Growing Containers - BCC

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Background
Some claim that the North American Indians were the first container growers in the
world. They put a seed in the throat of a fish, germinated it and let the seedling grow
as long as nutrients and moisture were available in the ”container”.
New types of growing systems evolved over the years, but many systems were yet
limited in performance due to poor container design and limited practical experience.
Paper pots and poly bags were tested and used in the 1930s, plastic bags in the 1950s,
styrofoam containers in the 1970’s, to the wide variety of rigid-walled plastic containers
in use today. Finding the optimal growing container, both from a biological and
economical point of view, is still one of the most important concerns for forest nurseries
of today.
From a global perspective the most popular growing containers today is made of hard
plastic. With the extensive portfolio of rigid-walled plastic containers, BCC has become
the natural market leader also in this segment.
It is BCC’s objective to remain the market leader in the development of modern and
advanced growing systems through close cooperation with growing/nursery experts
around the world.
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