As a grower. You can boost your bottom line with Al’s Flower Pouch™.

The reasons?
• Uses your wall space, unused growing area in most cases
• Doesn’t take space from your other crops
• Adds a revenue stream

Commercial bedding plant and fall mum growers should be taking a look at Al’s Flower Pouch™. Using space that isn’t used for other things is the real benefit of growing Al’s Flower Pouch. Add to your revenue per square foot with very little effort. A few S-hooks and drip irrigation is all you need. Whether you grow a few dozen or several thousand pouches, this product offers good margins and additional sales from early spring to late fall in most regions.
You are always free to call us with questions on growing in Al’s Flower Pouch.

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Where to Buy

Sourcing Al’s Flower Pouch™ is very easy.

We would be more than happy to place you in contact with distributors near you. We have distributors across Canada and the United States and other countries including in Europe and Asia.
Canadian and US customers can call or email us.

International customers, please email us directly and we will send your referral on to the appropriate international distributor.

(In North America) Toll Free Phone: 1-800-338-1136
Email: [email protected]

Al’s Hopper

For growers who use many Al’s Flower Pouch™es each year, we offer an economical solution for filling the pouches with soil. More than 150 pouches can be filled each hour, with 2 people using Al’s Hopper™. We’ve sold Al’s Hopper™ across North America and continue to show more growers each year, the benefits of owning this simple filling machine.

If you grow 500 flower pouches or more, this machine will easily pay for itself. You can also use it for filling large volume pots or hanging baskets. View Al’s Hopper in action

It comes with a 1 HP Leeson motor and a new and improved, high quality foot pedal. The wiring is not included so you’ll need to have your electrician supply and hook up the wiring for this machine.

• Makes filling Al’s Flower Pouch fast and easy
• Allows for even distribution of soil mixes
• Allows grower to make soil as compact or loose as they desire
• Increase in productivity
• Enables two people to fill 150+ pouches per hour.

If you grow 500 flower pouches or more, this machine will easily pay for itself. You can also use it for filling large volume pots or hanging baskets.

It comes with a 1 HP Leeson motor and a new and improved, high quality foot pedal. The wiring is not included so you’ll need to have your electrician supply and hook up the wiring for this machine.

Disclaimer: Please note that this machine is designed for use by responsible adults. It is not a bale buster.

How To

1. How to Fill
Two Methods to Fill:

• By hand on a potting bench – use a 4″ or 5″ pot and just scoop the mix into the pouch until it’s full
• With Al’s Hopper, an economical way to fill Al’s Flower Pouch – Al’s Hopper is recommended for anyone filling 500 or more Flower Pouches.  One or two people can fill pouches very quickly.  Click here for more information on Al’s Hopper.
• • Use a good soilless mix with peat, vermiculite and perlite. It should include a wetting agent and starter charge. It’s easier if the mix is slightly moist (not wet) when you fill. We recommend Fafard’s PV20 Mix.
• Some growers mix in a little slow-release fertilizer and or polymer agents for moisture.  We don’t offer advice on these products and recommend you experiment a little before you do this on a large scale.

2. How to Plant

• Lay the pouch on its back and stick your plugs through the pre-cut slits
• 512, 432, 406, 392, 342, 338, 288 plugs work best, but you can use anything up to a 1204 cell pack (you may have to stretch or cut the slits a little. Your premium plants like fuchsia, new guinea impatiens, lantana, geraniums, etc may require you to stretch the slits a little bit – they are well worth it when you see the finished product!

You may chose to leave the pouches on the floor or a bench to set in for a few days before you hang them. Many growers hang their pouches immediately so as not to take up valuable space for other crops (the real beauty of Al’s Flower Pouch for a grower).

• Be sure the plugs are secure in the pouch.  If you hang them immediately, go back a few days later to ensure that none have become loose or fallen out during the initial watering and setting in. This should not be a common problem.
• Be Creative
• Almost any annual will work
• Try herbs or even vegetables
• Al’s Flower Pouch is meant to be used outdoors, so keep that in mind

Here is a short list of plants we’ve seen in 10 hole and 6 hole flower pouches:

You name it!  Try new things on a small scale.  Go big when you’re happy with the results

Here is a short list of plants we’ve seen in 5 hole flower pouches:

3. How to Hang

• Use sturdy plastic or steel S-hooks on your side wall 
or gable end structure (A.M.A. makes steel S-Hooks 6″ – 36″)
• Hang up to four high in a solid growing wall to make 
the best use of space and reduce handling/transport time.

4. How to Water

• Hand watering – use a good wand and water breaker like the Dramm PL1000 
and water well at least once per day.  Hot or windy weather will require 
more frequent watering. Water the first pouch, second, third, etc., then go back to the first, 
second, third, etc. to ensure the Flower Pouch is watered thoroughly.
• Drip irrigation – This makes watering a breeze.  Just stick a dripper in 
each pouch and use the same fertilizer schedule as your baskets.  You may 
need to use a little trial and error to find the right moisture level and may find that the same schedule as your baskets works just fine.   The initial investment in the drip lines will pay for itself.  It’s better to water slowly for longer periods.
• Be sure the pouch doesn’t completely dry out.
• Fertilize as you would your hanging baskets.

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