Investing in Reliability: How Local Production Supports Canadian Growers

Actively steering the root zone microbiome in support of resilient growing

Grodan and Philips Horticulture LED Solutions demonstrate additional heat input reduction while growing very flavorful quality tomatoes

An introduction to the root zone microbiome

Propagated with Innovation, Rooted in Tradition

Designed to Grow

More than 50 years ago, we noticed a tiny plant growing in a piece of abandoned stone wool on a building site. Just as it's designed to do, nature had found a way to grow. And it inspired us to design a system to support it – a smarter, soilless way of growing that we evolve, explore and refine continuously. A system that promises high yields of consistent, high-quality fresh food and medicinal crops to feed and treat the world's growing population. 

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Our latest blogs

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Water Management
Sustainable Growing

Trials underline the importance of an optimised irrigation strategy for lettuce

In comparison to other high-tech crops grown commercially, much less research has been done into cultivating lettuce on stone wool. At Grodan, we are keen to help increase the availability of science-based information by conducting lettuce trials with respected partners.

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Sustainable Growing

Start from Zero – Redefining Greenhouse Cultivation with Bioprotection

“Change starts from zero.” This phrase is increasingly echoed among European growers who want to eliminate or significantly reduce chemical plant protection products in greenhouse production. The “zero pesticide” trend has long dominated in France and, over the past three seasons, has been rapidly gaining momentum in the Netherlands—a country setting the pace for protected horticulture worldwide.

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Sustainable Growing

Investing in Reliability: How Local Production Supports Canadian Growers

In an industry that deals with live plants, where timing can make or break a crop, access to reliable, high quality growing media is critical. That’s why Grodan made the decision in 2012 to invest in local production, opening a stone wool manufacturing facility in Milton, Ontario.

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Sustainable Growing

Stronger Together: Mexican Growers Gather at Grodan’s Designed to Grow Roundtable in Querétaro

Key leaders from Mexico’s horticultural sector came together in Querétaro for the Designed to Grow Roundtable, an event hosted by Grodan to foster dialogue, share experiences, and build strategic alliances among growers, technical experts, and industry stakeholders.