Most people shop for plants have shared a common experience . They have walked into their local garden center , market or grocery store , desire to grease one’s palms plants but found themselves in front of a half - empty ledge with dilapidated flora that have clear see better days . Diminishing plant character affects growers and consumer alike , with plant head-shrinker costing US agriculturist more than $ 500 million annually , and leaving consumers either empty - handed or with plants that do n’t thrive once they reach their new home .
While plant production in the greenhouse follows a tight docket , plant sales are extremely weather condition - pendent . mirky and showery weather can extend a plant ’s meter in the market to multiple weeks , during which the plant is drawing water and food . And while market surely water the plants , additional plant food is often skipped over . And for shopper , see degenerate plants detracts from the whole experience .
" With most plant not getting fertilizer after pass on the nursery , the plant quality can quickly belittle and allow for people no option but to bewilder the industrial plant away , " excuse Dale Bradshaw , technical sales representative with Profile Growing Solutions .
Calibrachoa in HydraFiber treated with Nutricote command - vent fertiliser discussion .
To counter psychiatrist and keep plants search healthy long after their glasshouse mean solar day , Profile Growing Solutions began researching combinations of high - quality substrate and controlled - release fertilizer aimed at improving the shelf life of plant . The researchers focused on HydraFiber ® grow admixture and Nutricote ® fertilizer to improve the timbre of calibrachoa , pansy , impatiens , geranium , lantana and genus Vinca .
As Bradshaw explains , Profile ’s squad of scientist have describe high nutrient levels , better flower and leaf color and overall improved visual aspect in plant spring up with Nutricote ® , compare to plant produce at the standard 125 - ppm N . These result translate into long ledge life sentence , quicken sell - through and overall enhanced experience for the customers . Profile Growing Solutions had these effect on presentation at Cultivate'24 , with flora produce with Nutricote ® looking noticeably salubrious than those grown without it .
Calibrachoa in HydraFiber treated with continuous limpid feed treatment .
" We first unveiled these results at Cultivate'24 but have other written report in progress as we look to optimise rate and blends , " pronounce Bradshaw . " All of our inquiry is done in - firm and in collaboration with raiser . We have a space dedicated to inquiry that we habituate yr - round for inquiry . "
While Profile shared these first results quite recently , Bradshaw explains that the principle has been around for a while and growers ' reservations towards the technology have quickly washed away .
" When talking about this seven years ago , you would think growers think I was from a whole unlike satellite . Now , it is a pull more than a push . raiser are asking for this , " Bradshaw says .
With the summer planting time of year drawing to a tight and nursery focusing on seasonal plants like chrysanthemum , Euphorbia pulcherrima and Christmas cacti , Profile ’s squad is busier than ever as they play with growers to contrive for the next summertime growing time of year , hash out rates and combinations , etc .
For more info : Dale BradshawProfile Growing Solutions[email protected]www.profilegrowing.com
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