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Hydroponics

For a grower like Thanet Earth, consistency of crop across the year is important to the success of our business. We must be productive and achieve optimum yields, but the crops we grow have to deliver on flavour and taste. For us to deliver that consistent quality we don’t leave things to chance.

Our expert growers control every aspect of the glasshouse environment. Growing in soil is a thing of the past for Thanet Earth. We grow using hydroponics, without soil. The roots of our plants grow in a block of fibre called Rockwool. The plants are then watered with a dropper that includes nutrients to aid their growth. The control this system offers is much better than with soil. It uses less water, less nutrients and the fibre blocks are very light and are recycled locally so it’s much more environmentally-friendly too.

Latest News

Hadlow Students Visit Thanet Earth

21 March 2025

Thanet Earth hosted a visit for 14 Level 3 and Level 4 students from Hadlow College

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Thanet Earth’s BIG Sleep out for Porchlight

14 March 2025

In Mid-April, a team of colleagues from Thanet Earth will take on a BIG sleep out, leaving behind the comforts of home for a night

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Students Sow First Seeds for 2025 Tomato Crop at UK’s Glasshouse Growing Centre of Excellence

17 February 2025

It is hoped that the Centre of Excellence will replicate the success it had in its opening year in 2024, which saw a tonne of

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