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Horta-Sorb®

Horta-Sorb® water management gel polymers are substances that absorb hundreds of times their weight in water. The water absorbed is nearly all available to the plants. Their use results in managing watering in the root zone of the plant significantly reducing watering maintenance and providing for a more constant supply of water to the roots. Horta-Sorb® polymers have been used in many areas in horticulture and agriculture for nearly two decades now. Initially accepted as a bare root dip in forestry their use quickly spread to landscape, greenhouse and nursery, and numerous agricultural markets. Horta-Sorb® use ranges from bare root gels to hydromulching, transplant amendments to "ice packs" for cut flower and fresh fish shipments. Horta-Sorb® superabsorbents are the highest quality gel available today and are available in three particle sizes Horta-Sorb® LG (2.0mm to 4.0mm), Horta-Sorb® MD (1.0mm to 2mm), and Horta-Sorb® SM (0.3mm to 0.8mm), each for a particular job and to improve safety and handling.

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Landscape & Maintenance

Trees & Shrubs - Reduces watering maintenance, transplant stress
Flower Beds - Great for high traffic areas and remote beds (Usage Calculator Spreadsheet)
Turf - Reduces watering and accelerates root development  (Usage Calculator Spreadsheet)
Hydromulching - Holds water on top of the ground where the seed is

 

Nursery/Greenhouse

Potting Soil Amendment - Cuts watering, "dry-outs", and maintenance
Bare Root - Most widely used application of super absorbents in the "green" industry
Field Planting - Major benefits to rain-fed nursery operations
Interiorscape - House Plants -  hanging baskets, etc. - evens out maintenance

 

Forestry & Xmas Trees


In The Nursery - As a top dress to hold moisture near the seed
When Lifting and Shipping - Widely accepted as the best packing/shipping media to hold moisture and protect the roots
Out plantings - BOOSTS SURVIVAL in all kinds of plantings

 

Agriculture

Vegetables - As a transplant aid to reduce transplant shock and increase survival
Citrus Groves - Used when setting groves to reduce watering maintenance and stress
Grape Orchards - Used when establishing orchards to improve survival and vigor
Apple, Peach, Nut Orchards - Used when transplanting to reduce stress and watering
Row Crops - Banded into rows to improve germination and yields
Seedcoating - Speeds germination and improves germination rates

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