{"product_id":"hydrophil-root-zone-soil-amendment","title":"Hydrophil™ – Root Zone Matrix","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuild a better root zone for water, nutrients and soil life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHydrophil™ is a concentrated soil amendment designed to improve the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ephysical and chemical structure of the root zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — particularly in poor, sandy soils.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts blend of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebiochar, spongolite and kaolin clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces porous carbon and fine mineral surfaces into soils that naturally have very little capacity to hold onto water or nutrients.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, these ingredients help create a more functional root-zone environment: one that can \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehold moisture, retain plant nutrients and provide habitat for beneficial microbial life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than acting primarily as a fertiliser, Hydrophil helps improve the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003esoil environment in which roots, microbes, water and nutrients interact\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuilding the root-zone matrix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery sandy soils have large pore spaces and relatively little surface area to hold water and dissolved nutrients. Water moves through them quickly, and nutrients can readily be lost from the active root zone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHydrophil adds materials with very different physical properties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKaolin clay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contributes extremely fine mineral particles and additional nutrient-holding surfaces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBiochar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides a highly porous carbon structure capable of holding water and nutrients while creating protected microsites that can be colonised by soil organisms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpongolite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e adds further porous mineral structure, increasing the diversity of surfaces and pore spaces within the amended soil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether they create what we think of as a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eroot-zone matrix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — a more complex physical environment capable of supporting the processes healthy soil depends upon.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat Hydrophil helps do\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHold water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e within the active root zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHelp dry and water-repellent soils \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewet more effectively\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIncrease the soil's capacity to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eretain nutrient ions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAdd mineral and carbon surfaces involved in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecation exchange and nutrient availability\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvide porous habitat and microsites for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebeneficial soil microorganisms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImprove the structure and complexity of very sandy soils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReduce the tendency for water and nutrients to simply pass through the root zone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHydrophil doesn't replace compost, fertiliser or living soil biology. 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