Our Product Trials

We have been privileged to be able to gain the support of some of the leading scientist in a variety of fields but our primary champion is Dr. Simon Shackley from the UKBRC at Edinburgh University. He is a specialist in social and environmental sustainability and carbon management, he is also a member of the Scottish Carbon Capture and Storage Centre. Along with others from the UKBRC, he is also responsible for the literature referred to by DEFRA in regards to biochar and has been incredibly supportive and vital in us getting our concept and product to market.

Enrichar+

With our first product enrichar+, we have tried to incorporate some of the old recognisable materials used within the garden(worm cast, seaweed), with some of the new innovative growing materials now on the market, to produce a product that is recognisable to the gardener but incorporates the new scientific innovation as well.

Each box of enrichar+ contains:

• enrichar+ mix(70% biochar, 30% worm cast)
• a 40g sachet of multi species UK origin mycorrhizal fungi.
• a 40g sachet of Scottish, seaweed fertiliser,
• a packet of UK sourced seeds 

We've kept the fungi and the seaweed separate from the biochar/worm cast mix, for a couple of reasons.

1. Some of the mycorrhizae need to be in contact with the roots to be able to survive, so to blend the mycorrhizal into the mix and hope the root system grows quickly enough so they make contact with the fungi, is a hit and miss affair and certainly not the best use of this product.
   By giving a separate sachet, the consumer has far more control of when to use, with what plants(not all plants benefit from mycorrhizal) and by how much.
2. Plants need food in different ratio's, so to give the consumer the ability to feed when the plant needs it rather than throwing it all in at once, is a far better use of this product also. After all, you could end up feeding the weeds?
3. But the most obvious reason for us, is so that you the consumer, have control over your product and can actually see and touch the products that you are supposedly buying.

Our Pot Trials

Gardeners around the world have known the wonders of worm cast and seaweed for millennia.  So, adding biochar to worm cast whilst using seaweed fertiliser and mycorrhizal (fungus) should help you grow some magnificent triffids or at the very least some extra vegetables.

Trials done at the UKBRC, Edinburgh University.

These are the trials that gave us the ratio of biochar to use that is suitable for maximum benefit and also threw up some further research as too much biochar can cause a mutation in the root system(certainly in broad beans anyway).





 OK, so we’re not growing triffids yet, but we have had some fantastic pot trials.  Our pictures speak a thousand words.

Trials done at the UKBRC, Edinburgh University

These trials are ongoing but have already shown a significant difference from the use of mycorrhizal added to enrichar+ mix. As these trials progress we will upload more pictures and details

Please remember that these are not the only benefits from enrichar+, for every box of enrichar+ bought, we will plant 3 meters of native hedgerow as a natural habitat but also creating employment in the future. For more information click here