Cultilène

Exclusive to FF

The well-proven rock-wool growing medium

The extensive Cultilène range of rock wool-based hydroponic substrates is well-proven as growing and propagation media for many vegetable and flower crops.
 

Based in the Netherlands, Saint-Gobain Cultilène manufactures in various plants around the world, frequently custom-making a Cultilène slab or block to suit a client’s specific requirements.
 

Fruitfed Supplies has the exclusive distribution rights for Cultilène in New Zealand.
 

Cultilène is well regarded due to:
- its high level of controllability with an effective air-to-water ratio;
- its reliable homogeneity to allow unhampered and regular root growth;
- its functional strength and dimensional stability, as slabs or blocks, to suit the intended period of use and application;
- its high quality polythene sleeving with watertight, strong seals;
- the ability to provide slabs with factory-made holes to suit the crop and save the grower time.

More details are available from your local Fruitfed Supplies representative or from http://www.cultilene.nl/uk/. Please note that not all Cultilène product lines and sizes are carried in stock. Minimum orders from growers will apply as Cultilène products are supplied by the pallet load. Bulk orders to the supplier are made on an annual basis, so please discuss your requirements well in advance of the time you are planning your glasshouse re-establishment.
 

• Very stable multi-annual slab
• Developed specifically for growing roses
• Stone wool with high air content to provide root system with opportunity for optimum development
• Slab retains its strength and dimensional stability, while air-to-water ratio remains optimal throughout life of slab
• EC and pH levels maintained via irrigation

• A strong slab, suited for single year use
• Slab’s strength ensures air-to-water ratio remains stable
• Mainly horizontal fibre structure ensures good root formation and distribution
• Fibre structure contributes to good air circulation and excellent control of humidity and nutrition

• Unique X-fibre structure; plant root formation is as easy as in soil
• Better control of water content and EC
• Fast initial rooting and unbeaten homogeneity

X-fibre

• Unique fibre structure, which literally extend in all directions
• Faster rooting; good initial growth
• very accurate control of humidity and nutrition
• extra airiness because of a larger number of pores

Caldéra

• Well-known horizontal fibre structure, like Exact Flora
• No nonsense slab; excellent balance between price and quality
• A firm, durable slab with a lot of air, easy to control and with less risk of root stress.

MaXXima

• The wetter Cultilène alternative
• Unique X-fibre structure for perfect control and root distribution
• Different from other Cultilène slabs with slightly higher water holding capacity
• Suits intense growing conditions (hanging gutters, aubergines, extreme climate)

•  Exact Flora Gerbera
  
• A multi-annual stable slab
• Strong; rapid harvest without problems
• Good air-to-water ratio; well-developed root system during multiple growing seasons

• Extra-durable slab
• Comparable properties to Exact
• Fibres are extra strong, so loss after steaming is reduced to the absolute minimum
• Slab remains extremely stable and performs reliably for the whole two-year period

•  Gerbera container block
  
• Stone-wool block to pushed into a container
• Two types:
  • Low; where stone-wool block is placed on top
  • Higher, with a plug hole, that a plug plant is put into
• Benefits (compared to other substrates):
  • Faster filling of containers
  • Easier planting
  • Substrate shrinks less

• Horizontal fibre structure designed for long-term use, if required in growing containers
• Slab has an airy structure; air-to-water ratio remains stable and controllable for a very long time
• Recommended these slabs be steamed