TerraCottem Universal Soil Conditioner - 10kg Bucket
TerraCottem universal is the original TerraCottem soil conditioner and can be used for all types of planting projects such as trees, shrubs, revegetation, annuals, perennials, roof gardens, agriculture, horticulture and potting soils. The soil conditioner helps you to succeed in your planting projects despite challenging conditions generated by poor soil and climate change.
TerraCottem universal is a granular mixture based on volcanic lava, water-absorbing polymers, NPK fertiliser with trace elements and biostimulants.
Benefits
- Healthier plants & increased yields
- Water savings of up to 50%
- Faster & better plant establishment
10kg tub - call us for a quantity buy: 1300 760 642
TerraCottem works at root level
TerraCottem is a potent, dry, granular product. You mix it in small quantities with the soil. That’s where the action takes place, at root level. It’s important to get good root development from the very start. That’s how you lay the foundation for thriving and lasting plant growth.
TerraCottem is activated by watering the plant
Compare it with charging a battery. Once charged, the "magic" starts. The hydro-absorbent polymers or hydrogels contained within TerraCottem start to swell upon contact with water. They absorb water and nutrients and expand into a gel-like substance. And oh, correction: better compare TerraCottem with a rechargeable battery as the soil conditioner will have numerous dry / wet cycles during a period of 8 years.
The polymers absorb the water and fertilisers
Water and nutrients are absorbed at root level by the hydrogels. In soils with low water retention, that water and part of the nutrients would normally be lost to leaching and evaporation.
100g of TerraCottem can be "charged" with over 5 litres of water!
This water is then kept at the disposal of the plant that accesses the stored water on demand through its root hairs, keeping the water in the root zone for a longer period of time. As such, both the volume and frequency of necessary irrigation can be reduced up to 50%.
As said earlier, the hydrogels also absorb nutrients within that soil solution. TerraCottem's specially selected fertilisers provide a balanced nutrition of both macro and micro-elements to the plants.
The growth precursors encourage root hair growth
These root hairs grow inside the polymers and absorb the required amount of water and nutrients. The growth precursors play a very important role in the initial growth phase of the plant. They are TerraCottem’s trade secret. They are but a fraction of the product – 0.25% to be precise - but potent and crucial for plant growth! These biostimulants activate root cell elongation and differentiation. In other words, they stimulate the plant to grow more and longer roots, faster. The bigger and healthier the root system, the bigger and healthier the plant.
In addition, roots are encouraged to grow more rapidly to depths where more water is present.