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Rethinking Biochar in Sustainable Horticulture
Can biochar go beyond simply replacing peat?
The transition toward sustainable horticultural production requires growing media that reduce environmental impacts without compromising plant performance. While peat has long been valued for its favourable properties, concerns surrounding peatland degradation, carbon emissions, and increasing regulatory restrictions are driving the search for alternatives.
🔥 Biochar offers an exciting opportunity due to its porous structure, surface properties, and potential effects on water retention, nutrient dynamics, pH, and microbial interactions.
But the key question is not simply:
“How much peat can biochar replace?”
Instead, we should ask:
“How does biochar function within the complete growing-media formulation?”
Its performance depends on biochar characteristics, substrate composition, crop requirements, cultivation conditions, and management practices.
The future may lie not in finding a single replacement for peat, but in designing smarter, more sustainable growing-media systems.
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8 September 2026 à 17h28
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