Nature itself provides the solution for sustainable cultivation and optimal results: the natural growing power and resilience of plants. Plant Empowerment is a scientific growing philosophy that helps growers understand how plants function, how the growing system influences them, and how to support their natural resilience in practice.
The Philosophy
By creating optimal conditions above and below the rootzone, growers can improve plant health, increase yields and optimize the use of water, fertilizers and energy. The philosophy builds on principles that have been developed and proven in greenhouse horticulture since 2005, evolving from the Dutch concept of Next Generation Growing into what is now known worldwide as Plant Empowerment.
A modern way of growing
Plant Empowerment starts with understanding what a plant needs to grow strong and resilient. Its foundation is built on three natural balances: Energy, Water and Assimilates.
Today, we look beyond these core principles to understand the plant as part of a larger, interconnected system. Climate, light, water, nutrition, roots, plant physiology, pests and diseases all influence plant health. By connecting these elements, growers can better understand what their plants are telling them and make more informed decisions.
The three plant balances
At the heart of Plant Empowerment are three natural balances that determine how a plant grows: the Energy Balance, Water Balance and Assimilates Balance. When these balances are in equilibrium, plants can use available resources more efficiently and build the foundation for healthy, resilient growth.
These principles remain the foundation of Plant Empowerment. The modern approach builds on them by looking more closely at what happens inside and around the plant, and how all these processes interact.
Energy Balance
Water Balance
Assimilate Balance
From plant balances to plant health
The three plant balances help us understand the fundamental processes that drive plant growth. The Plant Health Circle takes this understanding one step further. It brings together the different factors that influence plant health, from climate and nutrition to the rootzone, pests and diseases, plant activity and plant measurements. At the centre is the plant itself.
The better we understand the plant and the system around it, the better we can support its natural resilience.
We hosted a free webinar where you can learn more about the Plant Health Circle and how it can be applied in practice.