Stonewool and Disease Control: Keeping Plants Healthy One of the quietest killers in a commercial greenhouse are disease pathogens. These microscopic pathogens can infiltrate a greenhouse with ease and create a major outbreak in a matter of no time. The best approach to controlling and maintaining a healthy and clean greenhouse is prevention. Prevention is essential in ensuring the safety...

Managing Electrical Conductivity with Stonewool Grow Media Electrical Conductivity in Horticulture: An Overlooked Key to Unlocking Potential in Crops In the commercial horticulture industry, there is an increasing push to produce more with less inputs. In order to do this, growers often think that this will sacrifice the quality in exchange for the quantity demanded. This is far from the...

Root Zone Management: Better Control Through Stonewool Stonewool has become one of the most popular soil less media substrates for commercial hydroponic operations worldwide.  This material has its origins in the construction industry with its excellent properties as an insulator to be used in walls and attics. However, in the late 1960’s scientists looking for alternative growing mediums turned their...

RedRock Block Expands Product Line; Introduces New Revolutionary Multi-Directional "Weaved" ProPlus Stonewool Grow Media to Market. Commercial and Industrial cultivators, growers, and farmers across the globe now have a new to market selection of stonewool grow media to choose from. RedRock Block, one of the world’s leading commercial stonewool grow media manufacturers, has recently announced the addition of an innovative...

Stonewool and Hemp: A Dynamic Duo Stonewool has a past that is very diverse with its origins in the construction industry as an insulation for buildings. This material is still used today as an insulation material. In the late 1960’s Denmark scientists conducted tests on various materials to see their effectiveness as a soilless growing media. Stonewool proved to be...

Perfect Vegetables with Stonewool Grow Media Recently, the AG and hydroponic industries have seen a lot of traction in regards to the growing media stone wool. This is a man made mineral fiber created through the melting and spinning of basalt rock that is then pressed into various shapes and sizes. This material or substrate was first used in the...

Stonewool Grow Block Supplier Launches New PRO Line of Stonewool Grow Media Stonewool Grow Media Manufacturer, RedRock Block, Launches RedRockPRO, a New Line of Stonewool Grow Blocks, Plugs, Slabs for Large-scale Professional Growers, Greenhouse Operators, and Indoor Farmers. North American manufacturer of high quality stonewool grow media, RedRock Block, recently introduced a complete new line of locally sourced and manufactured...