“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.
TERRA PRETA as a farming system that fed millions of people was first described by conquistador Francisco de Orellana in the 16th century. With the extinction of the indigenous population due to war and disease, it was forgotten. However, it was rediscovered at the turn of the 19th century.
Source: “legacy of amazonian dark earth soils on forest structure and species composition” 14.06.2020
Today, the knowledge of the formation of TERRA PRETA is the basis for creating an environmentally friendly raw material for the reclamation of poor and overfertilized soils. KRONEN® TERRA PRETA is a new peat-free, eco-friendly line of substrates produced at Lasland sp. z o.o
The base ingredient is new-generation ECO-compost, and ECOFIBREX® - wood fiber.
TERRA PRETA is a line of organic gardening substrates with no peat added.
The main ingredient is a new generation of ECO-compost made from local, easily renewable biomass in a fermentation process supported by microorganisms, minerals, and plant charcoal.
