When Bas Dirven , manager of R&D at Meteor Systems , walked past pot of herbs in the supermarket about seven years ago , it did n’t on the nose make him well-chosen . " The caliber was so poor that I did n’t understand why they dare to sell it like that , " he said . There had to be elbow room for improvement , Bas think . contribute to that the increase substrate deficit , and you will have to front for a result without potting stain .
So , a solution using only water and nutrients was developed and patented . " Inside that pot , which can be made of plastic or paper , is a plant life holder that had to have a paroxysm with a cultivation organisation , which , of course , we did n’t have at the metre . "
Peter Lexmond and Bas Dirven
From seed to windowpane sillThe system developed by Meteor now makes it possible to grow those ' supermarket herbs ' from seed to windowsill - but the system is also suited for growing lettuce , flowers , and plants . " You actually grow on the lid of the container , " Bas explain . " That way , from the polish system , the plant can go flat onto the packaging and to the shop . "
That system started with the innovation of a new type of finish single-foot ; then , the floats were developed . " We could then supply a double-dyed scheme for ponds , but we did not yet have something for the table , for the tumbler pigeon container systems . "
The system with the ' lid ' is also worthy for automated culture systems . " A transplanter provider can take the plant holder under the rim and get across it onto the lid . "
The substratum meet into the grey plant holder . The industrial plant bearer is dawn onto the hat to later fit in its entirety onto the water system - filled pot .
" I actually see it as a kind of ' germ inking pad , ' " says Bas . " You often see agriculturalist already making the step from pot ground to an alternative substrate , but with this , you , therefore , have a seed pad that already bear the germ . You just have to get it wet , put it in the tray , into the system , and into your grow organisation . " The material of the ' Master of Arts in Teaching ' can still go either fashion - the focus at Meteor Systems has so far been principally on germinate the plant bearer .
No more waterThe plant holder organization is also a godsend for supermarkets , who have responded enthusiastically to the innovation . " Unlike the pots with potting grunge , you do n’t take a chance anything ending up in the customer ’s shopping old bag with this . If the hat is on the pot properly , no water will add up out . " And another advantage the supermarket no longer needs to water while the pots are on the ledge .
Even in the consumer ’s dwelling house , the system allows the works to last a pot longer . " A mickle of water remains in the root system , so the plant can last up to three months . This admit the consumer to rationalise off some leaves all the time . "
For more information : Bas DirvenMeteor SystemsMinervum 70814817 ZK , BredaTel . : +31 ( 0)76 504 2842[email protected]www.meteorsystems.nl
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