New Products That Stole the Spotlight at Cultivate’21
August 1, 2021 Horticulture suppliers were excited to show off their latest developments as they returned to an in-person experience at this year’s Cultivate. Keep reading for more information on some of the new products on display, and check out the slideshow for a closer look.
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Air Trays from Air Tray Technologies by Blackmore
The Air Tray line of root air pruning trays is the latest patented tray design by Blackmore Company, a leader in plant production tray engineering and manufacturing. The Air Tray creates an air space around the root zone to maximize the amount of contact the air can have with the roots. Roots are then air-pruned by the air, resulting in lateral root formation throughout the root zone and preventing singular tap root formation. This improves the structural integrity and stability in root systems after transplant.
Eco-1 40 from Arborjet/Ecologel
Eco-1 40 is an OMRI-listed blend of organic botanical oils from Arborjet available for use on edibles and ornamental plants to control control insects, mites, and fungal disease. It is the latest addition to the Eco-1 line of products offering high concentrations for effective, easy, and all-purpose applications.
Tiles eCover from A-ROO Company
Eight uniquely designed tiles come together to create a well-curated, eclectic motif. The Tiles eCover from A-ROO adds personality and style to plants at any time of year.
Sustainable Packaging from A-ROO Company
A-ROO offers a wide range of the most comprehensive packaging solutions available to the market. From biodegradable and recycled papers and films to wood stick tags and recycled pots and trays, the company provides packaging that protects and enhances plants and is environmentally sustainable.
BM2 Natural Wood Fiber from Berger
BM2 from Berger strikes just the right blend of fine-grade Canadian sphagnum peat moss and wood fiber. It helps producers accelerate the growing cycle, grow stalkier plugs, and increase the number of sellable plants per production. The mix maintains uniform moisture levels around the seed or cutting to significantly stimulate root initiation.
Dosatron D40 Series
The D40 Series, a trusted water-powered technology from Dosatron, has several new features, including a metal fee piston with 63% fewer parts, which means simpler and easier maintenance.
Stadium Pot Series from East Jordan Plastics
The Stadium Pot Series from East Jordan Plastics offers multiple benefits due to its unique design that allows for orientation in the trays. The round sides can be printed to best represent your brand, and the flat sides are designed for easy application of either labels or inserting locking tags.
Flexistart from Jiffy Products of America
Jiffy Flexistart is a new natural substrate from Jiffy Products with enriched performance. Just add water to transform the loose fill mix into an easy-to-handle, stabilized plug. Flexistart works with any current flat filling equipment and any tray size.
LALSTOP K61 and LALSTOP G46, Lallemand Plant Care
Developed from a naturally occurring bacteria, Streptomyces griseoviridis, LALSTOP K61 WP from Lallemand Plant Care is a preventative product that thrives in the rhizosphere for several weeks and provides effective control on a wide range of pathogens, including damping-off caused by various fungi such as alternaria and Rhizoctonia solani; and wilt and root diseases caused by fusarium, phytophthora, and pythium. When applied as a drench or spray, the dried spores and mycelium of the streptomyces culture in LALSTOP K61 WP germinate and begin to grow on and around the plant root system. This creates a biological defense against seed and soil-borne pathogens.
LALSTOP G46 WG is an EPA-registered biological fungicide used in the production of vegetables, fruits, herbs, and ornamentals. It is a naturally occurring soil fungus that contains mycelium and spores of the Gliocladium catenulatum strain J1446 that controls a range of crop diseases.
7-Inch Vented Humidity Dome for a Half Flat Tray from Landmark Plastic
The 7-inch vented humidity dome from Landmark Plastic fits perfectly with half tray and 806 inserts, a must for seed starting.
Xsect Balance from Ludvig Svensson
Xsect Balance from Ludvig Svenssion ensures effective aphid and whitefly exclusion with maximum airflow, providing the ultimate balance between exclusion and porosity potential, creating an all-around better growing climate. Xsect insect control screens are uniquely engineered to keep harmful insects out while allowing for maximum airflow, creating a cooler, less humid greenhouse climate that is healthier and more productive for people and plants alike. Produced with proprietary yarn designs, Xsect’s thin yarns allow for increased ventilation capacity but are also more durable and effective against pests thanks to a uniform weaving process that ensures consistent hole sizes throughout.
Stargus Biofungicide from Marrone Bio Innovations
Control diseases longer with the extended action of Stargus from Marrone Bio Innovations. Stargus provides broad-spectrum disease control on challenging diseases such as downy mildew, Botrytis, Fusarium, and more. Re-apply two to four times at seven- to 10-day intervals for extended efficacy throughout the season. Multiple modes of action make it a great resistance management tool.
Houseplant Tag from MasterTag
The Houseplant Tag from MasterTag features easy-to-understand graphics that help consumers make quick decisions. The design is aimed at resonating with shoppers while bringing emotion to their decision.
Microbe Remedy and Seed and Plant Starter from Microbial Science Laboratories
Microbe Remedy from Microbial Science Laboratories contains billions of beneficial soil microbes to increase nutrient uptake and root development. It will grow the plant to its genetic potential.
Seed and Plant Starter replaces the need for rooting hormones, while increasing nutrient uptake and root development.
MycoApply EndoThrive from Mycorrhizal Applications
MycoApply EndoThrive is the latest addition to Mycorrhizal Applications’ line of professional mycorrhizal products. This next-generation liquid formulation contains propagules of multiple species of endomycorrhizae, or arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) on a non-aqueous liquid carrier. These AMF colonize the root systems of plants in a symbiotic manner, expand out beyond the plant roots or rhizosphere region of the soil surrounding the plant roots to acquire nutrients and water, and actively deliver these resources to the plant’s vascular system. MycoApply EndoThrive is easy to dilute and apply via any method that fits a grower’s production protocol. Offered in 1-pint bottles, EndoThrive is designed with growers in mind and represents the latest technological advancements in mycorrhizal inoculant products for horticulture.
NetBow from Netafim USA
The Netafim NetBow Drip Ring is an innovative new produce that provides superb water distribution uniformity in 5- to 10-gallon containers. Each NetBow contains eight drippers based on Netafim Typhoon technology, which ensures high clogging resistance. The NetBow is also easy to install in each container and remove when the season is complete.
Modern Farmhouse Grower Collection from Panacea Products
This new collection from Panacea offers simple, classic styling for a timeless and affordable container program.
Hammer Head Plant Growth Regulator from Planet Earth Creations
This classic plant growth regulator from Planet Earth Creations is available in quarts, gallons, 2.5-gallon, 5-gallon, and larger sizes by special request.
Summer Sunflowers-Scatter Garden Seeds, Renee’s Garden
Cheerful, carefree heirloom sunflowers gladden both the eye and heart. Grow this blend of multicolored, branching Autumn Beauty and giant Mammoth sunflowers from Renee’s Garden to offer nectar and pollen to foraging bees, butterflies, and native pollinators, armfuls of blossoms for bouquets, and oil-rich seed heads to sustain songbirds through winter.
Sustance Bolster MycoBio from SUSTÅNE Natural Fertilizers
SUSTÅNE Bolster Myco supplies beneficial microorganisms to soils and growing media, encourages vigorous root growth, and contains both endomycorrhizae and bacteria inoculants.
i-Droponics from TAPKIT-Hydroponic Systems
i-Droponics is a management app supporting professional day-to-day operating of the TAPKIT. Installation, planning, production, packaging, maintenance, and troubleshooting can all take place in the palm of your hand.
Tech-Bond Solutions
Tech-Bond Solutions has two pillars that provide the foundation for unmatched performance; the Tech-Bond Molecular Bonding System and the patented Polymer Bonding Process. These two pillars create a bond between substrates regardless of the type of material. Bonds are stronger than glue joints and more importantly, more durable.
Mineral Wool Cube from Belagro
Belagro mineral wool cube provides a healthy root system, a strong plant with a good balance of vegetative and generative development, and easier management of growth processes. Cubes can be used for direct sowing of the seeds as well as for the pick technology in which the seeds are planted in a mineral wool plug first. Cubes are designed for growing vegetables and flowers seedlings. Belagro cubes are made of corrugated hydrophilic mineral wool; this structure provides high rigidity and mechanical stability of the blocks after wetting. Once the seedlings grow, sprouts in plugs are taken from the propagation tray and transferred to the cubes which have special holes for plugs. Predominantly vertical structure of mineral wool fibers, and drainage grooves on the bottom side of the cubes allow growing seedlings in dry conditions.
CSK Plots and Flats
CSK pots and flats are made from earth-friendly recycled materials: poly powder, wood powder, stone powder, color paint, and a small portion of chemical additives. The result is a lighter, more durable, more environmentally friendly product.
JD360 Destratifier from J&D Manufacturing
The JD360 is an effective destratification fan that mixes the heavy, cool, dense air that is sunk to ground level with the warm, light, thin air that lingers towards the top of a facility. This provides a comfortable and uniform healthy environment from the top of the peaks to the ground of the house. It’s a vertical, low-airspeed circulator and it’s paired with J&D’s IP66 rated Gold Star Motor that is covered by a three-year warranty. It’s easy to install and maintenance free.
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