“We want to turn waste into a supply”

A hatful of flowers in Toscana are being grow on peat but in the future they may be skip the peat for dredge amend deposit from the port wine of Livorno . At least that is the aim for the task SubSed that Flora Toscana is ferment on with the support of the LIFE program of the European Union . “ We require to manifest that it is potential to convert a waste matter into a supplying ” , says Maria Castellani , responsible for for the project on behalf of the coordinator Flora Toscana .

Maria Castellani of Flora Toscana at the IPM Essen 2019 . The undertaking set off off in October with a kick - off meeting with all the beneficiaries at the main office of Flora Toscana in Pescia . They have since visited several place in Europe to talk about their ambition , one of which is Essen for the IPM .

How to grow on waste ? “ Due to the app of environmentally and economically sustainable techniques we convert the dredged marine deposit into a commercial substratum , which then can be utilise to greenhouse production of ornamentals like Arthur Stanley Jefferson Laurel and yield trees like Olea europaea and citrus tree . It also will be usable for culture of protea , calla lily and intellectual nourishment crop like St. Basil , blueberry , timberland hemangioma simplex and citrus tree . ”

The team of Flora Toscana at the IPM Essen 2019 .

The performance of the raw substratum will be demonstrated at farm scale in Italy and Spain by comparison with the distinctive production of the same crop cultivate on a peat - free-base commercial substrate . “ During this trial form we take a close look at monitor the rooting , the vegetal growth , the efflorescence and the fruiting of the plant . Next to extensive examination we also have to figure out the legal issuance on deposit re - use , provision and packing . After several pre - commercial-grade we will start statistical distribution to nursery and growers ” , tell Castellani .

For informationMaria CastellaniEmail:[email protected]www.lifesubsed.com

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