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READYPLANT™ CONTAINERS
CONTAINERS DESIGNED TO BE PLANTABLE OR COMPOSTABLE
The terms organic, sustainable, alternative and green have become part of our vernacular in a way we could not have imagined a decade ago. Consequently, there has been a proliferation of new products in all sectors fashioned to these ideals. Being the true “green industry” by nature, it is only fitting these concepts be incorporated — or, more accurately, reincorporated — into greenhouse production and marketing.
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CONTAINERS FOR DIRECT PLANTING INTO THE SOIL
At Western, we manufacture a broad range of molded fiber greenhouse and nursery containers with varying life expectancies to meet the diverse needs of growers. Container performance is achieved by adjusting the blend of recycled paper and proprietary additives and, in some cases, by incorporating partial or full wax impregnation to extend durability.
Our ReadyPlant™ containers were developed with direct input from growers seeking a plantable nursery container that helps reduce reliance on plastic. ReadyPlant is a short-life container, well-suited for fast-growing plant material or field-dug trees and shrubs, where extended container longevity is less critical than ease of planting and root establishment.
Because growing conditions, crops, and irrigation practices vary, we recommend testing ReadyPlant prior to commercial use to confirm suitability for your specific application.
For customers requiring a longer-lasting container, we recommend our standard ReadyGrow™ containers. ReadyGrow containers are also plantable, provided appropriate consideration is given to the root structure of the species being grown and the container is properly slit or opened at planting to promote healthy root development.
