A new coco substratum enrich with compost merge the morphological benefit of coco substrate with the nutritional benefit of substrates like peat moss , say Leonardo Juarez with The Grower , the company that grow this Ultra - Coco blend . “ All cultivator that tried this locally mixed substrate , noticed strong , more resistant plant and are now using it in a big part of their cultivation . ”
Covid brought several challenges to the substratum industry . One of the major challenge was the crisis with logistics , which lead in significant cost step-up and wait in rescue for substrate mathematical product . “ These challenges change not only our direction of workings , but also our minds ” , says Leonardo . “ At the same fourth dimension , we ’ve seen the struggle in the peat moss industriousness , with cultivator and supplier looking for alternative . We wanted to develop a raw substrate to combine the nutritional benefits many users of peat moss are see for , but also offering the structure benefits valued extremely by coco peat substance abuser . ”
The team at The Grower has been work on developing this raw solution and found a way of life to treat manure and mix it with the coco peat . The solution is a substrate that provides a buffer of nutrition , and still offers the structure benefits of coco peat .
The Grower has tested the mixture for a class and a half with several growers . “ The growers , participating in spring up tomato plant , peppers , cucumbers , or berries , noticed the new mix resulted in strong , more resistant young plant life that proved to be more resilient after transplantation ” , says Leonardo . “ Once output started , the plant were goodish and unattackable . ”
He add together he expected a firm solution , but seeing the trial lines compared to the eternal rest of the nursery , was amazing . “ Really incredible . The UltraCoco substrate is powerful in N , potassium and phosphorus . The addition of manure creates a substratum filled with humic and fluvic loony toons . So far we see the solution last for at least four to six months . ” And , what ’s most important : all growers trialing the substratum , have settle to change a larger part or even their full crop to this new assortment . “ It institute them a stronger crop and good overall outcome . ”
The substratum is mixed in Spain . “ We convey the coco peat in from our facilities in Sri Lanka and India in semi - tight blocks . Depending on the agriculturalist , the complex body part and mixture is created – just like with our regular substratum deliveries – to produce a substrate that answer the growers petition in damage of aeration and drainage . ” The UltraCoco blend is supplied to growers in with child bags .
Unlike peat moss , which is extract from nature , this substrate is made from coco and organic waste that would otherwise be toss , Leonardo says . “ The manure is topically produce by organic farms in our region and is processed through compost , making it an eco - favorable root that helps reduce waste . ” The compost process is adjusted to ascertain a completely stabilize mixture , free of pathogen , pest , or seeds .
For more data : Leonardo JuárezManaging DirectorThe Growerwww.thegrower.es/en[email protected ]
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