" Propagation was , and still is , the most challenging aspect of peat - destitute production , " says Neil Alock , Managing Director at Seiont Nurseries . This company mainly produces young plant shrub and perennials in plugs and P9 . The Wales - base commercial grower bosom peat - free growing , so in January this twelvemonth they decided to propagate100 % peat - free . In this article , Neil will update us about how the byplay is cash in one’s chips .
Peat - loose = increased costsAlthough , Neil call up that there are n’t many commercial growers diffuse 100 % peat - free in the UK and Europe , he believes that it is significant to do so . " Some supply chain now demand 100 % peat devoid rather than accept peat thin product . We have been pot our P9 peat - free for 14 years as we saw the pauperization to go peat - free many eld ago . We knew that statute law would come in at some head . That ’s why we made the decision to take and adapt as before long as possible . "
Peat - free propagation at Seiont Nurseries
That ’s not to say that disperse peat - free has been without difficulty for Seiont Nurseries . To the contrary , Neil notice that the additional costs that come with peat - gratuitous growing are a honest challenge . " Given the grow demand for peat - free products , I would care to suppose that propagate peat - free would give us a marketplace - advantage . However , so far , it is difficult to see . Peat - free propagation come with increased monetary value , we have to pass these to the supply chain . This is difficult due to the downward Mary Leontyne Price pressure from the retail provision chain . emptor still look at the price first , " Neil explains .
He tot up that Brexit also leads to less trade wind and more costs , state : " Brexit is an inviolable tragedy , there is no other word for it . Seiont used to export 18 % of Cartesian product across the EU , now it is less than 2 % . I am still actively face to reconstruct our export but there is circumscribed involvement just for the New variety . I shall not give up or go quiet on this subject . For imports , the UK has been bit by bit implementing checks after several wait , and of course it just creates delays and more price which have to be passed on . That said , we still increase our UK sales and are expanding as a society , but I hanker for the day when we rejoin at least the Customs Union and Single Market . "
Peat - gratuitous Hebe Pink Starburst
Learning and developmentAt Seiont Nurseries they highlight the ongoing learning and growth at their society . " We get a line every solar day in this problem . For propagation we are using three different mixing from different manufacturers as not every flora care every compost . Similarly , we are always looking for new customers and products . " To that end , they are currently working with another UK company to contribute a range of strange shrub and perennial into mainstream yield . " This is a very exciting new task and this type of subject field I love crop on . We uphold to lick nearly with Pinnacle Plants International , Van Vliet New Plants , Genesis , Plantipp and Breederplants on many other new varieties . "
point III tissue culture at Seiont Nurseries
For more information : Seiont NurseriesNeil Alcock[email protected]www.seiontnurseries.com
