In celebration of the Jiffy Pellet anniversary, we are proud to highlight the remarkable journey and evolution of Jiffy Pellets, which have been at the heart of successful crop propagation for 60 years. From the Jiffy-7C and Quick Soil Mix (QSM) Pellets to the Jiffy Coco Disk, our innovative products have consistently delivered superior results for growers worldwide. However, among these, the Jiffy-7 (also known as J-7) stands out as one of our earliest and most iconic offerings.
Invented in the 1960s and originally produced in Stange, Norway, the J-7 pellet has played a crucial role in the success of growers by providing an open-wall, net container and media all in one. Over the past 60 years, more than 16 billion J-7 pellets have been produced in Stange, helping growers achieve optimal aeration, water retention, and excellent root development for a wide variety of crops. Today, the J-7 continues to be produced in Canada and Sri Lanka, maintaining the same core benefits that have made it a trusted choice for generations.
The Effectiveness of Jiffy’s J-7s Help Growers Worldwide Stay Competitive
Growers from tree nurseries to vertical farms consistently rely on J-7 pellets because they are easy to work with, economical to ship, and can transplant easily in containers or straight into the ground.
“The Jiffy system really is the best there is,” Hubertus Uehre of Uehre Gartenland, a conifer nursery in western Germany recently shared. “Other systems can’t match the success rates and the way the trees grow on thanks to the many fine roots they develop.”
Eric Gaulin of the high-tech, leafy greens grower InGrow Technology in Quebec, BC, also holds J-7s in high regard. “The success rate for the J-7 organic pellet was 99.8%! So I decided to build the InGrow system around it.”
Evan Van Slooten of Vans Pines Nursery in Michigan switched his operation completely to Jiffy as this has helped them transition into greater automation and keeps them competitive on pricing. “The nice part about the Jiffy system is, because it’s well self-contained, it’s easier to produce automation. So as we develop more and more automation, and reduce our dependence on labor, that will allow us to actually produce more and more of these plugs.”
Jiffy J-7 Pellets Are Versatile to Suit Growers’ Unique Needs
Not only have J-7 pellets served as highly successful propagation solutions–but they are also available in many options.
In terms of size, the expanded pellet diameter ranges from 18mm to 73mm, and the expanded height varies from 35mm to 190mm.
Jiffy also works with growers to offer customized solutions. For example, when Uehre Gartenland required a taller J-7 to ensure the right root-to-shoot ratio–the Jiffy team helped extrapolate the 36mm x 100mm pellet size to 42mm x 125mm so that they could thrive with the company’s bigger seedlings.
Jiffy-7 Peat Pellets Are Compliant, Clean, and Sustainable
Long before sustainability was a buzzword, Jiffy has worked to produce solutions that were not only effective and versatile, but also sustainable, clean, and compliant.
Plus, we’re continuing to move toward even more sustainable solutions. To become better stewards of our environment, we have recently made the switch from PE and PP plastics to PLA netting for all Jiffy pellets.
PLA netting is a fine-fibre bioweb made of polylactic acid. It’s also:
- Compostable and biodegradable under controlled, industrial conditions
- Lightweight (12 grams per square meter)
- Certified according to the harmonized European standard EN13432
Download our free Jiffy Pellets brochure to learn more about J-7s, and all of our propagation solutions, including the Jiffy 7C pellets that CEA growers around the globe consistently rely on.
We’d like to thank all of our Jiffy customers for allowing us to be your pellet provider for the past 60 years, and we look forward to continuing to serve you for the next 60!
Let’s work together
Jiffy is a leading global supplier of premium growing media and solution thinking. We aim to serve you, our customers in plant propagation and cultivation, to achieve better results with fewer worries. We do this by continually improving, innovating, and working toward our common goals, based on scientific research, teamwork, and decades of experience. Let’s develop sustainable plant growing solutions together: Let’s start today!