Category: Competencies

Alternative constituents Klasmann-Deilmann, the most sustainable company in the substrate industry, plays a pioneering role in the development of alternative raw materials for substrates. Having used wood fibre in substrate production since the 1990s, the firm now operates wood fibre facilities of its own. This renewable resource has important attributes beneficial for commercial horticulture. Following its successful 1991 introduction of green compost – the first alternative substrate component – [Link zum Beitrag Grünkompost] Klasmann-Deilmann further intensified its search for non-conventional

Alternative constituents Klasmann-Deilmann takes its responsibility to the environment and society seriously and is regarded as one of the most sustainable companies in the growing media industry. Amongst other things, this is because it began to devote considerable time, effort and funds to the development of alternative substrate constituents at a very early stage. Klasmann-Deilmann began to operate its own composting facilities in 1991. Since then, growing media on a green compost basis have become increasingly popular, especially in the

Strawberries, raspberries or blueberries The demand for soft fruits has been rising steadily throughout the world for years, and more and more horticultural businesses are now growing strawberries, raspberries or blueberries. Klasmann-Deilmann helps would-be growers get started — with growing media developed specially for growing soft fruits and guidelines which provide all the necessary facts and advice. Horticultural businesses that would like to start growing soft fruits are often faced with a multitude of questions to begin with: What are

International Plant Fair (Internationale Pflanzenmesse, IPM) in Essen The main emphasis of Klasmann-Deilmann’s IPM presence will be on the substrate of the future. In the coming years, the Group will be considerably expanding its efforts to develop innovative substrate constituents and growing systems. “We will increase the proportion of alternative substrate constituents to 15% of our total production by 2020,” says Managing Director Norbert Siebels. The current focus is on TerrAktiv green compost and the wood fibre product GreenFibre, both

Our raw materials Contrary to popular perception, not all peats are created equal. There are different kinds – raised-bog peats alone include a range of grades, from white peat to black peat. Common to all is that they are accumulations of vegetable matter in boglands; both white and black peat are the dead remains of plants found in raised bogs. If the levels of organic matter – i.e. the residues of plants – in these deposits are below 30%, then

Our raw materials Black peat is an important raw material for the production of growing media. It confers ideal properties for the cultivation of young vegetable plants, and also forms an integral part of substrates used for growing bedding and pot plants. Black peat is also an important component of container substrates for longer-rotation crops, and is indispensable for commercial horticulture. Winter is the crucial season when it comes to optimising the quality of black peat. Prolonged periods of frost