Welcome to Grodan Grodan and Signify collaborate to conduct low-energy tomato cultivation research with an expected savings on heat-input up to 40%

Welcome to Grodan Grodan and Fluence join forces to develop new concept for year-round, high-tech strawberry cultivation with a demonstration trial
Welcome to Grodan “Designed to grow” – Grodan launches new branding initiative to focus public and policymaking attention on sustainable, soilless growing to feed and treat the world’s expanding population
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Welcome to Grodan Whitepaper: The future of medicinal crop cultivation

Designed to Grow

More than 50 years ago, we noticed a tiny plant growing in a piece of abandoned stone wool on a building site. Just as it's designed to do, nature had found a way to grow. And it inspired us to design a system to support it – a smarter, soilless way of growing that we evolve, explore and refine continuously. A system that promises high yields of consistent, high-quality fresh food and medicinal crops to feed and treat the world's growing population. 

Grodan greenhouse tomato woman

Grodan Newsletter

Do you want to learn more about Grodan? Feel free to sign up to our newsletter. Grodan ensures that growers can make optimum use of its products and services by interpretting the company’s knowledge of and experience with substrate cultivation in terms of up-to-date, crop-oriented advice. Ranging from tailor-made advice from crop consultants to newsletters, seminars and training courses and articles in trade journals.

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Feeding future urban populations - Introducing the vertical farm

Vertical farms are a very promising and sustainable solution to the growing needs for healthy, local foods in (over)populated urban areas. What’s more, at Grodan, we believe vertical farms will play an indispensable role in our future global food production. So, what is it all about?

Vertical Farming Picture

Latest blogs

GroSens 2.2 sensor placed in veg slab with hands
By Anna Woronowicz
e-Gro

EC – important parameter for irrigation strategy

The electrical conductivity (EC) unit is commonly employed for analyzing fertilizer component concentrations in hydroponic growth’s nutrient solution or root zone. This involves measuring the electrical conductivity of a solution to determine the cumulative ions necessary for plants (e.g., NO3-, Fe3+) and ballast components (e.g., Na+). The EC value is usually expressed in either millisimens (mS/cm) or microsimens (µS/cm).

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GR Poland Kalisz photo session September 2020
By Anna Woronowicz
Water Management
Sustainable Growing

Caté’s extensive comparative trials with meaningful insights for tomato cultivation

Caté, the renowned applied research station in Saint Pol de Léon, situated at the heart of Brittany’s thriving vegetable and horticultural region, has concluded a series of comprehensive comparative trials focusing on stonewool and coco growing media for soilless tomato cultivation. The trials, spanning multiple seasons, have yielded remarkable insights into the agronomic, environmental, and economic advantages of these two media.

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Grodan bees biodiversity
By André van Wageningen
Sustainable Growing

Future of Food

As the world's population continues to grow, natural resources are becoming increasingly scarce. Let’s have a look at opportunities to ensure plentiful, healthy food production and availability.

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Strawberry
By Ellen Seelen
Sustainable Growing

Bye bye to strawberries as a seasonal fruit

Traditionally, the spring season has always been the prime time for strawberries. Particularly when grown outdoors. But there is more and more proof that global strawberry cultivation is at a turning point. The latest step is to start cultivating year-round, possibly providing fresh produce in the midst of winter.

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Vacancies

Latest News

Signify Grodan Vitalion
Press Release
19 Oct 2023

Grodan and Signify collaborate to conduct low-energy tomato cultivation research with an expected savings on heat-input up to 40%

The trial started September 2023 at Botany and will explore principles of low energy growing under fully dimmable Philips LED lights. Focus will be on plant transpiration and nutrient uptake in a 260 m2 department fitted with active air de-humidification. This year's strategy is built on the knowledge gained from last year's successful tomato trial by Signify. By modelling the expected crop development and performance, both Grodan and Signify expect to reduce up to 40% on heat input by dimming the lights based on crop needs, energy prices, and outside light conditions.

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Grodan and Fluence join forces to develop new concept for year-round, high-tech strawberry cultivation with a demonstration trial at Wageningen University & Research in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.
Press Release
02 Oct 2023

Grodan and Fluence join forces for year-round, high-tech strawberry cultivation

Grodan and Fluence join forces to develop new concept for year-round, high-tech strawberry cultivation with a demonstration trial at Wageningen University & Research in Bleiswijk, The Netherlands.

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Grodan water drop
Press Release
13 Jun 2023
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KAS magazine interview
General
12 Jan 2023

Young Grodan employees discuss in KAS magazine their experiences working in horticulture

Young Grodan colleagues, Federico Puksic and Emmanouela Alexopoulou, innovate for a greener world after studying at Wageningen University.

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Grodan Plantop NG2.0 Conical Plugs / Standard Plugs
Article
25 Oct 2022

Automation and control are the main focus of the International Propagation Seminar

The International Propagation Seminar focuses on automation and control, covering topics from robotization to climate control.

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Plantop NG2.0 Funnel Plug Tray
Press Release
21 Sep 2022

Grodan Launches Vermiculite-Free Plantop NG2.0 Funnel Plug

Grodan introduces Vermiculite-Free Plantop NG0 Funnel Plug, ensuring excellent results and a cleaner work environment.

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