The Capillary Hydroponics system enables us to grow strong and durable grass with significantly less maintenance and environmental impact
Here are some of the verticals where our technology is making an impact
Golf Courses
Grow stronger and more durable grass for a consistent and improved performance of the course
Equestrian arenas
Year round natural grass footing with low-maintenance
Sports fields
Strong and resilient turfs that are optimized for a year round performance
Cities & Parks
Turn hardscape surfaces into lush grass
The Capillary Hydroponics system moves fertilized water between the two sections for subsurface irrigation and oxygenation.
When the water moves and enters or exits the pores of the rootzone material, the gas exchange increases greatly, by up to 6.000%.
Evaporation is kept at a minimum and water savings are up to 85% and still the system drains any amount of rainfall.
The patented Capillary Material ensures a perfectly flat and level base beneath the rootzone, which is crucial for the functioning of a hydroponic system.
Marrakech, Morocco
All bunkers installed in-house
Kevinge, Stockholm, Sweden
Horshoe Bay, Texas
Two Courses are currently installed with Capillary Bunkers, Apple Rock and Summit Rock from 2018.
Scottsdale, Arizona
Four out of seven courses installed between 2017 and 2019 (Apache, Renegade, Chiricahua and No. 7)
Silvas, Illinois
Noblesville, Indiana
3,5 acres of bunkers on the course
Norwalk, Iowa
All three courses completed between October2021 and October 2022 (Vale, Ridge, & Creek)
San Martin, California
188,000square feet of bunkers (4.3 acres)
Designed to withstand hard conditions
Our system is specifically designed to grow grass that can withstand high traffic and harsh weather conditions, making it an excellent choice for public spaces, sports fields, and other high-use areas.
Surface moisture depends on rootzone materials
Fluctuating ground conditions due to soil and overhead irrigation
Overhead irrigation creates an excessively moist surface environment that is prone to disease and weed incidence
Overhead irrigation consumes large volumes of water
An open system and overhead distribution of fertilizers and pesticides leads to leaching and increased consumption and costs
Compaction is a problem and CO2 accumulation in air-filled porosity of rootzone causes root growth decline.
Surface performance and moisture levels can be designed purely for the purpose of user or sports application
Consistent ground conditions due to inorganic rootzone materials and subsurface irrigation
Watering from below is a superior way to hydrate turfgrass and still create a firm and dry surface, which leads to less weed and disease pressure
By both collecting rain water and irrigating from below there is less surface water, reducing evaporation, and decreasing water loss and consumption by up to 85%
Distribution of fertilizers and pesticides through the water in circulation allows for lower total consumption and near zero leaching
A constant change of water table allows for better oxygen exchange, up to 6000%, which increases root growth.
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Because Capillary Hydroponics allows the grass to be grown in a very open medium, the drainage capabilities are superior compared to soil-grown grass.
The Capillary Material enables the use of an open growing medium and moves water and nutrients against gravity at the bottom of the rootzone as a result of which the grass develops deep roots. Simultaneously it creates a firmer and drier surface which leads to reduced weeds and disease pressure.
The durability of the Capillary Material ensures the groundwork doesn’t deteriorate over time. The porosity of the Capillary Material lets fluids sift through but particles won’t migrate into subsequent layers, or eventually into the drainage and irrigation systems at all.
By circulating the water in the moving water table before distributing it, it automatically heats up the water and, by extension, the ground. Additionally, using the stored solar-energy in the sub-soil, the temperature in the root-zone can be raised in winter. In the summer, high temperatures will be lowered in the root-zone.
Water is moved from one side of the turfgrass area to the other after having circulated through a buried pipe system beneath. The system only uses the sub-soil’s moderate temperatures and requires no other energy than that needed to move the water with an air-lift pump.
Deeper root zones
85% less water than over-head irrigation
No leakage of fertilizers and pesticides
50 % less fertilizers and pesticides
Total drainage control even after a storm
