AutoPot celebrate another great year at Brill View Farm

The 2013 growing season at Brill View Farm has been a real success. Great weather, informed plant choices and a fantastic watering system (of course!) all contributed to our bumper harvests.

We started our season indoors in February propagating a selection of Chilli plants, Tomatoes and Thai Aubergines, before moving them to the heated beds in our propagation area in April.

By May the plants had been transplanted into the AutoPot systems. We then sowed a selection of oriental herbs including Vietnamese Coriander and Thai Basil. These were planted out in stages, ensuring that we enjoyed a perpetual harvest of ‘cut and come again’ herbs throughout the season. A simple technique that we wholeheartedly recommend you recreate at home.

The image above shows the easy2grow Extension Trays in lines of four wide. The 8.5‎ litre pots are filled with Perlite to a depth of 50mm. Small 10cm square pots are then placed on the bed of Perlite.

The plants flourished throughout the warm summer and we saw temperatures in the greenhouse reach an incredible 51°C!

During the warm months we also conducted several trials using our AutoPot systems with no growing media whatsoever. Our Chives and Thai Beans thrived with their roots constantly bathed in nutrient enriched water, with no signs of root rot or oxygen starvation. We’ll be conducting some further trials next season. Watch this space for future developments!

The image above shows the 1Pot XL Tray being used aeroponically, without the need for pots or soil.

To celebrate a successful season, we decided to hold an open day in September and invited our UK retailers and distributors. For many, it was their first visit to a commercial installation and they were mightily impressed with what’s achievable.

To see all of the photos from Brill View Nurseries and to stay updated with other AutoPot news, simply click here and ‘like’ our Facebook page. Look out for the next Open Days in 2014.