WHAT WE DO
Refelcta Mulch are committed to developing next generation mulches. With over a decade of experience & expertise in the development and manufacture of reflective horticultural mulches.
Our Lightite reflective Mulch’s can raise yields by up to 40%, by enhancing photosynthetic functions of the plant and ultimately significantly increasing yields. This has been proven both in field trials and in commercial applications. As the product is lightproof it also eliminates weeds and the expensive labour required to remove them.
WHAT IS REFLECTA MULCH?
A reflective ground mulch with a diamond diffused pattern to spread light evenly on the underside of the plant canopies. 100% Light-proof and weather resistant.
BOOSTS
Yields of your plants by up to 40%.
MAXIMISES
The photosynthetic functions of your plants.
ENHANCES
Light distribution to your plants.
INCREASES
The average air temperature.
ELIMINATES
The growth of weeds around plants.
RETAINS
Moisture within the soil for your plants.
MANUFACTURED IN LINCOLNSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM.
Reflecta Mulch is a 5 layered sheeting product, creating a true black out material, ensuring all light is reflected and does not pass through the sheeting.
These 5 layers combine together to make an incredibly strong and durable sheet enough to deal with almost all weather conditions.
The unique raised diamond pattern on the sheeting diffuses conecntrated light rays and spreads them evenly on the underside of the plant. This ensures the plant can maxmimise the light energy and ultimately photosynthetic functions, boosting yields by up to 40%!
What’s more, the completely light proof properties of the sheeting elimiates weeds growing underneath the ground mulch – significantly reducing the labour costs involved in weeding the plant beds between seasons.
The sheeting can also be washed, restoring the refelctive properties and ensuring the mulch can be used over numerous seasons.
TESTED IN FIELD TRIALS BY THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE.
In 2018 the James Hutton institute conducted trials on the photosynthetic limitation as a factor influencing yield in highbush blueberries. It was determined that our reflective berry mulch boosted yields by over 40%, to read the full research paper please download here.
An excellent product that has increased our yield signifcantly and saved thousands on labour costs attributed to weeding. We have been able to use the same mulch over numerous seasons giving us incredible value for money. Couldn’t recommend this ground mulch highly enough.
IN 2020 THE FRUIT & VEGETABLE IMPORTS VALUE AT APPROX £1.1BN.
The UK soft fruit market is valued at over £1bn at retail with an ever increasing export market that rose by 70% in the year to 2018 generating £20M in revenue for UK soft fruit growers. A key element of the UK soft fruit market is represented by perennial crops such as blueberry which now represents almost 40% of total market share.
A key challenge in the production of long lived perennial crops is the need to maintain yield stability over a large number of cropping seasons where crop replacement not only adds unnecessary costs but also increases the environmental footprint of crop production. Growers of perennial fruit crops such as blueberry and cherry, report significant annual yield variation that can lead to revenue reductions of up to £50K per hectar in a poor year. As the growing environment becomes more changeable this challenge increases and requires the application of sophisticated crop management technologies to ensure consistent yield and quality.
Our Reflectamulch is a game changer in modern farming techniques, boosting yields by over 40% in both field trials and commercial applications.
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