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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

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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Thanet Earth Nature Watch

04 February 2025

With our Nature Watch series, we bring you some of the amazing wildlife and wild flowers we see on and around our site at Thanet

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Thanet Earth on BBC Countryfile

03 February 2025

Thanet Earth was featured on BBC's Countryfile on Sunday 2nd February, covering the topic of border control in the UK

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