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Explore our collection of articles and insights designed to help you grow smarter, healthier crops and make informed decisions. Dive into topics on Vegetable Production, stay up-to-date with FertAgChem innovations, and browse our Miscellaneous tips and tricks for everyday agricultural success. Whether you’re a seasoned farmer or just starting out, there’s something here for everyone who wants to learn and improve.

Crop Production

Lucerne

Lucerne needs consistent nutrient support. Foliar feeding delivers nutrients directly to the leaves when plants need them most.

Peat Moss Mikskaar

Learn more about peat moss Mikskaar to discover why most vegetable seedling nurseries in South Africa use it in their growing mixtures.

Blind Tomato Seedlings

Explore the causes and prevention of blind plants in tomato seedling development, from seed quality to environmental stress and priming effects.

Be aMAYzed: May seeds

After 24 months of sweetcorn trials across South Africa, Hygrotech selected the top five May Seeds varieties to bring to the market.

Magma Collection: Green Beans

The Magma Collection offers a complete range of green bean varieties with different maturity dates, allowing you to split your planting.

Beetroot Scarlett F1 Spotlight

If you’re searching for a high-performance beetroot variety that thrives from field to shelf, hybrid Scarlett F1 ticks all the boxes.

Habanero Ember F1

Habanero Ember F1 has quickly gained a reputation as a highly productive variety with exceptional fruit-setting capacity across South Africa.

Heinz: Leader in Processing Tomatoes

Hygrotech is proud to announce the arrival of two new Heinz game changers to the South African market.

Saladette Tomato F350

Saladette Tomato F350 has become the leading determinate variety for its vigour, strength, and ability to handle adverse conditions.

Summertime with Red Heaven Watermelon

Red Heaven watermelon is guaranteed to put you on cloud nine due to its excellent taste, superior flavour, and crisp eating quality.

FertAgChem

Why Foliar Feed?

Foliar feeding is a proven, efficient method of correcting nutrient deficiencies and boosting plant development at specific physiological stages.

ColourUp on Apples

ColourUp trial on apples to determine whether the product could contribute towards improved colour development of various apple varieties.

Smart Nutrition for Melon Success

Here’s some smart nutrition for melon success with basic fertilization guidelines to achieve good yields and quality fruit.

Adjuvants Trial on Citrus

Adjuvants trial on citrus aimed to improve the control of California Red Scale at various application volumes with two insecticides.

Tomato Fertigation & Foliar Program

Tomato cultivar fertigation program using Hygrotech and Miller products resulted in an increase in the average fruit weight.

Millerplex Trial on Corn

Determine the effect of the foliar application of Millerplex in comparison to a biostimulant used as a commercial standard during corn production.

Nitrospray Plus

Nitrospray Plus is formulated to stimulate growth during the vegetative growth stage or first crucial weeks after transplanting seedlings or young trees.