More than 40 Years Osmocote development for growers, from 1967 to the present day In 1967, there was only one type of Osmocote. An NPK fertilizer with longevity but without trace elements. The system of applying nutrients using a controlled release fertilizer was born!
The most significant difference between these generations of coated fertilizers is the level of control over nutrient release. The 3rd and 4th generation coated fertilizers are superior. Both longevity and pre-determined release are tightly controlled. These products are unique. They offer the user unrivalled certainty and a maximum guarantee of a good result. Moreover, you can tailor your choice on how the product should work to your own situation. Whether you choose a Standard, a Hi.End release type or one of the other release patterns, highest quality is always guaranteed!
1967
• Coated NPK • Longevity (NPK)
The original controlled release fertilizer
1983
1989
• Coated NPK • Trace elements • Longevity (NPK + trace elements)
The second generation CRF with proven performance
2002
• Patterned release • Pre-defined release patterns, know what you buy • Balanced NPK / High K Formula • Coated NPK • Trace elements • Longevity (NPK + trace elements)
Powered by double coating technology
• Programmed release exactly matching plant need • Part of the granules double coated and postponed in start-up • Proven Osmocote Exact technology • Longevity (NPK + trace elements)
The safest Osmocote ever
Taking fertilizers to a higher level
Controlled release
1st generation
2013
2008
Everris coated fertilizers
A great deal has been invested in product development since then. New generations of coated fertilizers have been developed.
Controlled release
2nd generation
Patterned release
3rd generation
Programmed release
4th generation
The right product for every situation! (Also see page 28)
3rd generation You choose a 3rd generation Osmocote Exact if you want a maximum guarantee of good growth and perfect quality. You choose Osmocote Exact if you cultivate in greenhouses, if you apply the fertilizer by plant hole dibbling equipment, if you grow sensitive species, if you grow high value crops or if you apply 75% or more of the nutrients by the coated fertilizer. With a 3rd generation both longevity and release pattern are guaranteed.
4th generation The 4th generation is an extension of the Osmocote Exact 3rd generation and offers very special - programmed - release patterns. A percentage of the granules are double coated. In this part the start-up of fertilizer release is postponed and this feature is used to create innovative release patterns. With the introduction of the 4th generation coated fertilizers, the answer to challenging growing circumstances like growing in greenhouses, potting up during the summer and autumn/winter potting is now available to growers. Suitable where higher fertilizer release in the second half of the culture (Hi.End) or in situations where no fertilizer in the first period is required (Protect).
2nd generation Osmocote Pro belongs to the 2nd generation coated fertilizers. Longevity and analysis are guaranteed. The release of nutrients during the longevity can vary within certain defined limits, dependent on temperature. Osmocote Pro contains NPK and a full package of trace elements.
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