Exploring circular solutions  in growing media with Ansari

Kekkilä-BVB is committed to developing sustainable growing media by testing new circular raw materials in collaboration with its customers. One of its valued partners in this journey is Oy Ansari-Yhtymä, a Finnish ornamental plant grower and part of the Schetelig Group. Peat has long been the trusted growing medium raw material for professional greenhouse growers. Switching to peatfree or peat-reduced substrates is challenging – alternatives rarely match peat’s performance, and cultivation methods may need a complete rethink. As Europe’s leading growing media producer, Kekkilä-BVB listens to growers worldwide and invests in long-term innovation.

Ansari has completed two rounds of testing with Kekkilä Professional’s enhanced growing media, which includes added reed canary grass, sphagnum moss, and wood fibre. The first test was conducted with poinsettias, and the second with chrysanthemums. The tests were successful. The flowers went straight to the market and lasted well. Based on the tests, Ansari is ready to continue experimenting with more circular new solutions. “The key experience for Ansari and Kekkilä-BVB’s other customers has also been discovering that these new blends are not only more sustainable, they also support efficient and highquality cultivation.”

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Kari Silokangas, Product Manager, Kekkilä-BVB