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Technical Information
Melcourt Super HumusTM
    Melcourt Super HumusTM is used to:-

  • Improve the soil's structure and nutrient levels.
    Product Description

  • Melcourt Super HumusTM is a well composted, friable soil-improver that is 100 % peat-free.
  • A product from our 'deluxe' range.
  • Rich brown colour.
  • The product is free flowing and easy to handle.
    Typical Uses

  • Suitable for a wide range of professional and domestic landscape applications, particularly when it is required to improve the soil's structure and nutrient levels.
  • To improve soil organic matter levels and moisture holding capacity.
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    User Benefits

  • Successfully tried and tested by professional and amateur users for many years, giving excellent results.
  • Environmentally friendly, processed from natural materials which are peat and chemical free, and from sustainable British resources.
    Product Features

  • Easy to spread and incorporate using simple tools.
  • Effective service life, 2 years plus.
  • Extremely cost effective.
  • 100% peat free.
    Application Rates

  • Spread Melcourt Super HumusTM evenly onto the soil surface to a depth of not less than 50 mm, then throughly incorporate into at least the top 150 mm of soil.
  • These application rates can be exceeded on poor soils or where deeper penetration is required.



















The following text is recommended to be used by landscape architects and product specifiers, when inviting quotations for this product. The use of this text will not contravene the copyright of this publication.

    Product Specification

  • The product shall consist of well composted, finely graded organic residues of British origin with a nominal particle size range of 1-10mm.
  • Typical product analysis in accordance wth BS 4156:1990 to be :-
    Bulk density 540 - 590 kg/m3
    Dry matter40%
    Organic matter80%
    pH7.0
    Cation exchange capacitymedium
    Nitrogen (N)medium
    Phosphorus (P)low
    Potassium (K)medium
    Magnesium (Mg)low
    Electrical conductivity550 µS/cm
    Plus a medium reserve of trace elements.
    Application Rates

  • Spread Melcourt Super HumusTM evenly onto the soil surface to a depth of ........ mm (insert depth required) , then throughly incorporate into at least the top ........ mm (insert incororporation depth required) of soil.
    Additional Clauses

  • Typical product samples to be provided upon request.
  • All product volumes to be calculated using The Bulk Density method, as set out in BS EN 12579:2000 and BS EN 12580:2000.
    Available from
Melcourt Industries Limited
Boldridge Brake, Long Newnton,
Tetbury, Glos GL8 8RT
Tel: +44 (0)1666 502711
Fax: +44 (0)1666 504398
Email:mail@melcourt.co.uk
Website: http://www.melcourt.co.uk

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The following table gives a guide to the area in square metres, covered by one cubic metre, when evenly spread at the given depths:

Initial spreading depth required 50 mm 75 mm 100 mm
Square metres covered by 1 cubic metre 20 13.3 10

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

Main
Constituent		 Origin Nominal particle
size range		 Typical Bulk Density Range Dry Matter Organic Matter pH Cation Exchange
Capacity
Straw and agricultural manure British 1 - 10 mm 540 - 590
kg/m3		 40 % 80 % 7.0 Medium

Nitrogen
(N)		 Phosphorus
(P)		 Potassium
(K)		 Magnesium
(Mg)		 Electrical conductivity Trace Elements Quality Range
Medium Low Medium Low 550 µS/cm Medium Deluxe

All values given in the Technical Specification are typical. However, some variation may occur from time to time. Melcourt Industries Ltd reserves the right to alter the specification without notice, for the purpose of product improvement.