Misting unit
 If
you have ever wanted to propagate your own plants then this is the
way the professionals do it. This unit is ideal for those who want
to produce plants from cuttings. It is especially suitable for people
who want to plant out small wood lots or reforest native bush. Anyone
who has done this will know that purchasing plants for this purpose
can be very expensive as 100 plants/trees goes nowhere on a farm.
The unit operates on a safe 24 volts so it is also ideal for schools.
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 How
does it work?The unit is supplied with a power supply, mist control unit, 24 volt DC solenoid, electronic leaf and two misting jets. The unit will mist a propagating bed approximately 2.4 metres by 1 metre. Additional misting jets are available increasing the misting area by approx 1.2 square metres. The electronic leaf works by water conductivity. It is placed amongst the cuttings. When the electronic leaf dries out, no conduction (simulating a real leaf), the mist unit turns on until the leaf is wet again (conduction). In this way the cuttings are prevented from drying out until they grow their own roots. The unit works even better if you have bottom heat as this stimulates root growth. The ideal is “warm bottom, cold tops”. |
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| Below are a series of photos showing the bush block I established primarily with my own cuttings about 20 years ago. The initial plantings were Lacebark, Pittosporum, Mahoe, and Karo. | ||||
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Misting Unit block diagram (not to scale)
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Misting Unit Price $537.00 inc GST Extra misting jets $20.50. Freight free if ordered with a Misting unit, $4.50 P&P if ordered seperately. Rural delivery an additional $5.00 Replacement electronic leaf $82.20 plus $7.50 postage. Rural delivery an additional $5.00 Please
note: To prevent unnecessary delays please make sure you select
the RD option if you are at a rural address. |
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The
mist controller has a sensitivity control. If the cuttings are looking
too dry (they are wilting), the control knob is moved around further
towards dry, so the electronic leaf has to get a lot wetter before
the unit cuts off. When your cuttings have a good root system, the
control is set to wet, which will reduce the misting. This gets
the cuttings used to obtaining their water from their newly developed
root systems and not the mist.
