Automate your forestry propagation with Growcoon
While growing a stronger and more uniform crop at the same time.
As a forestry propagator, one of the challenges you must overcome is non-uniform growth and handling damage during the transplantation of your crop. The health of your root systems is impacted by this in the early growing stages. And that impact shows up later in the form of a non-uniform crop and drop-outs in the field.
Growcoon protects the root ball from the start, resulting in uniform crops and a propagation process that can be fully automated.
See how it works and find out what Growcoon can mean for your forestry operation.
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. With Growcoon you can count on:
- Optimal support for the root ball, particularly during longer growing cycles;
- Growcoon ensures an optimal microclimate and balanced water management;
- Protection of the root ball during transplanting, resulting in lower wastage;
- A uniform crop;
- Degrades completely after transplanting, leaving no waste in the soil;
- And it ensures that your process can be easily automated.
'With Growcoon, we can transplant faster. That's the big advantage. The varieties that our customers want delivered in the spring, but don't root as easily, I put in a Growcoon. What we pot up in February/March, we can deliver in May. That's fast. The enormous root development in the Growcoon makes this possible.'
Automate your propagation with Growcoon
Growcoon allows you to automate further steps in your growing process. It ensures stability, allowing the plugs to be processed automatically. This results in:
- Minimizing transplant shock, leading to greater crop uniformity
- Faster transplanting cycles, due to Growcoon protecting the root ball
- Increase efficiency, through less plant mortality
- Reduction of manual labour costs, since you can fill your trays semi or fully automatic.
A dispenser for all your propagation needs
We have engineered 4 different Growcoon Dispensers:
- Manual Growcoon Dispenser Basic
- Automatic Growcoon Dispenser Basic
- Manual Growcoon Dispenser Advanced
- Automatic Growcoon Dispenser Advanced
Are you not sure which dispenser fits your set up? We help you asses which one is right for your cultivation ambition.
How Growcoon works
The Growcoon's clever conical shape creates an air buffer between the root ball and the wall of the tray cell. This promotes air pruning and gives plant roots more air and plenty of room to grow. The Growcoon protects the roots from harmful external influences, as it seals the top of the tray and prevents the soil from coming into direct contact with water. This means: less risk of disease!
Growcoon not only makes your crop more resilient, it also protects it. Like a true ‘cocoon’. Ensuring that the moisture content remains perfectly balanced in every plug. Creating a pleasant microclimate and unlimited growth. The result: a homogeneous crop and strong young trees that are more resistant to harmful external influences.
Enabling your move towards a more sustainable cultivation
You won’t get results without the right growing medium. You decide which growing medium to use in your Growcoon, as well as its density. And as the industry moves towards peat-free growing, there are some challenges in growing in substrate with less peat. Is your renewable substrate too loose and unable to form a plug on its own? No problem. Growcoon, equipped with a solid base, holds your root ball together and offers protection, support, and stability.
Leaving no harmful residues in open soil
The key goal in developing Growcoon? Maximum sustainability. That includes preventing harmful residues in the environment. That’s why Growcoon is 100% biodegradable.
But one size does not fit all. To match the specific cycle and conditions of your crop, we offer multiple biodegradation variants. Whether you’re cultivating deciduous trees for Northern open ground or Eucalyptus in a Mediterranean climate – there’s always a Growcoon to meet your needs.
When requesting a testkit, our experts will help assess what biodegradation formula of Growcoon fits your propagation.
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.