Growers clipping pepper plants from Bevo's Mothership machine

Vegetable propagation

Greenhouse Crop Seedlings

Bevo offers a wide variety of propagated greenhouse crop seedlings.

Our approach

Data driven growing for a high quality product

Our seeding is done using high-tech seeding machines that insert individual seeds into a rockwool plug or block. From that point onward, our growers ensure conditions for germination and further growth are ideal and consistent. The trays are engineered for accelerated growth and air pruning to produce a premium starter plant.

All crops are grown in a computer-controlled environment that keeps the climate ideal at all stages of the growing cycle. As the plants develop, some are grafted and pinched, then all are transplanted and spaced to provide a consistent, high quality product.

Grafted tomato seedlings in rockwool plugs

98%

of our tomato crops are grafted

How we grow

From seed to a consistent, premium starter plant

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Seeding
High-tech seeding machines insert individual seeds into a rockwool plug or block.
02
Germination & growth
Trays engineered for accelerated growth and air pruning, in a computer-controlled climate kept ideal at every stage.
03
Grafting & pinching
As the plants develop, some are grafted and pinched by our expert growing team.
04
Transplanting & spacing
All plants are transplanted and spaced to provide a consistent, high-quality product.
05
Irrigation
Overhead systems and/or flood floors (ebb & flow) that water the plants from the roots up.

Everything begins with hygiene — this is key to success.

We maintain a biologically pest controlled, ultra-hygienic environment for all our crops. We also provide organically grown products (non-certified) that meet stringent national & international standards.

Our hygiene protocols

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Tomato

About 98% grafted
2–3 shoots
LED & HPS lighting program

Grafted tomatoes are a Bevo specialty, comprising about 98% of all our tomato crops. We begin their journey as a seed sown in rockwool trays. Then following the grafting stage, we often transplant them into rockwool blocks. The finished product is a grafted tomato plant topped to create 2 or 3 shoots.

“Nursery” is no light term when it comes to tending to their constant growth. From hygiene to LED & HPS lighting, managing their overall crop environment is crucial to their growth. Done with our expert growing team, our own specially developed lighting program masters these techniques with great success!

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Cucumber

Sown directly into rockwool blocks
Single stem or 2–3 shoots
Hybrid LED & HPS lighting

We take pride in our cucumber crops. Unlike tomatoes and peppers, the seeds of this plant are sown directly into rockwool blocks. Depending on the customer’s requirements, most of our cucumbers grow with either a single stem, or with 2 or 3 shoots.

The conditions of their environment remain just as precisely cared for by the grower team, with hybrid LED & HPS lighting also being a key factor to their growth.

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Pepper

180° transplant method
Stronger stems for higher clipping
Grafted pepper R&D

Our pepper crops embody the forward strides Bevo has made to propagation methods over the past two decades. Like tomatoes, we begin peppers by sowing the plants in rockwool trays. After, we transplant them into blocks, using a 180° transplant method that results in stronger stems. Stem strength allows the plants to be clipped higher, giving more flexibility for the customer after planting.

We also apply our own hybrid LED & HPS lighting to pepper growth, either using the lighting in combination with each other or separately. This strategy yields a more fully developed and improved plant: leaf volume displays increased growth speed and quality, allowing the peppers to be planted at the customer’s greenhouse at an earlier age.

Grafted peppers

Over the past decade, Bevo has researched and developed experience in grafting peppers as well. This research and development has been invested in order to secure the future for an optimal increase in production while preventing root diseases.