HydraFiber Product Information

NEW: Reduce Peat Usage with HydraFiber Specialty Short Fiber

HydraFiber® Specialty Short Fiber is ideal for propagation mixes (especially if they rely on peat moss). Its fine strand, short fibers share similar physical characteristics to peat, making it an effective supplement or replacement that plays well with other materials. Propagators will also find that this material easily fills smaller cells and holds water better than other materials — no surprise, given that it's engineered with the early growth process and transplanting in mind.

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"The growers adapted pretty fast to the new HydraFiber media and we didn’t have major issues. Everything we have done is the same as we did with the perlite mix."

Matt Blaszczyk

Manager of Growing–Plant 1

Green Circle Growers, Oberlin, OH

“Our basil crop finished five days earlier when we trialed in a blend with 30% HydraFiber Ultra 160WB in place of perlite. We’re working closely with their team now to make the full switch to HydraFiber by Fall 2020.”

Marco de Leonardis

R&D Operations Manager / Organic Production Coordinator

Freeman Herbs, Beamsville, ON

"HydraFiber does definitely wet easier than our other mixes…it has helped us get plants wetter right after transplant. We have not changed anything in our fertilization program, which has been an easy transition. Everything we have done so far with HydraFiber, we have not seen any issues with any plant having any adverse conditions at all."

Tom Samuelson

Head Grower

Heartland Growers, Westfield, IN

"The transition to HydraFiber was so easy. I have 25 people on my growing staff and each one had no problem moving from a standard perlite mix to the HydraFiber mix. Things like Bonzi drenches…same rates. pH improved. EC was right there, too. Water management is straightforward and simple. No challenges for the growers whatsoever."

Paul Hardiman

Head Grower

Dan Schantz Farms & Greenhouses, Zionsville, PA

"Switching over to HydraFiber has been very nice and given us more time to focus on our mixes. We used to use two people in our soil room in the busy season, with a lot of perlite loading. The smaller HydraFiber bales let us use one person all day long, and he never falls behind loading HydraFiber and peat moss on the line. And HydraFiber keeps the place clean and dust-free. To him, it’s a dream back there!"

David McCartney

Process Lead - Plant 1

Green Circle Growers, Oberlin, OH