Bayer Garden are launching a new range of Natural Garden Care products in time for the 2011 spring season. The Natria range contain natural active ingredients which are at least as effective if not more so than their chemical equivalents.
Finally, a leading manufacturer has put together a group of effective, natural products and labelled them as such. Up until now, there's plenty of organic plant food available, but when it comes to insecticides, ant killers and weedkillers you've often got to check the small print to find out that it's natural.
So far the Natria range consists of 6 new products:
- Natria Super Fast Weedkiller
- Natria Slug & Snail Control
- Natria Bug Control
- Natria All Purpose Plant Food
- Natria Compost Activator
- Natria Ant & Insect Control
There's three products I just want to 'rave' about, as they're particularly effective, and I much prefer them to their chemical equivalents.
Natria Slug & Snail Control contains ferric phosphate. Okay, sounds like a chemical but then of course so is water (hygrogen+oxygen). Ferric phosphate is a compound that occurs in nature.
So what makes it so special? Well, it's the way it works. Firstly, it's only effective against slugs, snails and molluscs - so there's no danger of it building up and harming birds, hedgehogs or other animals that feed on slugs. It also means you don't have to worry about your cats and dogs. Secondly, and quite impressively is the way it effects the slugs and snails. Unlike traditional slug pellets, these pellets cause the slug to crawl deep into the soil to die. So no more dead slugs to collect and dispose of.
Did I mention these pellets also biodegrade? Ferric phosphate degrades into iron and phosphate nutrients which actually benefit the soil and plants.
Natria Super Fast Weedkiller pretty much one of the fastest weedkillers around. The ingredient in this one is derived from chrysanthemums and effect the green tissue of the weed (leaves, stalks etc). You can see results within an hour too - ideal if you've got a barbecue planned in the afternoon but haven't the time to pull all the weeds up before the guests arrive.
It also kills moss, which not all weedkillers will do. As its effect is on the green tissue, it unfortunately doesn't go down to the root so some deep tapping weeds could grow back.
Natria Ant & Insect Control contains an ingredient made from starch and effects the exoskeleton of ants, earwigs, fleas, mites and other crawling insects. The powder sticks to the ant which means it will be taken back to the nest and brushed against other ants making it an incredibly effective defence.
As it's such a natural product, it's perfectly safe to use in the home as well as out doors. It's also one of the few ant killers you can use on your lawn.
Plant Me Now are excited to be a stockist for the Natria range you'll find it on our online shelves in early 2011
The Legal Bit
- Natria Super Fast Weedkiller contains natural fatty acids
- Natria Slug & Snail Control contains ferric phosphate
- Natria Bug Control contains natural fatty acids
Always read the label, use safely.
