Turbo-Grow’s benefits include the following:
- Provides slow natural release of minerals and trace elements
- Stimulates soil micro-organism activity
- Raises moisture and nutrient storage capacity of soils
- Contributes to the building of humus complexes
- Buffers both high and low pH levels in soils
- Helps combat soil erosion
- Greatly improves root development
- Increases the nutrient intake of plants
- Increases yields – some trials have given results up to 400%
- Enhances flavour and texture in crops and fruit
- Produces more nutritious crops and fruit
- Increases resistance to insects and disease – resultant savings on pesticides and herbicides
- Increases resistance to frost and drought
- Quicker and sturdier growth rates
- Free natural input for organic farmers
- Non-toxic, environmentally friendly and totally natural
- Enhances sugar and mineral content in fruit and vegetables
- Decreases dependence on chemical fertilisers – good savings for farmers
- Improves water retention in free draining soils
- Revitalises existing plants and trees
- Increases both growth rate of micro-organisms and earthworm activity
- Great for compost – increases biotic-mineral content of humus and reduces smells
- Reduces mortality rates in seedlings & replanting
- Improves germination
- Research has also indicated benefits as a human and animal dietary supplement
- Odour control when sprinkled on animal bedding
- Dust plants with Turbo-Grow for insect control
- Add to compost teas to enhance micro-organism count
- The paramagnetic component of Turbo-Grow is the subject of much research and debate at present
In summary then, the benefits are obvious – healthy soil leads to healthy plants & animals, giving us healthy food…leading to healthier, happier humans…
For the more technically minded the following synopsis will provide more insight:
Mineral depleted soils display a range of properties that are indicative of low inherent fertility and conditions detrimental to healthy plant growth, incl.
- High soil acidity, with weak response to liming
- Low availability of nutrient cations supplied from minerals and trace elements
- Very low levels of plant nutrients in the form of exchangeable basic cations, especially calcium, magnesium & potassium
- Low availability of, or high requirements for phosphorus
- Rapid oxidation of organic matter, leading to degeneration of soil structure
- Limited soil micro-organism activity
Turbo-Grow enhances plant growth in mineral depleted soils due to its ability to
- Rejuvenate the mineral & chemical properties of mineral depleted soils
- Improve the cation exchange capacity of the soil
- Enhance the ability of soils to retain nutrient cations and supply them to plants
- Buffer both high and low pH levels in soils
- Reduce the phosphorus fixation capacity of the soil, so that phosphates added in fertilisers are kept in soil solution and are more readily available for plant nutrition
- Provide silica, “the forgotten element” which strengthens cell walls, resulting in improved plant vigour and quality
Thus, Turbo-Grow has the potential to provide significant commercial benefits through its ability to
- Enhance soil health & increase crop yields
- Reduce farming input costs in lower rates of application of fertilisers and pesticides
- Reduce the social, economic & environmental impact of algeal blooms and other evidence of high nutrient levels in waterways downstream of agricultural activities
- Provide divalent cations that may be used as a tool to be used in the amelioration of sodic soils
- Provide input replacement through the need for less fertiliser to sustain plant production on soils that have been treated with Turbo-Grow applications
- Underpin the development of new farming strategies to ensure more sustainable uses of soil resources & fertilisers.