Case Study: Sweet Thai Basil Nursery

Expert care from the team together with the responsiveness of AutoPot Watering Systems means just one crop should be necessary each year. As a rule this crop is going to be grown as a “cut-and-come-again” crop, although plants may be swapped in and out as required if tiring.

Sweet Thai Basil generally lends itself to high humidity levels and temperatures of up to 30 degrees Celsius. Therefore the greenhouse’s location has been an important consideration. Latitude obviously makes a huge difference when it comes to cultivating plants that, traditionally, hail from warmer climes. Even in a comparatively small territory such as the U.K. the benefits of growing tender crops like Basil in the south are clear. High light levels for a longer periods of time combined with much warmer temperatures in southern areas mean vast savings on lighting and heating. Locating thus, AutoPot producers of temperature-sensitive crops can maintain their competitive advantages in water efficiency and power free growing.

Growing in easy2Propagate units and easy2grow modules marks a departure from the rockwool-drip irrigation technique which the nursery have previously used. They are keenly anticipating the cost benefits of growing power-free with AutoPot.