Cropking recommends two basic types of hydroponic growing systems for the commercial grower.
Grodan gutters greenhouse.
Long vinyl downspouts downspouts work best but you can also use gutters with covers or 4 pvc pipes.
Many growers producing controlled environment food crops are familiar with grodan rockwool.
The bato bucket system for vine type fruiting crops such as tomatoes and cucumbers and the nft gutter system for smaller leaf type.
This makes grodan the only eco labelled stone wool growing media available to professional horticulture growers.
Professor leo marcelis has been researching plants in greenhouse horticulture at wageningen university in the netherlands.
The clean disease free inert substrate is used worldwide to produce greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers.
After being awarded the eu ecolabel in 2019 a yearly audit is part of the well respected certification scheme.
In terms of the dimensions of this gutter together with required accessories this can all be custom designed in line with the client s particular requirements.
While grodan rockwool may be more often associated with greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers controlled environment growers are quickly learning that this substrate is an ideal choice for specialty crop production.
There are economic and legislative drivers to consider why this philosophy should be adopted to realize precision growing.
The system is a cheap alternative to metal gutters and is perfectly suited to entry level and low tech growers.
Steel gutters are strong and because of this they can span greenhouse bays of up to five meters.
This enables the gutter to be hung from the greenhouse roof structure at intervals equal to the bay width.
It is a good system for small plants such as lettuce and herbs.
Damien manno took the opportunity in 2018 to implement a relatively new method for the cultivation of strawberries by using ais greenworks grodan rockwool substrates in hanging gutters.
Achieving drain each and every day and realizing average 24 hour drain figures 30 to manage ec is a thing of the past for the modern greenhouse grower.
We are a manufacturer and distributor of commercial greenhouse structures hydroponic growing equipment and supplies.
Optimizing plants is a grower s daily task.
Ais greenworks hydro plastic guttering are a great economical option for those who intend to farm hydroponically upon the ground.
With the use of vinyl gutters or downspouts and very little tools you can make your own rough yet easy nft system.
Gutter hanging solutions for your greenhouse crop wires and hoisting systems are used to support the weight of the plant within the greenhouse structure.
Climate and irrigation in the new greenhouse is controlled by galcon s galileo and fertimix systems supplied by ais greenworks offering a comprehensive and easy to use solution for berry and greenhouse growing.
They are usually standard size.
Grodan part of the rockwool group received the extension of its eu ecolabel until 2022.
