Fertil Soil®
Benefits of Use:
- Activates beneficial aerobic bacteria and actinomycetes
- Aerates soils and flocculates clay particles
- Increases water-use efficiency
- Buffers salts in high alkaline, high salinity soils
- Increases nutrient availability for easier plant uptake
- Stimulates root-mass development
Deficiency Symptoms—When to Apply:
- Anaerobic soil conditions
- Low soil organic matter
- Soil compaction or cloddy, crusted soil
- Poor water penetration or retention
- Salt damage or toxicity to plants
- Loss of nutrients by leaching below root zone
- Inhibited root growth, small root mass
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