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Judi Lapsley Miller

Tue, 08 May 2007 06:15:46 +1200

Most excellent! I look forward to your results. Are your randomly assigning experimental conditions, or using latin squares? And which marker crops will you choose?

:-)

Judi

David Haywood

Mon, 07 May 2007 21:31:38 +1200

Judi,

Curiously, I am thinking of experimenting with charcoal in my raised-bed vege garden. I plan to dig charcoal into two of the beds, and leave the other two charcoal-free.

I shall report on the results (with photographs) as they come to hand...

Cheers,
David

Judi Lapsley Miller

Mon, 07 May 2007 15:39:15 +1200

Howdy David – thanks for another fascinating report. Are you planning to experiment yourself with incorporating charcoal into your glorious vege garden? Do you have any advice for adapting this technique for use in home gardens? When I was a kid I used to put a lump of charcoal in…

David Haywood

Sat, 05 May 2007 20:22:14 +1200

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