Sheep wool pellets at a glance - they can do it all
The pelletization of natural substances has become significantly more well-known and popular in recent years. Whether for heating or for the garden, pellets are small balls or cylinders that are pressed from raw and waste materials and are relatively easy to produce and use.
Pellets made from raw sheep's wool are relatively new. They are mainly made from dirty and waste wool - or from wool that is no longer suitable for clothing or as filling for pillows and blankets . Find out more about sheep's wool in this article. MedSalus wishes you an interesting read!
Table of Contents:
- Sheep's wool pellets in the garden - that's their secret
- Making sheep wool pellets yourself
- Sheep wool pellets price - how much do they cost?
- What else can sheep’s wool do? MedSalus gives the overview
Sheep's wool pellets in the garden - that's their secret
Sheep's wool is a true all-rounder - especially (but by no means only) in the garden. The fibers have a number of important benefits for your plants and soil health and are incredibly environmentally friendly. That's what makes this sustainable, renewable natural material so valuable. Let's take a look at it in detail:
1. Sheep wool pellets fertilizer
In addition to the ability to store heat, which is important for clothing, the ingredients in the sheep's wool are particularly important when used in the garden. Sheep wool fertilizer pellets contain high amounts of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, which act as natural fertilizers and promote plant growth.
The protein keratin, which is also contained in wool, ensures that the wool breaks down relatively slowly. So the wool gradually releases the nutrients over several months - so it fertilizes continuously without risking over-fertilization.
In addition, the sheep's wool pellets also loosen the soil structure as fertilizer - not least because they are decomposed by microorganisms and thus ensure more activity in the soil.
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2. Sheep wool pellets in the raised bed
Sheep's wool pellets are also often used in so-called raised beds. Raised beds are slightly raised and bordered beds that have relatively little contact with snails due to the lack of contact with the ground.
Since these beds dry out more quickly than normal beds, sheep's wool pellets not only help with their nutrients, but also with water management. Because the moisture-absorbing fibers bind the water and slowly release it again. This can reduce drought stress and irrigation effort.
As with their use as fertilizer, the pellets also promote the aeration of the soil and the activity of the soil microorganisms.
3. Sheep wool pellets against snails
And these are by no means all the advantages. Sheep's wool is known to have a very deterrent effect on snails. Sheep's wool feels very rough and unpleasant, at least for snails.
So if you place sheep's wool or sheep's wool pellets around the plants in your vegetable garden that are considered particularly susceptible to slug infestation (e.g. lettuce, strawberries, etc.), you can significantly reduce the likelihood of an infestation. Here, too, you can do without chemical agents, because with sheep's wool pellets you have a safe and sustainable solution.
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4. Sheep wool pellets as fertilizer for tomatoes
Sheep's wool pellets are particularly in demand for tomatoes - because this is where all the advantages come together. Tomatoes have a very high nutrient requirement, especially at the beginning of the growth and flowering phase, and are often grown in raised beds.
Last but not least, they need loose soil and must also be protected from snails. Sheep's wool pellets are therefore (after sufficient heat and sunlight) a very good support for a successful tomato harvest.
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5. Sheep wool pellets as mulch
Sheep's wool pellets can also be used for mulching.They are sometimes cheaper than other mulching materials and at the same time significantly more effective. Do your garden a favor by preventing drying out, weed growth and soil compaction and by ensuring better water management and long-term fertilization. And all of this with a sustainable and chemical-free product. It couldn't be more versatile!
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Making sheep wool pellets yourself
The good news is that you can also make sheep's wool pellets yourself. All you need is a machine that can process the sheep's wool into pellets. These machines come in different sizes and technical specifications. To make fertilizer pellets from sheep's wool, you only need a small machine and not a large machine park.
Essentially, such a machine compresses the cleaned, raw sheep's wool into pellets under high pressure. If you don't want to do this work yourself or don't have your own machine, you can also use contract pelletizing. Or you can simply buy the sheep's wool pellets yourself. You have to decide on a case-by-case basis which scenario is best for you.
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Sheep wool pellets price - how much do they cost?
Sheep's wool is a relatively inexpensive product. You can buy sheep's wool pellets online for just a few euros per kilogram. As with many other products, the more you buy, the cheaper the price becomes. So it's worth shopping for the whole year instead of spending significantly more on one or two kilos.
Alternatively, you can of course also buy raw sheep's wool or use sheep's wool waste (e.g. from old sheep's wool blankets) as a base to press into sheep's wool pellets yourself - or have your contract pelletizer do this for you.
Sheep wool pellets are produced by a fairly broad range of producers. You will find everything from more or less local hardware stores to national hardware companies.
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What else can sheep’s wool do? MedSalus gives the overview
When making sheep's wool pellets, old, broken or unusable sheep's wool is used. But what happened to the sheep's wool before? The natural material of sheep has many advantages that justify its use for thousands of years:
The soft wool fibers not only store heat, but also absorb moisture. In contrast to pillows and blankets made of down, they prevent you from sweating and overheating - and at the same time are quick and easy to care for by simply shaking them out and airing them out.
In addition, this wool is a sustainable, natural and animal-friendly product. Because the so-called shearing of sheep is completely painless and stress-free. The sheep even look forward to getting rid of their thick fur in the spring.
MedSalus exclusively uses wool from Moroccan sheep for its products, which is obtained locally and by hand by professionally trained specialists:Sheep's wool pillows, blankets and underbeds in Merino quality! Individually, for couples or for children - and as sets:
Single Sets:
- "Wonder Sheep" set (1 x sheep's wool duvet, 1 x sheep's wool pillow)
- Children's set "Sheep" (1 x sheep's wool blanket, 1 x sheep's wool pillow, each in child size)
- "Schlafwohl" set (1 x sheep's wool duvet, 1 x sheep's wool pillow, 1 x sheep's wool underblanket)
Duo-Sets
- "Wonder Sheep" duo set (2 x sheep's wool duvet, 2 x sheep's wool pillow)
- "Schlafwohl" duo set (2 x sheep's wool duvet, 2 x sheep's wool pillows, 2 x sheep's wool underblanket)
FAQ
What are pellets and what are they made of?
Pellets are waste made from natural raw materials pressed under pressure into a ball or cone shape and used for heating, fertilization and other purposes. For example, wood pellets made from waste wood and sawdust are known. Pellets are increasingly being made from leftover sheep's wool and other animal waste.
Can you insulate with sheep wool?
Sheep's wool is a very versatile material. It has been used for clothing since time immemorial, but also as filling for pillows and duvets or as fertilizer and garden material. But sheep's wool can also be used as insulation due to its heat-insulating properties and ease of processing. However, the use of sheep's wool as insulation is still rare.