Charge - Soil Conditioner and Biostimulant

Ecothrive
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For the Healthiest Plants Just Add Charge

A naturally-produced and easy-to-use boost for potting mixes, Ecothrive Charge confers a whole host of biological benefits to your plants. Composed entirely from the droppings of beetles, this premium-grade 'frass' is packed full of beneficial microorganisms and natural plant growth catalysts. Ecothrive Charge will stimulate robust plant growth, improve root zone conditions and create vigorous, high-yielding plants.

  • Contains a well-balanced proportion of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium with good availability and long-term supply.
  • Promotes a healthy biological presence in the growing media, improving nutrient cycling and availability as well as improved root growth.
  • Contains naturally occurring activators of plants' immune response, elevating defence against bacterial and fungal diseases.
  • Easy to apply thanks to user-friendly sandy texture.
  • 100% Organic — Approved by the Soil Association.

Premium grade insect frass

Composed entirely from the droppings of very friendly beetles, Ecothrive Charge is 100% naturally produced and organic.

Bursting with Beneficial Biology

Chock-a-block full of microorganisms, Ecothrive Charge fills your potting mix with beneficial microbes to enhance root zone conditions.

Long-Lasting Organic Nutrition

Ecothrive Charge boosts the fertility of your potting mix by adding a broad balance of primary nutrients that can last the full distance, supporting your plants through growth and bloom.

Natural Biostimulant

Ecothrive Charge contains naturally occurring plant immune response activators making your plants more resistant to disease and boosting growth rates.

Easy to Use

Mix in to your Soil or Coco.
(1L Charge per 50L Coco/100L Soil)

Water through your media as normal.

And wait for the healthiest plants you've ever seen!


Application Rates

Potting Mix Base

Potting Soil/Compost:

Cuttings / Seedlings / Low Feeding – Mix 5ml per Litre of Soil

Established Plants / High Feeding – Mix 10ml per Litre of Soil

1L of Charge treats 100-200L of potting soil.

Coco Coir:

Cuttings / Seedlings / Low Feeding – Mix 10ml per Litre of Soil

Established Plants / High Feeding – Mix 20ml per Litre of Soil

1L of Charge treats 50-100L of coco.

Suitable for use in all potting mixes including coco coir, peat and peat-free potting soils.

For best results mix thoroughly with the potting substrate before planting. Follow up with top dressings every four weeks.

Container Plants

Top Dressing:

Add 2-4ml per litre of potting mix – 1 x 20-40ml scoop per 10L pot

Immediately after applying a top dressing, water the pot well. Repeat every four weeks or as the crop needs.

Watering in:

Add 10-20ml per litre of water

Stir thoroughly for one minute. Water the pot well until run-off occurs. Repeat every two to four weeks or as the crop needs.

Leave tap water to stand overnight before use or, alternately, use rain water or filtered de-chlorinated water.

Outdoor Use/Soil

At planting or sowing:

Add 50-100g per M2 (2.5-5 x 60ml scoops) Prepare the area for planting/sowing then lightly fork charge into the top 10cm (4 inches) of soil. Follow up by top dressing four to six weeks later.

Established crops:

Top dress 25-50g per M2 (1.25-2.5 x 60ml scoops)

Evenly sprinkle the measured amount around the base of the plant and water in well. Top dressings can be repeated every four weeks during active growth.

Foliar Application

Add 1-2g per litre of water (0.5-1 level teaspoon)

Stir thoroughly for one minute. Leave to stand for 15 minutes. Repeat once, then strain to remove sediment. Pour into a spray bottle and use with 24 hours. Leave tap water to stand overnight before use, alternately use rain water or filtered de-chlorinated water. Repeat applications every one to two weeks.

Compost Tea Supplement

Add 1-2g per litre of compost tea brewing water.

Add at the start of the brewing cycle with your usual compost and microbial stimulants.

Adding Charge to your aerated compost tea will increase the microbial biomass and diversity.

     

    Important Information

    If you have any questions, please check out the below or get in touch via our contact form

    We're devoted to sending our customers quality plants with the best service around. Every plant is backed by our 7-day guarantee, so they arrive in good health.

    Our team takes extra steps when prepping plants for transportation, but they're still sensitive to changes, so there may be minor cosmetic issues. We always aim to photograph and disclose any flaws before shipping, but a living creature travelling across the country in a box can take a hot minute to adjust to its new life.

    If you have any issues within 7 days of receiving your order, holler at our customer support team on our contact form with your order details and some pics of the issue. After the guarantee has expired, though, we can't refund as we can't guarantee care and environmental factors. If you repot the plant during the 7 days, the guarantee is void.

    We have been sending plants up and down the country for many year now and we like to think we have our way down to an art.

    We protect the plant from falling out of the soil with tissue paper and tape if needed, then we wrap the plant in corrugated cardboard, and sometimes we protect the leaves with extra tissue paper if required. This is then placed into a box and if there is any empty space, we fill this with void fill to stop the plants moving around inside the box. Sometimes we will write a note on your packing slip to water the plant on arrival, so please look out for this. This is due a freshly watered plant going in a box will not only be soggy, but as the plant is in darkness this can sometimes make the plant unhappy when just freshly watered.

    If your plant arrives to you unhappy, please send us a photo of the plant and packaging if relevant straight away, so we can advise you.

    Online orders are packed and dispatched within a few days. Usually depending on volumes, we aim to get your order dispatched within 1 working day. We have collections from Royal Mail 6 days a week so deliveries tend to be speedy.

    Our standard parcel delivery service is £4.99 for Royal Mail Tracked48, you can upgrade to Tracked24 for £2.50.

    We do offer a Tracked48 Large Letter option for £2.99, and Tracked24 for £1 extra, but this only applies to products less than 2.5cm thick.

    *Deliveries 7 days a week only included Tracked24 parcels.

    Link to your shipping policy

    We get a lot of boxes, packaging and whatnot at Sprouts from all our various supplier's deliveries. We re-use this packaging material where possible, plus we take in donations from local businesses and customers to our shop to avoid excess packaging going to landfill. Sometimes your delivery might look a little different, or come in a branded box from another company, but rest assured the items inside are carefully packed with love and attention inside. We use paper tape and all our branded materials included are fully recyclable. Sometimes we use polystyrene, bubble wrap or plastic wrap in the packaging, all these items are not new and where possible, please use them again.

    We have partnered with Zedify to offer low-carbon deliveries in Central Bristol for £6.99.

    Zedify collect and deliver orders from us Monday - Friday and will usually deliver your order the same day its collected. If you place your order before 11am, we will aim to get it collected the same day but this isnt always possible. When you have received your dispatch email, Zedify should be delivering your order the same day, anytime before 6pm.

    We cannot give an idea of time, but if you would prefer delivery on a certain date (Monday - Friday) please get in touch or leave a note at check out with your preferred delivery date and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

    Zedify deliver to the following postcodes BS1, BS2, BS3, BS4, BS5, BS6, BS7, BS8 (1, 2, 3A - 3N, 4), BS9 (1,3,4).

    Select click and collect at checkout to collect your order from our Bristol shop.

    You will get an email when your order is ready to collect, where possible please come and collect your order the same day as we have limited space. If you are going to collect your order at a later date, please let us know in the message box at check out so we know when to expect you. Some items such as gift sets, kits and pre-order items may not be ready to collect the same day, again please let us know what day you would like to collect and we will let you know if there's any issues.

    We do not offer free returns, but if you are unhappy with your delivery, please get in touch. If your parcel or order has been damaged, please take photos and send these over to our team so we can look into this for you.

    If you have ordered an item and you would like to exchange it, we should be able to do this for you. There may be an extra charge for delivery, but get in touch to discuss. For plants there is a 7 day return policy and 30 days for everything else, apart from sale items which are none returnable. 

    You can return or exchange in our Bristol shop for free.

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