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Using the benefits of worms, without the associated problems, can help create a healthier turf. Clive Pearson of ORM Products reckons they will help in the fight against nematodes.
A SPORTS TURF CONTRACTORS
nyone walking through Hall C at Harrogate may well have noticed a slight
‘earthy’ smell on one of the stands. The reason? ORM Products had livestock on their stand. Well, earthworms to be exact; thousands of then!
The company were promoting a new product, Vermi~Green, which is produced by the feeding action of earthworms and, to them at least, it seemed like a good idea to show the little critters at work. The earthworms ingest organic matter, fragmenting and grinding it into a finely divided peat like material with high porosity, aeration, drainage and water holding capacity.
This process enhances microbial activity and accelerates the rate of decomposition. This leads to a humification effect where unstable organic matter, or decomposing plant and animal matter, is oxidised and stabilised.
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Humus forms the dark brown or black mass of the upper rootzone area and is important for storing and releasing plant nutrients.
The process is similar to composting except it is non thermophilic, a cold process utilising naturally occurring rootzone dwelling micro organisms. The product has a large surface area and a high cation exchange capacity providing strong absorbability and retention of nutrients.
It contains nutrients in a form
that are readily taken up by plants, such as nitrates, exchangeable phosphorous, soluble potassium, calcium and magnesium.
According to ORM, it contains a far more diverse microbial population than any other product. Micro organisms play an important part in rootzone fertility, they not only mineralise complex substances into nutrients available to the plant but bacteria in the earthworms digestive system also synthesises a whole series of biologically active substances including plant growth regulators.
Earthworms promote the production of plant hormones, auxins, gibberellins and cytokinins from organic waste dramatically. Auxins are responsible for cell elongation, cytokinins for promoting cell division and gibberellins for stem elongation. These hormones are dose significant and play a fundamental role in plant metabolism. They can influence plant growth and development significantly when present at very low concentrations.
How does it work?
Turf grass trials have shown the effects with as little as 100 grammes per square metre making significant improvements to root growth health and sward development.
The low percentage required for a dramatic response
SPORTS TURF COVERS
A sense of humus!
WORMS THAT DO A GOOD TURN
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