Vegan nutrition has long moved past the question of whether honey is a vegan product (it isn’t, of course). Increasingly, consumers are focusing their attention on the production methods and supply chains – and therefore also on the fertilisation of fields and the plants. Many seals that represent ecological agriculture do not exclude the keeping of livestock and the use of animal fertilisers. Consequently, they do not guarantee a vegan production chain. 

Organic vegan agriculture guarantees non-animal production chains

Organic and vegan farming, in turn, guarantees a production chain free from animal products. In this context, potassium sulphate from natural sources has firmly established itself as a vegan fertiliser alternative. This is because potassium enables optimum water use and can considerably reduce drought stress. Potassium is an essential component in the formation of important sugar compounds and supports the transport thereof from the leaves to other parts of the plant. It’s important to note in this context that potassium sulphate is not an all-round fertiliser and – with a corresponding result from the soil analysis – can also be applied in combination with a vegan soil fertiliser.

Benefits of vegan leaf fertilisation with SOLU K 52

• Vegan production does not require the keeping of livestock.
• Livestock farming consumes more natural resources than the cultivation of plants. Vegan fertilisers are environmentally friendly, have a smaller CO2 footprint and do not endanger the well-being of animals.
• Animal products, especially from conventional farming, often exhibit medicine residues or a high bacterial load that get into the natural cycle via fertilisation and therefore also into plants – and people. 
• Potassium sulphate is a co-product of evaporated salt production. Although it is very energy-intensive, it is vital to human life for many reasons. With this in mind, the meaningful re-usage of potassium sulphate as a leaf fertiliser helps contribute to resource-saving zero-waste production.