Uniform young seedlings growing in high-cell-count propagation trays

Crop

Propagation

Plug trays and starts by the thousand. Germination consistency decides everything downstream, and transplanting is where the hours go.

The germination phase has no room for error

Coarse, un-automated watering displaces seed and media right when the crop is most vulnerable, and cleaning propagation media and reusable plug flats by hand is one of the biggest labor sinks in the whole operation. Low-cost, high-pressure sanitization built specifically for this stage addresses both at once.

Gentle enough for wool and peat, flexible enough for any tray

Delicate substrates like wool pads, peat moss, and organic compost don't hold up to generic pressure washing. Dual-misting bars and spinning turbo nozzles clean and hydrate without breaking down the media, and adjustable receiver beds and guide rails carry that across tray formats, from standard North American sizes to metric 40 by 60 centimeter flats.

Proprietary systems price out the farms that need them most

Small propagation operations regularly get priced out during their own growth phase by proprietary, single-source automation. Open-architecture equipment built from off-the-shelf components keeps long-term costs down and puts professional-grade germination equipment within reach of farms that would otherwise be locked out.

From hours of scrubbing to minutes, with the loss numbers to prove it

Manually scrubbing, sanitizing, and pre-soaking starter cells on a loop is a constant drain on labor. Mechanized, multi-stage pressure washing compresses that multi-hour routine into minutes, and in continuous-use trials, pairing computer vision distribution analysis with automated sanitization has held product loss below 5%.

Working out your seeding, transplant and harvest dates by hand? Our free planner does that math for you, backward from every harvest date.

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Recommended machines

Our tray equipment below, especially the Seeder and the Tray Washers, is built around the germination-stage problems above: gentle enough for delicate media, fast enough to keep up with the labor that used to go into scrubbing cells by hand.

Seeder (1020)

Seeder (1020)

Starting at$12,000

Automate your seeding process with precision. Affordable, scalable solutions for smaller and mid-sized operations.

  • ✓Reduces seeding labor by 85%
  • ✓Consistent seed distribution
  • ✓Swappable seed rollers
  • ✓Adjustable seeding density
  • ✓Works with all standard 10x20 trays
  • ✓Punnet add-on available, contact us for pricing
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Seeder (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Seeder (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Starting at$15,500

Our Seeder, built wider for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays. Pictured: the 1020 model.

  • ✓Built for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays
  • ✓Consistent seed distribution
  • ✓Swappable seed rollers
  • ✓Adjustable seeding density
  • ✓Punnet add-on available, contact us for pricing
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Independent Hopper Seeder

Independent Hopper Seeder

Starting at$9,500

Conveyor-mounted seeder that drops into an existing production line and seeds standard 1020 trays as they pass.

  • ✓Mounts onto your existing conveyor line
  • ✓Seeds standard 1020 trays
  • ✓Swappable seed rollers
  • ✓Saved settings per variety
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Independent Hopper Seeder (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Independent Hopper Seeder (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Starting at$12,500

Conveyor-mounted seeder, built wider to seed 40 cm wide trays as they pass. Pictured: the 1020 model.

  • ✓Mounts onto your existing conveyor line
  • ✓Seeds 40 cm wide trays
  • ✓Swappable seed rollers
  • ✓Saved settings per variety
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Auto-Feed Tray Washer (1020)

Auto-Feed Tray Washer (1020)

Starting at$11,000

Fast, thorough automated cleaning that eliminates the tedious task of manual tray washing.

  • ✓Auto feed mechanism
  • ✓Fast cleaning cycles
  • ✓Water efficient design
  • ✓Perfect for high volume operations
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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Push-Through Tray Washer (1020)

Push-Through Tray Washer (1020)

$3,000

Manual entry level tray washer. Push trays through, pull them out clean. Under a third of the cost of the Auto-Feed.

  • ✓Manual feed, no motor
  • ✓Cleans 10x20 trays fast
  • ✓Tabletop footprint
  • ✓Entry level pricing
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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Auto-Feed Tray Washer (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Auto-Feed Tray Washer (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Starting at$14,500

Our Auto-Feed Tray Washer, built wider for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays. Pictured: the 1020 model.

  • ✓Built for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays
  • ✓Auto feed mechanism
  • ✓Pressure washing chamber
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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Push-Through Tray Washer (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

Push-Through Tray Washer (Euro 40 × 60 cm)

$4,250

Manual entry level tray washer, built wider for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays. Pictured: the 1020 model.

  • ✓Built for Euro 40 × 60 cm trays
  • ✓Manual feed, no motor
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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Auto-Feed Tray Washer (24″)

Auto-Feed Tray Washer (24″)

Starting at$17,500

Auto-feed cleaning for every format. Two 10x20 trays at a time, plus rafts, with the mobility kit included.

  • ✓Auto-feed mechanism
  • ✓24-inch wash chamber
  • ✓Two trays at once
  • ✓Mobility kit included
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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Push-Through Tray Washer (24″)

Push-Through Tray Washer (24″)

$4,750

Manual push-through version of our 24″ washer. Two 10x20 trays at a time, plus rafts. Mobility kit included.

  • ✓Manual push-through feed
  • ✓24-inch wash chamber
  • ✓Two trays at once
  • ✓Mobility kit included
  • ✓Also cleans gutters and NFT channels
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