Nature’s Soil Wetter isn’t just a soil additive; it’s a natural water management solution designed to transform hydrophobic, compacted, or nutrient-poor soils into living, fertile environments. Made from 100% natural ingredients, including plant-derived surfactants, botanical extracts, and over 70 trace minerals, this granular blend helps soils absorb, hold, and distribute water evenly, while also feeding microbes, detoxifying residues, and stimulating root growth. Perfect for lawns, gardens, crops, potting mixes, and environmentally sensitive areas.
Nature’s Soil Wetter is best used in hydrophobic or sandy soils, compacted or clay-heavy soils, and underperforming potting mixes. It’s also highly effective after chemical exposure, to stabilise nitrogen fertiliser, and to encourage deeper root growth and overall soil rejuvenation.
Nutrient Profile: Nature's Soil Wetter is a soil wetting agent + nutrient retention system, not a fertiliser with the following components:
Why choose Nature's Soil Wetter Granules:
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| Form: | Granular (1–2 mm USGA spec) |
| Composition: | 20% natural surfactants, 80% VolcaMin carrier |
| Ingredients: | Plant-derived surfactants, botanical extracts, corn, linseed & sunflower derivatives |
| Trace Elements: | Over 70 minerals for balanced soil health |
| Compatibility: | Works with fertilisers, fungicides, herbicides, and nitrogen sources |
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Nature’s Soil Wetter isn’t just about helping water soak into the soil, it works on a biological and chemical level to improve overall soil health. By enhancing water movement, balancing pH, supporting microbes, and boosting nutrient efficiency, it creates stronger foundations for healthier plants.
NOTE: Nature's Soil Wetter doesn't normally need to be watered-in; however product should be irrigated for best results.
| Application Type | Rate & Frequency | ||
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| Potting Mix & Pot Plants | Ideal for long-term re-wetting, improved drainage, nutrient efficiency, and safe for all plant types. Compatible with pine bark, bark fibre, peat, coco fibre, and pumice. | Propagation & Plug Mixes | 0.3 kg/m³ |
| General Potting Mixes | 0.75 kg/m³ | ||
| Coco Fibre Mixes | 0.5 kg/m³ | ||
| Bark Mixes | 0.75 kg/m³ | ||
| Peat Mixes | 1.0 kg/m³ | ||
| Top Dress (Coco Fibre) | 0.5 g/L | ||
| Top Dress (Other Mixes) | 1.0 g/L | ||
| Turf, Lawns, Golf Greens & Garden Areas | Prevents dry patch, improves water movement, boosts fertiliser efficiency, and is safe and environmentally friendly. | Greens & Tees | 1.5 kg/100 m² every 1–2 months |
| Fairways & Sports Fields | 2.0 kg/100 m² every 2–3 months | ||
| Parks & Reserves | 1.5–2.0 kg/100 m² every 3 months | ||
| Garden Areas | 1.5–2.0 kg/100 m² every 3–6 months | ||
| Crops, Vegetables, Fruit Trees & Natives | Improves soil structure, water retention, and fertiliser use efficiency, with long-lasting benefits. Best applied under the plant dripline, on top of soil or beneath mulch. | Crops | 1.5 kg/100 m² every 1–2 months |
| Pasture | 2.0 kg/100 m² every 2–3 months | ||
| Vegetables | 2.0 kg/100 m² every 2–3 months | ||
| Fruit Trees | 1.5–2.0 kg/100 m² every 3 months | ||
| Natives | 1.5–2.0 kg/100 m² every 3–6 months | ||
| Specialised Applications | Beneficial Microbe Stimulation | 1.5 kg/100 m² every 1–2 months | |
| Sodium Management | 2.0 kg/100 m² every 2–3 months | ||
| Nitrogen Stabilisation | Add 10% Nature’s Soil Wetter to nitrogen source (e.g. 2 kg per 20 kg of N) | ||
| Detoxification / Residues | 1.5–2.0 kg/100 m² every 3 months | ||
| Correcting Soil pH (acid/alkaline) | 3–10 kg/100 m² every 3 months |
Not sure how much to apply for your lawn or garden area? Use our Plant Doctor Product Rates Calculator to get the correct rate tailored to your size and conditions.
Keep out of reach of children. Avoid inhaling dust. May be harmful if swallowed. If eaten seek medical help. ALWAYS TRIAL BEFORE CHANGE. Before a new rate, product or application method is used, a small trial is recommended. Warranty of this material, either expressed or implied, is limited to a guarantee of the composition as shown on this label in as much as uses are beyond the seller’s control. For the same reason, the seller is not liable for any injury to any living thing, crops, soils, or materials which may result from the use or storage of this material. As this is largely a mineral-based fertiliser made from natural resources, the analysis may change slightly.
Nature’s Soil Wetter improves water distribution and retention in hydrophobic soils. It can be used in potting mixes, turf, lawns, golf greens, gardens, crops, fruit trees, and environmentally sensitive areas.
Yes. It is non-toxic, derived from 100% natural materials, and safe to use on lawns, vegetables, fruit trees, natives, and ornamentals. It contains no petrochemicals, phosphates, or harsh solvents.
Yes. It is an excellent additive for soilless mixes such as bark, peat, coco fibre, and pumice. It aids water retention, improves drainage, and enhances fertiliser efficiency. It can be incorporated at rates between 0.3–1.0 kg/m³ depending on the mix, or top dressed at 0.5–1.0 g/L.
Apply as a top-dress to dry turf using a spreader. Recommended rates are 1.5 kg/100 m² for greens and tees (reapply every 1–2 months), 2 kg/100 m² for fairways and sports fields (every 2–3 months), and 1.5–2 kg/100 m² for parks, reserves, and home lawns (every 3–6 months).
Yes. Apply directly under the dripline of trees or across soil surfaces. Typical rates are 1.5–2 kg/100 m², with reapplications every 1–3 months depending on crop type and soil quality. It improves root growth, nutrient retention, and soil structure.
Yes. It improves water penetration in hydrophobic sands and clays, buffers soil pH, binds salts, reduces toxic residues and heavy metals, and supports beneficial soil microbes. It also helps stabilise nitrogen and extend fertiliser efficiency.
The natural granules provide both immediate and long-term benefits. Depending on soil type and conditions, one application can last 1–3 months before reapplication is required for best results.
Watering-in is not essential, but light irrigation after application ensures optimal activation and reduces the risk of granules sitting dry on the surface.
Yes. It is made from natural surfactants, botanical extracts, and minerals. It contains no petrochemicals, making it safe for sensitive areas, waterways, and all soil types.
Yes. It enhances the efficiency of fertilisers, fungicides, and other crop protection products by improving nutrient exchange and water movement in the soil. Always test compatibility before large-scale application.
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