Germinal has added a
100% organic slow release fertiliser, which promotes soil health and enables
grass swards to withstand disease pressure, to its expanding range of
specialist amenity grass care products.
G7 Bio Builder is a
granulated 5-3-8 NPK fertiliser which also contains 8% CaO and 0.5% Mg.
It can be used at any
time during the growing season but is especially effective when used
immediately after fine turf swards on golf greens, golf tees and sports pitches
have been renovated or aerated.
The new fertiliser’s
100% organic composition enhances sand-based soil profiles by providing
naturally occurring rhizobacteria with a viable and consistent supply of
organic material on which to feed. This in turn stimulates natural
biological activity within the rhizosphere and enhances the cation and nutrient
exchange capacity of the rootzone, thereby improving the sward’s natural
ability to put down healthy new growth and to fight off infection and
disease.
Its mini-granular
(1-2mm) formulation ensures the fertiliser breaks down quickly and is rapidly
dispersed throughout the rootzone for immediate uptake.
“G7 Bio Builder
releases a steady and predictable supply of nutrients over a period of 12-16
weeks, during which time it encourages the growth of beneficial microbes within
the soil profile," explains Richard Brown, Germinal Amenity Sales Manager.
"This
subsequently allows improved root development and increases the sward’s
resistance to soil borne pathogens.
“Applying G7 Bio
Builder regularly throughout the year, typically from April onwards, provides a
controlled and sustainable supply of organic material which enables the soil’s
naturally occurring and beneficial rhizobacteria to flourish.
"This in turn
ensures the sward is in prime condition, enabling it to withstand disease and
infection pressures and also to tolerate heat stress.”
