How TerraCottem Stores Water and Protects Plants Against Drought
01/01/2020 - 00:00
TerraCottem is a “physical soil conditioner”. Quite a mouthful. In simple terms, it is a soil amendment.
When people think of TerraCottem, they often associate it with its remarkable ability to retain water. This is why it is used worldwide to help plants withstand drought stress. As a result, TerraCottem is sometimes reduced to being “a water-retaining polymer”. In reality, the story is far more interesting.
In this article, we compare the water retention capacity of TerraCottem with that of other soil conditioners. How much water can TerraCottem actually absorb? More importantly, how much of that water remains truly available to the plant?
We demonstrate that almost all of the absorbed water remains available for plant uptake—something that is far from self-evident. Finally, we will look at what this means in practice through several real-life applications.
We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website and hope the new design provides an easier and more interactive way to learn about our TerraCottem soil conditioning technology.
"A visitor to a garden sees the successes, usually. The gardener remembers mistakes and losses, some for a long time, and imagines the garden in a year, and in an unimaginable future."
- W.S. Merwin
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