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Tips, news and technical knowledge about peat, coco coir, agriculture and gardening.

Update on the FICASU project (IDI-20230217): R&D co-financed by the CDTI and the European Regional Development Fund for substrates made from hemp.

The CDTI has awarded Crea Sustratos funding for FICASU, an R&D project to develop commercial substrates from hemp-crop residues.

We review the differences between black and blond peat and help you decide which best suits your crop or how to combine them.

An organic material from the inner husk of the coconut. It provides an ideal medium for roots, with high aeration and water retention.

Blond peat is a relatively lightly decomposed peat from Sphagnum moss. Rich in organic matter, with high porosity and water retention.

Black peat is a dark, carbon-rich organic material used as a universal substrate and to improve the soil of all kinds of plants.

There is no fixed rule for determining the best substrate for seedbeds. We review the types and help you choose the most suitable one.

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