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Will a biochar and volcanic rock blend reduce fertiliser needs?

Recently, there has been a lot of hype over the use of biochar and volcanic rock, respectively, to enhance the carbon content of soils, mitigate climate change and enhance the nutrient density of food. But what happens when you combine the two?

Clayton Postma, managing director of Aquagel (Pty) Ltd, claims that the fused combination of the two, as Aquagel has done to create Regenr8, helps to augment the impact of the individual ingredients, like when a diversity of mixed cover crops is planted together. So far,

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