Presenting the Compact FlowSteama Rova

Stronga recently delivered a compact steam pasteurisation solution to a leading British nursery, enabling them to recycle a mixture of spent growing material and plant potted material which had accumulated on-site over a number of years. The nursery’s new Compact FlowSteama Rova is enabling their propagation team to create unique growing blends which are customised on the plant’s needs – using combined on-site material including pasteurised soil, steamed bark mulch and heat-treated spent materials. In-house steam sterilisation is the best solution for nurseries and greenhouses to avoid purchasing one-time-use blends from often uncertified sources. As a method of pasteurisation, it has been proven for well over a century and represents one of the most ‘green’ and ‘clean’ alternatives to chemical sterilisation. The points below, which have been adapted from the regarded guide - ‘The U.C. System for Producing Healthy Container- Grown Plants’, demonstrate the benefits of steaming over chemical sterilisation methods. 1. Steaming can take as little as 30 minutes to treat growing materials while chemical spraying methods can take significantly longer, in some cases up to 3 days. Delays carry significant labour and financial burdens for commercial nurseries. 2. Steaming requires a shorter cooling period after completion when compared to the much longer required aeration after chemical treatment. 3. Steam pasteurisation effectiveness can be measured immediately through temperature measurements of growing substrates. Many chemical sterilisation methods indicate their effectiveness after crop growth, normally when it is too late. 4. There are no toxicity residues associated with in-vessel steam sterilisation. Many chemical alternatives are toxic to plants and even humans, especially in un-ventilated situations. 5. Reusing spent on-site materials allows growers to take control of their propagation and growing mediums, whilst creating a closed loop circular process. 6. Steaming encourages plant growth and increases crop yields thorough revitalising spent materials, reducing weed seeds and pests and improving substrate quality, providing optimal seed germination conditions. This increases the quality and quantity of healthier, flourishing and hardy plant growth. Stronga have been designing steam pasteurisation systems for many years now and have experience commissioning equipment for a variety of different materials - bark mulch, soil, and coco coir. Our technicians design FlowSteama equipment based on a project-by-project basis. This particular steamer was designed for an output of circa 3m₃/hr in a compact, mobile arrangement. Collaborate with Stronga today and begin your journey towards resource renewal – [email protected] Like Stronga on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StrongaWorldwide Follow Stronga on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strongaworldwide Follow Stronga on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StrongaLtd