Biochar
Comprehensive Guide to Stockholm Tree Pits
Category: Tree Care
The Stockholm Tree Pit method is a pioneering urban tree planting system developed by Bjorn Embrén in 2014. It was…
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When to prepare your garden for Spring
Category: FAQs, Garden and Home, Gardening Tips, Guides
As winter’s chilly embrace starts to loosen and the soil beneath us begins whispering tales of spring, it’s the gardeners’…
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The Whimsical World of Bulbs: A Gardener's Colourful Ally
Category: Garden and Home, Gardening Tips, Guides
Bulbs are the undercover agents of your garden, popping up to bring a splash of colour just when you need…
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National Hedgehog Day!
Category: Garden and Home, Gardening Tips
These charming mammals were once a common sight, bumbling around gardens and snuffling out slugs, snails and other garden pests.…
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Black Magic : Green Benefits of Carbon Gold Biochar
Category: FAQs, Guides, News
Carbon Gold is setting new standards in gardening, landscaping, arboriculture as well as agriculture and forestry. The benefits of Carbon…
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The Imperative Shift to Organic and Natural Fertilisers: Beyond Synthetic Options
Category: Guides, News
In the contemporary landscape of environmental consciousness, the selection of fertilisers for agricultural and horticultural use is increasingly critical. The…
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Soil Health: Should be a Top Priority in 2024
Category: FAQs, Guides, News
In the ever-evolving landscape of environmental awareness and sustainability, 2024 has marked a significant turning point in our understanding and…
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Revolutionising Sustainability using UK-Derived Biochar
Category: FAQs, Guides
Carbon Gold, a UK-based biochar supplier, has transcended the boundaries of horticulture, agriculture, and arboriculture, offering innovative solutions for environmental…
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The Impact of Post-WW2 Fertilisers on Soil Health: A Historical Perspective
Category: Case Studies, Guides
In the aftermath of World War II, the agricultural landscape underwent a significant transformation. With the advent of modern farming…
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Is Seed Compost Necessary?
Category: Garden and Home, Guides
Gardening is a cherished hobby that allows us to connect with nature and cultivate beautiful gardens. Whether you’re an experienced…
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Why enriched biochar is the best natural option for improving soil heath
Category: FAQs, Guides
When it comes to improving soil health, biochar is a well-known champion. But have you ever wondered why enriched biochar…
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Exploring Benefits of Plain and Enriched Variants of biochar
Category: FAQs, Guides
Biochar, a potent soil enhancer crafted through organic matter pyrolysis, has emerged as a game-changer for boosting soil health and…
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Elevating Bonsai Growth with Carbon Gold Tree Soil Improver: The Ultimate Guide
Category: FAQs, Growing Guides, Tree Care
Bonsai cultivation is a journey that demands both artistry and science. Whether you’re a bonsai novice or a seasoned practitioner,…
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Understanding peat-free compost
Category: FAQs, Garden and Home, Guides
Understanding peat free compost whether your own home made garden compost or purchasing premade compost is both an effective and…
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What is carbon sequestration?
Category: FAQs, Guides
Carbon sequestration, is the process of naturally or artificially capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions. These emissions come primarily from…
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Using biochar
Category: FAQs
No matter how it is presented, adding biochar to any existing soil introduces some level of change. The benefits of…
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Can biochar be made at home?
Category: FAQs
Producing biochar/charcoal at home is not recommended without specialist knowledge and equipment. The process is dangerous and it can be…
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Is charcoal the same as biochar?
Category: FAQs, Guides
Carbon is one of the most commonly found elements in nature. It can be found in a variety of different…
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What is Biochar?
Category: FAQs, Guides
The definition of biochar is a type of charcoal which is produced from organic and forestry wastes. This is then…
Read More Emerging uses for biochar
Category: Guides
Biochar is a type of charcoal that is made from biomass through a process of pyrolysis. Pyrolysis is the thermochemical…
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Restoration of Peat Bogs
Category: Guides
Peatbogs or Peatlands are carbon-rich wetlands which occupy 10% of the UK land area and could contain as much as…
Read More Carbon Capture & Storage
Category: Guides
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process used to prevent carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from entering the atmosphere. CCS…
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Biochar's place in decontamination & remediation
Category: Guides
Biochar’s naturally high surface area is a useful instrument for land and water clean-up if utilised correctly. It can be used…
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Using Biochar in Green Roofs and Living Walls
Category: Garden and Home, Guides
Can you use Biochar in Green Roofs? The loss of green space and shading is a significant factor in increased…
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Feed your soil - The Biochar Revolution
Category: News
When my great grandfather “Ole Doxtad” ploughed the virgin Nebraska prairie of Dakota County in 1885 those rich loess soils…
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Seed Compost: The Ultimate Guide
Category: FAQs, Garden and Home, Growing Guides, Guides
Peat Free Seed compost is one of the most underrated growing media in current use, and is also called Cutting…
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Beginner’s guide to container gardening
Category: Garden and Home, Guides
Tubs and pots are a fantastic way to brighten up any garden and are a great option for those who…
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Moisture consistency is the key for effective compost
Category: FAQs, Garden and Home, Guides
Over-watering a plant or seedling over a prolonged period of time is a perfect way to ‘rot off ‘ roots…
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Carbon Gold warns of inferior imitations as demand for biochar booms
Category: News
Organic farmers have long been the pioneers of new growing methods that maintain productivity without a cocktail of chemicals. And…
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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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Crops that don’t cost the Earth
Category: News
Half of all nitrate fertiliser never gets taken up by a plant, not even by weeds, it just washes into…
Read More Grow organic, save the planet
Category: News
Solving global warming was never going to be easy, but it would be a heck of a lot easier if…
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Biochar, bringing soil to life
Category: Case Studies
Biochar has been the subject of numerous trials over recent years and Craig Sams discusses how biochar can help farmers…
Read More Counting Carbon
Category: News
The planet is heating-up and humans are the cause. There was a time when only ‘green’ campaigners were urging temperature-reducing…
Read More Biochar compost to help save water in Crabtree & Evelyn’s 'Avant Garden' Chelsea Fringe pop-up
Category: Garden and Home
Carbon Gold, the world’s leading biochar company, has provided biochar-based compost for an innovative pop-up herb garden to celebrate the…
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Get your seeds off to the best start this season with biochar
Category: Garden and Home, News
As the 2013 growing season begins, with hopes for more sunshine and less rain then 2012, gardeners, allotment holders and…
Read More How biochar can stop nutrients leaching from your soil
Category: Garden and Home, News
Biochar can be used to stop nutrients leaching from your soil, as discuused by Simon Manley, CEO of Carbon Gold,…
Read More 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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Craig Sams responds to biochar critics, The Guardian
Category: News
8 September 2009: Craig Sams responds to critics of the nascent biochar sector. He writes: ‘We need to make sure we…
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