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PEAT MOSS MIKSKAAR

nicolenoppe — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 14:42:02 +0000

PEAT MOSS MIKSKAAR

A substrate made of fine Baltic peat moss, wood fibre with neutral pH and certified components; wetting agent added.
Growth: Superior aeration promotes root development and plant growth.
Rewetting: The fibre is water permeable. This hydrophilic property allows the substrate to be rewetted more easily. For all types of containers and substrates.

Chemical Characteristics:

pH: 5.5-6.5
N: 10-30 mg/l
P₂O₅: 10-30 mg/l
K₂O: 10-30 mg/l
EC: ≤0,1 mS/cm

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VEGETABLE GROWING MEDIUM: HYGROMIX-T

nicolenoppe — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:59:28 +0000

Hygromix has been setting the standard as a medium for propagating seedlings since its introduction into the South Seedling industry in the mid-seventies. The basic formulation has obviously undergone subtle changes since then to improve the product to the benefit of vegetable seedling growers.

The basis of Hygromix consists of Peat Moss imported from a professional Peat company, Mikskaar, in Estonia. In its manufacturing plant, Hygrotech aerates the Peat, adds nutrients in the ratio required by vegetable seedlings, adds vermiculite and polystyrene. All these combines to ensure consistency over time, storability and a medium that delivers a seeding with a strong root system combined with a strong stem and leaves, ideal for transplanting. This medium has good water holding capacity and if irrigation schedules are monitored, water logging of the root zone can be avoided. The manufacturing process further ensures a medium that is 99% pathogen free.

An innovation to the Hygromix was the introduction of an aggressive strain of Trichoderma into the medium to colonize the root zone, further suppressing any pathogens., called Hygromix T.

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VEGETABLE GROWING MEDIUM: HYGROMIX

nicolenoppe — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 07:50:37 +0000

Hygromix – Poliprop has been setting the standard as a medium for propagating seedlings since its introduction into the South Seedling industry in the mid-seventies. The basic formulation has obviously undergone subtle changes since then to improve the product to the benefit of vegetable seedling growers.

The basis of Hygromix – Poliprop consists of Peat Moss imported from a professional Peat company, Mikskaar, in Estonia. In its manufacturing plant, Hygrotech aerates the Peat, adds nutrients in the ratio required by vegetable seedlings, adds vermiculite and polystyrene. All these combines to ensure consistency over time, storability and a medium that delivers a seeding with a strong root system combined with a strong stem and leaves, ideal for transplanting. This medium has good water holding capacity and if irrigation schedules are monitored, water logging of the root zone can be avoided. The manufacturing process further ensures a medium that is 99% pathogen free.

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HYGROFERT

nicolenoppe — Wed, 15 Feb 2023 11:19:37 +0000

Hygrofert is a balanced water-soluble nutrient mixture for use on seedlings in seed trays or other containers which are filled with bark, peat, vermiculite or other organic growing mediums which contain adequate levels of Ca and Mg and have a fairly high K content. In the case of seedlings HYGROFERT is either applied as a diluted solution in feed water or as a foliar spray.

0.0449% Mn
0.0224% Zn
0.0034% Cu
0.1885% Fe
1.1% Mg
0.0561% B
0.0056% Mo
1.4% S

Chemical Composition

%N: 13.6%
%P: 7.0%
%K: 20.9%

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