Soil Amendment
Recommended addition of 75 to 150 lbs/acre
-40 and -14X40 mesh products.
Zeo-Feed (clinopitolite type) has the following advantages:
- It reduces the amount of water needed for irrigation by up to 35%.
- It holds the moisture in the growth zone.
- It holds nitrogen in the growth zone. By virtue of its high CEC, it holds much of the nitrogen so that it is plant accessible but not water-soluble.
- Since 30 to 35% of most nitrogen fertilizers leach through the growth zone and report to the aquifer, it reduces the nitrogen fertilizer requirement.
- It will recharge itself with nitrogen from rainwater and subsequent fertilization application and will hold it in the growth zone.
- It helps prevent compaction, increases in ltration, and helps the aeration of deep root systems due to its high surface area and porosity.
- Compared to other domestic zeolites, Zeo-Feed has a higher CEC which allows the greater loading of plant nutrients such as nitrogen and micronutrients such as magnesium, sulfur, zinc, iron, manganese, boron, molybdenum, copper, chlorine; contains approximately 3.5% potassium which is a plant nutrient; contains very low sodium which is toxic to plants; has very little clay; and has a clinoptilolite content of 80 to 90%.
- Zeo-Feed is 100% natural and when composted with manure, it becomes a “natural fertilizer.”
- Zeo-Feed will hold nitrogen and will help prevent the pollution of the water table by nitrates and nitrites.
- It is pale green in color unlike many zeolites that are white, and it visually blends into lawns, greens, and trees better than white material.
