Hygrozyme is OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) approved, and is a naturally derived organic solution specifically designed to facilitate the transformation and removal of decomposed organic matter that may have accumulated in the media or on media surfaces – without disrupting the normal course of decomposition.

It acts as a “cleaner” prior to or in conjunction with the sterilization of containerized growing media such as plastic mesh, soil, rock wool, coco coir, or agricultural equipment including but not limited to greenhouse tools, hydroponic systems, aeration stones, pipes, pumps, showers, drip systems, and nutrient reservoirs.

Hygrozyme is the only known natural cleaner on the market that is sterile (bacteria free) and inert. Hygrozyme is produced to ISO (International Standards Organization) standards and is considered medical grade. The technology was originally identified and developed for hospitals and is now considered the “Gold Standard” for passive cleaning in almost all hospitals for the cleaning of surgical equipment. Chemicals alone have been proven not to remove decomposed organic products prior to sterilization.

This natural cleaner is the only one that can be used in conjunction with other standard cleaning chemicals (e.g. hydrogen peroxide). It can be used alone, when the use of chemicals is prohibited or inconvenient.

Main features of Hygrozyme

• Plants will complete their growth cycle faster
• Hygrozyme will significantly increase any harvest
• Plants will be healthier and of a higher standard and quality
• It will help you grow bigger and stronger roots
• It will increase the volume of foliage and flowers
• Plants will benefit from healthy soil and microbial activity
• Plants will have more nutrients available to them
• Hygrozyme will reduce the risk of crop loss
• Hygrozyme acts as an anti-stress agent
• Faster decomposition of residual dead matter in the medium
• Hygrozyme facilitates and accelerates the incorporation of nutrients
• Helps prevent and fight diseases
• Increases the porosity of the soil and other media
• Reduces the presence of competitors (such as algae)
• Extends shelf life
• Hygrozyme helps preserve cut flowers for a longer period

Economic benefits

• Significant increase in yield
• Growth Faster is beneficial in many ways: less fuel cost, less electricity cost, less labor cost, less capital cost, reduction in risk factor, less maintenance cost of equipment and machinery
• Increased longevity and use of medium and water
• Savings in fertilizer and related product costs due to more efficient absorption

Increased yield

Healthy plants grow bigger, stronger and faster than diseased plants. A clean growing medium promotes healthy plant growth. Hygrozyme helps maintain cleanliness. When the environment is clean, the plant has less competition for food and oxygen, and therefore less stress.

When Hygrozyme helps convert dead matter into usable energy for the plant, a greater food supply is available to the plant. The common result of a healthy plant with more food and less stress is expanded roots. Greater root mass allows for greater growth.

Cuttings and Cloning

Hygrozyme is an excellent solution in cutting and cloning processes. It can be used either alone, 1.5 ml per litre, or in conjunction with your preferred cloning compound. Tests have shown that in the presence of Hygrozyme there is accelerated growth of up to 30% faster than with conventional methods.

If used on seed, it is most effective when used immediately after seed germination. Again, CSRI testing showed robust growth and the typical result was up to 30% faster growth than conventional methods.

Hygrozyme is compatible with all standard cloning and cutting formulations and can be used in conjunction with other solutions or alone.

Use with soil, peat, coco coir, rockwool and water

In tests reviewed by the Canadian Institute of Science and Research (CSRI) Hygrozyme has been found to be “excellent” for maintaining longer use of hydroponic systems and solutions. An increase in longevity of up to 30% has been experienced. In terms of soil, Hygrozyme has been shown to increase soil porosity by accelerating the breakdown of organic matter. Its primary function is to vigorously rid the medium of organic matter, preventing the medium from contracting disease.

As a media rejuvenator, it is used after harvest as a soaking solution and should be applied once the substrate is watered. A rapid and almost complete reduction of dead biomass can be observed with a concentration of 2.5 to 3.75 ml per liter. Available nutrients are released in the process and, depending on circumstances, can become an excellent source of plant energy available for future growth.

Prophylactic in prevention of diseases – mold

Hygrozyme is a highly refined enzymatic cleaner/decomposer for dead matter. Since Hygrozyme is sterile and inert, it cannot kill anything. Its key role, therefore, is to act as a prophylactic.

Many leaf-borne diseases, such as black spot and mildew, flourish in the presence of dead matter. Transferred by humans, macro-organisms or airborne inputs can quickly become established in the presence of dead matter.

Regular use of Hygrozyme can be a deterrent by removing dead matter and at the same time encourage the presence of beneficial microorganisms on leaf surfaces and in the growing medium or hydroponic solution. This is especially the case in combination with compost extracts containing micro-organisms. For best results it should be used from the start in a clean system to maintain these conditions. Applications at a rate of 1.5 ml per litre are sufficient.

Flowers and vegetables

Hygrozyme has been proven to maintain the visual appearance and continued health of a wide variety of flowers: roses, chrysanthemums, lilacs, orchids, etc., as well as a wide variety of harvested vegetables. By using Hygrozyme during the growing cycle, vegetables (fruit, vegetables, herbs, etc.) stay fresh for longer and look attractive and healthy. This significantly reduces the amount of waste.

CSRI tests with flowers show that by adding Hygrozyme to a daily water change, they can last for over 14 days (with proper pruning and removal of dead leaves). Another unique quality of Hygrozyme is that it is the only known product on the market that can be used in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide at a 1-2% ppm solution. By adding a 1-2% hydrogen peroxide solution, the results are even more remarkable.

Use in Hydroponic Systems

Hygrozyme’s function in pure hydroponic systems is to act as a refined, natural facilitator/cleaner. Hygrozyme helps to remove and transform dead organic matter by facilitating and accelerating the natural decomposition process. What normally takes weeks can now be achieved in minutes with the presence of specific natural enzymes. In a closed hydroponic system there are many factors that can facilitate the development of disease. The buildup of dead matter is usually the contributing factor to this common problem.

The buildup of dead organic matter occurs in pipes and pumps where there can be “dead spots”. This usually occurs at 90º bends in pipes and in air stones and pumps. This buildup of dead organic matter can provide ideal conditions for harmful microorganisms to breed. Cleaning out these bio-films can be, and is, a difficult process once the system has been neglected for even a short period of time. In some cases, just a few minutes or seconds in an area of the system that has less than 6 mg per liter of oxygen can result in a septic environment. Biofilms are difficult to clean. Many experts believe that the pathogens that form can pass through old, degraded plastic surfaces and continue to appear even after apparent sterilization, since “soil” cannot be sterilized.

Accepted as the “gold standard” in the medical and surgical instrument industry, enzyme formulations have proven effective in hydroponics. Used from the beginning (as directed) – when starting with a clean system – Hygrozyme will help prevent the build-up of biofilms that lead to disease.

Hygrozyme is effective in helping to keep pipe, pump, tank and pan surfaces free of biofilm build-up.

Application

REMEMBER: Hygrozyme does not kill anything. To be effective, it must be used before dead matter can develop and “attach” to surfaces causing biofilm build-up – like the fire insurance on your house that must be purchased before the fire.

Since Hygrozyme is the only known solution on the market that can be used in conjunction with hydrogen peroxide at a 1-2% ppm solution, some operators use this combination to clean, sterilize and oxygenate roots.

• Use from beginning to end of the growing cycle: 2 – 2.5 ml per liter
• Breaking down dead roots to rejuvenate soil: 2.5 – 3.75 ml per liter
• Keeps roots cleaner in hydroponic greenhouse systems: 2 – 2.5 ml per litre
• For larger root systems: 2 – 2.5 ml per litre
• Accelerates growth immediately after seed germination: 1.5 ml per litre
• Used for leaf washing and helps prevent the development of leaf-borne diseases (e.g. powdery mildew) 1.5 ml per litre