Welcome to the HydraFiber Resource Library
From trialing tips and growing practices, to the set up and maintenance of your HydraFiber Processing Unit (HPU) and HydraFiber Expander (HE) machines, find everything you need to grow better plants and better margins right here.
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HydraFiber Ultra Tower Batch Processing Calculations
Quickly calculate how much HydraFiber Ultra you should add to your mix and get instructions to help you get right to work.
HydraFiber Processing Unit: Panel and Conveyor Installation Instructions
After your HydraFiber Processing Unit is in place and the permanent legs have been installed, use these instructions for easy conveyor installation.
HydraFiber Processing Unit Technical Bulletin: Bearing Shim Plate Installation
Reference this guide to properly retrofit shims needing replacement from stray soil/substrate particles affecting your HPU's operation.
HydraFiber Processing Unit Technical Bulletin: Panel Installation
Instructions for quick and easy panel installation once you've assembled the HPU conveyor assembly.
The Sustainability of HydraFiber
Tips on how to take advantage of the sustainability of HydraFiber.
Pad Mixing Guide for HydraFiber EZ Blend
If you pad mix, follow these guidelines for optimizing yield, managing water and including supplemental nitrogen (N) in your HydraFiber EZ Blend mixes.
Increase Profitability by Increasing Inclusion Rates
These guidelines tell you how to take your HydraFiber mixes to the next level by increasing your inclusion rates.
Filling and Watering Pots By Hand
PDF of tips on getting the proper balance between fill and compaction during your HydraFiber trial.
Propagation with HydraFiber
Trial data analyzing propagation with HydraFiber, showing how HydraFiber generates extra air space in soil, allowing for great rooting.
Calculating the Amount of HydraFiber Ultra in the Mix
Routine calibrations you should be conducting on your incoming raw materials and blends to make sure you're able to grow, ship and sell the healthiest plants. If you are working with the Ultra substrate, be sure to refer to the these guidelines before starting your soil mix line calibration process.
Techniques for Hand-Blending HydraFiber Into Substrates for Trial Purposes
See this PDF for tips on hand-blending raw HydraFiber substrate with other components to create your growing mix.
Mum Production with HydraFiber
Trial data showing how a field of mums thrives with HydraFiber versus other cultivation practices.
Perennial Production with HydraFiber
Nursery and perennial trials using HydraFiber across different areas of the country.
HydraFiber at a Glance for Retailers
Created to help HydraFiber growers present to their retailer customers, this overview sheet highlights the key benefits of plants grown in HydraFiber mixes. HydraFiber adds a new twist to growing for better selling!
HydraFiber at a Glance for Blenders
This overview sheet offers a quick look at the benefits pre-mix blenders will realize when they switch to using engineered-fiber HydraFiber in their blends. Includes a side-by-side product comparison chart of HydraFiber to other substrates.