FSC Green Technologies
North American, European and Mexican companies developed an innovation network creating the best substrate for agriculture in the world. The perfect substrate.
HydroFLAKES is an environmentally friendly substrate (growing medium), which can be used 100% in hydroponics, and constitutes soil and other substrate improvers.
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HydroFLAKES has a water retention capacity of 60%, which is released in doses as the crops demand it. This high capacity to retain water is achieved thanks to its design.
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Only 2% of the material is solid and the remaining 98% are cavities.
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The homogeneous water-air ratio of the substrate, alone or mixed, makes the plants immune to drought during warm periods and more resistant to cold in winter.
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High porosity allows roots to penetrate evenly, root hairs to grow easily through the substrate, more nutrients and oxygen to be available, and roots to be healthier and stronger.
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FSC Green Technologies offers three varieties:
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hydroFLAKES: To be used mixed with soils or other substrates.
hydroFLAKES: To be used alone.
GreenFOAM: Soil improving foam.
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Its ability to retain water optimizes the use of resources, energy, fertilizers, labor, etc.
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HydroFLAKES ensures that nutrients are fully accessible to the roots, allowing proper development of the plant. In this way, the plant spends its energy on production, increasing the productivity of the crops, the size of the fruits and, favoring an increase in the financial profitability of the producer.
The Main Applications Are:
Protected Agriculture
Open Pit Agriculture
Gardening
Sports Fields
Golf Courses
Urban Beautification
Advantages:
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Homogeneous root penetration
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Greater amount of nutrients and oxygen available
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Increase crop production
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Reduces expenses on fertilizers, water and energy
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Reduces stress and plant mortality rate
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Reduces the risk of pest spread
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Progressive release technology
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Stable electrical conductivity and pH
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Thermal optimization
Comparison of Indicators Between Substrates
Success Stories
Fig Production in Greenhouse:
The annual yield of a fig orchard in Mexico is 5 tons per hectare in a greenhouse. With HydroFLAKES technology, 86 tons per year per hectare can easily be achieved.
30% Increase in Strawberry Production:
In England, there is a strawberry producer who switched to HydroFLAKES® 12 years ago, obtaining up to 30% more production compared to previously used peat moss mixtures.
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8 week crops are ready in 7 weeks, giving huge additional potential (more cycles per year). The greater the amount of HydroFLAKES®, the greater the production and better health of the plants.
The Objective of Hydroponic Blueberry Production in Macrotunnel
Vegetative growth measurement.
Sample of 25 random plants.
Results in a period of 25 days.
With
HydroFLAKES
Without
HydroFLAKES
Increased vegetative development with taller branches and moreVigorous, greater number of flowers and fruits. Production time is shortened.
The Most Successful Producer in Sinaloa and the Cultivation of Blueberries
They made the first commercial production of blueberries using the hydroFLAKES product. They had 14,000 pots with coconut fiber + peat substrate in two different mixtures and 3,350 with hydroFLAKES, where the base is gravel, then six liters of hydroFLAKES and a cover of sawdust.
The Most Experienced And Efficient Producer And The Cultivation Of Blueberries In Sinaloa
CONCLUSIONS
Buffer or buffer capacity: captures the available water, making it usable for the plant.
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Less stressed plants.
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Higher productivity: 100% higher than blends
growing substrates based on coconut fiber
comparable conditions.
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Water savings: with the mixture of other substrates
it loses water, because it has a lot of drainage.
Main Features
By Volume
Each Cavity
2% Dry Matter
98% Cavities
60% Water
38% Air
With High Water Retention Capacity