About Florikote™

  • Florikan is committed to providing high performing and cost effective controlled release fertilizers. The development of Florikote™ is our continued commitment to providing superior innovation and environmentally sustainable solutions for the green industry.
  • We have served the professional Fertilizer Industry since 1981.
  • Our focus is on the development of efficient technologies to sustain the release of nutrients to reduce the potential nutrient runoff and leaching into the environment.

  • Florikote Brochure (PDF)

     

 

Development

  • PrillCreated in 2003 with support from NASA through its Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP).
  • Florikote™ is the first controlled release fertilizer to encapsulate jagged edge particles and SGN 50 water soluble crystalline material.

How It Works

  • A patented dual reactive layer polymer coating process that controls nutrient release over a range of 3 - 6 months in turf grade materials.
  • Works through reverse osmosis - activated by moisture and the rate of release is only impacted by soil temperature.
  • A smooth exterior coating with no breaks or fissures to ensure a predictable release.
  • Benchmarked to 77 degrees F average soil temperatures - maintains integrity even in climates of extreme heat and rainfall.
  • Coating thickness determines longevity up to 6 months in turf grade materials.

Quality Control

  • Quarantine process for 7 days post production.
  • All production undergoes 1, 3, and 7 day dissolution tests in 100 degree F hot water baths to benchmark release and performance.

Florikote™ Components

  • Florikote™ is the first controlled release fertilizer to encapsulate jagged
    edge particles and SGN 50 water soluble crystalline materials.
  • Florikote™ is currently available in:

Florikote Components

Fertilizer Efficiency and Plant Nutrition

Controlled Nutrient Release
  • Florikote™ breaks the feast or famine cycle associated with conventional and inferior slow release technologies, ensuring that nutrients remain available to the plant.
  • Florikan Landscape Blends ensure that the fertilizer is released gradually each day eliminating the chance of a “flash” release resulting in plant burn or the potential for nutrient runoff even during the summer.

Florikote™ Development Timeline

 

Timeline