Cultilwool

Cultiwool offers a wide range of substrate solutions; there is a customized solution for every company and every growing situation. Also, there is always a stone wool product that matches the specific substrate requirements you want; for example, root distribution, generative and vegetative growth, initial saturation, water content and control range.


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The Five Primary

Benefits of Stone

Wool

E.C.

The distribution of the water and nutrients in the substrate is important to achieve an even root distribution. Good availability of nutrients for the roots is vital for optimal quality and production. Changing the EC value is also a useful tool for controlling the plant balance  

Oxygen

All parts of the plant - leaves, stems and roots - need oxygen. In the mat, the roots need oxygen for cellular respiration. When sufficient oxygen is present at the roots, the root system can function optimally. Oxygen is also used by microorganisms, fungi and bacteria. In rock wool, especially bacteria, which are present in large numbers a few hours after moistening the rock wool. When conditions are low in oxygen, the microorganisms with the roots can compete for the use of oxygen.

Water Content

The water content of the substrate forms the water buffer and contains the  nutrients for the plant. Changing the water content is a useful tool for controlling the plant balance and maintaining the health of the root system. 

PH

The plant's ability to absorb needed nutrients is affected by the pH of the nutrient solution. This means that it is very important to have the correct pH value around the root system. The image below shows the recording of different elements at different pH values. 

Temp

The temperature of the root zone is not always measured or controllable. It is however very important and root temperatures should be kept between 18 oC and 25 oC. As the temperature of the root zone rises, the availability of oxygen from the irrigation water decreases. At root temperatures above 25 ° C, this, in combination with competition between the roots, can lead to the death of roots, especially with weak root distribution. This opens up the possibility of secondary contamination from root pathogens such as Pythium.
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Available Sizes

Cultiwool 1.5x1.5x1.5

The 1.5x1.5x1.5 is the perfect cube for propagating young plants. The fiber direction encourages a healthier root structure compared to other types of starting media. Meant to be transplanted into another cube, slab or pot.


  • Rapid rooting into plug
  • Supports Healthy Root Growth
  • Great for transplating 
  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • 40 x 40 x 40mm
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 4x4x2.6

1-B


Easier rooting into the cube? Then Culti-wool is the ideal cube. This cube is lower density, but is also a strong cube. Culti-wool always roots faster from the plug into the cube.


  • Rapid rooting from plug to cube
  • Great for transplating 
  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • Dimensions 100x100x65mm
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 4x6x2.6

1-G


Easier rooting into the cube? Then Pc is the ideal cube. This cube is lower density, but is also a strong cube. Pc always roots faster from the plug into the cube.


  • Rapid rooting from plug to cube
  • Great for transplating 
  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • Dimensions 100x150x65 mm
  • Great from start to finish easy rooting
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 4x4x4

1-C


Easier rooting into the cube? Then Pc is the ideal cube. This cube is lower density, but is also a strong cube. Pc always roots faster from the plug into the cube.


• Rapid rooting from plug to cube

• Great for transplating 

• Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness

• Vertical fiber structure

• Dimensions 4x4x4

• Great from start to finish easy rooting

• Excellent air to water ratio

• Fast absorption of water

• High water retention

• Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 6x6x4

1-F


Cultiwool Blocks have an optimum air/water ratio for healthy root growth and allow for great continued rooting thanks to the extremely even distribution of water and EC. These blocks have an excellent water absorption and (re)saturation rate and feature the exclusive Plant Comfort fibre structure which has a lower density of resistance during rooting with no loss of firmness. 


  • Rapid rooting from plug to cube
  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • Dimensions 150x150x100 cm
  • Great from start to finish easy rooting
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 6x6x6

1-F


Cultiwool Blocks have an optimum air/water ratio for healthy root growth and allow for great continued rooting thanks to the extremely even distribution of water and EC. These blocks have an excellent water absorption and (re)saturation rate and feature the exclusive Plant Comfort fibre structure which has a lower density of resistance during rooting with no loss of firmness.


  • Rapid rooting from plug to cube
  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • Dimensions 150x150x142 mm
  • Great from start to finish easy rooting
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool Slab

Thanks to the Gradient Technology, the increase in the density of the rock wool is 'smooth' from bottom to top. This results in minimal differences in water content, EC, pH and oxygen. Exact Air is also characterized by fewer water roots and a good root distribution throughout the entire mat.


  • Fibre structure with a lower density and no loss of firmness
  • Vertical fiber structure
  • Dimensions 900x150x75 mm
  • Great from start to finish easy rooting
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

Cultiwool 77 Cell Tray

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Cultiwool 77 Cell Tray comes filled and ready. Easy to use with 77 starter plugs in every tray.

Rapid rooting from plug to cube


  • Rapid rooting
  • 1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5"
  • Plastic 77 cell tray included 12" x 21"
  • Excellent air to water ratio
  • Fast absorption of water
  • High water retention
  • Guaranteed firmness

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Uniform and Optimally Controllable (EC)

As a grower you continuously strive for a good plant balance; the optimal balance between generative and vegetative growth. The EC in the root environment is an important control tool, as it determines whether water and nutrients are easily absorbed. It is logical that you want to keep this parameter under the best possible control.  It is very important to have a good and uniform EC distribution throughout the substrate. Large differences in EC values ​​cause the substrate to be used less well, because the plant roots avoid substrate areas with high EC values. This results in uneven root distribution and less controllability.

Root Distribution

The right roots distributed in the right way.  As a grower, you attach great importance to the correct distribution of the roots through the substrate mat.  After all: good root distribution contributes to a more uniform and more controllable EC and water content. The fiber structure of the rockwool, among other things, influences the root distribution: in a vertically fiberized mat, the roots will grow directly downwards faster than in a mat that also contains horizontal fibers.  In addition, you want as many hair roots as possible in your substrate.  After all, these play an important role in nutritional uptake.

Water Content Focus on Homogenety

A substrate that can intern a lot, so that you can generatively steer with low water content in dark periods, but where re-saturation is easy; that is what you as a grower want and expect. In addition, you always strive for the most homogeneous moisture distribution. That is easier said than done: gravity causes the water to sink to the bottom of the mat. But also the distribution of the roots and the type of roots influence the water distribution.