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Rootzone mixes with green compost of varying blend ratios have all indicated strong germination patterns


and increased yield Low nutrient value; High bulk density; High sand content; Clay/Silt content; Stone/Glass; Environment


Sphagnum Moss Peat:


Pluses: Low bulk density; Water holding capacity; Low ph value


Negatives: Price; Breaks down quickly; Virtually sterile - needs inputs; Environment


Green Compost (pas100/2005 certified):


Pluses: Low bulk density: Very consistent supply chain; High nutrient source; Proven to have and attract Mycorriza; Disease resistant; Drought resistant; Fibrous - resists compaction; Price; Availabilty


Negative: Twiggy (10mm minus) TopSoil:


In a blend, especially a rootzone mix, topsoil is added only to slow down the movement of water through the profile - it offers and has no other benefits to give. Most UK topsoils are, in themselves, 90% made of sand particles, usually medium, medium fine, very fine and silt/clay particles in particular. Yes, it is a widely available source and, yes, it is cheap, enabling the producers to maximise their profits. Topsoil is the most inconsistent source of organic amendment that is available. FACT!


From one side of a field to the other, much like most golf courses, the soil type changes and varies from sandy loam to silty clay loams yet, still, some manufacturers of sands in the UK are using topsoils in their mixes.


Sphagnum Moss Peat:


Sphagnum is still the most widely used organic in all USGA mixes - FACT.


It offers a short term nutrient sponge effect until it breaks down - in my experience, within 3-5 years. It is usually incorporated at a rate of around 10-15% by volume and is there only to slow


down the loss of nutrients in sand dominated rootzones. It offers a low ph - typically 5.5-6 in most USGA mixes - and this is, of course, ideal for Bent grasses and some of the US species like Penncross etc. It is also quite light, rootzones averaging around 1.55t/m3


rootzones usually 1.7-1.9t/m3 Green Compost:


, as opposed to topsoil .


Used in the US for in excess of thirty years!


Proven to reduce the occurrence of a number of turf diseases, including Red Thread and Fusarium.


Does not breakdown in the rootzone profile, prevalent for 10- 15 years.


Nutrient supply - offers an immediate feed source


Batch tested to ensure 100% consistent supply chain


Quality scheme assured - pas100/2005


Very low bulk density around 1.45- 1.5t/m3


Rootzone mixes with green compost,of varying blend ratios, have all indicated strong germination patterns and increased yield, alongside the added disease tolerance AND weight/cost saving. We have supplied greens and


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tees mixes to a number of clubs and, indeed, football pitches, and some mixes have been down to 1:1 and still performed excellently in all weather, handling rain, lack of rain etc., all with the same results, all using green compost as the organic amendment. Our research, in real time situations with real greenkeepers, has shown that green compost is the best performing AND the most consistent organic amendment available; it is also the most environmentally friendly and sustainable organic on the planet.


Andy Law, Managing Director Whitemoss Eco Supplies Ltd www.whitemosseco.org.uk


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