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\u201cIt can be difficult to persuade people to try these new technologies,\u201d admits Germ\u00e1n Cuiti\u00f1o Christin (pictured on the right). \u201cBut once they see the benefits, they wonder why they didn\u2019t start sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrating the advantages for greenhouse horticulture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Germ\u00e1n is an agricultural researcher at Tecnoflor, a growers\u2019 cooperative and Jiffy distributor in Argentina. He sets ongoing tests using growblocks and growbags for various crops. He\u2019s found that these trials are the best way to demonstrate the advantages of Jiffy products for greenhouse horticulture to new growers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tecnoflor began working with Jiffy in 2018. Today, it is one of the main suppliers of agricultural solutions in the country. Here, Germ\u00e1n talks to us about the latest results of his Jiffy Growblock trials in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growblock tomatoes had 18% more weight, 25% more value  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest tomato growers in the region has three hectares of cherry tomatoes. Germ\u00e1n ran trials of 200 plants of each of the grower\u2019s varieties. He grew all the seedlings in Jiffy Growblocks and transplanted them. The rest of the crop was grown in the usual way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grower ended up harvesting 18% more in terms of weight from the Growblock plants. The results were even better in terms of value. His earnings were up 25% because he could harvest earlier in the season, when prices are higher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crops are market-ready 15 days sooner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrials in our own nursery and with other growers confirm that tomatoes are ready 15 days earlier with Jiffy Growblocks,\u201d says Germ\u00e1n (see comparison picture on the right). \u201cWhen the customer saw the results, he asked if we were still in time to change the next crop to growblocks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had to work very fast, but we did it,\u201d laughs Germ\u00e1n. \u201cHe\u2019s now growing 33,000 cherry tomato plants in Jiffy Growblocks in his greenhouses, plus 10,000 beef tomatoes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Support from Jiffy experts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Germ\u00e1n built up his expertise and learned how to transfer knowledge during the trials. He was supported throughout by Jiffy\u2019s experts, especially Guillermo Gonzalez Rivera, Jiffy Sales Manager for Latin America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to Guillermo\u2019s insights, we got faster results. I sent him many, many emails, including photos of the plants. I also met with him and Jiffy\u2019s technical consultants in Chile. I was the project lead here at Tecnoflor, so I really wanted to understand the data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing knowledge with the local hydroponics industry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Germ\u00e1n\u2019s Jiffy Growblock and Growbag trials continue on different crops and under different conditions. He is now working with a hydroponics supply business on a series of trials with hydroponic growers, a relatively new technology in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe main thing is reassuring the growers that they are not alone. It helps that we\u2019ve gained a reputation as early adopters. We research the products\u2019 value and then sell them to other nurseries. As growers ourselves, we understand the needs of other growers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quality pays off<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

 \u201cJiffy and Tecnoflor think the same way,\u201d Germ\u00e1n summarizes.\u201c Quality may take longer to achieve, but it pays off in the end.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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