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Planting Essentials – The benefits of RootGrow, Bonemeal and Seaweed
9 August 2015

Often gardeners, particularly new gardeners, underestimate the benefits of using root treatments, fertilisers and stimulants when planting a new hedge or shrub, so we’ve put together this blog to help you understand the advantages of planting with one of the following products.

Rootgrow Mycorrihzal Treatment

This root treatment is developed from fungi, known as Mycorrhizal, which is a living orgasm found naturally in UK soils and is beneficial to your garden as 90% of all plants depend on it. Mycorrhizal is essential to all root development and cultivates naturally over two to four years, enabling plants to extract and absorb the nutrients they need. However, Rootgrow speeds up this natural process and just one application can give the same results in just two to four weeks! The advantages of using Rootgrow when planting are abundant; it improves plants’ resistance to drought and disease; it improves soil condition; and it can increase fruit and flower production. Rootgrow is also ideal for evergreen plants, as the leaves of these require more energy than deciduous plants, and tall pot grown plants when the root to shoot ratio may be slightly off.

Rootgrow has massive long-term benefits for your plants, resulting in thicker, better and healthier hedges at a much quicker rate compared to planting without Rootgrow. It encourages better nutrient, phosphorus and water uptake ensuring your hedging plants get the most from the soil.

Bonemeal Root Builder

This slow-releasing, organic fertiliser is the ideal product to use alongside Rootgrow. When planting a new hedge, adding Bonemeal to your backfill will support the root system as it establishes and, as it contains the minerals phosphorus and calcium, strong, healthy growth is stimulated.

You can also use this fertiliser in the spring to stimulate flower and berry production – it’s a great all-round planting product.

Seaweed Stimulant

Seaweed stimulant is a professional grade, aftercare treatment containing nutrients that encourage root and shoot growth. It is applied to both the foliage and roots of your plants and works by sending a hormonal trigger to the root system to encourage it to work harder and faster, resulting in stronger plant growth at a quicker rate.

You can use seaweed stimulant between 2-3 times during the growing season to promote general plant health and make sure your hedging is getting the nutrients it requires.

There are many ways to encourage your new hedge to establish, developing a strong root system, and by using these planting essentials you are giving your plants the necessary nutrients and minerals they need to thrive and grow into a thick, healthy hedge.

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