After a disruption of 10 years , one of Benchmark Growers ' farms - Casablanca Farm - start to grow mini gerberas again on about 1 hour angle . They glean the first flowers in calendar week 45 . Now , their assortment consist of 11 varieties - with chrysanthemums and summertime prime as their primary crop , grown on 22 ha in Chia , Colombia .
Katherine Torres between the chrysanthemums , their main craw .
Reason10 geezerhood ago , Casablanca grew gerberas , but why did they check ? " The gerbera was one of the many craw we make , but it is very susceptible to diseases and has a weak vase life after shipments in mix nosegay . The mini genus Gerbera , on the other bridge player , are proven to be more tolerant , so that is the main ground to re - embark on . On top of that , the market is asking for it " , say Katherine Torres , Director of production at Casablanca .
The area where gerbera plant are being grown
start upproductionIn the 2nd half of 2019 , they started filling the greenhouse with genus Gerbera plants . " The plants come from several large gerbera breeders . The crop is hydroponic and we utilise home made substratum with Colombian coco peat and coco chips mix with Elmer Rice hules and coal . I am not indisputable if other Colombian growers form with the same model ; spate and soilless . "
CasablancaIncluding the Gerbera , Casablanca ’s variety will increase to 11 smorgasbord . The chrysanthemum and summertime bloom are the main crop , grown on 22 ha . Casablanca is one of the main farms supplying Riofrio - the main posy urinate facility of the Queens Bouquet internet - and are sold under the trade name name of Benchmark Growers , Florexpo and The Queen ’s Flowers - export more than 100 millions of root word on mix posy every year .
Benchmark Growers is a brand used in the USA as well being the company in charge of statistical distribution for all area with the exclusion of USA and Canada , their main grocery .
For more informationBenchmark Growerswww.benchmarkgrowers.com
The Queen ’s Flowerswww.queensflowers.com
Florexpowww.florexpo.com
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