Biocast applications:

HORTICULTURE & VITICULTURE

Introduction

Whether your plants are in the ground, in pots, or grown hydroponically, Biocast can be used to enhance their health and productivity. Currently our customers include market gardeners, flower growers (both native and non-native, including orchids), garlic growers, avocado orchards, medicinal cannabis growers and vineyards. Small trials have also been very successful on blueberries and citrus. Two key benefits our customers have noticed are 1) plants are more robust, and have greater vigour – this looks like stronger and longer flower stems, larger flower heads, fuller seeds and fruit, and higher fruit set; and 2) there has been a profound reduction in pest and disease attack, resulting in higher saleable yields and improved shelf life of their product, as well as a reduction in chemical pest control and fertiliser. See our grower stories for more on this.

Signs your plants could benefit from the addition of microbes

• Plants show signs of nutrient deficiency, such as discolouration of the leaves or fruit not filling properly
• Soil tests show high total nutrient but low available or dissolved nutrient
• Plant leaves are prone to insect attack
• Plants are afflicted by fungal and bacterial diseases such as powdery and downy mildew, black anthracnose, black spot on roses, or phytophthora root rot
• Plants wilt easily
• Low quality harvests
• Low yields not explained by factors such as water stress
• Plant growth/ development seems stunted (not growing, not flowering etc)
• Plants suffer transplant shock
• Low seedling establishment rate and damping off (pithium)

Suggested uses

Transplant drench

Advantages

• Improves transplant success rates, minimising losses.
• Microbes and their byproducts cut transplant shock.
• Root-stimulating hormones encourage new root growth, aiding rapid establishment.
• Protection against root diseases.

What it is good for

• Transplanting seedlings to pots or between pots in a nursery setting
• Transplanting plants from pot to ground

How to apply

In a tub, mix Part A and Part B and dilute with water 20:1. Less dilution is OK – applying straight will do no harm.

The longer the plant has been in the pot the longer it needs to sit in the solution. Generally the root ball just needs to be soaked through, 5-10 minutes. Up to 24 hours is required for severely root bound plants, with the pot off.

Please contact us if you wish to discuss your particular growing situation!

Please note that postage rates are very variable in regional areas, so please contact us to place your order. Large orders are made fresh, so please allow several days lead time.