We use a special inoculant to boost to wattle seed germination and growth.
Adding 'Wattle Grow' to the direct seeding mix is a way to improve establishment rates and performance of newly planted wattles by using a soil bacterium called Bradyrhizobium.
Wattle Grow is a 'live' culture and is produced in limited batches each year .
Orders need to be made well in advance of the seeding season .
It has a shelf life of 4 months and needs special storage conditions.
The price doubled this year @ $340 per 20kg. The recommended application rate also doubled.
I order it through local rural stores: Peter Davis Rural in Benalla & Landmark in Euroa.
Wattle Grow™ Granular Inoculant, a granular seed inoculant using CPBR's research into Bradyrhizobium, has been commercialised through CSIRO Plant Industry by Bio-Care Technology Pty Ltd.
Wattle Grow™ can be applied with wattle seed prior to planting, either with seed that will be used in nurseries to establish seedlings, or with seed that will be used for direct seeding.
Wattle Grow™ is suitable to a range of South Eastern Australian wattle species including some salt tolerant ones and is available through rural suppliers and via Bio-Care Technology Pty Ltd on 02 4340 2246 or info@bio-care.com.au.
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