Plant Success from the Start
It’s never easy to recover from a bad start. In plant propagation, a bad start can mean lower germination rates, poor root development, higher disease risks and plants that are more difficult to transplant and finish. A grower’s margin for error decreases and the path to profit gets narrower.
One key to success is using the right growing materials at the very beginning of a plant’s life cycle. While Profile Growing Solutions is known as an industry leader in substrates and plant nutrition, we also have a dedicated portfolio of products specifically designed to help growers achieve optimal results with plant propagation, including HydraFiber® Specialty Short Fiber, and TruRoot® bonded plugs and trays featuring QuickPlug technology.
A Trusted Solution: Now for Propagation
One newer propagation solution is part of the trusted HydraFiber family of products: HydraFiber Specialty Short Fiber. It provides the same benefits as HydraFiber Engineered Media but with shorter fibers designed specifically for smaller cells — perfect for plant propagation.
HydraFiber Specialty Short Fiber is ideal to add to propagation mixes, and blends well with traditional peat moss. It’s fine-strand, short fibers share similar physical characteristics to peat, so it can be filled into smaller propagation trays and pots, but it delivers advantages that include:
- 100% engineered fiber and made from renewable resources.
- Comes highly compressed at a 13:1 ratio for efficient shipping and storage.
- Short fibers provide superior water-holding capacity compared to other substrates.
- High air space for vegetative liner production and seed germination.
Bringing Innovation to Bonded Plugs and Trays
Profile Growing Solutions also has more ready-to-use solutions designed to provide ideal conditions for plant propagation and transplant: the TruRoot family of bonded plugs and trays powered by QuickPlug technology.
TruRoot bonded plugs feature a blend of organic materials that can be varied based on plant requirements, along with a proprietary binder to help stabilize the plugs. This all helps to promote optimal plant germination and overall plant vigor. These plugs have been widely adopted by growers across the industry, who have reported improved yields, decreased crop cycle time and easier transplanting for reduced transplant shock.
TruRoot pre-filled plug trays are the perfect solution for growers looking to increase automation potential and improve turnaround times. These trays are sent ready to use, filled with the requested bonded media and pre-moistened so you can start planting as soon as possible. This improves efficiency by providing the ability to transplant young plants earlier and faster, while maintaining greater control over the entire crop cycle.
Whether you are a commercial grower, young plant producer, tissue culture propagator or wholesaler, there is TruRoot solution catered to your unique needs:
- Xcellent® Plug: used for the cultivation of orchids and other delicate plants from tissue culture.
- FlexiPlug®: plugs specifically designed for production of seedlings, cuttings and tissue culture.
- AeroNT™: ideal for the production of unrooted cuttings for floriculture.
- FlexiTrays™: pre-filled trays that can be used in propagation and cultivation of vegetable, floriculture and nursery crops.
Profile Growing Solutions is also investing resources into developing new solutions like organic binders as well as looking for additional ways to infuse HydraFiber as a substrate component for plugs. It’s part of a commitment to continuous innovation — from propagation to finished plants at retail.
Have more questions about setting your propagation program up for success? Contact Bill Maartense at BMaartense@profileproducts.com for more information.
