Customer Testimonials - Canadian Wollastonite

Farmer to Farmer

Scientific research supports and demonstrates many unique benefits wollastonite use has on a wide range of crops and soil types.

We collect and summarize observations from growers using Canadian Wollastonite. Feel free to contact us with your experience or questions.

Wollastonite In the soil

Cash Crops

Benefit	Crop	Result
Improved soil texture	Field crops	Compared with lime, wollastonite made the ground easier to plow.
Increased grain quality	Corn	Grown side by side, wollastonite increased kernel size and fullness. Click here for more details.
Increased yield	Hay	Compared with 0mt/ac, 4mt/ac increased yield by 2 round bales.
Reduced lodging	Wheat	Visually easy to see difference across field where wollastonite was applied.
Increased drought resistance	Sod	Clear differences seen consistently in treated fields.

Vegetables & Fruits

Benefit	Crop	Result
Longer Shelf Life	Lettuce, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, Strawberries	Less spoilage, better inventory management
Increased Yield	Annual Herbs, Spinach, Lettuce	More cuts in with and without comparison, better regrowth
Extended Length of Harvest	Kale, Collards	Increased yield per bed foot and profitability
Enhanced root growth	Lettuce, Tomatoes, Chinese Cabbage, Spinach	Observed in with and without comparison
Reduced lodging	Peppers	Reduced labour cost, improved fruit yield and quality
Reduced damage from slugs	Salad Greens, Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Strawberries	Drastically reduced slug presence and damage
Less crop loss to disease	Strawberries, Tomatoes, grapes	Extended the harvest period with less disease pressure which increased the profitability of the crop
Longer Shelf Life	Lettuce, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage, Strawberries	Less spoilage, better inventory management
Reduced transplant shock	Mixed vegetables	Seedlings recovered faster, better quality overall

Farmer & Grower Profiles

	Dwyer Farms, Eastern Ontario Crops: Field & hay Usage: 4 mt/ac Soil type: Clay loam Main benefits: Increased grain fullness and quality
_________________	Droogendyk Market Garden, South-Western Ontario Crops: Mixed vegetables Usage: 3/4 tonne/acre on over 50 acres Soil type: Sandy Loam Main benefits: Increased yields, longer shelf life Photo: Droogendyk Market Garden
_________________	Fairgreen Sod Farms, South-Western Ontario Crops: Sod, Cash crops Usage: Applied bi-annually at 2 tonnes/acre Soil type: A broad range of light sands to clay loam Main benefits: Sod – Improved drought resistance and recovery, reduced grub pressure. Cash crops – Reduced lodging, increased yield during drought Photo: Fairgreen Sod Farms
	Neubrand Produce, South-Western Ontario Crops: Tomatoes, salad greens, carrots, spinach Usage: Applied annually before transplant and seeding at 4 tonnes/acre Soil type: Clay Loam Main benefits: Drastic reduction in slug pressure, increased root growth Photo: Neubrand Produce
	Van Elswyk Farms, South-Western Ontario Crops: Used with broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower Usage: Applied annually on the soil before transplant at 1 tonne/hectare/year Soil type: Sandy Loam Main benefits: Spraying less from reduced pest pressure (cabbage loopers, diamondback moths), increased plant health and crop storage in a drought and a wet year with greater yields compared with local farms, reduced need for crop rotation. Postharvest benefits: no yellowing on cauliflower leaves in storage at two-weeks, improved shelf life for broccoli and cabbage Photo: Van Elswyk Farms
	Raymont Berry Farm, Essex, Ontario Crops: Strawberry Usage: 2-3 tonnes per acre / year applied with lime spreader Soil type: Sandy Main benefits: Increased soil pH with added benefit of silicon to replace use of an expensive silicon foliar product. Improved berry quality and firmness while increasing yield with increasing N applications.