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Pelleted and Crumbled, Composted Pouloy Manure Marketing Plan<br />

7.3 HOME/GARDEN CENTRE RETAIL& FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTORS<br />

~the total gar&n centre retailfetilizer distributor market for PCCPM, 85% may<br />

be servt”cedby product originatingjbom fem”lizer blenalm (hs ident@edpretiously)<br />

and amounting to a potenn”al &mand for PCCPiU product through this market<br />

channel in the range of 9M to 15W tonnes, &pending on price assumptions. l%is<br />

leaves 15% of the pote~”al &rnand in this market segment which is consi&red<br />

pote~”ally accessibk?to din?ct-rna?ketedPCCPMproduct, indicm”ng a direct rnartit<br />

in the range of 159 to 265 tonnes, annually.<br />

l’he total pote~”al volume of PNO products to be marketed through centres and<br />

distributor, including both jil[ers and orgam”cbased products, is estimated at<br />

between 16(M and 2310 tonnes. l%ese jigures inclti m“cipated demand for<br />

PCCPM~ all rnmket channd and exbnated quandda of PNOproducts currently<br />

being sold in these market segments.<br />

lhe U3X N~”onal Gardening Survey, 1993-94 includks &tailed breakzhms of the<br />

types of gar&ning for which supplies are purchased. l?ais indicates that the real<br />

growth in supplies salts @eluding fem”lizm) h in the areas of landscaping,<br />

contm”ner gar&ru”ng, lawn and tree care rather than in traditional vegetable<br />

ganiiming and indwrplant care. W is rejlkcted in the types of products being soki<br />

tlvough the retail garden centres It is interesting to note that abnost tw”ce as many<br />

househokik purchase weed and feed ferh”lizer u purchase either regular or liquid<br />

fem”lizm and only 2S% of that numberpurchase orgatu”cfem”lizers.<br />

7.3.1 Spedc Message<br />

This organic product is ideally suited for customers who wish to do their part to be ecologically<br />

sensitiveand produce a superior growing environment for their plants and grasses. PCCPM has<br />

a vexyreasonablenutrientprdlle includingsignificant quantities of micronutrients. Although the<br />

percentageof compositionfor each individual primary nutrient (NPK) may not appear as high as<br />

other products on the market, as an organic product PCCPM has natural nutrient time release<br />

characteristics which provide extended availability for the plants. Thus while the greening may<br />

not appear over night as with chemical fertilizers it will develop stronger and be longer lasting<br />

with less stress on the plants.<br />

PCCPMhas been fully testedin both research and commercial applications and has demonstrated<br />

superior growth factors and impressive consistency from batch to batch. It has experienced<br />

absolutelyno burningproblemseven when placed on newly planted grass and being a composted<br />

24 Zbeetrq$tinsulting, 1995

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