Adding rock dust to farmer’s fields captures carbon and boosts yields
Large-scale field trials of rock dust applications in agriculture are precisely what we need to harness the benefits of applying crushed calcium and magnesium silicates […]
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Bonus climate solution: Add wollastonite to green roof and urban agriculture soils
In this month’s issue of Environmental Science & Technology three researchers we work closely with at Guelph University, Ontario published an article making the case […]
Garden Success! But how does CW Grow protect plants from insects?
An experienced home gardener told us cucumber beetles were ruining things for everyone until she started using CW Grow. She asked us what does […]
Pests don’t like plants grown with CW Grow
This week we added two studies to our growing agricultural research database. These two studies are a few years old, but the concept is a new and […]
What farmers say about CW Grow
CW Grow is composed of 100% carefully mined wollastonite and works on all soil types at low and high application ranges for a wide diversity […]
Results from Ontario fields using CW Grow
CW Grow is made of 100% single-source natural and carefully mined wollastonite. CW Grow has been used for many years with great results on farms […]
Silicon boosts plant growth under simulated climate change scenarios
This is study shows a strong potential for silicon to maintain plant growth under elevated temperature and CO2 levels in a legume plant. Specifically, increased […]
Towards establishing broad-spectrum disease resistance in plants: Silicon leads the way
The title of this blog is the title of the research paper, what a title. Our latest addition to our agricultural research database focuses […]
Silicon + Bananas + Foliar Sprays
Here is a study showing silicon benefits bananas from silicon fertilizers applied to the leaves and soil. This research shows improvements in banana quality with […]
The Science of Disease Tolerance in Strawberries
In this study, calcium, potassium, and sodium silicate are tested against a common synthetic fungicide for black root rot disease suppression in strawberries. The short […]