In the greenhouse at Mære Agricultural School, very special radishes and spinach are harvested. The reason the radishes and spinach are special is because the soil they have grown in has been supplemented with different types and amounts of biochar. Here, we have made biochar from seaweed, tomato plants, wood chips and twigs.
1500 pots of spinach and radish have now been harvested after participating in the growth trial. Biochar is charred biomass that is created through incomplete combustion at high temperatures without or with little access to oxygen.
SINTEF is leading the experiment, the purpose of which has been to see how the different types of biochar affect plant growth. It will be particularly interesting to see whether we can use biochar from seaweed for plants.
To harvest the 1500 pots of radishes and spinach, we received great help from students at NTNU together with Sam Wiseman from SINTEF who is the main person responsible for the experiment. Thank you very much for your help and have a great day! We are eagerly awaiting the results!
