There is an increasing demand for hydroponically grown leafy greens such as lettuce and culinary herbs like basil to enable healthier and more sustainable food production. Growers can realise significant savings on water and fertiliser inputs when using hydroponic methods to grow these crops. Grodan offers targeted products designed to work with the wide array of growing systems.
Grodan AO Plug is a stonewool substrate to grow lettuce, leafy greens and culinary herbs in high tech cultivation
Grodan Cress Plate is a stonewool substrate to grow lmicrogreens and baby leaf crops in high tech cultivation
Grodan offers a crop-specific range of substrate slabs for vegetable growing, specifically for tomato, cucumber, sweet pepper and aubergine crops.
Next Generation 2.0 (NG2.0) is the latest substrate technology from Grodan. This technology enables propagators and growers to produce more while using less water, nutrients and space. It creates optimal growing conditions for a whole season, and allows roots to make better use of the entire substrate. NG2.0 is available in plugs, blocks and slabs to help growers and propagators produce sustainably, healthy fresh vegetables for a growing population
Read the full storyDutch tomato producer Solyco has been working with Grodan’s new Elite stone wool slab since the start of this crop cycle. According to Jack van Schie, head grower at one of the company’s three locations, the combination of this slab with both the Plantop block and the GroSens sensors gives him more certainty that he will achieve the high quality that customers expect.
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