fertilizer pellets for plants Wool Pellets Fertilizer

fertilizer pellets for plants Wool Pellets FertilizerWool pellets are made from coarse unwashed sheeps wool that is shredded and then pelletized for easy use. The pellets can be mixed into potting soil or spread over garden beds. Naturally high in nitrogen (average NPK 9 0 2) and carbon, wool also contains potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, sulphur, and numerous trace elements. Wool pellets slowly break down into the soil, releasing nutrients for up to six months. Wool is highly absorbent, holding up

Wool pellets are made from coarse unwashed sheep’s wool that is shredded and then pelletized for easy use. The pellets can be mixed into potting soil or spread over garden beds. Naturally high in nitrogen (average NPK 9-0-2) and carbon, wool also contains potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, sulphur, and numerous trace elements. Wool pellets slowly break down into the soil, releasing nutrients for up to six months.

Wool is highly absorbent, holding up to twenty times its weight in water. As the pellets get wet, they expand, creating spaces in the soil. As a result, wool works to increase the soil’s water storage capacity and to improve soil aeration.

A layer of wet, “puffed up” pellets also acts as a slug deterrent. They have a slight barnyard-ey smell that disappears soon after application.

Wool pellets are an ingenious solution for gardeners and farmers alike. With sheep itching to be relieved of their woolly load every spring, and the price of wool at an all time low, it’s a good time to remember wool’s value as a fertilizer.