Product information
Rose Varieties
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VARIETY |
COLOUR |
HECTARES |
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| Blushing Akito |
|
1 |
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| Buleria |
|
1.35 |
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| Cream Prophyta |
|
1.5 |
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| El Toro |
|
0.5
|
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| Ensemble |
|
1 |
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| Escimo |
|
1 |
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| Furiosa |
|
2 |
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| Golden Gate |
|
1 |
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| Gypsy Curiosa |
|
1 |
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| Inka |
|
1 |
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| Athena |
White |
1 |
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| Kiwi |
|
1.5 |
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| Lovely Jewel |
|
1 |
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| Prima Ballerina |
|
0.6 |
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| Rasta |
|
0.65 |
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Red Ribbon |
|
1 |
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| Sonrisa |
|
2 |
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| Sunwave |
|
1.5 |
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Swing |
|
1.5 |
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Taiga |
|
1 |
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Tropical Amazon |
|
1 |
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| Valentino |
|
1.5
|
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Growing environment
The first roses were planted in soil in wooden green houses. From 2001 only steel green houses have been built. Currently 13 ha are growing in hydroponics.
Methods of irrigation used for the crops
The farm is changing from a manually operated drip irrigation system to a central, computerized, irrigation and fertigation system. Currently 19 hectares is under computerized irrigation.
In order to guarantee enough water for irrigation during the dry season 3 large water reservoirs have been built with a capacity of 164 million liters. These reservoirs are all lined.
Pest control
The aim is to keep the use of pesticides and fungicides as low as possible through intensive scouting and quick reactions when problems are identified. In 2008 the company started using biological control for powdery mildew and red spider mites. Bacillus subtilis is sprayed for the control of powdery mildew and phytoseiulus persimilis are applied weekly for the control of red spider mites.
Post harvest procedures
From the moment of harvesting the hygiene, speed and temperature of all procedures are constantly monitored.
Traceability and quality control
After the process of sorting and grading a final quality control check is undertaken by a team of quality controllers who manually inspect 100% of the processed roses.
Codes are used to provide traceability back to the individual harvester of the roses, as well as the transporter, the grader and the person packing the roses.
After a transport simulation a sample of each variety is put in the vase life test room for monitoring during a period of 2 weeks.
Every week new samples are taken for testing in both Kenya and the Netherlands.
Transport
The company has 8 insulated and refrigerated trucks. The roses are dispatched on a daily basis to ensure a constant and fresh supply to the markets.