Rice Hulls for Horticulture
Soil Input
Top Dressing Vegetable Transplants Grass Seed Carrier
Our specially treated, horticulture grade rice hulls are cleaned and subjected to a series of heat treatments that sterilize the rice hulls and render residual rice kernels, weed seeds or disease pathogens non-viable.
Benefits of rice hulls for sod, turf and nursery operations:
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Top dressing with 1 to 2 inches improves weed control
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Reduces hand-weeding labor and expense
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Improves control of moss species such as liverwort
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Reduces potential for drought stress and watering
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Delivers economical, earth-friendly weed management
Nutrient-Rich & Biodegradable
Rice hulls are an economical and sustainable replacement to Perlite.
Benefits of rice hulls to replace Perlite²:
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Optimizes porosity, drainage and stability with less dust
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Requires little or no adjustment to fertility and irrigation
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Less freight, labor, storage and packaging
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Natural color blends well with other media components
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Remains stable during the typical plant production cycle
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OMRI listed and CDFA registered for organic production
Bales & Pallets
Rice hulls are available in 50 lb. compressed bales for your storage and convenience needs.
Baled rice hulls are convenient to transport, store and move, and are easy to use.