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Contents tagged with growing media
10 January 2024
Find our collection of research, resources and information on peat including reducing peat use, managing growing media formulations and tips for going peat free.
5 October 2022
Find an archive of previous editions of horticulture Grower magazine
16 August 2021
Preventing problems getting onto the nursery is more effective than dealing with any outbreak at a later date.
4 October 2022
This issue of The Grower explores the EU Exit and impact on pesticides, the evolution of growing media and profiles the work of the horticulture Strategic Centres.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
10 November 2022
Measuring electrical conductivity is a useful method of monitoring the level of nutrients in irrigation water, growing media and liquid feed stocks. This guidance is aimed at helping with decision making for feed application in bedding crops.
25 November 2021
This factsheet provides background information about the various types of chemical analyses available, guidance on how water, substrate and leaf tissue samples should be collected and managed to ensure accuracy of the results obtained, and offers assistance with the interpretation of the laboratory analysis results generated for each of the sample types.
13 December 2021
These annual reports cover a range of small scale trials undertaken in the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany by the Trial Advisory Council (VuB) based in Ellerhoop on a range of field- and container-grown hardy nursery stock crops.
15 July 2022
The Ornamentals Review summarises the research AHDB are funding on behalf of growers of ornamental crops. Features include: Pest, weed and disease control. Growing media and soils. Crop management: Nutrition, lighting, robotics, energy efficiency and production techniques