Soil Conditioner
PAS100 Compost
PAS100 Compost is produced to BSI PAS100 standards laid down by the Composting Association's PAS100 accreditation Scheme- a quality management standard established to ensure that production processes comply with strict standards and rigorous testing procedures. It is produced from garden trimmings, leaves, shrubs, plants, grass, street trees, park trees or tree trunks etc., that arise from households, council parks and garden maintenance, as well as from commercial premises.
Benefits
- Produced to a national standard
- Natural slow release of nutrient supply
- Improves soil structure
- Improved drainage reduces run off
- Better plant survival rate and growth
- Improved soil fertility
- Reduction in soil compaction
- Improves soil water holding capacity
- Increase in micro organisms
- 100% sustainable
1 ton of PAS100 Compost saves the environment 700kg of Green house gas emissions. Source: Recycling Action Yorkshire
PAS100 Compost Applications
- Landscape plantings
- Public parks and gardens
- Agriculture
- Land remediation/reclamation
- Growing media production
- Turf management
- Gardens and allotments
- Lawns
- Borders
- Vegetable 'grow your own'
- Domestic growing media
PAS100 Compost Applications
Mulching
PAS100 Compost can be used around flower beds, borders, landscape plantings and orchards. An application of 75mm PAS100 Compost applied annually in autumn or applied straight after planting will bring many benefits.
Benefits
Reduces weeding
Adds essential nutrients into the soil profile
Increases moisture retention
Improves drought resistance
Slow release of organic nutrients
Reduced run off of surface water
Increase in natural occurring soil bacteria
How far does it go?
At 75mm 1m3 will cover 13sq meter
At 75mm 1 x 60 litre bag will cover 1 sq meter
Turf Laying and Seeding
Before you lay new turf or seed areas, apply a layer of 25-50mm which is raked in to the surface. This will create a rooting medium with natural slow release nutrients for the turf and seed to grow into.
Benefits
Enhanced rooting medium
Slow release of natural nutrients.
Improved soil structure.
How far does it go?
At 25-50mm 1m3 will cover 20-40sq meter
At 25-50mm 1 x 60 litre bags will cover 1.2-2.4 sq meter
Top Dressing
To improve grass sward in Lawns, Football pitch's, Golf Fairways, and Amenity Grass. Evenly spread up to 50 Litre per 10 sq meter. Apply top dressing after seeding and aeration to create a quality sustainable sward. For fine turf it is available to brush the compost into the sward after application.
Benefits
Slow release of organic nutrients
Organic matter
How far does it go?
At 50 litre per 10sq meter 1m3 will treat 200sq meter
At 50 litre per 10sq meter 1 x 60 litre bag will treat 12 sq meter
Shrub/Tree Planting & Vegetable Plots
Use PAS100 Compost for your Tree and Shrub planting to benefit from its slow release nutrients. This could also be applied to your 'grow your own' vegetable plots.
Benefits
Increases moisture retention
Improves drought resistance
Slow release of organic nutrients
Reduced run off of surface water
Increase in natural occurring soil bacteria
how far does it go?
Use 3:1 ratios soil to compost in light / sandy soils
Use 4-5:1 ratio soil to compost in heavy / clay soils
No need to apply additional fertilisers
To create your own reduced multipurpose compost mix any multipurpose 50/50 with PAS100 Compost. This will create a fully load natural bacteria environmentally sound hanging basket, tub and planter mix.
CALL: 01423 332100 for further information and availability
