Basalt flour
Basalt flour soil improver improves the structure of clay and loam soils.
General information about basalt flour
Keeping a vegetable garden on clay or loam soil is not easy. During droughts, the soil is rock hard and during wet periods, the soil is also not workable. Basalt flour ensures that your soil is airier and has better water management. In addition, basalt flour feeds your plants and gives the plants and your soil more resistance to fungi. Basalt flour fixes nitrogen and releases the blocked phosphorus in the soil. Basalt flour contains silicic acid (silicon).
Specifications basalt flour
Basalt flour is 100% volcanic rock, is full of trace elements and minerals. So it is not only a soil improver but it also feeds your plants, the cell wall of your plants and fruits also improve. Because basalt flour separates the positive and negative ions in the soil, the soil becomes more workable and not rock hard in the winter and swampy in the winter.
Application of basalt flour
Work into the soil with a fork, spade or, if necessary, motor-driven. Apply from March to October, how long and how often you apply it depends on the condition of your soil. Advice for the first dose under normal conditions: 2 kg per 10 m²; very heavy soil: 3-4 kg per 10 m²
Basalt meal can also be used as a dusting powder to combat pests with a powder sprayer. Spray the meal until the leaves are covered with a layer.
Guaranteed composition of basalt flour
MgO – magnesium oxide total 13% / SiO2 – silicon oxide total 43%
Basalt flour - 4 kilo is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
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