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MICROBIAL DIVERSITY BEGINS WITH SUSTÅNE COMPOST BASED NATURAL FERTILIZERS

The making of Suståne begins with a 26-week aerobic process changing organic matter into stabilized humus.

Suståne, The Power of Compost Concentrated – Stable humus, rich in plant nutrition. Safe, Slow Release Nitrogen. Long lasting soil benefits. Biologically active in suppression of several turfgrass diseases.

The Suståne Process

PHASE I – Initial heating takes place and readily soluble components are degraded. Temperatures increase as result of metabolic energy from thermophilic, or heat-loving microrganisms.

PHASE II – Cellulose and hemicellulose are degraded under high temperature (thermophilic) conditions. All pathogens that may have been present are destroyed during this phase.

PHASE III – Soluble nitrogen has been changed to organic nitrogen (slow release nitrogen). Curing and stabilization are accompanied by decrease in temperatures and increased humification of the material. Low temperature (mesophilic) microorganisms, including populations of microbial antagonists, recolonize the compost during this final cooling and maturation phase.

“Of all the natural organic materials commonly applied to turfgrass, composted amendments have been the most consistently effective in reducing the severity of turfgrass diseases.”

-Eric B. Nelson, Cornell University

The US EPA Permitted year-round Suståne composting facility centrally located in North America.

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