BVB Substrates services

In our laboratory we can perform a full chemical analysis of your water and soil samples. From the results of the chemical analysis our sales advisors can advice on the best fertilisation strategy for the coming period. They can also help you find the best irrigation strategy, so that the roots of your plants are able to absorb enough nutrients and moisture, without getting too wet. Our advice is supported by data from our own calculation programs, Digital Substrate Advisor (DSA) and Fertilising Made To Measure (FMTM).

We have gathered a lot of information about our mixtures and the properties of different materials in them. The Digital Substrate Advisor (DSA) compiles all of this information to help us show our customers what changes in the substrate mixture can mean to its properties.
For example, adding 10% of cocopeat to a mixture can influence the airiness of the mixture, which in turn influences rooting of the plant. Adding perlite to a mixture might influence the uptake of water by the plant growing in that mixture. By using the DSA we can compare mixtures based on these characteristics and we can help our  customers understand why we advise on a certain mixture for them.