The innovative growing solution:
Our Growcoon for soft fruit propagation
Growcoon is a biodegradable plug with a stable but flexible open net structure. It allows better and faster rooting, higher aeration of the root zone and forms a stable root ball when used in combination with a high-quality propagation substrate. Growcoon is the optimal system for all propagation methods in soft fruit.
Also, as a grower of soft fruit young plants, you naturally want to supply your customers with the strongest and healthiest crop possible. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries that are resilient and develop fruits quickly. Growcoon gives your crop a kick start, allowing you to deliver or plant earlier.
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Your benefits with the Growcoon for soft fruits:
- Shorter growing cycles
- Robust plants
- Higher root ball stability
- Lower failure rates
- 3 types of Growcoon available (increase choice of degradation): progressive, standard, tropical
- Compact and solid root ball
- Fast root growth
- Proliferation of hairy roots
- Easy sticking of cuttings due to loosely filled substrate
- Fits perfectly into trays due to consistent dimensions
- Easy to remove from the tray
- Easy selection and re-gapping for a quick dispatching process
- No damage of root balls or roots during transplanting
- Compactly stackable
- Large number of Growcoons per box / pallet
- Efficient transport facilitated
- Designed to fit perfectly into the tray cells
- The conical shape allows an extra oxygen buffer between Growcoon and tray cell
- Open net structure
- Use of loosely filled substrate
The Growcoon is an innovative product of our collaboration with Maan Biobased Products B.V., a leading company in the field of polymer technology. Developed by Maan it is exclusively marketed internationally by Klasmann-Deilmann. The Growcoon brings together the innovative power of Maan Biobased Products with the sales strength of Klasmann-Deilmann.
The Growcoon for soft fruits:
A kick start for your young plants
The Growcoon’s clever conical shape creates an air buffer between the root ball and the wall of the tray cell. This gives the plant roots more air and plenty of room to grow. And they do not stick to the tray, so the roots are not damaged when transplanted. There is nothing to hinder root development. The result: a homogeneous crop and strong soft fruit young plants that are more resistant to harmful external influences.
The Growcoon is approved for organic cultivation
Growcoon can be used in organic cultivation already in several countries. As it consists of fully biodegradable polymers, nothing is left over after its use (apart from water and CO2). In other words: Zero waste. Growcoon holds the French, Italian, Swiss and German FiBL listing and has also been on the Dutch SKAL input list for years. Moreover, our Growcoon carries the ‘OK Soil’ and ‘OK Compost’ biodegradability certificates. So, you can be sure that you can use Growcoon in organic cultivation with confidence.
The Growcoon efficiency:
Easy to automate
Are your labour costs also rising due to inflation? For many growers, labour is a concern. Now, but also in the coming years, this does not seem to be changing. How’s that for you? Save on labour costs by investing in automation. This is the way to scale up smoothly and reduce your labour costs.
Growcoon makes automation possible: The automatic dispenser places Growcoons into the trays. Cuttings and seedlings grown in the Growcoon can be selected, re-gapped and transplanted by automatic machinery, speeding up your work flow.
