5/26/2011

Lakeland, Florida, April 21, 2011 — Harrell’s, manufacturer and supplier of high quality grower products, is pleased to offer greenhouse, nursery and specialty crop growers, throughout Florida, premium peat moss and peat-based growing mixes.  Harrell’s acquired a peat bog containing over 9 million cubic yards of certified, nematode-free, 100% organic, pure Florida peat.

Harrell’s has numerous technical field reps throughout Florida that bring media, fertility, pest management and water quality expertise to the grower market.  “We already supply Harrell’s branded fertilizers, foliar spray adjuvants and wetting agents; when we saw the exceptional quality of this peat, it made sense for us to expand our offerings to include Harrell’s branded peat and peat-based mixes,” says Rick Helpingstine, President of Harrell’s Horticultural Products and VP of Harrell LLC.  Since Harrell’s owns the bog they control the harvesting process and quality of all the ingredients going into their mixes.  Relying on a team of experts with over 50 years of experience, Harrell’s produces peat-based mixes that rival leading competitors.

“Harrell’s bog, manufacturing and distribution facilities are centrally located for timely delivery throughout Florida,” Scott Martiniere, Regional Sales Manager, proudly shares.  He also adds that, “All Harrell’s mixes contain quality ingredients to maximize air, water and nutrient availability so growers can produce healthy, more sale-able plants profitably.”

For more information contact Scott Martiniere at smartiniere@harrells.com or Rick Helpingstine at rhelpingstine@harrells.com, (800)282-8007.

Harrell’s produces top-quality, custom blended fertilizers, specialty liquids, and wetting agents as well as distributes leading chemicals and grass seed for the golf course, sports turf, landscape management, and horticulture industries. Harrell’s guarantees stringent quality control procedures, tight manufacturing specifications and careful selection of raw materials for each product that carries the Harrell’s name.  They are also the exclusive eastern formulator and a leading world distributor of POLYON®, the industry’s superior controlled-release fertilizer technology.