For 1.5 years now , an Aqua - Hort machine has been running at Dutch grower Hofland Flowering Plants . With this auto , the water get an electromagnetic discussion , which belt down the harmful bacteria and other microorganisms . While the technical part of the story may go like hocus pocus to many , there is no doubt at all regarding the efficiency of the machine . " While we used to have 6 % loss , it is now only 2 to 3 per centum . "
Goos Hofland and Ron van der Hoeven with the Aqua - Hort
This is explained by Goos Hofland , who grows Schlumbergera in Naaldwijk , the Netherlands . " The loss was principally due to Fusarium , a very evil fungus that show itself in the final weeks of finish and literally destroys the works . And the finish procedure takes a year . Since we ’ve been using the Aqua - Hort , the red decrease drastically and has help us a slew . "
Through fuzz and silver … The Aqua - Hort is develop by Danish company Aqua - Hort and presently move at hundred of growers all over the world . peculiarly in the tulip , potted plants and also in vegetable polish on substrate , they are often used . Aqua - Hort follow up a controlled electrolytic fertilization of copper , or silver , and an electromagnetic water treatment to the nutrition body of water . With the Aqua - Hort , water run through several copper or Ag bars . The bars are under live potential which make a number of charged corpuscle that cease up in the water . They often easily unite with the negatively charged molecule microorganisms . pig destruct the cubicle control surface , which often answer . Silver , however , encroach upon the cell , which in some grammatical case increases the efficiency .
" Sometimes , silver medal only is prefer , but it depends on several different factor , what quality and which combining is most effective . In this case , the decision has been made for a compounding , because the copper works well against Pythium and Phytophthora , but to round Fusarium successfully , add silver is advise " , explains Ron van der Hoeven of VDH Watersystemen , dealer and installer of Aqua - Hort in the Netherlands and Belgium . " extra about the initiation here is that they have choose for a ringway in the water system system of rules . Only a part of the irrigation water , about a 5th , is being treated with the Aqua - Hort . That is being done to dose the silver in PPBs accurately . "
… going for gold"You need to see it as a inter-group communication in the whole cognitive process " , concludes Goos . " Many other aspects are important : just hygiene , clear tube , good nutrition - all contribute to a adept water caliber and in the end a good product . In the close , there is also a lot to gain regarding the inviolable varieties . Over time , we expect the percentage of loss to diminish even further . "
Catching upHofland grows on 5 ha of land , of which 3 ha is nursery , in the main Schlumbergera . Besides , he also grows several other change like Dianthus , Exacum and some spring crops . The sales usually top out in spring and fall . However , due to corona in March , the turnover of Schlumbergera sink significantly . Unfortunately , they could not gain from the unspoiled sales in summer months as they have no mathematical product in these months . So , capture up is needed . 40 per centum of the supply is about to go forth the nursery ; the fall months , over a million of plants involve to be sold which will enable them to catch up .
For more informationHofland Flowering PlantsLange Broekweg 462671 DV NaaldwijkT : +31 ( 0 ) 174 62 58 87E:[email protected]www.hoflandfloweringplants.nl
VDH WatersystemenLeemolen 102678 MH De LierRon van der Hoeven 063037829E:[email protected]www.vdhwatersystemen.nl
Aqua-Hortwww.aqua-hort.dk
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