Growing plants is the first and most important step to growing a plentiful harvest – but often also the hardest and sometimes, sadly, unsuccessful step. The offer of plants on the market is wide but it doesn't always fulfill our expectations. It happens that we wished for a different kind and therefore want to try something new – perhaps with the seeds that were left over from last year's harvest. When you have the seed, growing vegetable becomes your first challenge in the new gardening season. But how to take the first gardening step, so your tiny seed grows into healthy and strong plants?
One of the modern approaches to growing plants is using a . This new generation of a mineral wool slab is made from volcanic rock with a bio-based formula binder and is completely natural. Products from mineral fiber have an amazing ability to absorb water and dissolved nutrients, making it easier for gardeners, growers and plant lovers to grow their plants. Different products cover different phases of growth: the beginning of cultivation, the intermediate part and the last – production stage – of grown plants.
Urbanscape Pro products from rock mineral wool offer a better absorption of water and dissolved nutrients, the most optimal aquatic-water regimes and the ability to regulate the type and amount of nutrients in the growing medium. They ensure good development of the root system, quality plant growth in all phases of development, and bountiful crops. Their advantages are: simple use, combining products, and suitability for both indoor and outdoor cultivation.
For growing plants from seeds or to root cuttings choose the mineral wool cubes or the mineral wool plugs. The root system of small plants will develop nicely due to the optimal conditions for growth. When the seedling is large enough to be transplanted, simply transfer the plug to the cube. During the transfer the young roots won’t be harmed – quite the opposite, you’ll enable them an uninterrupted further growth in a new environment. The young plant will thus have the optimal conditions for growth.
When the root system of the plant in the cube has developed enough, place it in the larger mineral wool block. This system of transferring the plant into larger blocks isn’t a stressful procedure for the plant and enables a good development of the root system and the plant to its final stage. In the last, i.e. production stage, use the mineral wool slab.
You’ll experience great pleasure over a healthy young plant with a well rooted system and strong aerial parts, while this will also be a good introduction into the new gardening season! In order to end the season with a bountiful harvest or blooming plants, use the products from natural mineral fibers during all stages of growing plants. With environmentally friendly natural mineral fibers, mixed with substrate, you can increase the ability of water retention in the soil. Completely natural green cubes, green flocks and other soil enhancers are made from various blends of rock, while their task is to retain water in the pot or window box – the water gets caught between the fibers so the plant gradually draws it when needed.
Urbanscape® Pro Slab 100 growing slabs with Ecose® Technology are suitable for a variety of plants (cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers and similar). Growing plants in slabs stimulates the development of the root system and provides for quality crops. Slabs are suitable for both outdoor and indoor hydroponic systems. We recommend they be used with other Urbanscape® Pro products.
Made of rock mineral wool, Urbanscape® Pro Block 75 (Ø28 or Ø38 hole) with Ecose® Technology offers the optimum growing conditions for seedlings. These should subsequently be transferred to Urbanscape® Pro Slab 100 or to the larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 150/200.
Made of rock mineral wool, Urbanscape® Pro Block 75 (Ø28 or Ø38 hole) with Ecose® Technology offers the optimum growing conditions for seedlings. These should subsequently be transferred to Urbanscape® Pro Slab 100 or to the larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 150/200.
The tray with the selected size of rock mineral wool Urbanscape® Pro Plugs with Ecose® Technology is used to grow seedlings from seeds. When the seedling is large enough to be transplanted, simply transfer the plug to the Urbanscape® Pro Block 75 cube (with a suitable hole); this will allow optimum growth of the young plant. When the root system in the cube has developed enough, place the cube into a suitable Urbanscape® Pro Slab 100 or transfer it to the larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 150/200.
The tray with the selected size of rock mineral wool Urbanscape® Pro Plugs with Ecose® Technology is used to grow seedlings from seeds. When the seedling is large enough to be transplanted, simply transfer the plug to the Urbanscape® Pro Block 75 cube (with a suitable hole); this will allow optimum growth of the young plant. When the root system in the cube has developed enough, place the cube into a suitable Urbanscape® Pro Slab 100 or transfer it to the larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 150/200.
The larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 150 cube with Ecose® Technology offers the optimum conditions for the final development of the plant root system and consequently better plant' growth.
The larger Urbanscape® Pro Block 200 cube with Ecose® Technology offers the optimum conditions for the final development of the plant root system and consequently better plant' growth.