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Dutch Plantin tests emission of water and fertilizers

After positive results in 2016 in a pepper crop, Dutch Plantin continues this year with 2 crops of cucumbers. In the peppers they installed their ‘washed type’ coir bags Double Layer. These were buffered and washed prior to the trial started in a closed system. Sodium was around 3-3,5 mmol/ltr during the crop in the drain water. With a critical amount around 6-7 mmol/ltr they stayed far below. Good yield in quantity and quality similar to conventional growing. This year they start crops of cucumber with washed / non-buffered Double Layer growbags straight in a closed system; results to follow end of this year.

For tomato crops Dutch Plantin sees customers/growers already using their non-washed coir straight in closed systems successfully, as this example from Belgium:



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Dutch Plantin
T: +91-422 25 62 501 
T: +31-492 74 75 60 

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