EcoSand Benefits: Increases CEC, improves phosphorus & plant-available water

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EcoSand Natural Zeolite Soil Amendment Benefits

EcoSand Soil Amendment Optimizes Soil Conditions

Increasing the soil’s cation exchange capacity (CEC) is one of the main reasons to use a soil amendment. A University of Florida study reports that EcoSand has by far the highest CEC among widely used commercial soil amendments.

EcoSand Soil Amendment is mined from a unique natural zeolite deposit. The natural zeolite is crushed and screened to meet the needs of golf and horticultural professionals.

EcoSand’s CEC increases fertilizer utilization in these ways:

Holding and slowly releasing ammonia and potassium

Improving phosphorus availability

Buffering trace minerals

The increased CEC from adding EcoSand Soil Amendment reduces fertilizer leaching.

The University of Florida reports that EcoSand increases soil’s water usage and retention by improving these properties:

Saturated hydraulic conductivity

Capillary pore space

Field capacity

Plant wilting point

Plant-available water

100% Natural—EcoSand is used in organic farming
The stable EcoSand natural zeolite is low in sodium, and is screened to meet the requirements of USGA greens and the horticultural industry. Since it is a 100% natural mined mineral, EcoSand Soil Amendment may be effectively used in organic farming.

EcoSand increases soil cation exchange capacity.

EcoSand increases soil cation exchange capacity.

EcoSand Soil Amendment increases tomato yields.

Higher yields of tomatoes were achieved with less fertilization when EcoSand was added to potting soil.

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EcoSand, natural zeolie soil amendment, improves turf.

Test results show that EcoSand Soil Amendment improves turf quality.

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