1. Rooting Media
For
Cuttings (and seed)

2.  Peat based stabilized media
for cuttings
 Various sizes from 20mm to
120mm diameter
 Ready to use in a broad
range of tray options

3.  Fast, Healthy Root Development
 Reduced Transplant Shock
 Faster Crop Turnover
 Maximum Air Flow in the Media
 Reduced Plant Die Off
 Made fresh to order and ready to
use
 Sustainable
 $$$ in Your Pocket

4.  Air flow through the media
 Healthy roots including hair roots –
not just water roots
 No need to water log the plant –
irrigation is more manageable
 Drier means lower risk of disease
 No more mud balls – plant roots
can breathe
 Take them as needed and pay as
you go

5. Poinsetti
as
 Ellepots reduce bench time
by 2 days (more if foam)
 Less water, less nutrition
 Ellepots jump into the pots
 Root in only 4 days
 Healthier foliage
 Ready for shipping at least 4
days earlier
 Healthier plants
 Better sell through

7.  Fabulous roots
 Proven performance in the garden
 Home gardeners will love their geraniums
 A perfect growing tray

8. End of
Season
Look at
Root
Balls
Same
Flower
Bed

9.  Large Capacity in 2 Locations
 Broad Product Range
 Arrive on Time
 Technical Support
 Experienced Team
 Automated Equipment
 Quality Ellepot Mixes
 Clean Facilities

10. Knowledge & Service
• A dedicated team working with
you
• Backed by the experience of
A.M.A. & Ellegaard
• Easy access to information and
troubleshooting
• 12 years of Ellepot experience
• www.ellepots.com

11. You & A.M.A.
• A.M.A. builds a strong working
relationship with growers
• We work with you to help improve
your bottom line
• A.M.A. has had strong relationships
with growers across North America
for 12 years

12. A.M.A. Experience
• Experienced Ellepot staff – Full time
– literally the best in the business
• Experienced management
•John Vezina, Manager, Ellepots
• former grower who understands
propagation on Ellepots –
A.M.A.’s 1st Ellepot customer
•available to growers
• Logistics experience – we can ship
anywhere in North America
• Ellepots since 1999

13. Great Mix makes a
difference !
• A.M.A. Standard Mix – for most
bedding plant and landscaper pack
applications - nominal fine perlite
• A.M.A. Grow Mix – for larger
Ellepots used in bump up and
nursery stock applications – higher
volume of medium perlite
• A.M.A. High Porosity Mix – high
volume of medium perlite
• Certified Organic Mix – suitable for
organic growers
• Custom Blends - we can handle most custom
requirements

14. • High quality, long fiber,
Canadian sphagnum peat
• High quality, specified
ingredients
• Certified organic mix
available

15.  Mix supplier controls
 A.M.A. controls
 Check Ph, EC, Moisture, Sticks, Fibers
 Batch numbers tracked – mix plant to customer

16. Large Capacity
• 4 Machines in Stockton, CA – 3
automated
• 10 machines in Kingsville, ON – 4
automated
• We’ve increased capacity every
year since 1999

17. Broad Product Range
• 16 Ellepot diameters
• Over 100 trays options
• 4 Paper options
• 4 A.M.A. mix options
• Do the math – that’s thousands of possibilities

18.  25mm X 40mm in 105
Vented Tray
 Also available in Spaced
105 (53/105)
 Annuals – Basket Stuffers

19. On Time Delivery
• Ellepots are made to order
• Delivered when you need them
• We use your stick schedule to plan
production
• We take the planning off of your
desk
• No need to worry about it again
• You can adjust if needed
• We work with your growers to
ensure on time delivery

20. Sanitation
• Clean shop
• Footbaths, forklift pads
• Hand wash stations
• Restricted access

21. We’re
Flexible
• Custom mixes
• Special Configurations
• Packaging
• Shipping
• If it can be done,
we’ll take a look at it

22. Labor issues facing growers
• Arrive when needed– not sitting for weeks or months
• Arrive READY TO USE –wet in and stick –already
slightly moist -– no waiting for the “plugs to rise”
• Bulk or towers – NO BOXES TO UNPACK
• FAST ROOTING = less bench time
• HIGHER TAKE RATES
• EASY GRADING & SORTING
• EASY TRANSPLANTING
• FAST TAKE OFF after transplant = crop is sold
sooner

23. A.M.A. Supplies the Skilled
Labor
• No operators required
• No machine maintenance to do
• No capital investment on machines
• Any size Ellepot is easily obtained
• No inventory requirement in raw materials
• No machine updates to do as requirements
change
• We can supply anywhere in North America

24. Better Cash Flow
• Take delivery as needed
• No need to take in huge
volumes to get a better price
• Priced on your annual needs
• Pay as you go is easier on cash
flow

25.  Geraniums  Ornamental Shrubs
 Poinsettias  Roses
 Hydrangeas  Nursery Stock
 Hibiscus  Deciduous Trees
 Fuchsia  Coniferous Trees
 “Basket Stuffers”  Fruit Trees
 New Guinea Impatiens  Nut Trees
 Perennials
 Chrysanthemums
 Grasses
 Organic Greenhouse
Vegetables - tomatoes, pepper,
cucumber, eggplant, lettuce

26. That’s
The cheapest propagation media
Ellepots
is the one that turns out the
most/best plants consistently Campanula
50 Count Propagation
Tray on the left
vs
25mm Ellepot in our
105 Oct Vented Tray
Stuck the same day
25mm Ellepots were
ready for transplant
sooner + we did it in ½
the space !

29. Now
available
in a Deep
version
 50 Octagon Tray
 Available spaced
25/50
 Nursery Stock
 Ornamentals
 Hibiscus
 Roses
 Perennials

31. Now
available
in a Deep
version
 32 Ellepot Tray
 Nursery
Propagation
 Hydrangea
 Perennials
 Roses
 Step Ups

32. Apple Trees
from tissue.
Ellepots on the
left

33.  Ellepots are
forgiving
 Hold a crop if
transplant needs to
be delayed
 Roots continue to
air prune
 Schedules change –
Ellepots give you
room to move

35.  Observed 30% + More Root
Mass
= Fibrous Roots
= Hair Roots
= Larger Root Volume
= Higher Nutrient Uptake

37. F E A
Fungicide P P Fungicide P
12 – 24 months 12– 24 months 3 –
12 months
to degrade to degrade to
degrade

39.  Octagon
 Fluted Cells
 Raised Feet
 Strip Trays – 3 X 26 & 6 X
13 & more
 Venting
 Staggered Spacing
 Over 100 Tray
Options

41. • Poinsettias are great in
Ellepots
• Use Higher Porosity Mix
• Our 6 X 13 strip trays are
perfect and our staggered 3 X
26 Strip won’t fall over
• Speed up your crop – a lot !

45. Rooting Media
For
Landscape
Contractors

46.  Degradable  It’s Peat Moss !
 Less Plastic  Organic Mix
Available
 More Efficient  Sustainable
Use of Water & Profits
Nutrition

48.  Landscaper buys
400 18 Count
Trays from his
grower
 Without Ellepots  With Ellepots he
it takes 3 people does it in 9 hours
12 hours to plant saving $108
it  AND he can start
 $12/hr X 12 X 3 = his next job
$432 sooner
= 1 EXTRA JOB PER WEEK !

49.  24 Count Insert
with Carry Tray
 Nursery Stock
 Hydrangea
 Instant Garden
 No Pots Needed
 Step Ups

50.  60mm X 70mm
 30 Count Tray
 17” X 17”
 Space Efficient
 Premium Plants
 Step Ups
 Landscapers
 Pansies

51.  65mm X 70mm
 17” X 17” Tray
 25 Count
 Pansies
 Nursery
 Landscaper
 Step Ups
 Premium Plants

52.  18T Ellepot Tray
 306T w R18T
Carrier
 Retail Ready
 Landscaper Packs
 Step Ups
 Nursery Stock
 Perennials
 Annuals
 Hydrangeas
 Geraniums
 Pansies

53.  18 Ellepot Tray
 Retail Ready
 Pansies
 Hydrangea
 Nursery
Propagation
 Trees
 Landscaper Packs
 No Pots Needed

54.  70mm X 78mm
 16 Count
 Instant Garden
 Landscapers
 Nursery
 Pansies

55.  10 Count Ellepot
Tray
 Instant Garden
 No Pots Required
– Plant Straight
From The Carry
Tray
 Great Landscaper
Packs

56.  Make a Retail
Pack with Handle
 6 Count
 Herbs
 Pansies
 You name it
 15 Count Carry Tray
Also Available

67. GIANT
S
120mm
100mm

69. For Any Plant Cutting
+
Tissue Culture & Seed
Call Us
800-338-1136