Professional Growing Mixes

 












PROFESSIONAL GROWING MIXES

(Available in Canada Only)


 

Jolly Farmer has about 10½ acres of greenhouses where we produce a large variety of seedlings, transplants, and flowered product. We have been keenly aware that the soil is where healthy plants start. As we focused on quality, we found we were not able to buy growing mixes that had the pH range and consistency we needed. This has led us over the years to put a great amount of effort into developing the best possible mixes for growing our crops. We have developed mixes for both conventional organic production based on these guidelines. Because we are growers too, we offer a unique perspective with a quality mix and the technical service needed to help you excel with your transplants.

 


Benefits

 

All our bags are loose filled. We don’t sell dried and compressed bales.
• Easy to use straight out of the bag.
• Mix remains biologically active.
• Mix is moist, making it easy to wet where peat can be difficult.
• No bale breaker needed.

Our mixes are balanced to promote optimal plant growth.
• We use laboratory analysis to give us the information we need to balance the mixes.
• We check physical properties to ensure good root growth.
• We perform routine checks on the mix throughout the season to ensure consistent quality.

Our mixes are well screened through custom built trommel screens.

Our Professional Mixes are designed for the serious Professional Grower.
• We inoculate with RootShield® to help prevent root diseases and promote healthy root systems.
• Many of our mixes contain our high quality compost and earthworm castings.

 

Customize your mix...

...to meet your needs. Buy some Grow On mix and some Compost-Rich mix and mix them based on the nutritional needs of your plants. For heavy feeders, use straight Compost-Rich Mix. For medium feeders, use 50/50 and for light feeders, use Grow On mix.


Professional Plug Mix:
This is the mix we use for the majority of our plug production in our greenhouse. It is a peat/perlite/vermiculite mix, but also has a number of other additives including RootShield® for optimum performance. The salinity is low to promote germination and it is screened through 1/4" to ensure uniform fill for small cell sizes. Does not contain compost or castings.
(56 L retail bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)

Certified Organic Plug Mix:
This mix is specifically designed with a low salinity and fine particle size for small seedlings. The low salinity helps promote germination and the small particle size (screened through 1/4") helps ensure uniform fill for small cell sizes. RootShield®, earthworm castings, and our own thermally produced compost are included in the mix.
(56 L retail bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)

Professional Grow On Mix:
This is our conventional growing soil for larger packs and containers. It is patterned after the mixes we use in our own greenhouse, providing a well-balanced, high-quality mix to help your plants off to the right start. It contains our own compost, RootShield®, and other ingredients to balance the pH and nutrients. It is screened through 1/2" screen.
(56 L retail bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)

Certified Organic Grow on Mix:
This is our high grade mix for growing your plants and seedlings on to finish. RootShield®, our own compost, earthworm castings, and a number of other high quality ingredients round out the peat/perlite/vermiculite base. Use this mix for more long-term crops, high-value crops, and for the more difficult to grow species. Performs well with a soil blocker.
(56 L retail bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)
Shrub/Perennial Mix:
Basic growing mix with peat, composted bark, and compost. We can also add your slow release fertilizer to a minimum order of 10 pallets. Available in 60 cu. ft. bulk bags.
Certified Organic Potting Mix:
This is our economy line of mix for short term crops or for repotting where a less expensive mix is needed. This mix is balanced but does not contain the more expensive additives present in our other recipes. Performs well, even in a non-organic setting, and makes a great addition to your retail store selection of bagged soils.
(10 L & 30 L retail bags, 56 L grower bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)



Certified Organic Compost-Rich Growing Mix:

This mix is our newest addition and will provide sustained fertility, reducing` the need to liquid-feed your transplants. It is a heavier mix than our Plug Mix and Grow On Mix, and works especially well for vegetable seedlings. Contains RootShield® and amendments. Available in 56L white grower bag.
Certified Organic Earthworm Castings:
Castings are an end product for our fishing worm production system. They are screened through a 1/8" screen and are very biologically active. See the Earthworm Castings section of this web site for more info.
(5 L & 10 L retail bags, 56 L grower bag, 60 cu ft bulk bag)

Certified Organic Top Soil:
We've worked with golf courses, sports fields, and landscapers to come up with a great high fertility topdressing. It is a blend of our high quality compost and peat, screened through a 1/2" screen so that there are no rocks and sticks. In addition, this product is basically weed free. Available in 18kg bags.
 


 
Checking root development of mum crop. Growers at Jolly Farmer review growing mix trials.


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., 56 Crabbe Road, Northampton, NB Canada E7N 1R6
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