Trial, Switch and Succeed with HydraFiber
Five peers tell you about trialing and getting comfortable with this game-changing substrate, making the switch and how this new product is working across their full range of crops.
Five peers tell you about trialing and getting comfortable with this game-changing substrate, making the switch and how this new product is working across their full range of crops.
"HydraFiber is by far the most innovative commercially produced soil amending product to hit the industry in a long time."
"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."
"I like the root system I get from HydraFiber due to the high porosity in the mix."
“When we switched to HydraFiber, we shaved 5 hours of labor off every zone each week due to plants needing less water. That’s a 5 to 10% labor savings for us. And on some crops, we have been seeing faster rooting, with white roots all the way to the bottom in 9 days on crops that typically take longer.”
"We are using the 365WB HydraFiber material in our mix. The moisture content is about 55%, and the mix holds together like a loose snowball to give us the best 'loft' during filling. It rolls through the mixing line well and fill the pots nicely. Handling the new mix is a little different…but it's working!"
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