AquaMat Horticultural Fabric

[Ray]

I suppose I can claim it was due to my business travel schedule, and my inability to repot frequently enough (or maybe it was just laziness), but I have been intrigued with inert media for a long time. Hence my development of S/H culture using LECA, and the use of recycled polyester fiber pads for media and mounting.

More recently, I read about inert polyester fabrics as a mounting and potting material, so acquired some for experimenting, and found that I like that idea too. The commercially available product dried out a little too fast for my liking, so I worked with a domestic manufacturer to develop a thicker version, which I call "AquaMat".

I'm happy to announce that it is now in stock and available.

Read more HERE.

 

[gonewild]

Do you have a picture of a plant growing on it?

 

[Ray]

It's too new in this application, Lance. If you do a Google search for "Hygrolon Mount" (the competitive material), you'll see examples of the concept.

I do know of folks using the AquaMat material as an anchor layer for aquatic plants, but it's under gravel, so you can't see anything.