A 'berry' good start
Grow a stronger, more uniform crop with Growcoon.
Faster, cleaner, and more sustainable.
As a propagator of soft fruit, you aim to deliver the strongest and healthy young plants, consistently. Growcoon ensures the best start to your cultivation. The result? A strong and resilient crop, which allows your customer to harvest earlier. Win-win!
Find out all about what Growcoon can mean for your growing ambitions.
Why Growcoon is your next step
Growcoon is a unique cutting and seed plug holder which you can fill with your preferred substrate. The plug holder is made of 100% biodegradable material, and is designed to support and protect the root ball of your young plants in the early stages of their growth.
The unique net structure gives roots space to develop optimally and form a good root ball. When the Growcoon has done its job, it will degrade completely. So it's perfect for organic cultivation.
Growcoon ensures:
- Optimal support of the root ball, even with a longer cultivation cycle
- A minimal root barrier, allowing the roots to grow unhindered and straight
- An optimal microclimate and balanced water management
- Protection of the root ball during transplanting, so less drop-out
- Unique tray fit, Growcoon fits perfectly in your trays
- Easy automation to reduce labour and labour costs
Growcoon in soft fruit cultivation
As a grower of soft fruit propagating material, you are on the forefront of creating exceptional plants for proactive fruit growers. Growcoon enables you to deliver these quality plants.
Enhancing choices in substrate recipe, structure, sustainability and fibourous root growth to suit every crop. You decide which substrate you fill a Growcoon with. As well as its density. Loose and spongy, for example, to create roots that grow straight from the net into the growbag (or open ground). The plant develops a healthy and widespread root network that can thus make optimal use of its substrate base.
We help you assess what fits your cultivation and processes.
A kick start for young roots
The Growcoon's clever conical shape creates an air buffer between the root ball and the wall of the tray cell. This gives plant roots more air and plenty of room to grow. At the base the Growcoon prevents prolonged direct contact with water on the growing surface. This not only ensures oxygen diffusion, but also protects the roots from harmful external factors, such as prolonged exposure to standing water. This reduces disease pressure related to standing water. It significantly reduces the risk of diseases and fungal invasions such as: Damping Off, Verticillium Wilt, Phytophthora and Red Core (*).
Growcoon not only makes your crop more resilient, it also protects it. Like a true ‘cocoon’. The result: a homogeneous crop and strong soft fruit plants that are more resistant to harmful external influences.
(*) Note these are water bourn or saturation diseases - Growcoon does not prevent all diseases, Botrytis is airborne.
Suitable for organic cultivation
The Growcoon can be applied in organic cultivation in several countries. Due to the plug holder being made of biodegradable polymers, only water and CO2 will be left, once degraded fully. That means you have zero waste.
Growcoon holds the European, French, Italian, Swiss and German FiBL certificate and has also been on the Dutch SKAL input list for years. Growcoon also holds the OK Soil and OK Compost biodegradability certificates. So at least you can be sure you can use Growcoon in your organic cultivation with confidence.
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Automate your propagation with Growcoon
Thanks to the Growcoon and our Growcoon Dispensers it is easy to automate your Growcoon dispensing process. If you are looking for ways to reduce your labour costs, increase efficiency or to scale up, then automating your planting process is a good investment.
Are you ready to experience Growcoon in your soft fruits cultivation?
Request your free trial kit down below!
Klasmann-Deilmann
It’s impossible to get a result without a good substrate, which is why Growcoon and Klasmann-Deilmann have joined forces. Klasmann-Deilmann is the market leader in substrates, so its experts know exactly what your crop needs. They work with you to maximise yields from your cultivation. When you decide to switch to the Growcoon, they can help you on your way.
Request a free trial kit now
If you’d like to find out what the Growcoon can do for you, request a free trial kit. Together, we’ll determine which Growcoon is best for your system. We’re happy to help.
