Title: AquaSoil
1AquaSoil
- the new dimension
- in
- cultivating sandy grounds and deserts
2Who is producing AquaSoil ?
- AquaSoil was defined by MS Licence BV
- AquaSoil is produced in Europe
- The company in charge is GABCO, a huge soil
producer in Aachen ( Germany ) near the Dutch
border in co-operation with BASF - The supervision is done by European authorities
and institutes
3What is AquaSoil?
- a combination of excellent features like
- clean compost with natural organic matter
- humic acid as long lasting organic base
- polyelectrolyte polymer as 1st water storage
- peat derivatives as 2nd water storage
- sufficient nutrients (N-P-K)
- high cation exchange capacity
4What contains AquaSoil ?
- sufficient organic matter for many years as
complex organic - a rich fertiliser combination
- a double water storage
- all necessary minerals
- full range of micro-organisms
- but no parasitic nematodes
5How works the water storage ?
To explain the water storage capacity of
AquaSoil, that is shown in a small picture show
as comparision to a normal soil on the next pages
61. Rain or irrigation on normal soil
72. The water flows into the soil
83. The water disappears
evaporation gt
draining off gt
94. After a short while the plant stands dry
105. AquaSoil with water storage
116. The water is assimilated by AquaSoil
127. The water is stored for a long while
very low water evaporation
no water flow gtgt
138. The plant has still sufficient water and grows
149. AquaSoil generates fresh water out of the
humidity !
15Water storage in two steps
- the water flows into AquaSoil and
- is absorbed within minutes in the 1st storage
system up to 1cbm per cbm AquaSoil and - transferred into the 2nd storage system within
some hours. That results into - a total water storage capacity of more than 1cbm
per cbm AquaSoil
16AquaSoil for a sound environment
17AquaSoil as lung of the ground
18 AquaSoil is swelling and the air is pushed out
19 AquaSoil is shrinking and the air is flowing in
20 AquaSoil has caused a total exchange of the air
highest possible oxygen content !
21The chemical drainage
22 AquaSoil becomes partly wet
23 The humidity is guided within the soil
24 The humidity is all over the same !
25The use of AquaSoil, step 1
- Before the employment of AquaSoil, the ground has
to be prepared accordingly. When defined is what
kind of plants should grow in the selected area,
the excavation must be done as follows - 1. Grass / ground cover 30cm
- 2. Vegetables 50cm
- 3. Bushes or shrubs 50cm
- 4. Trees 120cm
- 5. Palms 150cm
26Step 2
- After this work, the ground should
- be covered with a layer of stones
- of about 5cm depth. The used
- stones should have sizes between
- 1cm and 5cm. With these stones
- the ground should be covered to avoid
- a mix-up with the sandy ground or a
- suitable geo-textile can be used.
- Condense the ground as above.
27Step 3
- The soil should be prepared as a 2575 mixture of
AquaSoil and coarse sand - The ground should filled up with this mixture up
to the old level -
- Now the ground is prepared for
- planting the selected plants.
28Planting
29Conclusions
- AquaSoil is ideal for the cultivation of land
- AquaSoil is saving water and reducing the
expenditures for irrigation of at least 50 ! - AquaSoil offers and ensures the best environment
for plants as lung of the ground with the highest
possible oxygen content for the best nitrogen
processing in the soil - AquaSoil ensures a equal distribution of the
water - AquaSoil means healthy, fast growth and no loss
of plants
30Thank you very much for your kind attention !
Please visit also our homepage www.aquasoil.org