Plant Energy Management

Our key focus area

The many benefits of biostimulants seem to partially result from their influence on hormonal activity in plants and probably microbes. Hormones control how a plant grows. Biostimulants can also supply a lot of intioxidants that help plants deal with stressors such as drought and heat. Plants with high levels of antioxidants are much healthier, for their own sake, and healthier for us when we eat them Biostimulants bring many different benefits to the garden.

They can increase photosynthesis and respiration in plants, increase yields, and increase brix and nutrition in food, making it taste better and store longer. Depending on conditions, they have a bigger effect at sometimes than at others. They almost always have a bigger effect when used regularly, rather than just once or twice. Growth stimulation is usually best after four to six weeks of treatment, so it’s good to start at the beginning of the season.

If we accept that ‘soil-life governs production’, then it becomes blatantly obvious that we must work with nature rather than against her. When we apply minerals in a balanced form in the soil, it is not solely for the sake of the plant. A minerally balanced soil determines the efficiency of the five billion microorganisms, which inhabit every teaspoon of healthy soil. Disease protection, nutrient uptake, available nitrogen supply and mineral stability are all functions of an efficient microbial workforce. Every management decision will have an impact on this precious soil-life. In this context, the critical question, “Does nature approve?”, can become a simple guideline in the evaluation of any proposed action.