Uniform irrigation with ebb and flow system

Growth is determined by adequate light, temperature, water, etc. The floor or substrate also has great influence on the growth environment. This part of the cultivation merits more attention. A good crop floor provides a highly developed root system. And this in turn ensures a vital, resilient plant. An ebb and flow system controls the absorption of moisture from below. With uniform irrigation, all plants will simultaneously receive the right amount of water.

On non-porous floors, such as concrete, this is not that easy. There will always be uneven parts. That's usually because the floor is not level. In addition, stagnant water will affect lower roots, with a higher risk of fungal diseases.

ErfGoed from Moerkapelle has developed a patented solution for exactly that problem: the ErfGoedVloer®. This ebb and flood floor is made of porous material with a plastic top layer. The water is drawn up through perforated tubes, so that the water comes up through the porous material uniformly. Once the plants have enough water, excess water is drained, and no layer of water remains under the pots.

In addition, anti-fog foil will be placed directly under the plastic top layer, so the porous layer can also be used to cool the floor without wetting the crop.

Hugo Paans

Stan Vanderwaal of Rainbow Greenhouses Inc. in Canada has experience with the ErfGoed floor. He 'uses' the floor to cool the place down, and to achieve a good climate. Stan: "The floor has an even surface and looks very neat. Consequently, each plant gets the same amount of water for the same length of time. That is a big difference compared to the sloping concrete floor. This gives me much more uniform growth which, in turn, benefits plant uniformity. That means more often than not that you can harvest the crop at the same time. That makes a vast difference in delivery. And we hardly have any plant loss anymore.”

StarFlowers

The use of the cooling aspect of the ErfGoedVloer® allows you to lower the temperature in regions with a warm climate, by leaving the water in the porous layer without it touching the pot. The result: the plant also grows in the warm hours.

More information:
ErfGoed
Hugo Paans
Bredeweg 59
2751 GH Moerkapelle
tel +31 (0) 79 593 38 00
h.paans@erfgoed.nl
www.erfgoed.com