At our home farm near Ledbury, we have just completed a specialist 2.2ha (5 acre) Substrate Show site. The site demonstrates Haygrove’s latest innovations in growing out of the soil in a substrate medium. This includes, for example, very high density plantings to optimise the output per square meter of tunnelled area, latest sustainable coir extract for growing crops and the use of gantry systems for spraying and picking.
The substrate show site is housed in the latest design of Haygrove Tunnels, including electric roller doors and electric roof venting systems. The site is now automated to work from sensors mounted inside the tunnel for Temperature and Relative Humidity. These are being linked to an integrated farm wide system of control.
The mission of Haygrove Tunnels is to take Glasshouse Technology onto a field scale at low cost. Our Substrate Show Site is a working demonstration of this mission and we welcome visits from Haygrove customers. To request a visit contact us.