HydraFiber Heroes: Fernando Hernandez, Colorpoint LLC, Illinois
Fernando Hernandez, operations manager at Colorpoint, LLC in Illinois, discusses how easy it was to transition to HydraFiber and the benefits of less dust and improved storage.
Fernando Hernandez, operations manager at Colorpoint, LLC in Illinois, discusses how easy it was to transition to HydraFiber and the benefits of less dust and improved storage.
“Our basil crop finished five days earlier when we trialed in a blend with 30% HydraFiber Ultra 160WB in place of perlite. We’re working closely with their team now to make the full switch to HydraFiber by Fall 2020.”
"Our company roots are in bark and we have been a promoter of sustainable forestry for many years. Finding a forestry product like HydraFiber to replace non-sustainable raw materials in media was very exciting. It is a technology we are investing in for the long run."
“Adding HydraFiber to our production has been seamless, especially with our larger containers.”
“Switching to HydraFiber has been one of the smartest moves we have made in the past few years. It has provided outstanding plant quality, and has also made us analyze our entire soil mixing line which allowed us to update a couple things that were maybe a little out of calibration.”
“We were impressed, not only with its ability to retain water, but also its ability to have porosity at the same time, which almost seems like an oxymoron, but it definitely happens. HydraFiber holds water and doesn’t dry out as quickly, but at the same time, when it’s wet, it doesn’t turn into mud or mush.”
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