Diatomix has been developed in our labo while doing research on clumping animal litter. Diatomix is born as a mixture of extreme absorbing light weight minerals.

Improve your water management – Cost reducing solution : Diatomix

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Greenmix has specifically developed diatomix to deal with the increasing pressure golf course superintendents and greenkeepers face to conserve water resources, reduce costs while producing high quality turf. Any golf course greenkeeper can testify that the care and maintenance of turf grass is a challenge at its best and a nightmare at its worst.

Golf courses traditionally use a lot of water. In fact, over-watering leads to shorter roots which results in bare patches in dry periods and it can wash away nutrients and contaminate the natural water supply. The care of turf grass involves high water costs.The greenkeeper’s challenge is to keep up with the newest product technologies to find the best and most economical solutions to resolve these problems. Diatomix has joined in this effort to provide 100 % natural products that are guaranteed to solve these stressful growing conditions.

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Diatomix is a 100 % natural mineral mix with an ultra fine pores structure. This structure makes it extreme absorbing, an ideal fertilizer carrier and it increases drainage. It also improves the health and root density of your turf. Dried diatomix absorbs over 250 % of water. Diatomix is a proven way to add permanent porosity to your soil, which leads to positive turf response and reduced maintenance requirements. It is designed to advance long-term turf health. Diatomix solves and prevents problems with regard to compaction, soil drainage and lack of soil oxygen (air).

“Improve your water management – Cost reducing solution : Diatomix”

Diatomix has been developed in our laboratory while we were doing research on clumping animal litter. Diatomix is born as a mixture of extreme absorbing light weight minerals.

ADVANTAGES

  • Reduces the amount of irrigation required per cycle, the moisture levels in the thatch layer are lowered, minimizing the conditions that cause fungi, algae and disease
  • Rapidly improves plant appearance and health by stimulating plant feeding, moisture uptake and nutrient retention. It has excellent filtration properties allowing water to flow through the soil matrix freely and hold the water for plant uptake
  • Encapsulates water molecules and holds water in the root zone for extended periods of time
  • Reduces surface friction allowing for more rapid water penetration and filtration into any soil condition and allowing the water to flow evenly throughout the soil profile. This prevents excessive moisture, which causes fungi, and provides immediate relief from localized dry spots
  • Rapidly extracts water from playing surfaces during heavy rains or irrigation preventing puddling and allowing for a faster return to play
  • Is made from an inert material and contains no known harmful substances
  • When applied to the soil properly, water consumption will decrease drastically. Diatomix is added to the roots and absorbs water where necessary. Excessive water will not drain away into the soil
  • More and deeper reaching roots
  • Less risk on dry patches
  • As diatomite is used as a common pesticide, it is highly possible that it is effective for pest control in the soil as well
Water-Lok arrow Diatomite raw arrow 8 cl H²O
Zeolite arrow Zeolite arrow 6 cl H²O
DIATOMIX arrow Diatomite + granule arrow 25 cl H²O

We tested several existing raw minerals on absorption. 10 grams are used and water was added until full saturation was achieved.

COMPOSITION

Diatomix mineral mix based on dried and crushed diatomite
Diatomix PLUS diatomix + fertilizer blend
granular

APPLICATIONS

New to build courses arrowbig Add Diatomix before the topsoil and grass are laid down arrowmini 1 kg / m² ( 10 000 kg / ha )
Maintenance arrowbig While aerating with tines, put diatomix as a top dress and brush it in the holes arrowmini 300 gr / m² ( 3 000 kg / ha )

Other uses: New plants or trees can be planted in planting holes with a bottom layer of diatomix.

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