Bio Char

I Must Garden Biochar is an organic soil amendment that greatly increases water and nutrient retention, helping you grow lush and beautiful plants year after year.

Biochar is created by super heating organic material (like nutshells or wood) in a low oxygen environment. This process creates a unique sponge-like structure, allowing the biochar to easily absorb and store moisture, nutrients, and beneficial microorganisms. It naturally aerates soil which prevents compaction and allows for vigorous and healthy root growth.

With easier access to essential resources and permeable soil, your plants can spend less energy trying to survive, and more energy growing lush foliage, bigger blooms, and delicious fruit. Side by side tests consistently show gardens treated with biochar produce significantly healthier plants compared to untreated soils

Biochar naturally retains moisture and stores it in the treated soil around your plants – making it available for when they need it most. This also prevents water from draining away too quickly and leaching essential nutrients away from your root systems.

Not all biochar is created equally. I Must Garden’s Biochar is made from 100% recycled pecan shells that are free from pesticides and wood-treatment chemicals found in some charcoals. Our pure pecan shell biochar produces a more-uniform granule that is easier to apply and mix with soil.

Conditioning your soil with biochar returns pure carbon to the soil, providing a rare opportunity to have a ‘carbon negative’ impact on your local ecosystem that will sustain for hundreds of years. I Must Garden Biochar is also sourced sustainably. Repurposing pecan shells as biochar keeps thousands of pounds of organic “waste” out of our landfills every year.