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Hortloam BST - Topsoil

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Boughton Loam

A BS3882 compliant sandy loam, planting topsoil.

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Application

Suitable for shrub and vegetable planting schemes, podium projects, raised beds, and the planting of rootball trees.

Description

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:

  • Sandy loam - easy to handle.
  • Good reserves of organic matter - gives a more open structure with good fertility and nutrient levels.
  • Addition of coarse sand - free draining, encourages healthy root growth.
  • BS 3882:2015 compliant - confidence for regulators and clients.
  • Optimum fertility - optimum plant establishment and growth.
  • Open structure - encourages healthy root growth, free draining, easy to work.

General information

Color

Brown

Material

Soil

Shape

Formless

Uniclass

Pr_45_31_89_51 Manufactured topsoilsPrimary
Pr_45_31_89_42 Imported topsoils
Pr_45_31_89_50 Manufactured growing media
Pr_45_31_89_41 Imported growing media

CAWS

Q28/20 Imported topsoil to BS 3882

Q28/315 Imported topsoil to BS 3882

Q28/330 Imported manufactured topsoil/ growing medium

Specification data - Manufactured topsoils

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.

Sustainability data

Country of material origin

United Kingdom

Country of product manufacture

United Kingdom

Material

Soil

Literature

Boughton Landscape Product Brochure

Boughton Landscape Product Brochure

Hortloam Topsoil Analysis Report

Hortloam Topsoil Analysis Report

Hortloam Product Information Sheet

Hortloam Product Information Sheet

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