The biological catalyst that jumpstarts ecological restoration belowground where most successional processes occur.
- Incorporates “Growing Soil” technologies proven to perform throughout the Western United States since 1996 (from the high-altitude Rocky Mountains to the blast furnace heat of the Mojave Desert) at re-establishing sustainable native plant growth on drastically disturbed soils in harsh environments. Specify DownUnder LSM™ for revegetation performance “above and beyond” conventional “band-aid” seeding practices.
- By working directly with the seedbed soil, DownUnder LSM™ is designed to provide immediate, wildlife safe slope protection (at half the implementation cost of Bonded Fiber Matrix products) lasting for up to 4 years while nurturing sterile soil back to life.
Employing soil science technologies backed by a consortium
of national and multinational corporations,
DownUnder LSM™ utilizes your site-specific soil to create
a flexible, protein-rich growth medium fortified with
humic substances within a lattice-like membrane capable of
nurturing and sustaining vigorous plant growth on
sterile soil for long-term stabilization. Why persist with
under-performing conventional aboveground “band-aid”
seeding practices when technology created by American ingenuity
is readily available?
We are not growing plants per se; we are setting the stage for the natural re-establishment of site-specific bacteria, fungi, protozoans, nematodes and related soil microorganisms to nurture and co-exist in symbiotic relationships with the successional native plant species from early seral stage through to climax plant species.
Patented Organic Acids technologies restore the complex polydispersepolyanions molecules within soil organic matter that are the basic building blocks for plant growth: disassociated aggregates of Humin fragments, Fulvic Acid fractions, and Humic Acids, collectively referred to as “stable soil humus.” While accounting for only one-third of organic matter by weight, this stable soil humus component provides a critical differentiation between a sterile soil and fertile soil.
Humic Acid and Fulvic Acid–Soil Active
- Increases CEC
- Improves soil structure
- Improves water retention
- Increases microbial activity
- Increases the buffering capacity of the soil solutionHumins
Plant Active
- Stimulates plant root and shoot growth
- Absorbs directly into roots
- Protects sensitive root hairs from salt damage
Slash
Your Application Costs by 50% or More
DownUnder LSM™ is less than a third the bulk of a typical wood fiber mulch seeding slurry, thereby cutting labor and machinery costs incurred for application.
On-the-Job Assistance is Available
From Native Plants Alliance team professionals both with seeding design, as well as with effective and efficient implementation. For particularly challenging soils, DownUnder LSM™ can be custom blended with soil balancing minerals appropriate to your project site.
