biochar != charcoal
Charcoal is black carbon produced by incomplete combustion of ligneous material. Biochar is charcoal that has been filled with nutrients, bacteria and fungi.
Charcoal is black carbon produced by incomplete combustion of ligneous material. Biochar is charcoal that has been filled with nutrients, bacteria and fungi.
> Biochar is the lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes, remaining after the pyrolysis of biomass. Biochar is defined by the International Biochar Initiative as "the solid material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-limited environment".
You may be thinking of biochar specifically as a soil amendment, where it is sometimes loaded with probiotics and such:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar#Soil_amendment
> She pointed out that when pre-charged with these beneficial organisms, biochar promotes good soil and plant health.
It also looks like the quote from the biochar wiki page is a near copy from the charcoal page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal
There is plenty of confusion over the word "biochar" even among gardeners that use it. It is always pre-charged before adding to soil. Adding raw charcoal will rob the soil of all nutrients and kill plants.
Yay pedantry!