On the 16th and 17th of November Dutch Plantin joins ExpoSE in Karlsruhe Germany for the first time: a specific exhibition for growing strawberries and asparagus. Please visit Wim Roosen to discuss the possibilities for working with coir products of Dutch Plantin.
To support sales to Turkey and the Middle East, Dutch Plantin will visit these markets more often. For example, between the 30th of November and the 3rd of December, we will join the Growtech Eurasia 2016 in Antalya, together with the Netherlands Export Combination (NEC). You are welcome to meet Wim Roosen at the Holland…
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“In the South we have a beautiful climate to grow any kind of vegetable, flower or soft fruit. Still here is most grown in soil, but it is changing. E.g. these roses and gerberas grown in coir bags … strong flowers and good shelf life. That is what we need to earn some money. I…
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If there is a substrate manufacturer nearby, cocopeat can be supplied in loose form and ‘ready to use’ like Dutch Plantin is doing in The Netherlands. To save on transport costs direct supply of compressed 5 kg blocks can be interesting. However, then the customer has to process the coir himself. This can be done…
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The first thing Lisianthus plants are known for are their beautiful bell-shaped flowers. Unfortunately, the second thing Lisianthus plants are known for is being notoriously difficult to cultivate. For best results, grow the plant from plugs – small seedlings that are well-developed in their growth and purchased in plastic trays – instead of attempting to…
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Dutch Plantin has developed a special new product for growers, which is called Dutch Plantin Optima DPpots: a special grade of Dutch Plantin cocopeat and coco-chips. As a result, growers now use Optima DPpots with excellent results in various crops, with the above mentioned properties being enhanced even further
From every angle seen, that is how we – Dutch Plantin employees – feel, act and perform each and every day. Growth in any kind of understanding. This way ‘We add value’ with clear focus on our 5 principles: Quality: positively surprising customers starts with providing top quality. A deal is a deal: honoring agreements…
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The potting soil industry in and around The Netherlands is very satisfied with the quality of our coco pith: there is no other supplier that offers such consistent quality in terms of structure, buffering and the EC level. Dutch Plantin’s coco pith and coco chips maintain an optimum air % for a long period of…
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Growers have been successfully growing on substrates for decades. From the nineties onwards, coir-based growbags were introduced by several manufacturers, with varying success. At first, there were issues with the lifespan of the plastic, and the coir bags were considered too wet. However, the Sri Lankan and Indian plastics industry improved the quality of the…
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Dutch Plantin has developed a new method to visualize the amount of water and air in layered growbags. Our new research program enables us to compare the characteristics of different coir based growbags and clarify the differences between brands. Until now only loose cocopeat or mixtures of cocopeat with peat moss have been examined.
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