Boosting Brix for healthier, more resilient plants with Hortus Vitalitas products

Brix is an easy and effective indicator of plant health, giving growers a clear insight into how well photosynthesis is performing. A plant with poor photosynthesis often becomes attractive to insects and diseases, as it starts releasing waste products that act as a signal and food source for pests.

By monitoring Brix levels, you can assess the overall health of your crop and take proactive measures to strengthen it. A simple Brix measurement provides a value that reflects how robust your plants are and indicates whether interventions are needed to improve their vitality.
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Why Brix Levels matter for your crops

Brix measures the sugar content in plant sap, which directly reflects the efficiency of photosynthesis. Higher Brix levels indicate a plant that is effectively converting sunlight, water, and nutrients into energy. Healthy plants with high Brix are:

• More resistant to pests and diseases – High sugar levels support strong cell walls and reduce the excretion of waste products that attract insects.
• Better able to cope with stress – Plants under environmental stress (heat, drought, or nutrient imbalance) maintain higher resilience when Brix is optimized.
• More nutrient-dense – Higher Brix translates to better taste, texture, and nutritional value, which is important for both fresh produce and marketable crops.

Essentially, Brix is a simple, measurable way to ensure that your crops are not only surviving but thriving. By focusing on increasing Brix levels, growers can protect their plants naturally and improve overall crop quality.

Biostimulants from Hortus Vitalitas help to increase Brix Levels

At Hortus, we offer a range of products specifically designed to increase Brix levels, ensuring your plants are healthier, stronger, and more resilien, even under stress conditions or pest pressure, such as the current thrips outbreak in Spain.

By incorporating these products into your crop management routine, you can significantly improve Brix levels, resulting in healthier, stronger, and more vigorous plants. A higher Brix value means not only better growth but also increased resistance to pests and diseases, a key advantage in today’s challenging agricultural environments.
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Hortus VITALITAS product range

Natural Crop Care, supporting crop resilience, nutrient efficiency and soil vitality

Our portfolio is built around products that enhance plant resilience, nutrient-use efficiency and soil vitality. Each product contributes in a different manner, allowing to select a single solution or combine them for broader and more effective crop support.

Supramino – Supporting Growth and Metabolic Efficiency

Supramino is based on amino acids and peptides that enhance metabolic activity and nutrient utilisation. It is particularly suitable during phases when the crop requires additional energy to build biomass, set fruit, or recover from stress. Hortus Supramino contains the highest % of Free L-amino acids, which are easiest and quickest absorbed by the plant.
Supramino enhances calcium uptake through the roots, opens root pores, and transports available calcium to the newest leaves. Its high free amino acid content supports the formation of complete proteins—something plants cannot do on their own. Complete proteins are not a food source for insects, helping protect your crop naturally.

BioCarb & BioCarb Clear –  The Smart Carbon Source for Plants

BioCarb and BioCarb Clear support plants in improving their natural stress responses and overall vitality. They promote better photosynthesis, boost nutrient uptake, and strengthen both leaves and roots.
BioCarb prevents photorespiration and helps plants retain energy, allowing them to maintain strong photosynthesis even under stressful conditions. It also transforms soluble carbohydrates and sugars into complex carbohydrates, making them unavailable as a food source for insects.

Strength – Ca-Mg-B Foliar Support for Structural Plant Health

Strength supports overall plant vigor by improving nutrient uptake and stimulating natural growth processes. Strength helps plants withstand environmental stress, ensuring they remain robust and productive throughout the growing cycle.

Flower Sea Boost –  Bio Chelated Trace Elements (B.C.T.)

Based on high-quality seaweed extracts, Flower Sea Boost combines energy-rich organic materials, nutrients, and bio-active elements,  that support flowering, fruit set and early development.
Flower Sea Boost completes the photosynthesis and protein synthesis process when combined with amino acids. Its high-quality seaweed and trace elements provide essential nutrients to optimize plant vitality and resilience.

X-Hance  –  Plant and Microbiome Activator

X-Hance is a microbial biostimulant based on Bacillus velezensis.
it boosts photosynthesis efficiency and enhances the plant’s natural defense mechanisms. X-Hance helps maximize energy production in leaves while improving resistance to both biotic and abiotic stresses, giving your crop an extra edge against pests and diseases.
X-Hance contains Bacillus sp. (≥1×10⁸ CFU/ml) and Organic carbon: 5%

How Biostimulants benefit your crops

Biostimulants can be applied as a seed treatment, through fertigation, or as foliar spray, depending on the crop and the desired effect. Their functions vary widely:

• Seaweed extracts modulate growth and hormonal activity.
• Humic substances improve soil quality and nutrient availability.
• Microbial biostimulants support root–soil interactions and nutrient mobilisation.

These same principles form the foundation of the Vitalitas biostimulant portfolio from Hortus Supplies International.