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ROOTED: Summer '18

IN THIS ISSUE: Powerful Products. Proven Results. Growers are evolving to HydraFiber because it’s backed by facts. Features: Starting poinsettias with HydraFiber; Moving to HydraFiber for propagation. Every issue of our Rooted magazine takes a deep dive into what HydraFiber® adds to your plants and to your processes. We’ve archived past issues so you can easily look back on important topics.

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“From what we’ve seen, the pH of poinsettias stays more stable because of the length of the crop. Also the shelf life is better because the HydraFiber retains the moisture and when it’s sitting on the shelf longer at the store, it’s pulling that moisture out of that wood. We’re seeing several more days at retail which is a huge benefit.”

Tim Van Der Hengst

Head of Production

South Central Growers, Inc.

"After 30-plus years in the greenhouse industry, I’ve made the biggest changes in my substrate mixers with HydraFiber. After lots of trialing and tweaking, we’re at 55% peat, 25% coir, 25% HydraFiber and it’s working very well. We’re really getting a great, great root system that is going through that substrate, all the way down to the bottom of the pot. In all the years that I’ve mixed soil, I’ve never seen the root systems just permeate the soil ball like they are now. Get a good root system and the plant will come."

Kevin Koeppler

General Manager

Sunbelt Greenhouses, Douglas, GA

“Since raising our inclusion rates, we’ve had no issues with the quality of our plants.”

Jeff Murphy

Operations Manager of Production and Maintenance

Altman Plants, Giddings, Texas

"Perennials are just beginning to get looked at, but from what I’m seeing, the results with HydraFiber are also comparable to the performance observed in other growing mixes."

Paul Pilon

Owner

Perennial Solutions

"We are already using HydraFiber Ultra in our blends for indoor production, and decided to trial EZ Blend for outdoor production. Our Fall 2019 mum trial put EZ Blend side by side with a 30% Ultra 160WB blend. The plants performed very well in EZ Blend – we couldn’t see a difference."

Seweryn Uchacz

Head Grower

Garden State Growers, Pittstown, NJ