Biostimulants

Biostimulants are specialist substances used by hydroseeding contractors to stimulate seeds to meet their healthy, maximum potential and cause regeneration of healthy soil. They are not fertilizers. However, by incorporating them into the hydroseeding mixture, fertiliser use can be reduced greatly thanks to the positive effects biostimulants have on the soil environment around the seed.

When applied through hydroseeding, the biostimulants work to promote soil microbial activity causing increased soil tilth and nutrient availability. Biostimulants contain the bacteria, hormones, soil microbes and nutrients required by new grass plants as they germinate and develop.

Biostimulants are specialist substances designed to foster plant development from germination to maturity. They can be applied to plant, seeds or soil, as well as any other growing media that may enhance the plant’s overall ability to develop and gather nutrients. In the hydroseeding industry, biostimulants are typically used by contractors to stimulate grass seeds. More widely, these mixtures are made up of diverse formulations of compounds, substances and micro-organisms that help improve crop vigour, the size of yields and quality. This is distinctly different from the benefits provided by traditional fertilisers, for example. The primary difference between biostimulants and fertilisers is that while a fertiliser must provide nutrients as its main function, biostimulants promote plant growth by other means than just providing nutrients.