Mat blocks , a Grodan growing medium , can be used for growing genus Gerbera , among other things . As a sparring pardner of grower and propagator , Grodan is close involved in this maturation .
Aryan Aziezie , Account Manager Floriculture , pick up the shift from Grodan Grofit intersection to mat blocks up nigh . " The Grofit substrate has long been a favorite product for genus Gerbera growers , as it well absorbs water and lets it through again . The product is very loose to practice . In the last year in particular , however , we are seeing a large group of genus Gerbera growers make the switch to I. F. Stone wool in mat block formatting , " say Aryan . Grodan is an launch name when it comes to preciseness growing within vegetable growth , the summons of tracking and steering ground on information . The development in gerbera cultivation makes it relatively easy to translate the noesis and expertise from vegetable cultivation to growers using mat blocks . "
Watering based on information and feelSwitching from the Grofit resolution to mat blocks has several advantages , peculiarly on a technical polish level . For illustration , a matte pulley facilitate the plant to settle down more hard into the matting block . The vantage of this is that the genus Gerbera blossom can be picked in a simple and correct way , thus causing less equipment casualty to the plant life .
In addition , body of water content measure can be inserted into the mat blockage , helping the advisor and raiser to realize benefit in condition of watering , O , EC , tooth root temperature , and plant resilience . lachrymation can be sew more precisely to flora needs . The purpose of mat occlusion is also expected to eventually result in similar finish results .
Rik Paul of Kwekerij Zuidplas is also watch out the evolution with interest group . " We were looking for ways to set up our operations more expeditiously , and we saw that there are Gerbera companies that have been successfully growing on matte blocks for years and were curious to see what it could stand for for us . We set up trials with mat blocks in late years and take care similar growth and made the switch to mat blocks . We have rearranged the watering , the block are a slew wetter , we now give few go with longer intervals , and especially in wintertime , we block up originally . "
With Grofit and the mat blocks , Grodan has two good substrate result for genus Gerbera polish . Each genus Gerbera raiser ’s preference may take issue establish on polish and mathematical product predilection . Aryan stresses that Grodan always thinks along with the customer so that the production appendage is safeguarded with the variety from Grofit to mat mental block . " We are happy to aid the client with our expertness in the technical polish field , so a possible switch will always go smoothly . "
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