Description
A fantastic amendment that is revolutionising how we grow!
Zeolite has the ability to greatly improve cation exchange capacity. As it is a negatively charged particle, it attracts positively charged cations in the soil, many of which are macro and micro nutrients to the plant. This is then exchanged with the roots as the come into contact with the Zeolite! As Zeolite radically absorbs excess nutrients also, it seriously reduces the risk of chemical burns and thus, rot. Zeolite also aerates the soil and also acts as a moisture controller, absorbing excess moisture and releasing it later on. The most notable is its incredible ability to store nutrients that it comes into contact with. Zeolite is known for being an extremely effective colloid (a negatively charged particle in the soil), this is very useful for plants because a lot of the nutrients they require are positively charged ions (these are called cations). Colloids act as nutrient storage in the soil, attracting the oppositely charged nutrients during watering, storing them, and exchanging them for Hydrogen ions provided by the roots when contact is made. Zeolite even exchanges nutrients based on the concentration of them in the soil. For example, if a substrate had a load of Potassium in the soil, but barely any Iron, the stored Iron the zeolite held onto when first fertilised will be exchanged for some Potassium.
Zeolite is a mineral aggregate made from a combination of metallic elements and possesses an incredibly useful structure. Its structure can be described as microporous (like pumice), this means that each rock contains thousands of tiny pores. This is zeolites secret power when it comes to how useful it is to plants. It can be natural or man made, but soil ninja only deal with natural Zeolite.
