Eazy Plug for easy rooting and sustainable growth
HGA Garden Eazy Plug Propagation Media stand out for the highest possible level of seed germination, and for environmentally minded growers they are the answer to how to increase yields without compromising sustainability. Better success with cloning, cuttings or seed germination will, however, be clearly appreciated by every grower. In addition to the benefits of Eazy Plug propagation cubes, in this article you will find out how to use them correctly in cultivation practice.
Eazy Plug cubes, which, like Eazy Block and Eazy Pyramid, represent an innovative propagation medium with an emphasis on the ecological aspect of growing, were created in the Dutch centre of cultivation technologies.
All HGA Garden Eazy Plug propagation media are purely organic and 100% compostable. So much for sustainability. And what else makes them unique?
- They come pre-fertilised and also with predetermined levels of EC 1.0 and pH 5.8.
- They excel in their ability to self-regulate to achieve the optimum air-to-water ratio in the propagation medium, or rather in its pores. Because the medium regulates the amount of water itself, it is simply impossible to overwater it, which will be appreciated not only by enthusiastic beginners.
- The strong binding of organic components is the reason why no additional growing containers are needed, and HGA Garden propagation products hold their shape perfectly on their own even without the use of a pot. If propagation medium is placed in a rigid growing container, the plant cannot effectively use the volume of the medium itself, nor do the roots receive as much oxygen. Thanks to the absence of a pot, given by the firm organic structure of this medium, the young plant, on the other hand, has enough air and space to form a strong structure of fine roots in line with the effect of “air pruning”, known among growers rather as the so-called air-pruning effect, when the plant roots grow through the propagation cubes and are exposed to relatively dry air, whereupon they dry out and the root tip dies. The plant naturally responds to this process by forming new, healthy and above all branching rootlets, instead of continuously extending the primary root. In this way, secondary rootlets develop and branch along the entire length of the primary roots until the whole process repeats again and again, and the fine root hairs gradually grow through the entire propagation cube. The result of a highly branched root system with a wide network of root hairs and root tips is better absorption of water and nutrients, and thus more vigorous growth and greater overall plant vitality. Moisture is distributed evenly throughout the medium and, thanks to this, the propagation medium in the form of Eazy Plug products can also be supplied to the market in a dehydrated state for truly unlimited shelf life, which also allows growers to store it for long periods.
- As you can see in the pictures, the manufacturer has come up with a comprehensive concept of interlocking propagation cubes and pyramids.
Eazy Plug is a versatile and very compact propagation medium suitable for practically all growing methods in combination with all types of substrates.
- To begin with, you can take a look at the video from the manufacturer.
- For the pack of Eazy Plug cubes you will need a propagator. A comprehensive and by far the most effective solution is then provided by mini greenhouses (propagators). We recommend the popular propagator by ROOT!T, made of high-quality plastic and equipped with ventilation flaps to maintain an optimum microclimate and an even higher success rate when germinating or cloning.
