Volcanic Lava Flour
Powerful mineral fertilizer
Rich in trace elements, silicon, calcium, and magnesium. Enhances the soil of your crops.
The foundation of agricultural production is the soil; in recent years we have focused on "feeding" the crops and have forgotten about the needs of the soil. Volcanic rock flour improves soil fertility and stimulates biological activity in the soil, resulting in fertile soil that yields good harvests regardless of the crop.
3Ms Organic Agriculture
Organic Matter - Microorganisms - Minerals
This is a simple model that has worked for millions of years; now, due to soil overexploitation, we must try to compensate for soil wear and the imbalance of the 3Ms, and this is where rock flours do their job, remineralizing the soil to achieve a perfect equation that allows for stronger and more productive crops.
Advantages of volcanic rock flour or pozzolana
- Universal mineral fertilizer, provides Silicon, Calcium, Magnesium, and iron among other 70 minerals.
- Revitalizes worn-out soils either due to the abuse of chemical fertilizers or continuous monoculture, causing the clay-humus complex.
- Soil regenerating agent, loosens soils, improving their structure for greater crop growth, especially in clayey and compact soils.
- Increases soil pH, reduces the content of exchangeable acid cations, increases the cation exchange capacity of the soil, and increases the content of basic cations in the soil.
- Protects against pests and diseases.
- Retains and conserves moisture
- Its acids dissolve the minerals already present in the soil, which the crops utilize.
- Prevents nitrogen losses
Chemical composition of volcanic rock powder for agriculture:
It has a stabilized pH between 5.5 and 6.
| Calcium Oxide |
CaO |
12.14% |
| Silicon Oxide |
SiO2 |
43.04% |
|
Aluminum Oxide |
Al2O3 |
12.6% |
|
Iron Oxide |
Fe2O3 |
13.38% |
|
Magnesium Oxide |
MgO |
10.74% |
|
Sulfur Oxide |
SO3 |
0.33% |
|
Potassium Oxide |
K2O |
1.67% |
|
Sodium Oxide |
Na2O |
0.35% |
|
Titanium Oxide |
TiO2 |
2.75% |
| Loss on Ignition |
L.O.I |
2.87% |
| Reactive Silica |
SiO2R |
27.68% |
Granulometry of rock flour
We have several granulometries, 0-1 mm. and micronized volcanic stone flour.
The micronized rock flour is more expensive but compensates as it reduces the amount needed to have a higher contact surface than the 0-1 mm granulometry.
Amount of volcanic rock flour to apply
In the case of application by sprinkling with micronized rock, 200 grams per 1 m² is sufficient, (2 tons per hectare); in the case of 0-1 mm rock flour, about 400 grams per m² (4 tons per hectare) will be necessary. If applied directly to the plant, we can reduce the required amount by half.
Application through irrigation water, only use micronized rock flour, mix and apply with continuous agitation machine.