A valuable food source for your soil

Soils with low organic matter have less microbiology, fungi and beneficial nematode activity and are slower to cycle nutrients after rain.

Applying organically rich compost can increase soil OM levels, thus stimulating the soil microbiology and improve the availability of nutrients to plants.

Providing a valuable food source for the soil microbes, ensures they can continue to mobilise nutrients to your plants without depleting your existing soil carbon reserves.

Plants respond quicker after rain and the improved cycling of nutrients supports sustained growth.

The addition of OM as compost into soil has been shown to increase water holding capacity of soil.

Soil can hold an extra 144000L to 180000L of water per hectare for every one percent increase of soil OM.

"Australian Native Landscapes (ANL) produces a large range of compost and specialty compost-based soil conditioning blends for viticulture, horticulture, grazing, hay making, broadacre cereal and oilseed cropping.

"ANL produces a full range of NASAA certified organic composts and soil conditioning blends for the organic farming sector," a company spokesman said.

"Nitrohumus is ANL's flagship agricultural compost.

"Nitrohumus compost provides a comprehensive source of essential macronutrients including nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and sulphur.

"It also includes micronutrients including copper, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, and boron.

"In addition, Nitrohumus is a microbial and humus rich product that will enhance existing soil microbes in the soil and can improve soil nutrient mobility and availability.

"Along with being a source of plant nutrients, Nitrohumus has a natural liming effect which can help manage acidic soils.

"Production of a crop isn't just about putting the right nutrients in at the right time, but also about ensuring these nutrients are mobile so they can be transported to your plant."