Pot plants: Easy and effective fertilization with NovaTec® 18 & Fluid and Hakaphos® Basis 5

POT PLANTS: Is there any easy and effective way to fertilize the pot plants in young and mature stage and at the same time to respect the environment?
Simon Vocke, a Crop Management & Key Account at COMPO EXPERT GmbH presents the the good news for the pot plants professionals from Lower Rhine, Germany’s largest growing area for potted plants.
“…To be able to raise such a quality of potted plants the cultivation conditions play an important role. The basis for the selection of the fertilizer should always be the carbonate hardness of the irrigation water.
To be able to react to different irrigation water qualities during the cultivation basic fertilizer concepts are being provided. Basic (simple) fertilizers have generally a low nitrogen content. With the selection of the second component, choosing the nitrogen form ammonium or nitrate or rather the ammonium-nitrate ratio, the pH value development in the substrate can be flexibly regulated.
Mixing the fertilizers “NovaTec®18 Fluid and Hakaphos®Basis 5 in one barrel” instead of 5 barrels (usual method), offers an easy to apply and effective solution.
On top of that, thanks to the ammonium stabilization in the NovaTe® 18 Fluid, fertilization apart of efficient is environmentally friendly, as well…”