Why should I be using mycorrhizal fungi?
Every time you submit a quotation or design proposal to a client why not offer them the opportunity to have their plants treated with friendly mycorrhizal fungi at planting time? It only takes a matter of minutes to calculate the quantities of mycorrhizal fungi required and you only have to order the product once the client has agreed to buy it so there is no financial risk!
rootgrow Professional is easily applied by sprinkling the granule in the bottom of the planting hole. Within 2-4 weeks the fungi will ‘germinate’ and grow into a vast secondary root system that will greatly benefit the plant. This product is completely natural and eco-friendly.
A one off treatment will give the following benefits for the lifetime of the plant.
- one treatment lasts forever (as the plant grows the fungal partner grows)
- better drought tolerance (due to the vast fungal root making best use of all available soil moisture)
- earlier and better growth (in 2-4 weeks after planting the mycorrhizal fungi can increase the active root area of plants by up to 700 times)
- better uptake of fertilisers when applied after planting (the network of mycorrhizal fungi act like a net catching nutrients and preventing leaching)
- increased uptake of obscure trace elements from the soil leading to increased plant health (the ultra fine fungal mycelium can unlock nutrients from the soil)
- reduced mortality of plants especially specimen plants and plants that are difficult to establish (the extended root system feeds the plant from very early on in its life)
- controlling rose replant disease (the friendly fungi grows faster than soil pathogens and naturally colonise weak points in the roots that pathogens would infect)
Benefits for the Landscaper
- Reduced mortality. Plants treated with rootgrow professional are far more likely to establish and thrive, which means less losses and replacements.
- Reduced need for aftercare. Plants treated with mycorrhizal fungi can find nutrients better in poor or heavy soils and the fungi also act like a sponge holding onto water.
- Very little effort is required to quote and sell this service and you only buy mycorrhizal fungi from us once you have already sold it.
- rootgrow is easy to use. A little care is needed when first using it to make sure you are not over-dosing or under dosing but once you have got used to applying it, it can be done by eye.
- rootgrow is the ideal low maintenance product. Apply once and it will support plants for life.
It is very easy to quote for a planting scheme treated with mycorrhizal fungi, just use the ‘rootgrow calculator’.
Click
here to download the rootgrow calculator (Excel)
Benefits for the Garden Designer
- Offering a novel and innovative new service to your clients
- Very little effort is required to quote and sell this service and you only buy mycorrhizal fungi from us once you have already sold it.
- If one 10 L tub of rootgrow professional is used following the correct application rates and recommended Retail Price (RRP) it will be worth ₤160 clear profit!
- rootgrow is easy to use, a little care is needed when first using it to make sure you are not over-dosing or under dosing but once you have got used to applying it, it can be done by eye.
- rootgrow is the ideal low maintenance product. Apply once and it will support plants for life.
It is very easy to quote for a garden treated with mycorrhizal fungi, just use the ‘rootgrow calculator for garden designers’. When you hand your quote to your client recommend the use of mycorrhizal fungi and give them ‘The handout for garden designers client’.
Click here to download the rootgrow calculator
Click here to down load the handout for garden designers clients
