WHY SEA BREEZE?
Seaweed extracts have long been used in agriculture and horticulture. They are routinely used worldwide in glasshouse crops, citrus orchards, grapes, orchids and garden crops even on pastures. A wide range of beneficial effects have been reported from the use of liquid seaweed extracts including increased crop yields, resistance of plants to frost, increased uptake of inorganic constituents from the soil, more resistance to stress and reduction in storage losses of fruit. These extracts are capable of having an effect at a low concentration, which results in only very small quantities of material being applied.
Sea Breeze is a concentrated, standardised and high quality cold processed seaweed liquid extract. It is a natural product derived from hand-harvested Ascophyllum nosodum and Laminaria seaweeds. It is processed in a food grade standard plant on the Atlantic coast using a unique cold process during which the temperature is never allowed to reach above 27 degrees Centigrade. This ensures all the nutrients and goodness of the seaweed is maintained intact. It is the equivalent of eating vegetables raw rather than over-cooking them.
BENEFITS OF SEA BREEZE
The benefits of using seaweed extracts as foliar sprays are well documented in scientific trials worldwide. For example, trials conducted within the EU funded ECLAIR programme showed, among others, yield increases of 24% for carrots, 33% for 'little gem' lettuce, 14% for 'iceberg' lettuce, 15-25% for potatoes and 36% for red beet!
Due to the unique cold extraction process Sea Breeze contains high levels of cytokinins and other naturally occurring growth stimulants (vitamins, aminoacids, oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, alginate), as well as macro and micro nutrients which result in the following benefits:
- Growth stimulation
- Sugar content increase (2-3%)
- Stimulates seed germination and root development
- Better resistance to pests and diseases
- Improved moisture retention by the plant tissues
HOW TO USE SEA BREEZE
SPRAY
For spraying, dilute 1:200 in water and apply as a fine spray to run off at the rate of
2-3L per hectare every 2-3 weeks.
DRENCH
For root drench, dilute 1:200 in water.
IRRIGATION
For ebb and flood, overhead or drip irrigation apply 2-3L per hectare every 2-3 weeks.
Available in 5L, 20L and 1000L containers
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