BlueShoots

BlueShoots is CroBio’s unique microbial soil amendment that’s designed to help farmers keep nutrients right where they belong—around the roots—making your fertilisers more effective and reducing nutrient runoff.

The core of BlueShoots is a beneficial bacterium, which we’ve carefully developed to produce a sponge-like material around plant roots. This sponge does three essential things for your soil:

1. Nutrient Retention: It holds fertilisers and other nutrients close to the roots, reducing the risk of nutrient runoff after rain or irrigation. By keeping nutrients in the root zone, BlueShoots helps plants absorb them more effectively, cutting waste and making every bit of fertiliser count.
2. Water Retention: This sponge acts as a natural buffer, creating stable soil conditions by absorbing excess water during heavy rains and retaining moisture during dry spells. This helps prevent pooling and keeps roots healthy, supporting strong plant growth even through climate extremes.
3. Putting Carbon Back into the Soil: As the sponge material breaks down over time, it releases small amounts of glucose, which enriches the soil with organic carbon. This not only feeds beneficial microbes, boosting soil health and biodiversity, but also adds carbon back into the soil, supporting a more sustainable and carbon-rich soil ecosystem.

The technology helps build a richer, more biodiverse soil environment, which can lead to healthier, more resilient crops over time. With BlueShoots, you’re investing in a solution that captures both nutrients and moisture, making your soil more productive and sustainable in the long run.