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Make sure the ground is level.
It is recommended to cover the ground with white plastic.
Lay out the slabs. Be careful not to damage the slabs and the sleeves. A good initial job will help you to get the full benefit from growing in Pargro stonewool products.
Cut planting holes in the sleeves - one hole for each plant (block). The planting hole shall have the same size as the block, where the young plant is propagated.
Wet up the slabs in due time. Pargro stonewool will only have its unique waterholding characteristics when the products have been 100% saturated with water - as a rule of thumb the slabs should be left full of water for 24 hours before the slit for drain is cut. Wet up the slabs an EC of app. 2,5 mS/cm.
Cut a slit in the side of each slab. The drain slit must be - between two plantholes, or at the end of the slab
- cut in the side of the slab turning towards the center of the bed (in order to avoid water in the paths)
- TO THE BOTTOM OF EACH AND EVERY SLAB!!! Only this way ALL excess water can run off - allowing uniform steering and control of the root-zone environment.
Place the plant carefully on the planting hole, and make sure there is good contact between block and slab. Provide every plant (block) with a dripper, and start one (or more) irrigation cycle as soon as possible after the planting.
Attach the strings to the plants.
Irrigate often and in small doses (60-80 ml) during the first 2-3 days. As the roots start to grow into the slab, the irrigation strategy changes. Irrigate with bigger and bigger intervals and increase gradually the amount of water to 150-200 ml per cycle. In general, until the plant reaches the wire, watering shall be done with cautiousness in order to strenghten development of healthy roots.
Always adapt the composition of nutrients to the development of the plant as well as the variety chosen. Let your advisor make a fertiliser recipe that fits your crop and raw water.
In order to steer the crop through-out the season, you have to optimise the growth as well as find the optimum balance between vegetative and generative growth.
CLICK HERE to get help to judge the balance between vegetative and generative growth.
CLICK HERE to see what effect you can expect by controlling the most common factors in the greenhouse.
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