Below you can browse the latest and archived Botanicoir news, events and press releases. Read through our product advances, growing innovations and industry developments.
We’re supporting the strawberry breeding programme at NIAB EMR, with our premium Precision Plus Ultra (PPU) strawberry bags. We speak to plant breeder, Adam Whitehouse, to find out why planning ahead and good quality growing media are both key to the breeding programme… It takes on average eight years to bring a new strawberry variety… Read in full >
Two new strawberry varieties bred by the team at NIAB EMR have been officially launched. MallingTM Ace and MallingTM Vitality, expected to reinforce the UK’s reputation for soft fruit production, are the result of the strawberry breeding team, led by NIAB EMR’s Adam Whitehouse, and support of the East Malling Strawberry Breeding Club. Having recently… Read in full >
Pulathisi is the director of our Raw Material Processing Centre (RPC) and has a crucial role in ensuring we consistently deliver top-quality products to meet growing demand… What is your job role at Botanicoir? I look after the RPC Raw material Processing Centre (RPC) which I’m in charge of ensuring we produce consistently top-quality coir… Read in full >
Dry XD has excellent free draining properties and high air-filled porosity, and it’s ideal for crops such as tomatoes, which prefer a dryer growing environment. One Southport based salad company has seen excellent results on a tomato crop. Flavour Fresh production manager, Andy Roe, has seen excellent results with XD, which delivers a better yielding,… Read in full >
