CALCIUMBENTONITE = clay minerals
The main component of bentonite is a so-called three-layer clay mineral called “montmorillonite”
Due to their platelet-shaped crystal structure, these three-layered clay minerals have a very high specific surface area, which gives them the ability to exchange nutrient ions and water molecules on their surface.
-HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE is a soil additive that can be used for any type of garden soil, plant soil, potting soil or coco soil. It sustainably increases fertility, improves soil structure, water retention capacity and nutrient retention capacity.
-HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE contains approx. 65 to 70% of the three-layer clay mineral montmorillonite, which helps to improve the soil. It can bind nutrient ions such as ammonium, calcium, magnesium and potassium. The resulting depot effect stores the nutrients for the plants and prevents them from being washed out.
-HUBEY CALCIUMBENTONITE is a natural clay mineral from selected Bavarian deposits. The quality mined in Germany is among the best bentonite deposits in the world and is produced without chemical additives.
-HUBEY CALCIUMBENTONITE reduces the use of fertilizers and increases their efficiency. Its ability to bind nutrients creates valuable nutrient deposits that sustainably improve the nutrient uptake of plants through increased ion exchange.
-HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE is very well suited for your own organic plant-soil mixture with organic fertilizers and soil improvers in the form of pallets and powder.
We recommend mixtures with:
HUBEY WURMHUMUS - HUBEY ALGENKALK - HUBEY PERLITE - as a soil conditioner
HUBEY VEGGIE GOLD - HUBEY MEAL CEREAL - HUBEY FERTILIZER - as a basic supplier
HUBEY VEGGIE BOOST - as a companion
HUBEY MT MIX - HUBEY HUMIN EXTRAKT - as a soil activator and fertility booster
-HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE protects plants from premature drying out by improving the water balance of the soil. It contributes to the formation of clay-humus complexes, which sustainably promote soil health. This clay mineral also supports the development of microorganisms.
-HUBEY CALCIUMBENTONITE POWDER helps to improve the water retention capacity of sandy and light soils that are exposed to strong sunlight and tend to dry out quickly.
HUBEY CALCIUMBENTONITE POWDER reduces drainage in the soil.
HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE GRANULATE maintains the existing drainage in the soil and is suitable for soils that are additionally treated with liquid fertilizer and regularly watered.
-Not suitable for plants that prefer acidic soils, such as rhododendrons, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries.
The ion exchange capacity of these clay minerals is an important property. Clay minerals have a negative charge due to so-called “crystal defects”, which enables them to bind nutrient ions such as magnesium, calcium, potassium and ammonium. This binding protects the nutrients against leaching, but they can still be absorbed very well by the plants.
CALCIUM BENTONITE POWDER increases the water retention capacity. It slows down the soil so that water can no longer run off so quickly and is available to the plants for longer.
CALCIUM BENTONITE GRANULATE is the right choice when the soil is moist, as it hardly affects the drainage, so that the water can continue to run off easily.
Application:
HUBEY CALCIUM BENTONITE is easy to apply and dose.
On coconut or coconut soil 1 - 2 kg per 100 liters of substrate
0.5 - 1 kg per 100 liters of soil is sufficient for potting soil
Or approx. 100 to 200 g per m²
for very dry soils up to 300 g per square meter
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By adding HUBEY HUMIN EXTRAKT, clay-humus complexes are formed
Organic substances accumulate in the intermediate layers of the clay minerals. Molecules are anchored in the clay mineral crystal lattice by side chains. HUBEY HUMIN EXTRAKT offers exactly the kind of molecules that form a symbiosis with nutrients and the clay mineral, turning these valuable clay-humus complexes into true nutrient reactors that make nutrients much more accessible to plants.
Humic acids act as natural chelators, creating valuable clay-humus complexes that act as small “workstations” for enzymes, vitamins and other active substances and can release accumulated nutrient ions and water molecules to the plant roots.
The clay-humus complex can also balance the pH value or the acid-base ratio in the soil.
The humic substances decompose very slowly and form a stable and durable crumb structure, which forms the basis for a fertile soil and increases the activity of microorganisms.
