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🦁 Biochar from Terra Preta, Fungi, and Building a Thriving Rhizosphere, with Mark from Greengro

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Leisure, How To, Home & Garden, Education

4.7 β€’ 599 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 29 May 2023

⏱️ 46 minutes

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First time guest Mark from GreenGro is on the program for an amazing deep dive into biochar, soil microbiology, and what comprises a thriving rhizosphere. Mark shares the idea of mimicking Terra Preta- the rich black earth that is found in the Amazonian Rainforest. This leads to a discussion of how ancient indigenous people's understood and utilized microbiology, and how the Amazon itself could be the result of a permaculture garden. Mark discusses why microbial diversity is so important, and how biochar plays such a big role in the life of your soil. He does however caution adding too much biochar, and talks about how he came up with the formula for his GreenGro Earthsine product (use code GROWCAST10). Mark and Jordan wrap the show by talking about the similarities between the human microbiome and the plant's rhizosphere, and how important it is to look at our own health as intently as we look after our plants' health...

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0:00.0

Greetings cultivators from around the world. Jordan River here back with more Growcast,

0:04.4

continuing my mission of overgrow.

0:07.4

Today, we have a brand new guest. Mark from Green Grow is on the line. You know Green Grow.

0:12.3

They are a wonderful provider of soil amendments and living soil and so much more.

0:18.3

Mark is here to talk about biochar, to talk about the history of

0:21.0

green grow, organic gardening, and so, so much more. A very interesting episode jam-packed with

0:26.1

lots of knowledge. I know you're going to absolutely love today's episode, but first, shout out to one of

0:31.5

our Community Cup sponsors and sponsors of this show. I want to thank Rain Science Grow Bags for

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1:11.6

thank you so much for rain science growbacks for contributing to the community cup. It was so awesome to have them as a sponsor. That event was the most powerful and impactful event we've ever done, and they helped support it. So thank you to Sean and the whole team at Rain Science. We love you guys.

1:45.0

Show support to a great company, and more importantly, they make the best containers around.

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RainscienceGrowbags.com, co-Growcast. All right, everyone, let's get into it with Mark from GreenGrow.

1:55.0

Thank you for listening and enjoy the show.

2:01.7

Hello, podcast listeners. You are now listening to Growcast. I'm your host, Jordan River,

2:05.4

and I want to thank you for tuning in again today. Before we get started, as always, I urge you

2:10.5

to tell a friend about Growcast, turn someone on to growing. It's the best thing you can do.

2:15.1

And, of course, see everything we're up to at growcastpodcast.com slash action.

2:20.5

There you'll find all the action, the seeds, the membership, and the classes, everything's up there.

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