species of mycorrhizal fungi, actinomyces bacteria and trace elements is helping to combat the…
Read More Carbon Gold's enriched biochar range reaps praise from professional growers
Category: Commercial Grower, Garden and Home
Leading professional growers and horticulturalists have revealed that adding enriched biochar to their growing systems gives good germination and excellent…
Read More Mick Poultney's perfect propagation
Category: Commercial Grower, Garden and Home
Chair of the West Midland District Association of the National Vegetable Society, Abbey Road Allotments, Colley Gate Gardening Club &…
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Rijk Zwaan gets incredible results using Carbon Gold’s biochar compost
Category: Commercial Grower, Garden and Home
Martin Kyte is the organic field trials manager for the world’s sixth largest seed company, Rijk Zwaan. For the…
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First commercial trials of biochar show it’s better than peat
Category: Commercial Grower
9 November 2012: The UK’s first-ever commercial biochar trials with professional horticulturalists have shown that biochar helps to boost root…
Read More Less talk, more action as Carbon Gold has the solution to the peat problem
Category: Commercial Grower, Garden and Home
Government and growing media experts continue to debate how to phase out the use of peat in the horticultural industry,…
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