27 August 2024
Hortifeeds to Showcase Revolutionary Peat-Free Fertilisers at Four Oaks 2024
Hortifeeds will be exhibiting again at the Four Oaks Trade Show to be held in Cheshire on 3rd & 4th September 2024. This marks the 28th time…
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24 July 2024
Hortifeeds Thrives at Fruit Focus 2024
- by Agronomist Mike Wainwright … … HORTIFEEDS enjoyed a remarkably successful day at the recent Fruit Focus tradeshow in Kent. The team engaged…
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19 June 2024
Hortifeeds Exhibit at Fruit Focus 2024
by Mike Wainwright … Hortifeeds are excited to be exhibiting at Fruit Focus again this year. We look forward to welcoming existing and new customers…
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18 April 2024
Biostimulants for Fruit Quality & Shelf Life
… - by Agronomist Mike Wainwright for Fruit & Vine Magazine May/June 2024 … … For further information contact Hortifeeds sales team.
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26 February 2024
Problem Free Peat Free
- by Agronomist Mike Wainwright … Hortifeeds is excited to announce the launch of our new Perfect for Peat Free range of fertilisers. Our agronomist…
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19 September 2023
Getting Ready for Winter
Tips and advice for Autumn production and getting ready for Winter, including use of peat free media … This year we have seen high disease and pest…
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29 August 2023
Hortifeeds exhibits for the 27th time at Four Oaks Trade Show 2023 – 5 & 6 Sept
Hortifeeds has signed up yet again to exhibit at the Four Oaks Trade Show to be held in Cheshire, 5 & 6 September 2023. This marks the 27th time…
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22 August 2023
2023 Fruit Focus Show Review
Hortifeeds had a highly successful day at the recent Fruit Focus tradeshow in Kent. The team were kept very busy talking to new and existing…
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10 January 2023
Why Silicon is Important to Plants
While silicon is not essential to plant growth, it is taken up and used by plants just like other nutrients, and this has many useful benefits, both…
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7 August 2022
Importance of Wetting Agents
The extremely hot weather this summer has served as yet another dramatic wake-up call, if one was needed, that man made climate change is real and is…
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1 July 2022
.........Introducing HortiHydrate Bio
Improving Water and Fertiliser Use Efficiency the Natural Way - HortiHydrate Bio … - by Hortifeeds Agronomist Mike Wainwright … Following the easing…
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16 February 2022
Jonathan Garratt Joins the Hortifeeds Team
Hortifeeds is pleased to welcome Jonathan Garratt, who has joined our team as Regional Sales Manager for the East of England. Jonathan is genuinely…
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1 February 2022
Woodland Springs to Life with 4,000 New Trees
Picture (left to right): Paul Gooding – Hortifeeds chairman, Alison and Rodge Brownlow and Chris Norris – managing director at Hortifeeds with Boris…
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9 August 2021
HortiHydrate Pro: Optimise Water Usage
Water and nutrients are valuable resources – it pays to make the most of them! With the effects of climate change already being felt across the…
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19 July 2021
Taking Calcium to the Optimum
Calcium is a vital plant nutrient that is key in building strong cell walls and membranes. Unlike most nutrients, plants principally move calcium…
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15 June 2021
Hortifeeds Donation Helps to Expand Woodland
A private woodland which is a safe haven for wildlife in the heart of Kettlethorpe, near Lincoln, is set to branch out following a financial donation…
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11 June 2021
Another Challenging Season Ahead for Vineyards
Like most crops, vineyards are a few weeks behind due to the terrible spring weather we have endured this year. The repeated cold nights throughout…
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1 June 2021
Amino Acids
HortiBoost and NuGro 8-8-7 are two of our most popular liquid fertilisers. They are very different fertilisers that have been formulated for separate…
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10 May 2021
Troubles of Cold Spring Conditions
Soil and growing media temperature is critical to good root development. April and May last year was very warm and sunny, if a little on the dry…
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22 April 2021
Problem Solving Products
In the real world we inhabit, even the best of growers still have that ‘problem crop’ each season, which doesn’t have a pest or disease problem but…
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25 March 2021
IntraCell: Naturally Help Defend Crops Against Frost
Spring is a critical time for many crops, as buds burst and flowers open the rapidly expanding new tissue is at its most vulnerable stage. Opening…
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5 March 2021
Spring has Sprung!
Nature has its own special ways of signalling the changes of the seasons. Although the day lengths have been increasing for more than a couple of…
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17 February 2021
The Hard Facts
The pros and cons of hard irrigation water … … Our Agronomist, Mike Wainwright, gives an account of the issues faced by growers who use hard…
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19 January 2021
Benefits of Soluble Mixes
Despite their scale, some of our larger customers use HortiMix soluble fertilisers rather than straights, as they find them easier and more practical…
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15 January 2021
Business as Usual
Thankfully, previous and present lockdowns have not affected our ability to fulfil customer orders. Our Sales Managers are also still available…
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5 November 2020
Tis the Season (for Poinsettias)
If there is one colour that epitomises Christmas it has to be red. Red is warm and cosy, but also bright, and in stark contrast to the mainly dull…
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9 October 2020
Autumn Feeding
Our agronomist, Mike Wainwright, on how nutrition requirements for crops shift over the winter months: "We all notice the changing of the seasons in…
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2 September 2020
Ben Dalton Joins the Hortifeeds Team
Hortifeeds are delighted to welcome a new Sales Manager to the team. As a horticulture and agriculture agronomist, Ben Dalton’s role will primarily…
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27 April 2020
Boxing Clever
With their all-year-round appeal and unrivalled variety of uses, Buxus are some of the most popular garden plants. They are equally suitable for the…
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20 March 2020
COVID-19 Update
20/3/2020 Update: In these unprecedented circumstances Hortifeeds is adopting preventive measures to protect the health and safety of all our…
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2 December 2019
Irrigation and Nutrition
Mike Wainwright, our agronomist, was recently asked some questions about the importance of correct nutrition and irrigation. … How widespread…
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6 September 2019
Organic September
It’s Organic September, a UK-wide celebration of all things organic. The Soil Association champion this month-long event, educating the public about…
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12 February 2019
How Cilus Plus Can Benefit Your Crop
Cilus Plus’ natural biotechnology promotes root establishment and plant health. The selected strain of the beneficial root-zone dwelling bacteria…
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