Grow perfect grass, anywhere
The Capillary Hydroponics system enables us to grow strong and durable grass with significantly less maintenance and environmental impact
- Significantly lower maintenance costs
- Stronger and more resilient turfgrass
- Saves up to 85% water
- Lower net-carbon emissions than soil-grown grass
- Increases consistent playability
- No leakage of microplastics, pesticides or fertilisers
Tee boxes with greater wear tolerance, requiring less maintenance
Capillary Hydroponics enables you to maintain flat and level tee boxes for years. It achieves this through efficient spot irrigation through subsurface technology while using up to 85% less water than traditional methods
Capillary Hydroponics excels in golf tee construction technology
Capillary Hydroponics is perct for…
- Grass driving ranges
- All types of turfgrass
- Warm & cold climates & seasons
- High-traffic tee boxes
- Areas with water consumption restrictions
A solution designed to solve your largest tee box problems
YOUR PROBLEM
- Settling of the tee box.
- Poor tee alignment.
- Frequent top dressing and renovations.
OUR SOLUTION
- The Capillary Material is dense enough to ensure a levelled tee box for years to come.
- With precise spot irrigation of the exact tee box area, your tee will stay aligned to where it’s supposed to.
- By providing a consistently level base, the Capillary Material also reduces the need for frequent top dressing or renovations.
A simple concept yet complex technology
Capillary Hydroponics is a sophisticated yet user-friendly automated subsurface irrigation and drainage system that supports a more efficient growth of grass than what can be achieved with overhead technology.
- The system is engineered for storing excessive water during periods of precipitation, storing anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 m3
- The stored water can be used for irrigation during drier periods. By irrigating from below the evapotranspiration is low. 30 days of water autonomy can then be achieved during restricted water periods or severe drought.
- The subsurface irrigation system is run by a patented pumping system, utilizing the physics of a moving water table to create a better oxygen gas exchange in the root zone.
- By using pure sand as the growing medium the oxygen-gas exchange is significantly improved, while it also drains precipitation at a higher rate than a normal green.– during restricted water periods or severe drought
- Water you can save per year: 2,500 m3 - 50,000 m3
Flat and level tee boxes
Flat and level surface – No compaction, settling or migration of particles
Our proprietary Capillary Material maintains flat and level tee boxes for years by preventing the ground from settling and particles migrating, thus significantly reducing the need for renovations.
Subsurface irrigation that uses up to 83% less water than traditional irrigation methods
Capillary Hydroponics has been proven to use up to 83% less water than overhead irrigation systems, according to independent research. This makes it a perfect choice for arid regions with stringent water consumption limits.
Efficient and consistent spot irrigation
The system precisely irrigates only the desired area, improving the ease of tee alignment, while simultaneously reducing over-watering in tee surroundings.
Designed to decrease maintenance and increase the lifespan significantly
Capillary Hydroponics frees golf course staff from tedious maintenance and costly renovations, providing lasting benefits for decades
Reduced maintenance and renovations
The Capillary Hydroponics system preserves the turf area’s original design, minimizing the need for reshaping tees every decade. Additionally, by providing a consistently level base, the Capillary Material reduces the frequency of top dressing or renovations required.
Stronger grass reduces the need for expanding the tee surface size
Our system is optimized for growing stronger and more wear-tolerant turfgrass, allowing for a smaller tee surface area while maintaining the highest quality playing surface.
Easy to fit into your renovation schedule
Our hydroponic tee box takes the same amount of time to install as a conventionally constructed tee box. So, feel free to install one or several per year!
Lifespan +15 years with our performance guarantee
Our tee box construction technology is superior to conventional methods.
At CapillaryFlow, we stand behind the quality and performance of our installed tees, offering a 15-year performance guarantee for our Capillary Material and a 3-year guarantee for our basin.
About CapillaryFlow
Our Vision
A world where building low-maintenance natural spaces for sport and leisure is easy and sustainable.
Our Mission
Provide sustainable, durable and trouble-free greens and grounds for sport and leisure
We are a technology company whose patented innovations are enabling golf courses, sports grounds, and other leisure spaces like city parks to build long-lasting and low-maintenance greens, bunkers and grounds.
Controlling the water, carbon dioxide and oxygen levels for various soil profiles in these spaces is a major challenge. Our proprietary CapillaryFlow technology offers a simple solution that ensures optimal moisture levels and good drainage regardless of the weather conditions.
Capillary Material is the common factor across most of our solutions including Capillary Bunkers, Capillary Hydroponics, and Capillary Geothermal. It is a patented and engineered polymer-based concrete that is the only building material that can move water both up and down to precisely regulate the moisture content of any adjacent material, such as sand or soil.
From golf courses to sports fields, equestrian arenas and city squares
Over the last 15 years, our innovations have transformed the way the golf industry constructs bunkers and greens. It was but natural for us to progress into adjacent fields.
We understand the challenges of constructing, maintaining and regulating moisture levels in golf courses, sports fields, equestrian arenas and city parks and squares. Everything we develop is tested in real-life situations – over and over again. We work with some of the most advanced laboratories in the world to develop the best and most effective solutions for our customers.
Centaur Asia Pacific is the exclusive distributor for CapillaryFlow in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand among other countries in Southeast Asia.
Updated on: 30 July 2024
