ROBUST ROOTS: Stronger root systems add value throughout the supply chain

摘要

With only 6 inches of soil on top of 500 feet of limestone, the south-central Texas area is a tough place to garden. But Hill Country Natives in Leander, Texas, found a way to help growers, retailers and the end consumer combat the less-than-ideal planting conditions - a better root system. Emery "Mitch" Mitchamore, owner of Hill Country Natives, spent his career as a mechanical engineer. He began growing trees as a hobby some 12 years ago, but ran into a few roadblocks with his oak seedlings. "I noticed it was nearly impossible to grow an oak with a good root system in a traditional container because of root circling," he said. "I found the RootMaker products and tried them. I did a year of comparison growing between a traditional container and the RootMaker containers. I gave away the standard containers and have I haven't looked back since."