Organics Dry Amendment
Organics Dry Amendment
NEEM SEED MEAL
Neem Seed Meal is a premium organic dry amendment made from Azadirachta indica after the oil extraction process. This nutrient-rich soil amendment is widely used by gardeners to improve soil health, enhance microbial activity, and provide essential plant nutrients. As a natural addition to organic gardening and living soil systems, Neem Seed Meal helps create a fertile growing environment for healthier plants and stronger root development.
This organic dry amendment stimulates the growth of beneficial plants and microorganisms in compost and soil. Neem Seed Meal acts as an effective soil amendment and soil conditioner, providing nourishment for microbial life and improving overall soil health. By increasing biological activity within the soil, it helps create a balanced growing environment, supports healthy plant growth, and contributes to stronger, more resilient plants in organic gardening and living soil systems.
When used as an organic dry amendment, Neem Seed Meal helps improve soil health and can assist in managing fungus gnats and root knot nematodes in the growing environment. This natural soil amendment is also an excellent source of essential macro and micro plant nutrients, supporting healthy root development, vigorous growth, and long-term soil fertility. It is a valuable addition to living soil and organic gardening practices.
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HUMIC COMPOUNDS
Humic compounds such as humic acid and fulvic acid are valuable components of an organic dry amendment, helping to support healthy plant growth by improving nutrient availability and uptake. These natural compounds contribute to better root development, increased plant vigor, and improved soil structure. By enhancing the soil’s ability to retain water, they help plant roots access essential plant nutrients more efficiently, promoting stronger growth and higher yields. Transform your garden naturally with solutions designed to improve soil health and support successful organic gardening practices.
MYCORRHIZAE
Mycorrhiza plays an important role in an organic dry amendment by forming a beneficial relationship with plant roots. In this natural partnership, the fungi receive sugars produced by plants through photosynthesis while helping make water and essential plant nutrients more available from the soil. This process improves soil health, supports stronger root development, and promotes healthy plant growth. As a key component of living soil and organic gardening, mycorrhiza helps plants thrive by enhancing nutrient absorption and overall soil biology.
TYPES OF MYCORRHIZAE
There are two main types of mycorrhizal fungi found in an organic dry amendment, each working differently while providing similar benefits for plants and soil health. Ectomycorrhizae live around the outside of plant roots, helping protect plants from soil-borne diseases and environmental stress. Endomycorrhizae live within the root system, improving water uptake and the absorption of essential plant nutrients in exchange for sugars produced by the plant. Together, these beneficial fungi support healthy plant growth, stronger roots, and thriving living soil ecosystems.
IMPROVES THE UPTAKE OF NUTRIENTS
The roots absorb the nutrients in the soil as they grow and once the nutrients surrounding them are consumed, they have to grow longer to search for new soil where the nutrients have not been absorbed..
When a mycorrhizal relationship happens, the plant will use the nutrients more efficiently which will result in more plant growth.
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THE FUNCTIONS OF ROOTS
Healthy roots are essential for strong and productive plants. When used as part of an organic dry amendment program, beneficial ingredients help support root development and improve overall soil health. One of the primary functions of roots is anchoring plants firmly in the ground. If the root system is weak or underdeveloped, plants may require additional support to remain upright, particularly during periods of heavy growth or flowering. Strong roots also improve access to water and essential plant nutrients, contributing to healthy plant growth and increased resilience.
Another very important function is the absorption of nutrients and water. If the plant didn’t develop the roots well, the plant’s growth and bud production can be severely affected.
CANNABIS ROOTS DURING FLOWERING
Once the flowering stage has begun, the roots won’t grow like in the vegetative stage. After 2 weeks into the flowering stage, the roots will reduce the rate of growth drastically and focus on absorbing as much nutrient as they can to ensure a good bud production.
Krill meal is a true superfood for your soil. Not only will it increase the overall fertility of your garden beds, you can also use it to protect your plants against pests and disease. The slow release properties make it ideal for fending off ringworm. Even more so, the high mineral content allows your plants to grow robustly. It also contains a polysaccharide called chitin. When it’s tilled in, chitin helps plants to fight off root rot, blight, and powdery mildew. Also, it provides the perfect habitat space for the soil microorganisms that produce enzymes to destroy root-damaging nematodes.
Alfalfa Meal
Like humans , plants produce a variety of hormones that help regulate their internal functions.
Five major classes have been identified.
- Auxins: promote stem elongation and root growth
- Cytokinins: promote cell division
- Gibberellins: promote stem elongation and flowering
- Ethylene: promote fruit ripening
- Abscisic Acid: inhibits cell growth during times of stress Hormones are synthesized in one part of the plant and typically transferred to another part of the plant.
So, for example, auxins created in the apical (dominant) bud are often trans-located to the outer root zone to promote root growth or to lower stem locations to inhibit lateral buds.
As you can see, changes made to one location of the plant can impact development in other locations, e.g., topping your dominant bud removes auxin development capacity which may allow more lateral bud development.
Some plant-based organic products such as alfalfa meal (triacontanol) and kelp (primarily cytokinins, auxins, possibly gibberellins) contain natural plant growth hormones and have been shown to enhance plant rooting, growth, flowering and stress resistance. Adding these natural growth hormones is more effective through foliar applications but can be effective with root applications. More is not always better
There is a point where adding additional growth hormones into your plant environment may have detrimental effects and actually inhibit growth or cause defects. This is very dependent on your specific soil environment and plant species so error on the side of caution. Slowly increase your dosages until you have determined what is right for you. Growth hormone supplements can be applied from seed development through flowering. There has been much discussion recently on synthetic plant growth regulators (PRG’s).
These products are regulated by the EPA as a form of pesticide. Several products popular with indoor growers were evaluated and found to have chemical PGR’s – the secret sauce – added but not identified on their labels.
There is a very real risk that these additives have not been tested for harmful effects. A wide variety of synthetic PGR’s have been developed since the 1930’s. Some of these products have been shown to be harmful to water organisms, animals and humans. Many products have been banned for use on food crops.
Livestock feed recommendations call for limiting the amount of feed that has been produced with these products. This does not necessarily mean that all PGR’s are harmful but, why take the risk?
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