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[[File:Baby Bio Bottles.jpg|right|thumb|Two bottles of Baby Bio. The traditional brown version on the left and the more modern formula for Orchids on the right.]] |
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Baby Bio is the brand name for a range of plant care products created by [[Bayer AG|Bayer]]. |
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'''Baby Bio''' is the brand name for a range of house plant and, more recently, outdoor plant care products created by [[Pan Britannica Industries|Pan Britannica Industries Ltd]] (PBI)<ref>{{cite web |
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|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211210812/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/10485457/The-internet-is-wiping-out-gardening-books-so-Im-giving-up-says-author-85.html |
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|archive-date=2018-02-11 |
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}}</ref> and currently owned by French company, SBM Life Science.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gardenforum News - People - SBM Life Science grows its sales team and market shares |url=https://www.gardenforum.co.uk/news/people/sbm-life-science-grows-its-sales-team-and-market-shares/ |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.gardenforum.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The most popular and first Baby Bio product was a house plant feed, or [[fertilizer]], which is a dark brown concentrate that must be diluted with water before use. Coming in a bottle styled after an old fashioned perfume bottle, it contains [[Nitrogen]], [[Phosphorus]] and [[Potassium]], ensuring that the plant receives the necessary [[Plant nutrition|macronutrients]]. Baby Bio is a very popular house plant feed in the UK and can be used all year round, even on [[Bonsai]] plants, with the text on the bottle promising greener leaves and vibrant colours. Part of the popularity of the brand in the UK arose from the success of [[D. G. Hessayon|Dr Hessayon]]'s series of Expert books, which also came from PBI starting in 1958.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourhouseplants.com/guides/hessayon|title=Dr D. G. Hessayon | Our House Plants}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | As well as [[concentrate]] bottles of Baby Bio, it has now been produced in ready [[:wikt:dilute|dilute]] spray and 1 litre bottles that contain [[pesticides]] too, 'Roota', a rooting hormone and [[fungicide]] solution designed to be used on the [[root]]s of plant cuttings, and leaf wipes for cleaning house plant leaves. An orchid feed is available which comes in the same bottle as the original Baby Bio except the liquid and design has a pink theme. The concentrated liquid fertilizer is exactly half of what can be found in the traditional bottle. |
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Traditional Baby Bio is a dark brown concentrate that must be diluted with water. It provides [[seaweed]] and [[humus]] to the plant, ensuring that it receives all trace [[minerals]]. Baby Bio is a very popular houseplant feed in the UK and can be used all year round, even on [[Bonsai]] plants. |
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==External Links== |
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[http://www.bayergarden.co.uk/ Bayer Garden UK] |
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Baby Bio is the brand name for a range of house plant and, more recently, outdoor plant care products created by Pan Britannica Industries Ltd (PBI)[1] and currently owned by French company, SBM Life Science.[2]
History
[edit]The most popular and first Baby Bio product was a house plant feed, or fertilizer, which is a dark brown concentrate that must be diluted with water before use. Coming in a bottle styled after an old fashioned perfume bottle, it contains Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium, ensuring that the plant receives the necessary macronutrients. Baby Bio is a very popular house plant feed in the UK and can be used all year round, even on Bonsai plants, with the text on the bottle promising greener leaves and vibrant colours. Part of the popularity of the brand in the UK arose from the success of Dr Hessayon's series of Expert books, which also came from PBI starting in 1958.[3]
As well as concentrate bottles of Baby Bio, it has now been produced in ready dilute spray and 1 litre bottles that contain pesticides too, 'Roota', a rooting hormone and fungicide solution designed to be used on the roots of plant cuttings, and leaf wipes for cleaning house plant leaves. An orchid feed is available which comes in the same bottle as the original Baby Bio except the liquid and design has a pink theme. The concentrated liquid fertilizer is exactly half of what can be found in the traditional bottle.
Baby Bio is also often used in biology experimentation when studying algal growth. [citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "The internet is wiping out gardening books so I'm giving up, says author, 85". The Daily Telegraph. 2013-11-30. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
- ^ "Gardenforum News - People - SBM Life Science grows its sales team and market shares". www.gardenforum.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
- ^ "Dr D. G. Hessayon | Our House Plants".
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