A FULLY SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION FOR PROPAGATION
Loose Plugs and Ellebags
Ellepot Loose Plugs
Ellepot loose plugs are the basis of premade trays. The 15mm to 70mm plugs can be purchased loose packed into cartons and the larger 80 to 120mm pots are either packed into cartons or directly into 700mm high Corpacks or VisoBins, stacked three high per pallet space.
Select your plug/pot diameter & length combination and paper. Custom lengths are possible, please contact your area sales representative for a quote. Choose the media configuration and we are set.
Ellebags
A sustainable alternative to poly planter bags
With a growing global need to reduce plastic waste the Ellebag provides the best solution, with on-site production of the Ellebag paper and filling that will deliver many additional benefits to your daily propagation. With the Ellebag System, you can radically reduce your plastic waste while increasing your productivity and efficiency from day one!
With the Ellebag and AIR tray system, Growers can eliminate the need for plastic planter bags in their production and put an end to root circling and transplant shock.The Ellebag is designed for crops currently propagated in plastic bags due to their robust root systems, for example fruit and nut, as well as species such as avocado, coco, coffee and indigenous plants.
The Ellebag is a brilliant alternative to plastic bags for fruit and nut producers. Growers can choose to have the flexibility of producing their Ellebags on-site with the Ellebag machine (with automatic filling) or have the option to purchase pre-made Ellebags in various standard sizes.
With a growing global need to reduce plastic waste the Ellebag provides the best solution, with on-site production of the Ellebag paper and filling that will deliver many additional benefits to your daily propagation. With the Ellebag System, you can radically reduce your plastic waste while increasing your productivity and efficiency from day one!
With the Ellebag and AIR tray system, Growers can eliminate the need for plastic planter bags in their production and put an end to root circling and transplant shock.The Ellebag is designed for crops currently propagated in plastic bags due to their robust root systems, for example fruit and nut, as well as species such as avocado, coco, coffee and indigenous plants.
The Ellebag is a brilliant alternative to plastic bags for fruit and nut producers. Growers can choose to have the flexibility of producing their Ellebags on-site with the Ellebag machine (with automatic filling) or have the option to purchase pre-made Ellebags in various standard sizes.
Grower benefits
• Less labor needed
• Customisable sizes
• Flexible on growing media
• Automatic filling of GrowBags on-site
Smarter Plant Out
• Higher survival rate
• No removal of plastic bags
• Faster establishment of the plant in the field
After switching to our AIR Trays and substituting the plastic planter bags with the sustainable and degradable Ellebag, Growers are reporting improved root quality, significantly reduced propagation times and greater labour efficiencies.
Air pruning is at the core of the Ellebag system, and customers experienced healthy root tips growing out or down through the Ellepot paper even after months of being in the same Ellepot AIR Tray. Through air pruning plants become more efficient in the use of available container volume, and as a result, many species can be grown in a smaller volume Ellebag. This smaller volume Ellebag has many additional benefits such as a reduction in substrate cost, more efficient use of available nursery propagation space, reduced transport cost and faster in-field transplanting amongst others.
Growers have reported faster root growth after transplanting and as the degradable Ellebags do not need to be removed at planting, transplant speed is greatly increased, and transplant shock is virtually eliminated.
With mortality rates reduced and yields on the rise, the successful trials of the Ellebags have shown that this new technology can help customers grow smarter too.
Smarter Propagation
• Increased wet/dry cycles
• Reduced mortality
• Shorter production cycle
• Higher uniformity of plants
• Faster and healthier root development
• Air pruning resulting in a larger, more fibrous root system
Smarter Handling
• Automation
• Cost and logistics savings
• Easier and faster transplanting
• Faster plant out and establishment