Jiffy and Coletta & Tyson nurseries introduce 'teabag technology' for bedding plants

Jiffy International AS is proud to be part of the ‘Teabag Technology’ bedding plant revolution rolled-out in the UK by Coletta & Tyson nurseries and B&Q. On March 24th of this year, Coletta & Tyson launched its new bedding plant concept into 360 of B&Q stores throughout the UK, introducing the ‘teabag technology’.

B&Q, the largest garden retailer in the UK, selling 140m bedding plants annually, started rolling out the program calling it ‘EasyGrow with Teabag Technology’.

The new bedding plant packs consists of a new developed tray, made of a 100% recyclable RPET material containing ‘Growblocks’ enclosed by a biodegradable 'teabag' made from corn starch, a fully compostable renewable resource.

The’ Growblocks’ itself are 100% RHP certified coir and produced at Jiffy’s Sri Lanka manufacturing site. Coir is a natural fibre extracted from coconut husks.

Jiffy started its coir manufacturing in Mirigana, Sri Lanka in 2004, with the desire to provide the horticultural industry with a sustainable, renewable, natural resource. Starting out with producing Jiffy 7C, a 100% coir pellet, Jiffy introduced the Jiffy Growbag and Growblock system to the global hydroponic industry in around 2008.

With the introduction of B&Q’s EasyGrow, Jiffy now moves into the bedding plant segment with its 100% coir blocks.
The desire in the UK to reduce the use of peat through the introduction of alternative growing media, convinced B&Q it should play a leading role finding and offering such an alternative to its customers.

By introducing the new coir blocks for bedding plants in the UK, B&Q has taken a major step in reaching its goal.

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