Rose is a crop that is grown on the same substrate for several years. This requires additional firmness and stability of the substrate, so the crop can continue to make optimal use of the total substrate volume throughout the entire cultivation period.
Because rose crops should continue to produce optimally year round, good and instantly steerable slabs are of great importance. In addition, a new trend among increasing numbers of rose growers is to recirculate drainage water, and to increase the use of biological crop control methods.
The combination of the company’s innovative capacity and customer-oriented attitude ensures that the products and services Grodan develops are always up-to-date and guarantee the best possible cultivation performance
Did you know that growing a kilo of tomatoes in the open field requires a whopping 60 litres of water, whereas in hydroponic greenhouse cultivation it is only15 litres?
It is important to give the best possible start to the new crop. The turn-round period offers opportunities to clean the glasshouse and carry out essential maintenance prior to its arrival. Commercial pressures sometimes mean that the glasshouse is only empty for 2-3 weeks. However a good clean up in this period will pay dividends for the cultivation to follow.
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