Crop Pictures
We have a large assortment of crop pictures for your review. If you have pictures of plants grown in our products and would like to have them posted please forward them to www.gary@ihort.com

Air Layering, complete picture process Air Layering, complete picture process
The ihort method of using the pre-formed Q-Plug has made this form of propagation easy. 
Photos by Vern McQueen

EXcel in Action EXcel in Action

Complete and ready to use. The EXcel plugs are a major breakthrough in growing for the horticulture industry.



Anthurium Anthurium
Anthurium propagated by tissue culture. The Q Plug makes this normally tedious job easy.
Bedding Plants Bedding Plants
We have all sorts of tray sizes and shapes.

Bougainvillea Bougainvillea
Use the Q Plug for rooting cuttings, even plants with fine delicate roots like Bougainvilleas. Handling and transplanting is easy when you use the Q Plug.
Carnations, rooted with air stimulated roots Carnations, rooted with air stimulated roots
Want an idea for getting more roots? 



Cleaning Run-off water with recirulating Pond Cleaning Run-off water with recirulating Pond
Run-Off water is a major problem to nurseries. Here is a great environmental solution.


New Guinea Impatiens New Guinea Impatiens
This picture is perfect to illustrate what we have been talking about, "twisting and curling roots". 

Construction Construction
Picking the right growing tray for easy handling starts right at the construction planning.
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus
We have lots of ideas for growing trees. Give us a call.

Keeping the roots straight and at the same time promoting strong lateral branching is always a problem with fast growing trees.



Fruit Trees Fruit Trees

Expanding your marketing options by using ihort's Quick Start Growing System. ihort has special trays and tubes used for growing rootstock and finished fruit trees faster and at less cost . Call for more information.


Geraniums Geraniums
Both the Q Plug and the EXcel Plugs can be useD for Geraniums. Growers repeatedly grow millions and millions of Geraniums each year in our plugs. Our ener-G tray and plugs are are the perfect combination and they are used by both the small and large growers.

Grapes Grapes
The Grape industry is changing very fast and more and more attention is being spent on the introduction of new varieties. The question of how to expand the new varieties to a commercial level has caused a lot of different ideas to come forth.
Herbs Herbs
Everyone is interested in growing and marketing herbs in some fashion. ihort has different products that can make your ideas become a reality. We can help design a proprietary system for you. Give us a call.

Hibiscus Hibiscus
Propagation of Hibiscus and Bougainvilleas have both been very successful in the Q Plug and EXcel Plugs. A traveling water boom for misting was a great inexpensive way to convert a growing greenhouse into a propagation chamber. (30'X210')
Hydroponics Hydroponics
The Q Plug is a great improvement over other methods. The Q Plug is almost fool proof. We have alot of different kits and plugs that will work in most growing systems. Both the hobbyist and the commercial grower can use one of the Quick Start Growing Kits.  

Coffee grown in Guatemala Coffee grown in Guatemala
Thought you would like to see coffee bean production in Guatemala. Most of our efforts are now being explored in Brazil.
Ornamentals Ornamentals
We have three generations of experience in growing general ornamentals. We have trays, Q Plugs, EXcel plugs, and much more. If you want to use any of our systems to grow difficult and hard-to-grow items give us a call.

Poinsettias Poinsettias

Just rooting  poinsettias is not enough to produce a good plant. If you use one of our plugs  we guarantee you will have faster rooting, stronger roots,  and a quicker establishing of roots after transplanting.  


Potato Potato

Growing pre-nuclear seed potatoes had never been done before. This was the very first large production facility at our nursery in Watsonville, California. It's come a long way since then. If your interested give us a call.



Roses - New Method Roses - New Method
Quality change takes a long time and many trials. Here is an alternate method from tradition to produce a one year commercial rose plant.
Silvaculture/Forestry Silvaculture/Forestry
Roots, Roots, Roots, thats what it is all about. A tree is no better than it's roots.

Sugar Cane Sugar Cane
We can show you how to change from the traditional planting method into an exact transplant program. Give us a call.


Tissue Culture Tissue Culture
The Q Plug makes this normally tedious job easy. Using the Q Plug for tissue culture will increase your plantlet survivability.

Vegetable Transplants Vegetable Transplants
Use our EPS trays especially designed for producing better roots for faster and healthier growing plants. Faster to harvest, less diseases.
Orchids Orchids
Use our Slice plugs for Orchids. Use the 22/50 for small plantlets and the larger Q-Plug  30/40 for larger plants. 

The Q-Plus slice 30/40  fits the 72 regular tray in size, but if you want an open airspace under the plug use the 72 deep.