RT300 Root Trainer System Trays

The A.G.A. Group establish all of their aquatic plants in a specially designed pot. The AGA RT300 root trainer prevents ‘root spiraling’ by training the root down the pot-cell, thereby plants grow stronger and healthier they are safer to handle and establish rapidly. Root trainer grown aquatic plants make traditional pot grown aquatic plants simply a ‘thing of the past’.

The A.G.A Group’s Merton Hall Pond aquatic plant nursery has been commercially growing and Supplying Common reed (Phragmites australis) for the landscape, environmental and civil engineering industries for over 12 years. As a result of this we have continued through our investment in our very own purpose made root trainer tray, designed specifically for the growing of reeds and aquatic plants and their effective handling when planting out both in our nursery and in the wild.

Our pre-formed, rigid tray holds 40 plants per unit and produces a plant that is comparable to somewhere between a P7cm pot and P9cm pot plant. This is an advance over the conventional root trainer system, in that it stops “over crowding” of plants in the middle of trays where they are susceptible to being starved of light encouraging weak ‘runt’ like plants.

Pre-vegetated Plant pallets treatment systems.

The use of RT300’s introduces the reeds root system directly to the very bottom of the pallet enabling them to penetrate below the coir faster than pot grown reeds. Root trainer planted pallets start work almost immediately after installation.

• More vigorous plants
• Enhanced root system
• Reduced plant mortality
• Outdoor propagated plants
• No damaged roots
• Easer to plant
• Range of species
• Less bulk to handle
• Lower haulage costs
• Low environmental impact
• Less rubbish for disposal