NAKED Char 5M Soil Amendment - Liquid

 5-micron-sized pure BioChar in water

BioChar is our middle name but our first priority. We chose recycled southern yellow pine feedstock because porosity is so important. Just one cubic foot of our BioChar that we use to create NAKED Char 5M, has over 690 acres of available surface area (pores), providing living accommodations for soil microbes and space for holding more water, oxygen and nutrients. It creates a "nearly permanent" structure (over 600 years) that actively encourages healthy soil microbe populations. The liquid NAKED Char 5M will evenly disperse throughout the soil and quickly reach a higher percentage of the soil microbes.

Healthier soils produce healthier plants and promote healthier lives.

NAKED Char 5M is made from softwood feedstock through “no oxygen” pyrolysis at an average temperature of 650 degrees Celsius (1202 degrees F). By utilizing only single sourced softwood pine, we ensure quality and consistency in our BioChar. We finish the production with a unique final step that activates and exposes the internal surface area of the fixed carbon. We are adamant about producing a BioChar with low ash content, high porosity, and nearly neutral pH.

When making NAKED Char 5M, we start with our granular BioChar that has a minimum of 25% moisture, and then it is wet-milled down to 5-micron size (.0075 mm) and added to water. By maintaining a minimum moisture content throughout the process, we prevent the BioChar from becoming hydrophobic. Size matters; the microscopic size of NAKED Char 5M is easier to infiltrate the soil and more convenient for the microbes to inhabit.

The abundance of pores in NAKED Char 5M, when used by itself, make it an extremely effective remediator of contaminants such as salts, heavy metals, and toxins. With great porosity, comes great responsibility. Due to its impressive ability to adsorb and hold nutrients, NAKED Char 5M should be blended (charged) to avoid temporary nutrient tie-up.

See our pre-charged soil amendments – VITAL Blend (granular) or VITAL Blend 5M (liquid)

Our BioChar is offered in both granular NAKED Char and liquid NAKED Char 5M. Each can be used interchangeably, so your preferred method of application can determine which product you choose. We have some recommendations to consider when making your decision:

• Liquid NAKED Char 5M is used more often in fertigation, driplines, backpack sprayers, or in tank mixes with other inputs for lawns, landscape, gardens & agriculture. It’s great for compost teas and hydroponics too. NAKED Char 5M’s small size (5-micron), allows it to easily pass through all professional and agricultural screens – it won’t clog your filters.
• Granular NAKED Char is rough coffee ground sized. It creates more airspace by adding structure to the soil, especially in sand or clay. It is good for initial soil restoration. Applications can begin with the granular and later be maintained with the liquid. At higher rates, it is an aggressive remediator of contaminants such as salts, herbicide, petroleum, and heavy metals.

Our Biochar OMRI Listed, IBI Certified and USDA BioPreferred.

Benefits:

• Sequesters carbon (reduces your carbon footprint)
• Extremely concentrated - low application rates make it cost effective for small projects or large operations
• Adding NAKED Char 5M to compost teas increases the survivability of the microbes during and after application
• Great with tank mixes – helps keep more of the nutrients or fertilizers within the critical root zone
• Remediates contaminants and excess salts
• Simply add to water - as a soil drench, in furrow, center pivot, deep root injection, etc.
• The 5-micron size won't clog sprayers, irrigation systems, drip lines, etc.
• Improves nutrient retention (less leaching) & reduces the need for fertilizers
• Increases water holding capacity in soils
• Aids in water percolation through the soil
• Increases cation exchange capacity (CEC)
• Reduces soil compaction & increases soil organic matter (SOM)
• Increases survivability of newly planted and established trees, landscapes, and grasses
• Increases root growth – Increases soil biology – Reduces Erosion
• Adds a permanent structure to house soil microbes & nutrients (600+ years)
• Can be used as a liming agent

Ingredients: 5-micron sized pure BioChar suspended in water (concentrate)

EXAMPLES of application rates:

Nature isn't exact your rate doesn't have to be either

NOTE: The range of rates is dependent upon the size of the plant(s) & current soil conditions: good soils use less and poor soils need more. For agriculture/gardens if applied in furrow (right around plants) use lower rate or full broadcasted (entire field/garden) use higher rate. After a few years, rates can be reduced.

For Direct Applications: Mix concentrate with the appropriate amount of water per plant or area

• Row & Specialty Crop: 0.5 – 1 gallon per acre
• Lawn & Garden: 2 – 3 oz per 1,000 sq. ft.
• Landscape & Garden Plants: 0.5 - 2 oz per plant
• Trees: 0.15 – 0.3 oz. per inch circumference or 0.5 - 1 oz. per inch dbh (diameter)
• Remediation: double the suggested rate

For Tank Mixes: (compost teas, fertilizers & nutrient mixes):

• Blend 0.5 - 2 oz conc per gallon of diluted fertilizer or other mixes and apply at manufacturer's recommended rates

Suggestions:

• IMPORTANT: Prior to soil applications, “charge” your NAKED Char 5M with compost tea, fertilizers, liquid Humate, etc.
• Check out VITAL Blend 5M which is the NAKED Char 5M pre-charged with liquid humate
• Reduce nutrients/fertilizer by 15-30% and more for later applications
• Reduce your watering schedule or the volume of water used
• Application frequencies can be 1 - 4 times a year (multiple applications should use the smallest rate)