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Discover how to optimally care for your garden in autumn and prepare it for the coming season. Our natural products will help you create healthy and fertile soil. Experience the...

Drought in the garden? No longer a problem! Learn how the magic of vermiculite and BODENKRAFT PLUS water-storage pellets can moisturize your dry soil and help your plants thrive.

Zeolite doesn't change the plant – it changes the soil. How the volcanic mineral stores water, retains nutrients and promotes a vibrant soil life: the comprehensive guide for garden soil,...

Many gardeners today are looking for natural ways to improve their soil long-term. Zeolite is increasingly coming into focus because its special structure can store water and bind nutrients in...

Do you remember the last real heatwave summer? Weeks without rain, temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, and pure drama in the garden: wilting leaves at noon, cracked earth, plants that...

Zeolite is not a magic bullet. We say that even though we are truly convinced by this mineral. Because that’s precisely why it's worth being honest: those who use zeolite...

In our blog, you'll discover the revolutionary benefits of zeolite and lime for your garden. Learn how our products Grünkraft Calcium, Grünkraft Zeolith Pur, and Veggikraft help you increase your...

Anyone who deals with zeolite quickly encounters terms such as cation exchange capacity, adsorption, or tribomechanical activation – and wonders: What does that actually mean? This glossary explains the most...

Is zeolite in the garden just a trend – or scientifically sound? Studies in agricultural science and soil science show surprisingly clear results regarding nutrient retention, water management, and soil...

Blueberries are more demanding than they look. They need soil that almost no other crop can tolerate—acidic, rich in humus, alive. Those who ignore this will get stunted bushes with...

Hemp is experiencing a renaissance. But what many farmers don't yet know: CBD is a secondary plant compound—it is produced like quercetin in onions and lycopene in tomatoes. More photosynthesis...

In autumn, it's as much a part of the landscape as colorful leaves and morning mist. In Lower Austria, orange globes pile up at farmers' markets, farm shops, and in...

A Hokkaido with deep orange-red skin, intense aroma, and 12 °Brix. Dense, nutty, sweet. Packed with beta-carotene and alpha-carotene. So heavy you can barely hold it in one hand. This...

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away." This saying is over 150 years old. It originates from Wales, was first printed in 1866, and has since spread to all...

Spinach is one of the fastest successes in the vegetable garden – 4 to 6 weeks from sowing to harvest. If it works out. If not – pale leaves, bolting,...

Popeye was right. Not about the iron – there was a misplaced comma. But spinach is still one of the most nutrient-rich leafy greens we know. For reasons other than...

An apple tree that bears fruit every year – without alternation. Fruits that are deep red, intensely fragrant, and packed with 14 to 18 °Brix, quercetin, and phloridzin. A tree...

Nitrogen has a utilization efficiency of only 30 to 40 percent in agriculture. The rest escapes into the air or groundwater – as lost money and as environmental pollution. Zeolite...

Ezra, our Labrador Retriever, gets a blueberry. He takes it carefully. He pauses. He spits it out. Not ripe enough. No refractometer in the world measures more precisely than a...

There's that moment when you bite into a tomato from the market — and something happens. That taste. Then in winter, you buy a tomato at the supermarket — and...

Spider mites. Botrytis shortly before harvest. Yellowing leaves even though everything seems fine. Behind almost all these problems lies the same issue: a plant that is not reaching its full...

A deep dark green broccoli head with tightly closed florets. Nutty to the bite, packed with sulforaphane. This doesn't happen by chance — it happens in the soil. Here's the...

There's a vegetable that has been studied for over thirty years in the laboratories of the world's most renowned research institutions. Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore isolated its main active...

There is a process that drives everything. Without it, no yield, no nutrients, no impressive Brix value. It is called photosynthesis. And for most plants in the world, it performs...

Soil or leaf – that is not an either-or question. Both solve different problems on different time scales. And if the soil can't yet, the leaf steps in. Today.

What is Grünkraft Calcium? Grünkraft Calcium is a mineral foliar fertilizer based on tribomechanically activated calcite and zeolite. The product is manufactured using a sophisticated co-milling process, where calcite (calcium...

Why do tomatoes often no longer taste like they used to? Studies show: Fruits and vegetables have been losing minerals for decades. What the Brix value reveals about this -...

You cut the clove of garlic. You set it aside. You wait ten minutes. Only then does it go into the pan. This small ritual that almost no one knows...

Goji berries from Tibet. Moringa from India. Yet one of the most nutrient-rich foods in the world has been in every kitchen for centuries. The red onion and its sister,...

Microorganisms and zeolite and many minerals visible in the dark field photographs. "The images give me feedback. Here, the energetic pattern is visible." Willi Prechtl

When plants visibly come into their strength - Why zeolite works in soil Article Series Understanding Zeolite in Soil This series invites you to delve deeper into understanding zeolite in...

You're standing in front of the shelf at the garden center or scrolling through an online shop and you see: zeolite, perlite, biochar, expanded clay. All of them somehow promise...

For many garden owners, a beautiful lawn is more than just grass. It is a play area, a place of relaxation, and the green heart of the garden. And yet,...

Self-sufficiency on the balcony – is it realistic? "Honestly, I was skeptical - my south-facing balcony was just too hot and everything I planted died.Since I started mixing zeolite into...

Anyone who has ever grown tomatoes, peppers or basil from seed knows that magical moment: the small green sprout pushing its way through the soil. And then – nothing. The...

Updated 16.7.2026 Anyone who has experienced tomato plants suddenly wilting in midsummer—even after just watering them—knows that helpless feeling. Or strawberries that flower beautifully but yield tiny, tasteless fruits. Or...

From practice for practice. A farmer shares his experiences with rock flours—zeolite, foliar fertilizer calcium, and AM+Plus microorganisms in the barn, manure, and vegetable fields.

Basalt meal, zeolite, lime, dolomite, or vermiculite – many mineral soil improvers are used in gardens, but their effects differ significantly. While some minerals primarily provide trace elements, others influence...

Many raised beds dry out faster in summer and lose nutrients over time. A volcanic mineral is therefore increasingly becoming the focus of garden research and practice: zeolite. Its special...

Ion Exchange, Pore Structure, and Mineral Surfaces – The Scientific Foundations Article Series Understanding Zeolite in Soil This series invites you to delve deeper into understanding zeolite in soil: how...

Fertile soil thrives on good structure and active soil life. Scientific studies show that zeolite can stabilize soil structure and create favorable conditions for microorganisms. A look at the research...

Many garden soils lose water faster than plants can use it. Studies show that zeolite can improve the water retention capacity of soils and help plants better withstand dry periods....

Can a natural mineral help store nutrients in the soil and better nourish plants? Scientific studies show that zeolite acts like a natural nutrient reservoir and can reduce losses in...

The moment young plants are placed in the soil is a quiet one – yet decisive.What happens now determines not only if a plant grows, but how it grows. Strong...

In his 1894 work "Bread from Stones," Dr. Julius Hensel demonstrated that rock flour sustainably improves soil fertility. A look at its history and its significance for zeolite and natural...

Why are soils worldwide losing their diversity? This article provides a scientifically sound analysis of how monocultures, humus depletion, and structural loss weaken soil fertility – and why regenerative gardening...

Spring feels like a promise.The earth softens again, the light brightens, the first plants carefully show that something new is beginning. In the garden, this special moment arises where everything...

Spring is the moment when everything in the garden seems to begin anew. Buds swell, the first plants appear, the earth smells alive again. But while our gaze goes upwards...