Managing commercial vegetable operations comes with unique challenges. Our biological soil amendment, H-Start Horticulture, is designed to enhance the growth, health, and yield of your vegetable crops, ensuring you achieve the best possible results.
H- Start adds microbial life to sterile nursery planting material resulting in:
H-Start improves the health of the soil in your garden
H-Start helps flowers and vegetables thrive
H-Start helps stressed plants rebound and flourish
H-Start application is based on either banding H-Start at planting or broadcasting on an 8-12” row width. If row width is greater than 12” (for example, two rows are planted 8” apart), then the rate will need to be increased.
Step 1: Input row length in feet.
Step 2: Input row spacing in inches.
H-Start rate per acre and pounds of H-Start required per row will be calculated for you.
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Using H-Start Horticulture, your vegetable fields will benefit from improved growth rates and resilience. Healthy, robust root systems and increased above ground biomass maximize your crop’s potential by accessing water and nutrients.
H-Start Horticulture increases microbial diversity to support your crop accessing nutrients from all soil sources – applied and stored. H-Start Horticulture increases breakdown of organic matter in soil increasing organic matter.
Beneficial microbes dominate the surface of plant roots, reducing the impact of soil-borne disease by outcompeting and suppressing soil-borne pathogens. Increasing soil permeability and porosity through more com plex plant roots system contributes to reducing soil-borne disease impact.
Increasing the density of beneficial fungi and bacteria supports your crops to improve the support systems for your crops. Your fields have variability including texture, topography, organic matter and soil pH. Other factors like salinity (EC>2.0), compaction, poor water infiltration and soil aggregation, all contribute to stressors for your crops.
High disturbance tillage reduces microbial populations and soil aggregation. H-Start Horticulture improves soil structure and fertility, promoting robust root development and nutrient uptake. This leads to healthier plants and increased crop potential.
Mix 1 tablespoon of H-Start per gallon of potting soil prior to transplanting
New Turf – Broadcast 1 kg H-Start per 540 sq ft and rake in prior to laying turf
Established Lawn – Broadcast a minimum of 1 kg of H-Start per 540 sq feet of lawn after aerating and dethatching
Apply H-Start to the root ball, the surrounding soil in planting hole and on the surface prior to spreading mulch
Rate Guide
$25.00 SRP
1 KG bag treats 540 sq feet (50 sq m) as a broadcast application
$220.00 SRP
Apply at 175 pounds per acre as a broadcast application
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Apply at 175 pounds per acre as a broadcast application
The H-Start pellets are custom blends of mature, naturally inoculated composts along with feedstock ingredients for the fungi and bacteria. This combination of ingredients and the proprietary manufacturing process makes a high-quality pellet with long-term viability in storage and consistent efficacy in soil.
Everything in our products is naturally occurring. We source our composted material from multiple sources. The compost is allowed to mature at our facility in Birch Hills, Saskatchewan to develop high concentrations of natural fungi and bacteria.
We only use certified raw material – Category A compost (CCME Guidelines for Compost Quality). We use DNA testing and advanced biochemical methods to monitor and control quality – including to confirm fungi to bacteria ratios and volumes. We quality test throughout the manufacturing process (from compost maturation to processing to storage).
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No, H-Start can only improve the soil and produces no adverse effects.
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