Corn

Plant type: 

Corn. Control was planted 2 days earlier.

Materials used:

1) Control, no biochar. 

2) Biochar and compost in a proprietary method; 

Report: 

The method is currently called “Method 5” and conducted with corn. It is a surface application with biochar and compost put in a definite way. In the heat of the summer, the Method 5 area temp stayed much cooler at 3 inches of depth. Seeds germinated at the surface and grew vigorously through September and October. Through November the temperature inside the Method 5 area has averaged 3 F warmer than the soil next to it. Later, the soil froze solid and we could not get the temperature probe to penetrate.  On that day the Method 5 area temp was still 34 F. It has since declined to 33 F the day thereafter.

Location:

Spokane, Washington.

Results:

Image 1: Method 5 with corn. 

Image 2: Smallest plants.  

Image 3: Largest plants

The root balls tell the story. These were dried for 1 week then washed all in the same manner. Some of the root balls from the Method 5 were very dense.

· Total for the Method 5 is 12 .65 lbs. there are 19 stalks = .666 lbs. per stalk average.

· The total for the control is 14.48 lbs. there are 43 stalks = .337 lbs. per stalk average

· The average Method 5 stalk is 197% of the average control stalk.

· The total weight of the ears was.233 lbs./ear, for the control .139 lbs./ear

The Method 5 corn ears are 168% more in weight on average compared to control.