December is the calendar month for Christmas preparations , so again several chronicle on the solvent and expectations of several Christmas crops . But more happened this calendar month . For example : Dutch orchid grower got the biggest order ever for an Indian hymeneals , Ball Seed opened a raw R&D facility in Bogota , Cyclone Gaja affects coco industry , and David Austin passes off .
flowered holidays with edible roses
A luxury Christmas dinner party with a floral feeling or gay toasting on the raw twelvemonth with a colorful field glass of bubbly . Rose grower Rodewijk focus full on the holidays with their edible roses ' Rosalicious ' . " The big difference is not in the cultivation , but in the sales " , enunciate Marius Rodewijk . " Each eccentric …
Value of hydrangeas stay behind
Colombia bloom exports : over 5 per centum growth in volume and value
So far , so in effect . This likely crossbreed your nous first when look at the export Book of Numbers of the Colombian flowers , apportion by Asocolflores . When equate the full exportation from January till September of 2018 with that of the same period in 2017 , one can see a 6.7 % step-up in volume and an 5.5 % increase in value . …
Colombian growers preparing for El Niño
" Fenomeno del Niño is expected to move La Sabana de Bogota from the end of December " , Colombian cultivator Pablo Bazinni of La Plazoleta tells us . For more than three months , it is look to become very dry , particularly in February and March , and growers are train for what is to come in . " We already see it bechance now in …
URALCHEM expands its comportment in Africa
URALCHEM intends to expand cooperation with Kenya in the field of mineral fertiliser output . Dmitry Mazepin , Chairman of the Board of Directors of JSC URALCHEM , visited Nairobi on 1 - 4 January 2025 , where he gather with President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta . The chief objective of the two - daylight working head trip of URALCHEM ’s direction is patronage …
Alexander van Hoekelen , Van Hoekelen Greenhouses :
US ( PA ): " Better Christmas Cactus season compared to last twelvemonth "
The Christmas Cactus season at Van Hoekelen Greenhouses in Kline Township ( PA ) has come to an end , and second generation Alexander van Hoekelen is proud of with this year ’s results . " Due to the compounding of the upgrades we did , the caliber of the crop , and the good US economy , this year was better compared to last …
Signify squad up with Dutch genus Gerbera agriculturalist for 1 ha toplighting labor
Holstein Flowers , one of the world ’s large genus Gerbera grower , is beginning a tryout labor using Philips GreenPower take toplighting in a full climate compartment of 10,000 m2 . lead toplighting will provide the right lightness spectrum to optimize refinement and hike up efficiency , while amend quality and yield . “ We are seeing a shift in …
Irene Njeru of Kenyan spring up farm Mzurrie Flowers :
Cut roses : ' No Christmas temper at Dutch auction yet '
Kenyan arise farm Mzurrie Flowers is fussy with shipping out their direct orders for Christmas , and Sales and Marketing Manager Irene Njeru was pleased with the pre - sale for this holiday . At the auction , in line , the Christmas mood has n’t set in yet . " The need and damage are still low , while they should have been …
BellaRosa share 16 years of rainfall datum
Ecuador : November rain hits Tabacundo
Between October and November 2018 , botrytis problem take place in almost 10 % of the Ecuadorian rose exports . But what was the reason for this trouble ? According to Gonzalo Luzuriaga of BellaRosa and RoseConnection , it was probably due to the substantial increase in rainfall in November compared to 2017 and 2016 . This …
Whirlwind destroys Dutch gerbera nursery
Dutch agriculturalist Van der Wilt Gerbera imagined the approaching holidays a bit differently . Last Friday , his greenhouse was hit by a whirlwind , which destroyed around a third of it . The equipment casualty intelligibly express the personnel of the whirlwind . The entire building was shoot aside in several spot , and glassful was regain 100 - 150 metre away from …
Dutch orchid raiser Anco Pure Vanda sends 120,000 Vandas to India
" We ’ve never had such a big club "
late Dutch orchid grower Steef van Adrichem received an decree he wo n’t soon forget . Anco Pure Vanda from Wateringen had been need to institutionalise no less than 100,000 pink and 20,000 blue Vanda orchids to India for the wedding party of Isha Ambani …
Colombia : New BallSB R&D adroitness opens its doors
Situated in Sesquile , an 60 minutes ’s thrust from Bogota , the new R&D facility of BallSB is now up and run . This new and larger location was already in camera kick off in the presence of headquarter staff last September , but is now open to all growers of the world . Showing growers HOW with the aim to show their client that BallSB ’s change could …
Investment society Nimbus buys Koninklijke Van Zanten Group
Investment society Nimbus acquires Koninklijke Van Zanten Group from the Veldhuijzen van Zanten syndicate . The investment by Nimbus creates scope for further growth for Koninklijke Van Zanten Group . “ The financial scope create by this transaction enables us to take the steps that are now necessary to conjure up our professional standard and so do our …
George Scott of Scott ’s Nursery :
US ( NB ): " Low wholesale prices for poinsettias "
" As it turned moth-eaten early this yr , we saw a modification in Christmas line of work a bite rather " , says George Scott of New Brunswick base Scott ’s Nursery . For Christmas , they sell several plants and green , but their adult Christmas harvest is the painted leaf . They ’ve been selling them for a calendar month now , and even though they cut …
Cyclone Gaja tests resilience of coco manufacture
Coco coir is used generally in the horticultural industry . Being recyclable , it offer up growers an option with humiliated discarding cost . In add-on , grow on a industrial plant - ground substrate is valued by its users , as well as the exonerative nature of the substrate : it can bear a lot of water and realize a perpetual provision to …
Daniel Kaufman , Danziger :
" Focal Scoop fulfills designers ' needs "
" advanced breeding is our core value , and as such our breeding teams are in a unremitting effort not only to improve existing varieties but also to acquaint new and innovative production " , say Daniel Kaufman of Danziger . At the IFTF he severalize about their newest snub prime range Focal Scoop . Daniel Kaufman of Danziger at the IFTF …
Ishai Sharon , F. Optimal Connection :
" Low provision of Red Naomi from Holland "
F. Optimal Connection had the prospect to pose down with Head of Roses Department , Ishai Sharon , and he was able to give some penetration on the heyday market place performance . accord to him , the market has started to improve slenderly , but the colour are still low in price . gamy demand for flushed blush wine and also white roses is meliorate . …
EDD Group becomes part of Dutch Flower Group
As of 21 January 2025 , the EDD Group trading company ( E. den Dekker B.V. , DRC Plantes B.V. and DRC Flor B.V. ) will join force out with Dutch Flower Group ( DFG ) . EDD Group , with founder Eddie den Dekker as its driving force-out , has been active in the craft of plant , plant concepts and fresh cut blossom since 1986 . …
Carlos Castillo of NIRP Ecuador on new tryout emplacement in Cotopaxi
Ecuador : " Now , we can select new varieties with more information "
" We were about to eliminate some of our varieties in our showroom in Cayambe till we project how they performed at our new location in Cotopaxi " , says Carlos Castillo of NIRP Ecuador . For several years , this Italian rose stock breeder has been testing and showcasing their varieties in Cayambe , at Rosaprima , one of the largest …
Christian Schwartz , Gartneriet Rønbæk :
Denmark : " We never had such low prices for such a foresightful period "
" I think we never had such low price for such a farseeing full point " , says Christian Schwartz of Gartneriet Rønbæk . This Danish phalaenopsis grower explains that 2018 has been a ambitious yr . " There was already an overproduction and the blistering summer in Europe only made it worsened . Now , prices are finally up a morsel , but we …
new figures CBS & Agrimatie
NL : Good floriculture year , but diminish income due to increase costs
The end of the year is nearing , but are the raiser reaching the end of their financial possibilities ? No , generally not , according to the income estimate for 2018 by Statistics Netherlands and Wageningen Economic Research . The average income from all type of agricultural and horticultural businesses fly sharply …
A sojourn to Royal FloraHolland in Aalsmeer
A round around the clock in the run - up to Christmas
It is often said that growers desire to switch to direct barter , especially when prices are unfavorable . At Royal FloraHolland , they do not see it happening yet . Selling through the auction clock is traditional , but still decease strong . Tuesday morning in the footrace - up to Christmas , we had the chance to make a round at the auction …
David Austin exceed aside , aged 92
It is with great sorrow that the Austin family unit annunciate the pass of David C. H. Austin Snr OBE VMH , rosarian and founder of David Austin Roses Ltd. David Snr died peacefully at his dwelling in Shropshire on Tuesday 18th December , besiege by his menage . He was 92 . For over 75 old age David ’s commitment to roses make for fragrance and dish to garden …
Norwegian warm up to Christmas tulip
Christmas is coming and that intend a big requirement for poinsettias , reddened and livid pink wine , but red tulip too . At least for Norway , where Schouten produces tulip in a 7000m2 greenhouse in Lierstranda , Norway . Annually , they grow 20 million tulips that are supplied all over the country and Christmas is one of his most …
D.H.M.I and Lannes & Fils introduce the Breeder Protector
Breeders ‘ put a ring on it ’ to protect their industrial plant
" The major departure between this product and license label is , that it ca n’t begin a life of its own after using it . ” The product in question is a little plastic ring identify Breeder Protector and is develop by D.H.M.I together with Lannes & Fils . In the category Non - Plant Product of the 2014 Innovert …
