Royal Warrant holder Carbon Gold, the No.1 Biochar producer and retailer in the UK, was the brainchild of Craig Sams, founder of Green & Blacks and Whole Earth Foods, and Dan Morrell, founder of the Carbon Neutral Company.

They have harnessed commercial markets with their award-winning range of Biochar-based, peat-free planting aids, designed for greenkeepers, crop growers, tree care specialists, home growers, gardeners and allotmenteers alike. 

Heralded as way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Biochar acts like a superhero for the environment, which can sequester a 2.89kg of CO2 per kg when put into the ground.

With Drought playing havoc with plant health and greater extremes of weather, it’s no longer gardening as usual – Biochar improves soil structure, aeration and holds up to six times its weight in water, reducing the need for watering in warmer temperatures, this means UK Gardeners can save 25.5 million litres of water or ten Olympic swimming pools every day – a recent study with Biochar has seen water usage cut by a third!

Carbon Gold’s products sit underneath the following gardening/planting sectors: Climate Change Gardening, Gardening on a budget, The perfect solution for the Lazy Gardeners, Top Tips for Tomato Growing, Upcycling Last Year’s Compost, growing a Luscious Lawn, supercharging your Veg Patch, Growing Glorious Houseplants, Improving the Soil, cultivating your Herb Garden and Planting your Tree. All products are Soil Association approved for organic growing, Made in Britain and enriched with seaweed, Mycorrhizal fungi, and wormcast to enhance the microbiome of the soil, promoting root development enhancing the health and vitality of plants and trees, delivering a much more productive crop.

What Is Carbon Rich Biochar?

Biochar was identified in the Amazonian times and is a type of charcoal that is made by the process of pyrolysis (when an organic matter is heated in the absence of oxygen). Purity wise it never degrades, which is why it can permanently improve the soil quality and needs just one application.

Carbon Gold's award-winning range offers:

Biochar Lawn Improver 1L from £9.99 RRP

Used by professional greenkeepers, football clubs, racecourses and Royal Parks to name but a few, Lawn Improver promotes root development and reduces nutrient leaching so is perfect whether you are planning to on giving your existing lawn a much-needed boost, or as a base layer when laying new turf or re-seeding. Lawn Improver naturally enhances soil fertility and health, minimising reliance on fungicides and fertilisers. Biochar naturally alters the physical nature of soils. It balances moisture retention – preventing soils from drying out and reducing waterlogging, whilst increasing plant nutrient uptake. Attractive, resilient, lawns and greens in a single, simple application.

Biochar Houseplant Booster 1L from £9.99 & 4L £19.99 RRP

Biochar Houseplant Booster has been designed to support healthier growth in indoor plants, including cacti. Due to its extraordinary water-holding capacity, Biochar will help prevent houseplants from drying out and support a healthy soil microbiome and better airflow through the houseplant soil; this ensures resilient root development and better drainage – delivering a plant that will flourish and thrive in indoor conditions.

Biochar Tree Soil Improver 1L from £9.99 RRP

Tree Soil Improver is ideal for transplanting or revitalising new and established trees or woody plants and shrubs. Bay Trees and Olive trees will thrive. It promotes root development, and reduces nutrient leaching, defending against transplant shock and drought stress. Ideal whether you are planting new trees or woody plants or if you need to revitalise established ones.

A perfect and powerful treatment not only for all types of trees but also for shrubs, roses, bare root stock and hedging.

Biochar Compost Rejuvenator 1L from £9.99 & £19.99 RRP

Biochar Compost Rejuvenator has been created to breathe new life into old, ‘spent’ compost and promote healthier, more vigorous plants by optimising soil fertility. A combination of nutrients, minerals, fertiliser, and a healthy soil microbiome rejuvenates compost often exhausted after a productive growing season. Biochar Compost Rejuvenator uses natural ingredients and microbiology to deliver the best Biochar Compost for planting.

Biochar Soil Improver 1L from £9.99 RRP

Soil Improver is the perfect additive for any type of soil, as well as sandy or clay. It’s proven to break up heavy soils and add natural biology back in the ground, whilst improving moisture retention.  Designed to promote root development, improve soil structure reduce compaction of dense soils, it’s a great product for those wanting resilient and productive vegetables, fruit, flowers, and plants by increasing organic matter in the soil.

Carbon Gold CEO Craig Sams says: “We are delighted to bring these products to market; Biochar itself sequesters (locks) carbon into the soil, reducing the CO² levels that would otherwise be released into our atmosphere., We have made the commitment to improving soil health, plant health and human health. All our products are 100% free from peat and synthetic chemicals. We are also a B-Corp certified company that is committed to making a positive impact on the world. We work tirelessly to create sustainable products and practices that benefit people, planet, and profit. Our goal is to offer premium gardening products and soils while preserving our planet for future generations. As a B-Corp we have committed to being Net Zero by 2030.”

For more information visit: https://www.carbongold.com/