Fytofoam

FYTOFOAM IS A UNIQUE AMINO-PLASTIC SUBSTRATE MATERIAL
WITH AN OPEN CELL STRUCTURE WHICH READILY ABSORBS
WATER & NUTRIENTS

MANY ADVANTAGES

Using mobile equipment, liquid resin concentrate is expanded on site and hardens as a firm, stable, lightweight foam.

Fytofoam is sterile, inert and environmentally safe. biodegradable, it breaks down over ten years by hydrolysis, becoming carbon and nitrogen.

The effectiveness of Fytofoam does not decrease during that period. turf roots actually grow through the Fytofoam and take over the role of the foam over time.

Finer, deeper roots and improved turf growth makes the grass cover much more dense and therefore more hard-wearing.

Fytofoam holds around 60% water by volume and is very easy to re-saturate, optimising water use and reducing losses through evaporation. The water is released gradually, which is a huge benefit when amending hydrophobic soils.

Healthier turf results from reduction of root zone compaction.
Fytofoam does this by increasing the average soil pore size in soils & promoting finer, denser root growth.

MAJOR BENEFITS

Less irrigation

Fytofoam greatly improves absorption and soil water-holding ability. You’ll likely need 30% less water... so you can save some 30% on the entire cost of watering over the next 10 years and more.
Less fertilizer

Nutrients are absorbed in the open cell structure of Fytofoam and are gradually released, reducing fertilizer leaching. Fytofoam itself is not a fertilizer.
Improved drought tolerance

Fytofoam increases the root volume through increased soil aeration and moisture retention. Fytofoam will always make better use of whatever rain does fall and turf recovery will be faster, when the rains do come.
Less maintenance

Fytofoam reduces compaction in the rootzone, lessening the need for slicing or verti-draining. The self-restoring capability of your turf is also greatly enhanced.

A Melbourne park slit-injected with Fytofoam

16 weeks later

9 months after treatment

Slit-injection

Layer Application

Slit-injection for Existing Fields

Existing fields and fairways are not taken out of play. Up to 1.5 ha per day can be slit-injected by an approved applicator. Slit-injection doubles the surface area for water / air access to the root zone.

Water falling on a Fytofoam slit-injected field quickly soaks in deep and spreads out sideways. There’s no need to repeat the injection of Fytofoam because it lasts up to 10 years.

Fytofoam Layer for new fields

Ideal for improving turf establishment, increasing water and nutrient retention in the rootzone and reducing future compaction.

A layer of Fytofoam is laid on a firm level surface by an approved applicator just prior to turfing, sprigging or seeding. The foam layer is incorporated to the specified depth by a high speed rotary hoe, between 4-12 hours after application.

New fields are brought up to a playing condition much sooner, as turf treated to Fytofoam establishes itself rapidly and ensures more uniform growth, reduced weed competition and a denser turf with a significantly deeper root system.

Fytofoam is used in new fields to assist in aeration of the rootzone, which is why it is used in high profile UK sportsfields like Upton Park, home of West Ham United and Croke Park, Ireland. Water availability is not an issue but air in the soil and compaction are.

Recent field trials completed by Alterra Wageningen University in Spain has demonstrated a water saving between 41-50% in the form of reduced number of irrigations required in a USGA sand profile due to improved rootzone water retention. This saving translates to sand profile sportsfield constructions anywhere in the world.