“ This year , we start up testing the organization for flowers , and we were not expecting the results to be this good , ” says David van Steenkiste , founder and CEO of Plant - T. This Belgian company has already been grow herbs and vegetable on their grow towers , as it provides them with many benefit . And this year , they decided to see if flower raiser could benefit as well . David van SteenkisteSurprising resultsThis bound and summer , Plant - T has been test their growing towers on flowers and hanging plant for the first time . And Van Steenkiste note that the results have been surprising . “ We tested several different varieties , from geraniums to petunias and violets , and even hang plant life . We were not expecting that they would be spring up so well and full that we speedily could not even see the column themselves anymore . In increase , we noticed that the vase life was great , and we did n’t have any issues with diseases . ”Growing column as the solutionAccording to Van Steenkiste , the finish of these growing towers has always been to provide a result to challenge that grower run into . “ For example , you save a mass of water as you maintain 90 % of the weewee in the tower . In accession , you do n’t have to dish out with any weeds , and the flush remain much cleaner than when they are put into the reason . The towers are also a labor - saving solution , as you fundamentally just need one individual to maintain the towers , from seeding , transfer to harvesting . ”A future for commercial growersVan Steenkiste excuse that , at the moment , the towers are mainly used as a answer for urban blank space , such as in park or public gardens . The towers are also in demand in restaurants and the ecumenical catering industry , where they can immediately utilise their edible flowers , for object lesson . “ We just started focusing on cosmetic floriculture , but we definitely see a pot of succeeding potential in this manufacture as well . Therefore , we are hoping to form with some bigger commercial heyday growers in the future tense . We are already expand our market place , as we are now shipping across Europe , and are worked up to see where the time to come make us . ”More information : Plant T[email protected]www.plant - t.be
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