Water Management

Water Wisely

Most HydraFiber growers tell us that they find they can water less when using HydraFiber blends. Recognizing HydraFiber's differences is key to realizing its great advantages. Check out these simple watering tips now and be sure to share with your entire production team.

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"Our company roots are in bark and we have been a promoter of sustainable forestry for many years. Finding a forestry product like HydraFiber to replace non-sustainable raw materials in media was very exciting. It is a technology we are investing in for the long run."

Neal McKeown

Business Development Manager

Gro-Bark

“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.”

Billy Nolan

Director of Growing

Olson's Greenhouse of Colorado, Fort Lupton, CO

“HydraFiber is a labor-saving tool, a money-saving tool and it’s a soil amendment that helps us grow better plants. We’re very happy with the rooting and the mature plant quality we’re able to produce.”

Ashley Smith

Head Grower

Bell Nursery, Springfield, OH

“We were impressed, not only with its ability to retain water, but also its ability to have porosity at the same time, which almost seems like an oxymoron, but it definitely happens. HydraFiber holds water and doesn’t dry out as quickly, but at the same time, when it’s wet, it doesn’t turn into mud or mush.”

Patrick Herzing

General Manager

Michael's Greenhouses, Cheshire, CT

"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