Specific
Cegetable compost
Based on fine peat, high in humus, the perfect product for luxuriant vegetable growth.
Vitaflor® Vegetable Compost is a sub-stratum full of short acting, slow effect nutrients. Specifically improves the physical-mechanical features of the soil providing the plants with the nutrients they need for luxuriant growth.
To be incorporated in the soil during turning or digging or, if necessary, localised at the bottom of the furrow and mixed with the natural earth.
CULTIVATION SUBSTRATUM
Base cultivation substratum
- pH (in H2O) …………………………… 7.0
- Electric conductivity …………………… 0.6 dS/m
- Apparent dry density …………………. 250 kg/m3
- Total porosity …………………………. 90% (v/v)
ALLOWED IN ORGANIC FARMING
Components: Acidic peat (blond peat allowed in organic farming), green composted soil conditioner (organic matter of plant origin allowed in organic farming).
Manure in pellets
Obtained from fine raw materials which ensure the intake of substances high in agronomic value. The organic mixtures used with high humic levels improve soil fertility to offer the best support to root action. Particularly suitable for planting vineyards and orchards and also in horticulture and glasshouses before planting out.
Acidic peat
Substratum used in farming, flower growing and gardening. Suitable for the implantation of species that grow in environments without nutrients, acidic soils and those with low nitrogen content. Especially suitable for soil care and seeding lawns.
Plant container compost
Resistance to compression, permeability, high air content and nutrients of natural origin in the compost enable plants to develop an extended root system and keep it vital for a long time. The pumice content gives prolonged structural stability avoiding water stagnation and cryptogamic rot.
Cactus substratum
Vitaflor® Cactus Substrate has a porous composition full of decomposed organic matter and excellent pH. The ideal substratum for all cactuses. Contains all the nutrients necessary for harmonious development of the plant and spines, ensuring good colouring of the plant and flowers.
Rose compost
The ideal compost for Roses by Vitaflor® can also be used for rose beds in the garden; improves the quality and structure when mixed abundantly with the soil, increasing its water content and enabling more effective aeration.
Ready-to-use product specially recommended for potting flowers and plants with a delicate root system.
Citrus compost
Soft porous product consisting of an ideal balance between the gassy and liquid stages. Ensures good rood development, luxuriant blooms and full fruiting.
Ready-to-use and so doesn’t need special mixtures; easy to dose, can be used all year round – both for periodic additions and potting-on.
Bonsai compost
High quality natural product suitable for all types of bonsai based on neutral sphagnum peat.
Creates excellent drainage, that is porous for the right level of humidity and aeration thus avoiding root rot. Facilitates planting out and favours the absorption of nutrients.
Topsoil for ericaceous plants
The topsoil with high porosity and low pH; ideal for all ericaceous plants..
Ideal topsoil for ericaceous plants by Vitaflor® is obtained from a mixture of acidic sphagnum peat.
This is a natural substratum with a very low pH, specially recommended for like azaleas and the lily family in general, which need an acidic-based support for their development.
The product is not only recommended for potting but also for the planting out of all the ericaceous plants of the garden.
CULTIVATION SUBSTRATUM
Base cultivation substratum
- pH (in H2O)…………………………………………….. 5.0
- Electric conductivity ……………………… 0.4 dS/m
- Apparent dry density ………………….. 190 kg/m3
- Total porosity ……………………………….. 90% (v/v)
Components: Acidic peat (blond peat), neutral peat (black peat).
Topsoil for Geraniums and flowering plants
The topsoil for plants with little sensitivity to salinity and requiring nutrients.
Substratum consisting of a mixture of peats with the addition of minerals suitable for plants with little sensitivity to salinity and very demanding of nutrients. These include zonal pelargoniums, ivy-leaved pelargoniums (pelargonium peltatum), surfinias, etc. The root development of the plants will have significant benefits from it.
This topsoil is ready for use and is recommended for both potting and planting out.
CULTIVATION SUBSTRATUM
Base cultivation substratum
- pH (in H2O)………………………………………………7.0
- Electric conductivity………………………. 0.6 dS/m
- Apparent dry density ………………….. 200 kg/m3
- Total porosity ………………………………..90% (v/v)
Components: Acidic peat (blond peat), neutral peat (black peat).
Topsoil for lawns
The ideal topsoil for the implantation and maintenance of lawns and flower beds.
The ideal topsoil for the implantation and maintenance of the lawn. It has a fine structure sufficiently stable in time which means it can be used for both the implantation of the lawn and during maintenance.
It is used in maintenance to correct small imperfections in the surface of the lawn, fill the aeration holes of the coring or the spaces between the sections of turf rolls.
CULTIVATION SUBSTRATUM
Base cultivation substratum
- pH (in H2O)………………………………………………6.5-8.5
- Electric conductivity………………………. 0.7 dS/m
- Apparent dry density ………………….. 480 kg/m3
- Total porosity ………………………………..85% (v/v)
Components: Acidic peat (blond peat), green composted soil conditioner, sand.