This piece highlights ornamental bedding plant production using HydraFiber advanced substrate blended with peat, coir and other components across crops such as Begonia, Calibrachoa, Geranium, Impatiens, Petunia, Lantana, mixed containers and more in greenhouses throughout Canada and the U.S. Bedding plant production across a wide range of crops can successfully be achieved at 20%–40% HydraFiber inclusion rates, while promoting strong, healthy root systems. Plants grown in HydraFiber finished at the same time as those in control mixes, and growers generally made only minor adjustments to their existing growing practices.
Key Points
- Bedding plant production across a wide range of crops can successfully be achieved at 20%–40% HydraFiber inclusion rates.
- HydraFiber incorporated into bedding plant mixes promotes strong healthy root systems.
- Plants grown in HydraFiber finished at the same time as plants grown in Control mixes.
- In general, Growers made little changes to their current growing practices when producing crops in HydraFiber.
