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Dryki on January 10, 2009 - 12:46am

So if I grind up a good quality coal and put it into my soil, is that "terra preta"?

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geek7 on January 10, 2009 - 1:23am

I don't know. It depends on your belief system. I incline to the beleif that 'good quality' is not an appropriate modifier for 'coal', but I'm undecided as to whether 'terra preta' is 'good quality' whatever. ;-)

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yartrebo on January 11, 2009 - 9:39pm

Coal is loaded with toxins. Mixing either coal or coal ash with soil will just terribly pollute the soil.

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