Below you can browse the latest and archived Botanicoir news, events and press releases. Read through our product advances, growing innovations and industry developments.
Not all coir is created equal. Our sales manager for Europe and the Middle East, Krzysztof Sak explains why quality matters for crop performance… “Coco coir isn’t just growing media; it’s the environment that determines how your crop develops from the roots up. It forms the entire root environment, where plants take up water, absorb… Read in full >
It’s 15 years since Botanicoir began working with tomato growers to develop what was then a relatively new substrate for the crop. We talk to two early adopters about how it has evolved to meet the demands of today’s production systems and the qualities they most value. Switching from one supplier of a basic substrate… Read in full >
We’ve launched a new substrate grow bag to our range, with excellent free draining properties and a 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 been… Read in full >
Environmentally friendly, cost effective and easy to manage – three key reasons why Wight Salads, the UK’s biggest independent tomato grower, has switched all its conventional production into coir over the past five years. The move reflects a national trend. After a slow start – coir first appeared in the early 1990s in salad crops… Read in full >
