Stackable Pot Systems: Where They Pay Off
Stackable Pot Systems: Where They Pay Off Stackable pot systems sell on plants per square metre and pay back on crop fit, labour and freight, in roughly that order. A tower of moulded pots fed from the top and drained at the base turns floor area into growing surface without the frame cost of a […]
Tomato Clips and Trellis Hardware: Buying Specs
Tomato Clips and Trellis Hardware: Buying Specs Tomato clips are a small line in a greenhouse budget and a large one on the labour sheet. A vine crop is trained every week of a nine or ten month season, and the clip is what holds the stem to the twine and the truss off the […]
Propagation Media: Rockwool, Foam and Sponge
Propagation Media: Rockwool, Foam and Sponge Propagation media are bought as a consumable and judged three weeks later, at transplant. A rooting medium has to hold a seed at a stable moisture and oxygen balance through germination, then release the seedling into a net pot, channel or slab without tearing roots. Rockwool plugs, phenolic foam […]
Seed Trays and Plug Trays: Cell Counts, Specs
Seed Trays and Plug Trays: Cell Counts, Specs Seed starting trays are specified by cell count and bought by the pallet, and those two decisions are usually made months apart by different people. Cell count decides how long a seedling can stay in the plug before it roots out; pallet quantity decides whether the propagation […]
Perlite for Hydroponics: Grades, Bags and Dust
Perlite for Hydroponics: Grades, Bags and Dust Perlite for hydroponics is ordered by bag count and used by particle size, and the gap between those two units is where most media trouble starts. Expanded perlite is an inert, sterile, near-neutral granule that holds water on its surface while draining freely, which is why it appears […]
Growing Media Wholesale: Pallets, MOQ, Freight
Growing Media Wholesale: Pallets, MOQ, Freight and the Questions to Ask First Growing media wholesale is a freight problem before it is an agronomy problem. Coir, perlite, rockwool, and mineral blends are bulky, low-value per cubic metre, and expensive to move, so the unit that matters is the pallet or the container rather than the […]
Modular vs Custom Hydroponic Packages: Which
Modular vs Custom Hydroponic Packages: Which One Fits Your Project Choosing between a modular hydroponic system and a custom-built package is a decision about time, money, and how much the site constrains the design. Modular packages ship from existing tooling, cost less per unit at low volume, and arrive sooner. Custom packages cost more upfront […]
What’s in a Complete Hydroponic System Package?
What’s in a Complete Hydroponic System Package? A complete hydroponic grow system package should be a line-item bill of materials that a third-party installer can build from without asking a single clarifying question. In practice, most packages sold as “complete” cover the growing hardware and stop. The buyer discovers at commissioning that tanks, filtration, dosing, […]
Vertical Tower Density: Plants per Square Metre
Vertical Tower Density: Plants per Square Metre and What It Really Costs Vertical tower density is the number that decides whether a tower project pays. A vertical tower multiplies growing positions without multiplying floor area, but the multiplier only works if every one of those positions turns into a saleable unit on schedule. Buyers usually […]
Commercial Living Wall Systems: Structure, Cost
Commercial Living Wall Systems: Structure, Cost and Crop Limits Hydroponic living wall systems are vertical growing planes fed by a recirculating nutrient loop, mounted on a building wall or on a freestanding frame. Commercial buyers meet the format in hotel atriums, office lobbies, and restaurant chains, and they buy it for brand value, air quality […]