See what oolitic aragonite
can do for your crops.
It’s not just a lime!
Agricultural Benefits
Oolitic aragonite is a highly pure, renewable and biogenic mineral that is ideally suited for improving the health of your crops.
Containing approximately 40% calcium and able to dissolve quickly, aragonite is a practical and efficient pH buffer. Further, aragonite has an innate ability to adsorb nutrients deliverable into fertilizers, efficiently increasing their availability and preventing leaching into sensitive surrounding habitats. This delivery mechanism is made possible because of a negative zeta potential in combination with a large surface area of the aragonite crystal. Aragonite also acts to neutralize volatilization of ammonia. It reduces the hydrolysis of urea by delivering free calcium ions within fertilizers, thereby stabilizing the ammonia.
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Oolitic aragonite has high elemental calcium and is one of the most bioavailable sources of calcium.
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Oolitic aragonite holds nutrients in soil where they belong, making them more available to the plants.
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Oolitic aragonite’s unique properties allow it to effectively buffer the pH of acidic soils.
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Oolitic aragonite is far more effective than your typical aglime. You can use about a quarter to a third less aragonite than you would use of aglime.
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SandyCal is easy to handle and can be spread wet or dry. It can also be stockpiled indoors or outdoors.
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Oolitic aragonite promotes healthy microbial communities in the soil, which improves overall plant health.
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Oolitic aragonite’s high microporosity helps improve plants’ tolerance to harsh conditions, like drought or close mowing.
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Oolitic aragonite is OMRI Listed, meaning it is accepted for use in organic production in accordance with the USDA National Organic Program (NOP).
The ear on the left has been treated with aragonite, and the ear on the right is untreated.
Related Products
SandyCal
SandyCal is our granular product and can be offered in its raw form or dried/screened.
SandyCal spreads easily and can be stockpiled outdoors.
Offered in loose bulk, super sacks, and 50 lb. bags
OceanCal
OceanCal is our powdered aragonite, excellent for spot treatments, blends,
or incorporating into irrigation.
Offered in super sacks and 50 lb. bags