Garlic biochar trial 2016.
Ok this trial is to see what application style works best for Garlic. We have chosen 2 highly distinctive methods.
- Top soil application at4 litres per square meter.
- 200 mm holes filled with biochar at 1 meter intervals in the middle of the bed.
Below are notes on the dimension of the trials.
Garlic biochar trial.
North side has both big garlic cloves on eastern side of bed and small cloves on western side and biochar on surface.
Ph tests every 1 meter.
5.6, 6.2, 6.6, 5.0, 6.8, 6.6, 6.5, 6.7, 6.2, 6.7, 6.5, 6.2, 6.0, 6.1, 6.4, 6.6, 6.8, 6.2, 6.0, 6.8, 6.4, 6.6, 6.3, 6.7, 5.9 equals 158.4 / 23 equals 6.3.
Southern side with bombs ph readings 1meter. apart starting from middle bed Northside.
6.6 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.0 6.6 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.5 5.3 6.3 6.5 equals 158.9 / 25 equals 6.3.
The next day Anzac Day 25/4/16 last day to plant garlic.
A look at the bed with beer soil compost on
Bed with the biochar holes
Night biochar for the holes 
Southside showing holes/bombs
Hill of abundance garlic biochar 
23meters with biochar 4 litres per meter squared 
Spoke with Greg and we are going to put guano in later
Later organic boost
23 metered with 1 meter apart biochar dumps 200 mm diameter biochar size 10mm aggregate. Opposite the other trial. 
Loading the hole with biochar. 
Our team most of all except yours truly. Also the mighty biology.
All the pathways were prepared while I went to town to get the mulch.
Here is our choice for the Mulch Cert Organic. From Farmers Choice Organics Murwillumbah.
We planted well over 500 cloves of garlic.
Stay Tuned for updates on our Biochar Garlic trial.
Charmaster Dolph.
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How is the Garlic tests? I think it is harvest time?