Propagation Supplies

The key insecticidal ingredient found in the neem tree is AZADIRACHTIN, a naturally occurring substance that belongs to an organic molecule class called tetranortriterpenoids.

It is structurally similar to insect hormones called ‘ecdysones’ which control the process of metamorphosis as the insects pass from larva to pupa to adult. Metamorphosis requires the careful synchrony of many hormones and other physiological changes to be successful, and azadirachtin is an ‘ecdysone blocker’. It blocks the insect’s production and release of these vital hormones. Insects then will not moult, thus breaking their life cycle.

Azadirachtin also serves as a feeding deterrent for some insects. Depending on the stage of life-cycle, insect death may not occur for several days. However, upon ingestion of minute quantities, insects become quiescent and stop feeding. Residual insecticidal activity is evident for up to seven days or longer, depending on insects and application rate.

Bioneem is used to control a wide range of insects (up to 200 insect types) including white flies, leafminers, mealybug, thrips, fruit flies, leaf hopper, red spider mite, weevils and many more. Azadirachtin is relatively harmless to insects that pollinate crops and trees, such as butterflies, spiders and bees; ladybugs that consume aphids; and wasps that act as a parasite on various crop pests. This is because neem products must be ingested to be effective. Thus, insects that feed on plant tissue succumb, while those that feed on nectar or other insects rarely contact significant concentrations of neem products.

Acute toxicity study of Bioneem to the Earthworm LC50 > 3000 mg / kg. Acute oral toxicity study of Bioneem to mice LD50 – 5650 mg / kg. Neem products are recognised in organic guidelines by IFOAM. Bioneem has been found to be compatible with most commonly used fungicides, insecticides and fertilizers. Physical compatibility should first be checked out. (Read label).

Do not apply in temperatures above 30 degrees C. Bioneem is an emulsifiable concentrate.

APPLICATION RATES: vary between 300 ml – 500 ml per 100 L water, depending on the growth stage of plant and insect pressure.

For further info on this product and other Biogrow products please see the Biogrow website for details.

 Available in 250ml and 500ml bottles.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Sphagnum peat moss (SPM) is partially decomposed sphagnum moss. It’s large cell structure enables it to absorb air and water like a sponge. Although peat moss does not contain nutrients, it adsorbs nutrients added to or present in the soil releasing them over time as the plants require. This saves valuable nutrients which are otherwise lost through leaching. Sphagnum Peat Moss is derived from the slow decomposition of sphagnum moss which accumulates in bogs (or peatlands). Harvesters clear bogs of vegetation and then dig shallow ditches to lower the water table so that the peat will dry and that the equipment necessary to harvest the peat can operate on the field. Once a bog is ditched, harvesting begins. Harrows loosen the top peat moss which then dries in the sun for two to three hours before being vacuumed into large harvesters. It is transported from the field to the plant where it is screened, graded and baled for storage or shipping.

Please note that the 200 litre compressed bales are Lithuanian Peat Moss.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Horticultural Vermiculite has the excellent property of improving soil aeration while retaining the moisture and nutrients necessary to feed roots, cuttings, and seeds for faster growth. Vermiculite is permanent, clean, odourless, nontoxic and sterile. It will not deteriorate, turn mouldy or rot.The pH of vermiculite is essentially neutral (7.0-9.5) but owing to the presence of associated carbonate compounds, reactions are normally in the alkaline direction. Vermiculite possesses cation exchange properties, thus it can hold and make available to the growing plant ammonium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. When mixed with peat, composted bark, organic compost, or natural soils, vermiculite like perlite helps promote faster root growth, and gives quick anchorage to young roots. These mixes help retain air, plant food, and moisture, and releases them as needed by the plant. Because vermiculite is very light and easy to handle, it easily mixes with soil, peat, composted pine bark and other composted organic materials and fertilizers.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Perlite is a unique volcanic mineral which expands from four to twenty times its original volume when it is quickly heated to a temperature of approximately 1600-1700 degrees F. This expansion is due to the presence of two to six percent combined water in the crude perlite rock which causes the perlite to pop in a manner similar to that of popcorn. When expanded, each granular, snow-white particle of perlite is sterile with a neutral pH and contains many tiny, closed cells or bubbles. The surface of each particle is covered with tiny cavities which provide an extremely large surface area. These surfaces hold moisture and nutrients and make them available to plant roots. In addition, because of the physical shape of each particle, air passages are formed which provide optimum aeration and drainage. Because perlite is sterile, it is free of disease, seeds, and insects. Perlite has been used for many years throughout the world for soil conditioning and as a component of growing mixes with materials such as peat moss or bark. Extensive studies have shown that the unique capillary action of perlite makes it a superior growing media for hydroponic cultures. Among the many uses of perlite today are propagation and seed cultivation, plug production and transplants, interiorscape and planter growing, composting, hydroponic cultures, turf and lawns, and around shrubs, trees, and landscaping.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Specially formulated for the growing requirements of bonsai trees.

Contains :

Milled Pine Bark

River Sand

Crushed Stone

Milled Seaweed

Available in 200 ml, 500 ml, 1 liter, 2 liter and 5 liter packs.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

This product provides broad-spectrum control. It can be used as a dormant and growing season insect spray and kills all stages of insects, including eggs, on contact. It is a proprietary formulation consisting only of naturally occurring plant oils as active ingredients. It is truly an insecticide from plants for plants. It does not contain piperonyl butoxide as a synergist, and the active ingredients do not persist in the environment.

This product will give broad-spectrum control of most insect pests such as : aphids, beetles (e.g., Colorado potato beetle. Flea beetle, Japanese beetle, asparagus beetle), caterpillars (e.g., gypsy moth caterpillars, tent caterpillar, diamondback moth larvae, leaf rollers), ants, mealy bugs, mites, leafhoppers, scale, whitefly, adelgids, plant bugs, fungus gnats, thrips, sawfly larvae, psyllids, spittlebugs, and phylloxera.

APPLICATION RATES: 20ml / 1 L of water

For further info on this product and other Biogrow products please see the Biogrow website for details.

Available in 250 ml and 500 ml packs.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Growing multiple plants? This is a great way to keep track of the type of plant, date planted and any other details. Use with a pencil, whiteboard marker or permanent marker.

Size - 17.5cm (Head 70mm x 45mm)

Colour - White

Material - Durable Plastic

 This sale is for 1 pack of 25 plant markers.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Fertilis Worm Castings - Natural Organic Fertiliser

A purely bio-natural group 2 fertiliser produced by earthworms
Cerified organic
EASY TO USE, ODOURLESS, WEEDFREE, ALL-PURPOSE FERTILISER FOR USE IN ALL GARDENS AND FARMS.
Slow release – guaranteed not to burn – apply neat, without diluting – very economical

Uses:

1. Can be applied to all soils
2. Fertiliser and top dressing for lawns, indoor and outdoor plants
3. For planting out seedlings, bulbs, etc
4. For making top quality potting soil and germination mix
5. Seasonal fertilising of shrubs, roses and trees

Benefits of using Fertilis

1. Contains no harmful ingredients to man or the environment
2. Helps to restore natural balance and structure to soils
3. It is naturally Ph balanced
4. Combats pollution and helps lock CO2 into soil
5. Results in healthier, better developed plants with higher yields
6. Slow release – apply only once every season
7. Reduces costs to gardener / farmer by almost 20% overall
8. Produces healthier, tastier edibles with longer shelf life
9. Facilitates re-activation of dormant earthworms in any soil
10. Improves water retention and aeration of soil
11. Eliminates need for toxic pesticides

Clear set of directions for use included on every bag of Fertilis.

Available in 5dm( 5 liter), 15dm(15 liter) and 30dm (30 liter) bags.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Ideal for the germination of most seeds.

Reusable

Size - 4.5cm x 16.0cm x 22.5cm

Colour - White Polystyrene

 This sale is for 1 pack of 5 - 20 Cell polystyrene seed trays.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Talborne Vita Veg 6:3:4 (16)

Best suited for :

• Planting of variety of vegetables, herbs + berries
• Feed vegetables, herbs + berries
• Feed lawns, tropical gardens + trees

Advantages :

• Complete feed of nutrients
• Nutritious homegrown fresh produce
• Healthy, strong and pest resistant crops
• Excellent flavour of produce

Best time to apply :

• When planting edibles
• Top up feed for edibles
• Feed lawns + trees every 4 months

 Available in 500 gram, 2kg, 5kg, 10kg and 25kg bags.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

This product is a patented, fixed copper fungicide, made by combining a soluble copper fertilizer with a naturally occurring fatty acid.  The copper and the fatty acid combine to form a copper salt of the fatty acid, known technically as soap.

The copper soap fungicide controls many common diseases using low concentrations of copper, down as low as 90 ppm.  The net result is an excellent vegetable, fruit and ornamental fungicide.  It decomposes to form soluble copper, and fatty acid, both of which can be used by microbes and plants.

The copper soap is suited for use in domestic circumstances, both indoors and outdoors.  This product controls diseases of a wide range of plants, including many vegetable, fruit and ornamentals.  As with most fungicides it acts to protect plants from infection.  Therefore, it is important to have the coppersoap on the leaf, flower or fruit before the pathogen is able to cause an infection.  This product will control fungal diseases such as : powdery mildew and downy mildew on vegetables and ornamentals, rust on ornamentals, late blight on potatoes and tomatoes, and Peronospora and downy mildew on grapes.

APPLICATION RATES: 500 ml – 1 500 ml per 100ℓ water, use the higher dosage under high infection periods.

For further info on this product and other Biogrow products please see the Biogrow website for details.

 This sale is for 1 pack of 500mls of Biogrow Copper Soap.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Ideal for the germination of most seeds.

Reusable

Size - 18cm x 14cm x 4.5cm

Colour - Black Plastic

 This sale is for 1 pack of 5 - 6 cell black plastic seed trays.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) or expanded clay (exclay) is a light weight aggregate made by heating clay to around 1,200 °C (2,190 °F) in a rotary kiln. The yielding gases expand the clay by thousands of small bubbles forming during heating producing a honeycomb structure. LECA has an approximately round or potato shape due to circular movement in the kiln.

Leca® is the world leader in horticultural, agricultural & hydroponic substrates. The benefits of Leca are :

Intact Granules

• Higher insulation (more closed pores)
• Better drainage (bigger gaps between granules)

 Fragmented Granules

• Better moisture retention (more open pores)
• Better soil aeration (promotes healthy bacterias)
• Increases root biomass (sharp edges split and induce exponential root development)

 Manufactured to relevant ISO standards, Leca® is consistent in nature:

• pH neutral
• stable & durable
• anti-fungal
• resistant to insects

This product is a unique blend of slug and snail bait additives with an iron phosphate active ingredient.  The iron phosphate is used as an ingredient in fertilizers and occurs in soil. The bait is attractive to snails and slugs and lures them from their hiding places and plants.  Ingestion even in small amounts will cause them to cease feeding.  This physiological effect of the bait gives immediate protection to the plants.

After eating the bait, the slugs and snails become less mobile and begin to die within three to six days.

This product is effective against a wide range of slugs and snails and will give protection to lawns, gardens, greenhouses, outdoor ornamentals, vegetable gardens, fruits, berries, citrus and crop plants.

The bait can be scattered on the lawn or on the soil around any vegetable plants, flowers or fruit trees or bushes to be protected.

The slugs and snails controlled by this product include: Deroceras spp., Arion spp., Limax spp., Helix spp. and Cepaea spp.

APPLICATION RATES:  5g pellets per  square metre.

For further info on this product and other Biogrow products please see the Biogrow website for details.

 Available in 500 gram and 1kg packs.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

For a cost effective alternative to plant pots we bring you our high quality growing bags.

The advantages of growing bags

• More growing space • Less mess • Inexpensive • More planting options • Ease and convenience •

Capacity - 3.5 Litres

Size - 14.0cm + 11.5cm x 25.0cm

100 Micron

Colour - Black

Material - 100% Virgin Plastic

 This sale is for 1 pack of 25 growing bags.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

Talborne Seedling Food

Best suited for :

• Planting all colour seedlings
• Herbs
• Planting and feeding hanging flower baskets

Advantages :

• All-in-one compost + nutrients
• No burn
• Low odour
• Extends blooming

Best time to apply :

• Work into soil when planting seedlings
• Sufficient for 3 months feed
• Reapply when needed

 This sale is for 1 x 1kg bag of Talborne Vita Seedling Food.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

For a cost effective alternative to plant pots we bring you our high quality growing bags.

The advantages of growing bags

• More growing space • Less mess • Inexpensive • More planting options • Ease and convenience •

Capacity - 2.5 Litres

Size - 12.5cm + 10cm x 22.5cm

80 Micron

Colour - Black

Material - 100% Virgin Plastic

 This sale is for 1 pack of 25 growing bags.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.

A sterile growing medium ideally suited to the growing of carnivorous plant species. Made up of 50% perlite, 25% vermiculite and 25% Canadian Sphagnum Peat Moss.

Please note that this product is only available for delivery to customers within South Africa.