ICL Podcast

Managing irrigation when using peat-free growing media | ICL Podcast

Speakers

Sam Rivers
ICL, Technical Manager, Controls
Matt Appleby
HortWeek editor

HortWeek editor Matt Appleby talks with ICL’s Sam Rivers about irrigation and peat-free growing media.

Sam tell us why irrigation is important in peat-free growing media and differences between watering with peat alternatives and peat.

He reveals options growers can use to help manage irrigation, which wetting agents to use and gives examples of where H2Gro has shown to benefit growers.

Finally, Sam talks about how much interest in peat-free is growing, with many growers trialling the peat free composts, now the ban date of 2026 for professional growers has been announced.