VitaSoil contains living micro-organisms and has been specially formulated to help provide all that your plants need to flourish
Uses
Established in 2012, VitaSoil™ is based in St Lucia, KwaZulu North Coast, South Africa.
We identified a serious problem looming in agricultural soils, where increased levels of fertilization per area over the last number of years has not provided the commensurate incremental yield increases. This is due to the large-scale deterioration in soils due to over-fertilization with inorganic fertilizers and indiscriminate use of all categories of agri-chemicals. The turnaround from this desperate situation, although timely, need not be an unaffordable costly process which most farmers, caught up in this situation, cannot afford.
This gave us the desire to create a product that combats this problem. This desired resulted, in a product that is internationally certified by Ecocert, not only benefit farmers but is an all-in-one home growing solution. Containing living micro-organisms, VitaSoil™ has been specially formulated to help provide all that your plants need to flourish.
It is our mission to ease the painful process of healing the unhealthy soils at an affordable cost and in most instances at no additional cost to the farmer.
Soil health and all aspects of this topic is our business.
Farming
Farming
As farmers, we care deeply about the lands that we cultivate and want to keep them fertile for many years to come. However, for the past sixty or so years, our large-scale, “conventional” soil management techniques have largely ignored one the most fundamental requirements of the soil health – that is – life in the soil. Yes, life. Thriving, complex life. After all, you can’t sustain the planet on dead soil.
Our product produces both tangible and intangible results. The underlying function of the micro-organisms present in our product is to break down organic materials in the air and soil and make these nutrients available to plants. Evidence has shown how much of traditional, manufactured fertilizers remains un-utilized by plants and how much of it either sits in our soils or, worse, washes out into our waterways. Our aim is to help farmers reduce the need for synthetic fertilizers by re-establishing microbial colonies in the soil that improve the efficiency of uptake of nutrients by plants, meaning that you need less input nutrients for your crops to grow. As these colonies are re-established, season by season, micro-organisms procreate to bring life back to your soil- furthermore reducing the need to apply costly fertilizers.
Establishing healthy soils goes beyond just getting bigger yields. Plants establish a better tolerance for harsh weather conditions as the structure of the soil allows for better drainage and water retention. A healthier plant can also tolerate pests and disease more efficiently. Farmers are beginning to understand the need for more holistic farming practices and the long-term effect that soil management has on their pocket.
Soils that are depleted of life are put at a great disadvantage when it comes to nutrient cycling and retention, water infiltration, disease suppression and many other processes that contribute to soil health.
Once you have built up the microbial populations in your soil, it will be important to implement practices on your farm that support them.
Landscape & Garden
Create the perfect front yard and garden with ease with VitaSoil™. Start your own vegetable garden and watch your veggies flourish. Liven up your grass with a top-dressing and fill up your pot plants to bring them to life.
VitaSoil™ is your all-in-one home growing solution. Perfect for new projects, maintaining your lawn and increasing your plants capability to withstand harsh conditions. Our product also eliminates the need for you to use traditional compost as you can mix Microbial Carbon with normal garden soil or even river sand to achieve favourable outcomes. One ingredient that we use in our product is worm castings or Vermicast. The benefits of this component are profound as seen below.
Nursery
VitaSoil™ helps to restore the biological balance in soil, re-colonizing the micro-organisms and replenishing essential elements that transform nutrients in your soil into a plant-available form. It’s a unique, patented blend of many living microbes, bio-carbon, humic acids and micro-nutrients that brings soil to life, literally.
VitaSoil™ promotes rapid, vigorous root growth, which results in rapid, vigorous plant growth. It does this by providing essential enablers for plant growth – including humic acids and trace elements – to the root zone. Field trials indicate that roots can grow 10 times bigger with VitaSoil™ than without. The micro-organisms present in VitaSoil™ fix nitrogen (as well as other growth stimulating elements) from the air and ground and feed them to your plants, meaning that you don't need to rely on chemicals to make sure that your plants flourish.
VitaSoil™ suppressing plant diseases by using the natural effects of beneficial microbes, including probiotics. Similar to how to anti-biotics work to cure illness. The abundant presence of beneficial microbes make life for pathogens very difficult to survive.
VitaSoil™ reduces water use by improving soil structure and drainage. It does this using the microstructure of bio- carbon (also known as biochar or terra preta). Seen under a microscope, bio- carbon resembles a porous sponge. The microscopic pores enable it to absorb water and release it slowly to irrigate the roots.