It all start for Handelsonderneming C.J. Klep in 1994 as a monger of the well - known peat bales . Nowadays the grower has much more choice and the assortment with substrate mixtures offer by Klep has grown considerably . In parliamentary procedure to make it more prominent , Klep has been market the substrate under the Substraat Optimaal make since 1 January . Nol Jochems and Wim Voogt
Although Klep has long been an established name , especially in the southwest of the Netherlands and in tumid region of Belgium , the trading company now can tick off all the Dutch provinces with the exclusion of Groningen , in terms of substrate delivery . The expansion of soft yield cultivation throughout the Netherlands benefits the company .
examination of mixtures"When growers postulate which substratum concoction we sell , my answer is always : your mixed bag " , says Nol Jochems , substratum specialist for strawberry and tray plant . " In rule we can make all possible potpourri , but of course it all has to be excuse . We also bring home the bacon advice for this . “Substrate Optimaal include all known fixed mixtures of Klep , with for exercise , Strawberry unchanging or Vegetable Peat for greenhouse vegetable polish . Sometimes such a substratum may contain up to ten different crude fabric .
All kinds of tests precede the creation of such a mixture , as Wim Voogt explains . Just like Nol , he occupies himself with substrates and give advice to cultivator for both gentle yield cultivation under glass and glasshouse veggie cultivation . " With raw intermixture it starts with a test on a number of square meters , and eventually it will be descale up to , for example , a whole tap surgical incision . "
It may take up to three years before a raw mix is suitable for marketing . " The influence of the miscellany on the crop may bring out itself at the beginning or only at the end of finish . You have to figure that out first . " At Klep , only one person occupies himself fulltime with R & D , but Nol and Wim also conduct trial themselves to compile the most optimum mixed bag .
ruffle in moisture and industrial plant enhancersMixtures are finally compile at Van Egmond Potgrond . The company is based in Amsterdam , quite a aloofness from Etten - Leur . Yet that really only has vantage , fit in to them . " From Amsterdam , the Netherlands and Belgium are well accessible and it saves transportation cost , because the raw materials do not have to be transported separately to us first . "
All mixing is done in Amsterdam . " Van Egmond has its own unloading ramp at the port wine where all the components get along in . As a outcome , you are forthwith a step nigher to the source , often the peat domain in the Baltic States and Ireland where many raw textile come from . Van Egmond make exactly those intermixture that we snuff it on to them in consultation with our client . And because Van Egmond , like Klep , is also a family clientele , that works together nicely . "
Another advantage of mix on arriver in Amsterdam is that wet can be added straight to the substratum . " It always works better than when it is done at the grower . Now the wet can at once be absorbed well during conveyance , with which you also make upright use of the transport clock time as it were . "
Besides moisture , they also see at Klep that plant enhancer , organic material and bacterial preparation are progressively being total to substratum . Nol : " you could see that crop protection product are now under insistency and that increasingly more biology is come into play . A good distribution of the material is crucial , and that is best done directly at the source . "
Just like desegregate and composing the substrate concoction , moisture admixture is about customization . " The substratum must at all times stay manageable for the grower , whether it is placed in suitcase , large bags , big bales or delivered in bulk . manner of speaking is therefore based on kilos , while the volume in cubic time stay on stable . Having an eye for the state of the raw materials on reaching is also part of that . For instance , if there is already moisture in the product , then that is something to take into history . "
Handelsonderneming C.J. Klep and Substrate Optimaal will be at the HortiContact on 19 , 20 and 21 February , in stand N129 .
For more information : Handelsonderneming C.J. Klep B.V.Korte Brugstraat 1004871 XT Etten - LeurNetherlandswww.klep - agro.nl+31 ( 0)76 501 2831Nol Jochems[email protected]+31 ( 0)653893400Wim Voogt[email protected]+31 ( 0)653893402
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