Eco-Smart Landscaping by Talborne Urban Organics

Landscaping ECO-SMART

“Go outside and play!!” These four words are the underpinnings of an amazing childhood and a firm foundation upon which great sportsmen and women have honed their skills. As a youngster, having the opportunity to play outdoors in the garden with my siblings or going down to the local soccer club to kick a ball or swing a few golf clubs was absolute freedom and exhilaration to me.

Outdoor spaces, such as parks and playgrounds, sports fields and golf courses fulfill an undeniable and crucial role in the development of young, impressionable minds and bodies – our future generations. And not to forget, providing peace and solitude to those of us who have all but forgotten what it feels like to sprint around an open field, emulating your favourite sporting hero or pulling moves only Clark Kent – wearing his underpants and grandmother's red table cloth – could ever achieve! the importance of having healthy, toxin-free sports facilities and play spaces has never been more pressing.

Over the past 20 years, Talborne Organics has been formulating and producing a reputable range of internationally certified organic fertilisers that have nutrient values comparable to that of synthetic chemical fertilisers. The products are scientifically formulated to achieve the highest levels of balanced organic plant nutrition and contain four to five times the nutritional levels of compost or composted animal waste.

The sports and leisure market is an area of Talborne’s business that has seen steady growth over the years. Public spaces such as parks and grounds, rugby and cricket fields (up to national level), golf courses, golf estates and eco estates have benefitted greatly from an organic approach to their maintenance and feeding programmes. is no longer sustainable over the long term. These methods, together with the use of harsh and highly toxic pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, contribute to the deterioration of our natural environment, and in turn, affect us and generations to come. It goes without saying that practices need to change in the way we install and maintain our sports facilities and outdoor play spaces.

So let’s jump right in and start “Talking Talborne”! How does one use our products? And what makes them the smart choice? It all starts with the soil and having the correct balance of major, macro and minor nutrients to ensure healthy growth of all plants.

South African soils are naturally deficient, weathered and ancient soils, and therefore benefit from supplemental feeding with organic fertilisers. Soil fertility and structure determines application rates. Our environmental and green credentials are confirmed by our international organic certification.

AUTUMN/ WINTER FEEDING AND PLANTING GUIDELINES FOR LANDSCAPERS

The following products can be applied, per m², for both new lawns and established plantings of beds, flowering and non-flowering trees and shrubs:

Organic fertiliser: 100g Vita Grow 2:3:2(16) Carbon soil conditioner: 250ml Fertilis Earthworm Castings (humus) or 3kg compost

Mix into topsoil or growing medium before planting

FOR ESTABLISHED LAWNS:

Organic sertilizer: 40g (per m 2 ) Vita Green 5:1:5(16) over established lawns to green leaves

Carbon soil conditioner: 250ml Fertilis Earthworm Castings (humus)

SMART REASONS TO USE TALBORNE’S RANGE OF ORGANIC FERTILISERS:

They are a balanced and complete high nutrient plant food containing major, macro and minor nutrients. Contain no synthetic chemical fertilisers or manures. They provide a sustained nutrient release over four to six months (i.e. value for money as less applications are needed compared to synthetic fertilisers). They do not burn, when applied correctly. They are not water soluble, salt-based fertilisers, so do not leach and cause water pollution. Autumn or winter feeding is encouraged as the fertiliser is released by microbial activity. The plants select the nutrients needed for their requirements. Nitrogen from synthetic fertiliser is forced into the plant through osmotic pressure (salts), thereby leading to soft leaf and tissue growth which is vulnerable to cold and frost damage in winter. They do not kill earthworms and other beneficial soil life. They don’t acidify the soil The products are manufactured in a small pellet/granular form for increased ease of application

Grant Gove

At this time of lockdown, while we are faced with less opportunities to get outside and do the things that bring us joy and fulfilment, take the opportunity to consider the impact your actions have had on the world at large. Are they positive and long lasting? Talborne Urban Organics is committed to ‘Growing Health’ and leaving a legacy of healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy people and a healthy planet. Join us in ‘Plotting the Future’.

To view our full Landscapers Green Guide, please visit our website and hit the download button:

https://www.talborne.co.za/directions-for-use/ landscapers.html

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