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Austrablend® SuperSorb - Soil Improver for Agriculture, Water Conservation, Organic Soil Conditioning and Food Security...

Austrablend® SuperSorb is a soil improver formulated from natural clays and composts. These constituents ensure that SuperSorb has a very high water holding capacity and cation exchange. SuperSorb stores water and nutrient molecules for plant access at low surface water tension.

One of the constituents of SuperSorb is Palagonite, a basaltic oxidised rock mineral found in this form only in Queensland, Australia which is high in plant available nutrients and silica, often overlooked but essential for healthy plant growth.

AustraBlend® SuperSorb prevents water and fertilizers from leaching down through the soil and away from the plant root zone, thus substantially reducing the need for irrigation and fertilizer applications. AustraBlend® SuperSorb also contains a balanced blend of soluble fertilizer to promote healthy plant growth.

Maximises Water Retention as Plant Available Water

Maximises retention of fertilisers (NPK) and makes them available to plants

High Natural Nutrient Profile.

Permanent Benefit To Sands – SuperSorb components do not break down and dissipate thus become a permanent beneficial addition to sandy soils.

Relatively Low Cost and Ease Of Application.

Nematode Control – Cost Savings, avoid use of costly, dangerous chemicals.

Long term strategic benefit to countries of theMiddle East and North Africa.

High quality, outstanding value for money.

Salinity Management

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Why AustraBlend® SuperSorb?

Desert sands are incapable of conserving water and growing any but a few naturally adapted native plants. SuperSorb has been designed by Austrahort Pty Ltd specifically for arid, desert conditions and provides the necessary elements allowing water retention and nutrients essential to plant growth.

Plants grown in SuperSorb and sand can be successfully grown using up to 50% less water generally, as SuperSorb prevents water and fertilizer from leaching down through the sand and away from the plant root zone. SuperSorb is designed to be used mixed with native sands, not as the exclusive growing medium.

The clays remain in the sand, whereas growing mediums commonly used dissipate within nine months. SuperSorb will also contribute to salinity control, the clays used as a membrane preventing translocation of salts.

One of the constituents of SuperSorb is Palagonite - a mixture of smectite clays derived from laval flows into fresh water. Austrahort holds the rights to a large deposit in Queensland, Australia measured at over 15 million tonnes.

The Benefits of AustraBlend® SuperSorb

Large increase in water holding capacity, absorbing and holding water that would otherwise drain away and be lost.
Large increase in cation exchange capacity of the soil.
Decrease in frequency of fertilizer and water application by up to 50%.
The increased water and nutrient holding capacity of the soil remains a PERMANENT feature as the clays do not break down over time.
AustraBlend® SuperSorb is made from completely natural ingredients that are non toxic and have only beneficial effects on the eco system.
Increases plant nutrient uptake by holding water and dissolved nutrients in the soil and making them available to plants over an extended period of time.

Application Rates

Reccomended application rate is between 5 - 15% Austrablend SuperSorb incorporated into the sand. Different rates are applicable to different situations depending on terrain, end use and plants to be grown. Please see below attachment for examples and please contact us for advice regarding your specific requirements.

Application rates

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