WHY TO USE ONLY HIDDEN
ACRES NURSERY TISSUE
CULTURED RED FOUNTAIN
GRASS
PREDICTABLE GROWTH IN COOL TEMPS AS LOW AS 40F. BECAUSE OF TISSUE
CULTURE TURNING BACK THE HANDS OF TIME OF A PLANT IT MAKE IT GROW
LIKE A SEEDLING. PLANTS ARE ALSO VIRUS FREE WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM
WITH MANY OF TODAY’S GRASSES IN THE MARKET PLACE CAUSING THEM TO
GROW SLOWER
BEST OF THE BEST OF THE BEST
OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS NOW WE HAVE SELECTED THE BEST
PLANTS OUT OF OUR GROWING FIELDS SPRING, SUMMER, FALL AND WINTER.
WE TEST EVERY LAB CLONE GROUP TO MAKE SURE IT PERFORMS TO OUR
STANDARD BEFORE WE RELEASE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. THE PLANTS THAT OUR
CUSTOMERS GET TODAY WE STARTED IN OUR LABS THREE YEARS EARLIER AND
TESTED TWO YEARS BEFORE RELEASE TO MAKE SURE THE PERFORM FOR OUR
CUSTOMERS SO THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. THEIR SUCCESS IS OUR SUCCESS AND
YOUR SUCCESS.
FAST AND LOTS OF BIBS
OUR PLANTS WITH JUST ONE OR TWO BIBS WILL TAKE OFF AND PRODUCE UP
TO 50 BIBS AND BE 10’’-12’’ TALL IN AS LITTLE AS 6 WEEKS AND BE RETAIL
READY FOR THE CONSUMER. SEE CHART FOR EXPECTED GROW TIMES AND
PLUMING TIMES
SUSTAINABLE
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT COST OF HEATING GREENHOUSES IS EXPENSIVE
AND ADDS TO YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT. YOU CAN FINISH RED FOUNTAIN
GRASS TC IN TEMPS AS LOW AS 40F. HOUSES DO NEED TO GET TO 75F AND
THE MORE LIGHT THE BETTER. PLANTS GROW FASTER THE HOTTER IT GETS AS
YOU KNOW. BEFORE RED FOUNTAIN TC, YOU NEEDED AT LEAST 65F NIGHT
TIME TEMP TO GET THEM TO EVEN GROW AND THEY WERE SLOW AT BEST.
YOU MUST HAVE TC TO HAVE THEM DO THAT. OUR TC GRASS AFTER THEY
REACH MATURITY WILL NO LONGER GROW IN COOL TEMPS IF DIVIDED. YOU
MUST START WITH TC EVERY SPRING OR THEY WILL NOT PERFORM AS WELL
AS YOU WILL COME TO EXPECT.
DISEASE RESISTANTANCE
IN OUR PRODUCTION HERE WE TREAT PLANTS WITH LOTS OF SILICA THAT
STRENGTHENS THE CELL WALLS OF OUR MICROS. THIS MAKES THEM MORE
DISEASE RESISTANT. OUR FOUR TIMES A YEAR SELECTION PROCESS HAS
HELPED US CREATE A RED FOUNTAIN GRASS THAT GROW WELL IN ALL
TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS ABOVE FREEZING.
GREAT COLOR OF FOLIAGE ANY
SEASON
DUE TO OUR SELECTION PROCESS AND JUVENILITY OF OUR CLONES
THE ARE COOKIE CUTTER EVERY TIME. MORE LIGHT MEANS MORE COLOR. IF
PLANTS ARE NOT RED ENOUGH JUST PUT THEM IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT FOR
ABOUT 3 DAY AND THE BECOME A DEEP RED TO BURGUNDY.
PREDICTABLE PLUMING
EVERY SIZE FROM A 288 TO A 24 CELL WHEN PLANTED INTO A 5’’ POT OR
LARGER WILL PLUME BETWEEN 9 TO 11 WEEKS
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
WE GIVE PHONE SUPPORT OVER THE PHONE GROWER TO GROWER. WE ALSO HVE
GROWER INFORMATION SHEETS ON OUR WEBSITE
www.hantc.com
US TOLL FREE 800-741-4565
OR
863-385-1325
ASK FOR WES FISHER
PRICING AND FREIGHT
WHEN WE CAME TO THE MARKET IN 2006, RED FOUNTAIN GRASS WAS TYPICALLY SOLD IN A 72
CELL. THIS GRASS WOULD NOT START TO GROW UNTIL NIGHT TIME TEMPS GOT TO 65F AND
COOL TEMPS BROUGHT ON ROOT ROT PROBLEMS AND COLD BROUGHT DEAD LEAVES. LINERS
WE PACKED 2 TO 3 TRAYS TO A 22X12X12 BOX.
TODAY WE OFFER A 288/280 THAT PACKS 4 TRAYS OR 1120 PLANTS TO THAT SAME BOX AND
OUR 22X12X16 PACKS 6 TRAYS OR 1680 OF THE 288/280 PER BOX. THESE PLNTS ALSO GROW 2
TO 3 TIMES FASTER THAT OLD DIVISION STOCK. THE GROWER TODAY USUALLY PAYS LESS THAT
.40 FOR THE PLANTS LANDED TO THEIR DOOR AND ARE FRESH AND READY TO GROW.
ONE DRAW BACK IS WE ONLY GUARENTEE OUR PLANTS IF THE ARE SHIPPED 2 DAYS OR LESS. IN
OUR TESTING, WE FOUND THAT DAY THREE CAN CAUSE A 5% TO 10% DECLINE AND PLANTS LOSE
VIGOR. AS YOU KNOW, ONCE A CLAIM STARTS, NO ONE MAKES ANY MONEY. WE ALSO HAVE A
WINTER PACK WITH 48 HOUR HANDWARMERS THAT AS LONG AS ROADS ARE OPEN
WE CAN SHIP AT TEMPS 10F AND ABOVE.
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC vs OLD
DIVISION STOCK (ODS)
TC
ODS
• VIRUS FREE
• GROWS FAST COOL OR HOT
• FAST BIB PRODUCTION
• MAY OR MAY NOT
• GROWS OK AT 70F
NIGHTTIME TEMPS
• 1/3 BIB RATE OF TC
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC vs OLD
DIVISION STOCK (ODS)
TC
• PREDICTABLE
• COOKIE CUTTER
• NO WEEDS
• NO DEAD LEAVES
ODS
• NOT UNLESS HOT
• NOT VERY
• YES, CAN BE
• CAN BE ALOT
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC vs OLD
DIVISION STOCK (ODS)
TC
• SMALL PLUG SIZES
• FREIGHT SAVER
• GROWS 2 TO 4 TIMES
FASTER GROWS AT 45F
ODS
• USUALLY 128 IS SMALLEST
• 2 OR 3 TIMES THE COST
• AT TEMPS BELOW 60F WILL
ALMOST STOP GROWTH
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC vs OLD
DIVISION STOCK (ODS)
TC
• COST OF 288 IS 25% TO
40% LESS THAT A 128
ODS
• COST OF 128 IS MORE
EXPENSIVE ALL AROUND
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC vs OLD
DIVISION STOCK (ODS)
TC
• SUSTAINABLE DUE TO LESS
GREENHOUSE HEATING
• FRESH 365 DAYS A YEAR
ODS
• NEEDS HOUSES HEATED TO
65F NIGHTTIME
• YOU NEVER KNOW HOW
OLD STOCK IS
RED FOUNTAIN GRASS TC GROW OUT CHARTS BY
TEMPERATURE
THESE GROW TIMES ARE ESTIMATED BUT NOT GUARENTEED
6'' GRASS 10'' TALL WITH 40 BIBS +/- (RETAIL READY NO PLUMES)
CHART IN WEEKS
TEMPS LOW/HIGH
CELL SIZE
40F-70F
50F-80F
60F-85F
65F-85F
70F-90F
75F-95F
288
10
9
8
7.5
7
6
200
10
8
8
7
6
6
144
9
8
7
6
6
6
105
8
7
6.5
6
6
6
72
7
7
6
5.5
5
5
50
7
6
5
5
5
5
24
5
4
4
4
4
4
144C TC Plug Grow Out Progression
Sebring, Fl. Full Sun
5-9 6 WKS
5-2 5Wks
4-25, 4Wks
4-18 3Wks
4-11, 2Wks
I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS USEFUL AND
“THANK
YOU FOR YOUR
BUSINESS”
FROM ALL OF US AT
HIDDEN ACRES NURSERY INC