Expanded clay for hydroculture

Plants need six things in well-balanced proportions for optimal growth:
> light, heat, air, water, a nutritive solution and a substrate to anchor the roots. To allow the roots to breathe air must be able to circulate through the substrate. A certain amount of moisture is necessary to prevent the fine, new roots from drying out. Different nutritive minerals are added to the water and form the nutrient solution. The substrate, the solid substance which supports the roots, is the key to success.

Hydro-culture is Greek and means ” working in the water ”.

> The term hydroculture applies to all plant cultivation methods where the roots are embedded in a steady, inorganic and rot-proof substrate (NO SOIL) which uses a nutrient solution .

HYDROTON is made out of shale. Ours originated approximately 150 million years ago, in an era geologically called "Lias". Ammonites - fossils found in the shale pits - are typical for this period.

This special shale is extracted by open pit mining. It is carefully prepared, pulverized and formed into small round pellets which are fired in large rotating kilns at 1200° C - without adding any artificial or chemical agents.

The organic substances inside the shale burn and cause the pellets to expand. At the same time the outer shell melts and sinters creating fine-pored balls. During production size, weight and quality are examined with much care.

HYDROTON is consistent in appearance and quality.

WHY HYDROCULTURE ? WHY HYDROTON ?

DRAINAGE AND AERATION OF SOILS, ROOF GARDENS, DECORATION

HYDROTON is clean, completely odorless, chemically inert, ph-neutral and does not degrade. The clay has properties of high water storage and balanced capillary action which accelerate plant growth.

HYDROTON is also used to aerate heavy soils and so provides plants with more oxygen. For hydroculture purposes simply replace the soil by HYDROTON or mix.
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GREENING THE CITY

HYDROTON and also ÖKOSTRAT^®are becoming increasingly popular in the field of roof gardening. Its unique water retention capacity and porosity make it ideal for plants of every kind.

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