A new forward-looking plant life generation arrangement that can be used for all propagation method is proving to a big hit with Australian horticultural companies , according to its external distributors Klasmann - Deilmann .
The troupe supplies the Growcoon , which is a growth and semen plug make by Maan Biobased in the Netherlands , and the Australian representative for Klasmann Deilmann , Mr Peter McDiarmid , say it is an idealistic increase to the be Klasmann - Deilmann substratum concern . The company is a global loss leader in the substrate business enterprise and has been operating in Australia since the early 1990s , provide all segment of the nursery manufacture .
The Growcoon has a unchanging open final body structure and is made from a 100 % biodegradable polymer which is approved for organic maturation . It can be used with all propagation system such as sowing , cutting , grafting , tissue culture and hydroponic systems . The Growcoon is suitable for a wide kitchen stove of standard tray and can be placed into the tray either manually or mechanically using a dispenser that can be link to the tray pick line .
" It is an cut-in that fits into horticultural trays and it is one option for multiplication , " Mr McDiarmid say . " It has some good advantages in that it is fully biodegradable and has an opened last structure , which allow the plant to develop its roots freely to form a firm and unchanging beginning globe in a short time . Shorter cultivation cycles and highly effective transplant reduce price for growers . The Growcoon also permit you to loose - filling the trays with your substrate of choice , which is a big advantage over alternate propagation systems that work with contract or stabilize plugs with more densely filled substrate . "
While the Growcoon has been available in Europe and North America , it has only been on the market in Australia for just over 12 calendar month .
" It strike some time to get the trials done , which have been very successful , " Mr McDiarmid allege . " But we are now at the stage where we have some prominent multiplication glasshouse who have adopted the system , which should be fully implemented by after this yr , include in some cases , the employment of the automatic dispenser to localise the Growcoon in the tray . Two of these nurseries in Victoria ; Mansfields Propagation Nursery , and Humphris Nursery will be using the Growcoon system to diffuse young industrial plant , and then transplant some of these young plant into a larger Growcoon for transplant into big weed . "
" The feedback has been first-class , and they see some dependable reward , particularly implementing it with mechanisation in the baby’s room . So gentle transplantation , stronger root balls , and strong plugs . There ’s lots of advantages , not only in terms of ancestor increment in the Growcoon , but also in the logistics in the nursery ; immediate processes and fast turnaround time . So , there ’s a good deal of extra advantages on top of the develop advantages . "
There are 10 ' off the shelf ' standard sizing of the Growcoon useable to fit different tray sizes ranging from 16 cell through to 252 cells . There is also the option to make a custom size if customers have a special shaped tray or cell and the quantity is sufficiently expectant to justify the additional toll of custom production .
For more information ( in Australia / New Zealand)Peter McDiarmidKlasmann - Deilmann Asia PacificPhone : +61 400 178 708[email protected]www.growcoon.com
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