KRONEN® TERRA PRETA Soil for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and zucchini
The KRONEN® TERRA PRETA Soil for tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and other vegetables has many benefits for plants and the environment.
BENEFITS FOR PLANTS:
- humus-rich, highly fertile, biologically active
- stores nutrients and water
- Crumbly structure creates optimal conditions for improved root development
- ready to use, contains a starter dose of a fertilizer
BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT:
- made from local, rapidly renewable raw materials
- the CO₂ formed in the process of composting by fermentation is not released into the atmosphere
- NO PEAT
Available in packs: 15 l
Ingredients:
- CO2FERM - Fermented plant residues
- ECO FIBREX wood fibre
- Composted bark
- Wetting agent
- Microorganisms
- Minerals
- Plant charcoal
Properties:
- The base is CO₂FERM, a new generation of bioactive compost.
- The CO₂FERM production process causes less emission of CO₂ into the atmosphere.
- The combination of CO2FERM with ECO Fibrex wood fibre, composted bark and charcoal forms a very fertile medium for vigorous and healthy plant growth.
- Natural clay minerals assist in retaining moisture in the substrate
- Plant charcoal provides filtration and absorption properties
- Wetting agent facilitates watering
- Peat free
- Eco-friendly
- Pollution-free
- Bioactive
- Starter dose of fertilizer provides initial nutrients for the first weeks
- pH 5.5-6.5
Potting:
Fill standing or hanging pots with the substrate to 1/3 of the height, plant the plants so that the roots face downward. Solanaceous plants can be grown with the root exposed or planted together with the clump.
Cucumbers and cucurbitaceous plants must be planted with the root ball to avoid damaging the underground parts. Pour the substrate around the plant, water generously, and compact the substrate gently. Top up with soil 2 cm below the edge of the pot, making sure that the plant is neither deeper nor shallower than it was planted previously. Tomatoes can be planted deeper.
Repotting:
Replanting is only allowed for tomatoes, peppers, and other solanaceous plants until the first fruits are formed. After the season, it is recommended to replace the substrate. Used soil can be composted.
Planting in the garden:
Dig a hole at least twice the diameter and depth of the root ball. Fill it with substrate to 1/3rd of the height and plant the plant maintaining the prior depth.. Supplement with the substrate or with a 1:1 substrate and soil mixture. Slightly compact the substrate and watering generously. Form a basin around the plant to collect the water. Install the supports at the time of planting.
Watering:
Preferably use rainwater or water kept in a container for at least 24 h at ambient temperature. Ensure constant humidity, especially in the first month of rooting. Water regularly during hot weather. Fertilization: start it after about 3 weeks; use organic fertilizer such as biohumus. Fertilize the plant twice a week until early August.
“TERRA PRETA do Indio” means “black land of the Indians” in Portuguese. It is a black, highly fertile soil from the Amazon river basin, which was formed thousands of years ago on infertile soils due to human activity.
