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A BS3882 compliant sandy loam, planting topsoil.
Suitable for shrub and vegetable planting schemes, podium projects, raised beds, and the planting of rootball trees.
HortLoam is a BS 3882:2015 compliant sandy loam, planting topsoil.
HortLoam, with its additional reserves of organic matter in the form of PAS 100 compliant ‘green’ compost, provides the optimum nutrient levels for establishing young plants and encouraging healthy root growth. With a typical percolation rate of 1.44 mm/hour HortLoam has an open and free-draining structure.
HortLoam is disease-free and contains no pesticide contamination. Typically the texture is sandy loam.
As a fully natural product HortLoam does contain annual weeds but these are easily managed using normal weed-control methods.
Features and benefits:
Color | Brown |
Material | Soil |
Shape | Formless |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | Q28/20 Imported topsoil to BS 3882 Q28/315 Imported topsoil to BS 3882 Q28/330 Imported manufactured topsoil/ growing medium |
General requirements | Topsoil, growing medium, subsoil and preparation materials generally. |
Supplier | Boughton Loam. |
Source | Manufacturer's standard. |
Soil textural class | |
Standard | To BS 3882:2015. |
Class | Sandy loam. |
Chemical analysis | |
Standard | To BS EN 1377-2:1990. |
pH (range) | 7.8. |
Organic matter by dry weight (nominal) | 7.4%. |
Nutrient content | Manufacturer's standard. |
Stones | |
Size in any dimension (maximum) | 20 mm. |
Stone content by dry weight (maximum) | 1%. |
Permitted materials for manufactured topsoil | |
Declaration of compliance | |
Composted materials | In accordance with PAS 100. |
Country of material origin | United Kingdom |
Country of product manufacture | United Kingdom |
Material | Soil |