Soil activator

Viticulture:
For widespread application in fruit growing and viticulture, we recommend application in the fine root area: To do this, drill holes (5 cm in diameter, 30-50 cm deep) between the rows of trees/vines and the tramlines and fill these holes with soil activator (application rate: 1 liter of soil activator per hole). This allows the roots to decide for themselves how intensively this area is rooted, resulting in perfect nutrition for the plants. Humus formation starts immediately around this drill core and the soil becomes more fertile from year to year. For new plantings, mix 1-2 liters of soil activator directly into the planting pit.

Other applications:
To fertilize existing soil for potted or container plants, we recommend adding 3-5% soil activator (i.e., 3-5 liters per 100 liters of finished soil). The activator must be mixed well with the soil. Converted to area, this means 3-5 liters per m²: apply the activator and work it into the surface. So far, no overfertilization has been observed with this activator. In scientifically conducted pot trials, up to 10% of the activator was mixed into the substrates—with excellent results!

In principle, the poorer the soil, the more activator can be used. The better the soil, the less noticeable the nutrient effect. However, the humus-building effect always remains and is greater the better the soil is!

The soil activator should be treated more like a fertilizer than a ready-made soil! No more than 10% should be mixed into a substrate!

This product contains stably bound, climate-effective carbon. This carbon has already been certified and compensated for in the form of CO2 certificates. Therefore, it is not possible to sell such certificates for this product.

The nutrients and trace elements are retained on the surface of the biochar and in its pores, yet remain readily available to plants. This means that plants can draw on them directly as needed. Thanks to the colonization of humus biology and the presence of all the necessary minerals, humus formation in the soil can begin, starting from the surface of the activator. The Sonnenerde soil activator is immediately absorbed by the existing soil biology and converted into soil humus. The effect is immediately noticeable after application in the form of better and healthier plant growth.

With several years of use, your own soil will become “Terra Preta” – from this point on, no further fertilization is necessary.

Our biochar is mixed with rock flour and horn shavings in an active compost heap that is currently in the humus formation phase. During this process, nitrogen is released from the horn shavings and bound in fungal protein. In combination with nitrogen, the surface of the biochar provides an ideal habitat for fungal biology. After 4-6 weeks, this process is complete and the finished soil activator is sieved out using an 8 mm sieve. This removes most of the organic compost from the mixture.

Sieving: 8 mm

Bulk density: 0.6 tons/m3