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Bord na Móna Horticulture
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Bord na Móna Horticulture Ltd. manufactures a range of growing media products for the commercial grower and hobby gardener.
The term growing media includes three principal types of products:
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Soil conditioners - Products that are dug or incorporated into soil to improve structure and fertility (eg Peat)
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Mulches - Products that are spread on the surface of soils to provide an attractive covering to borders and to suppress weeds (eg Bark)
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Potting soils - Products that have all the chemical and physical requirements to grow plants in a container (eg Multipurpose compost)
High quality sphagnum moss peat is the principal component of the mixes. In the last five years the range of products has been expanded to include bark. This is used as a decorative mulch and also, in composted form, as a potting soil.
RETAIL
Bord na Móna markets a full range of growing media products sold under the Shamrock brand. These include multipurpose composts, gro bags and a range of decorative barks and mulches.
In addition, Bord na Móna is a major supplier of own-label business, most notably to the 320 B&Q stores in the UK and Ireland. In addition to peat based products, this range includes growing media based on recycled materials from the food and timber industry.
Professional
Shamrock professional growing media products are used by commercial growers to produce a range or ornamental and food crops. The products are based on the inherently high quality of Irish peat to which scientifically formulated fertilisers are added to produce excellent growing media. |
