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ECO-Z PLUS Potting Media with Added Zeolite
How it works
- ECO-Z Plus is a premium quality open mix with high air filled porosity and good drainage, which is important to stimulate root growth and prevent root diseases. ECO-Z Plus prevents rapid leaching of nutrients away from the root zones of plants by attracting and holding the nutrients – thus preventing them washing through the container.
- In the past, growers would typically apply higher rates of fertilizers to overcome these losses due to leaching. This practice is both expensive and inefficient as well as damaging the environment with excessive high nutrient runoff. To help our environment’s sustainability, this practice is now unacceptable.
- A key ingredient, Zeolite carries a negative ionic charge which naturally attracts positive charged cations like ammonium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. The open crystalline structure of Zeolite has many storage sites for these ions, which hold naturally through a loose chemical bond, allowing these fertilizer ions to be available for uptake by plants. Zeolite has a very high cation exchange capacity and thus increases the mix’s ability to hold and release nutrients. As cations are water soluble, they escape from mixes by leaching.
- ECO-Z Plus works as a fertilizer “battery” – charging when free nutrients are available; holding them from leaching and releasing them to the plant as required. ECO-Z Plus buffers the dumping of nutrients by slow-release fertilizers under hot conditions, storing them for use by the plant instead of increasing dam E.C. levels to extremes.
- ECO-Z Plus will soak up excess ammonium and other cations in mixes often released under hot conditions, preventing root burning. ECO-Z Plus‘s use with fertilizers can help buffer PH levels, thus reducing the need for lime applications.
- ECO-Z Plus has a superior capillary distribution action of water due to its highly porous properties, assisting infiltration, holding water higher within the pot or bag and distributing water and nutrients more evenly through the mix. This is essential especially for strong root growth under drip irrigation. As fertilizer and materials costs will continue to escalate over the coming years, NOW is the time to minimize the effect of these rises with ECO-Z Plus.
- ECO-Z Plus’s ability to accelerate plant growth and reduce the loss of nutrients and water into the environment through excessive leaching, means more dollars in your pocket.
Budgetary savings are paramount!
Get more “bang for your fertilizer buck!”
And at the same time help preserve & protect the environment
Horticultural potting media may never be the same
- A Premium Quality Mix at a standard price.
- Excellent short or long term quick growth blend.
- Equally good results in small pots to large bags.
- Greatly improved drainage, water holding ability & air filled porosity.
- Optimum growing conditions provided by added Zeolite means accelerated plant growth.
- Rapid growth in both root and plant structure.
- Improves watering and fertilization by up to 35%.
- Zeolite improves uptake of nitrogen by plants by 175% in potting media (ref: trial by University of New England).
- High ability to store and deliver catrionic nutrients to plant (cation exchange capacity).
- An essential source of silica.
- Strong capillary distribution.
- Enhancement of PH buffering action.
- Non leaching and dumping of fertilizer nutrients.
- Less watering = less fertilization = less labour.
- Natural wetting agent.
- Pathogen suppressive qualities.
- Equally acceptable for native (low phosphorus) and/or exotic growing.
- Less risk of blocking or blinding potting media.
- Mixed and tested to Australian standards (AS3743-regular/premium).
The potting media of the future exclusively at Green Fingers Potting Mix.
(Servicing the Horticultural Industry for over 25 years)
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