After a meddlesome summer of not only preparing for the newfangled season , but also changing the electronic computer system to PAT , all greenhouses of Cohen Propagation Nurseries will be in full production before long . The three farms of Cohen - that give rise unrooted cuttings - are based in Israel in Kfar Hanagid , Nir Hen , and Gderot , which is their newest facility . FloralDaily had the fortune to check out this quickness .
Nomi Hen of Cohen in front of the female parent breed at Gderot farm .
AnnualsCohen produce unrooted cuttings of many kinds of annuals and has been export them for over 30 years now . The main crops are petunia , calibrachoa , verbena , genus Vinca , lobelia and nemesia , of which the bulk they grow ( 70 % ) is individual stock from large stock breeder like Dümmen Orange , Florensis , Syngenta and Danziger .
rarified prospect of the glasshouse in Gderot farm .
CleanlinessDue to the restrictions from Africa , many breeders decide to import their product from Israel , and over the age , the demand for Cohen ’s unrooted cuttings has increase . " The big plus we have is the cleanliness of our cloth . We only work with certified material , and all over the world , raiser and rooting stations come to see our appendage , how blank and virus - free we work . "
Entrance to Gderot farm
GderotThis is also the reason why they established the farm in Gderot . " We did not have enough space anymore to meet the demand . For this rationality , we decide to flourish . " The farm in Gderot consist of 11 greenhouses , of which 8 were institute 5 age ago and 3 over the last 3 year .
Strict regulations regarding wear and cleansing before enroll the greenhouse
Strict processes"At these glasshouse , we only grow genus Petunia and calibrachoa , as we attempt to separate the farm as much as possible by crop . " At this site , there is one agronomist and as state before , high priority is render to the cleanliness of the fabric . " We have strict subroutine for entering and leaving the greenhouse and the use of materials . The scalpel tongue for object lesson require to be change when going from one bench to another or one variety to another . All nursery have their own comfort station and own packaging area . In this way , workers do not have to go out the greenhouse in between . Nothing will go out of the nursery without being packed . All greenhouses at Cohen ’s farms look the same and have the same procedures - only in the Nir Hen location , they have a central publicity country .
A bird’s - centre view of Nir Hen .
In summer , the greenhouse are being cleaned and a new stock is being built from elite material .
Water useIsrael is recognize for its hot mood and therefore each drop of body of water should be used . And just like the procedures for workers are so stern , so are the banner when it comes to water . The rain from the roofs from the nursery is take in in a reservoir , see the process below , then tap water is impart and together this combination is cleaned by reversed osmosis and disinfect by UV .
Clockwise : Reservoir , Reversed Osmosis system , UV disinfection , Reservoir with disinfected water .
After check the PH levels , fertilizers are added . Every breeder determine how much plant food they require to have total to the water . Then , a calculator system will do the line of work .
Fertilizers being added to the water system
novel calculator systemOver the last months , Cohen has been interfering with installing a new computer system , namely PAT . " This raw organisation will improve our packaging . All box will get a bar computer code , resulting in dependable traceability and in turn better availableness . "
Supply all over the worldCohen provide unrooted cutting all over the earth . Europe is their self-aggrandising market , followed by North America and Asia . In Europe , they mostly supply growers , and in North America more root place . The demand largely calculate on the grocery store , but in oecumenical Hen watch an increase in demand for genus Petunia and nemesia and a decrease in calibrachoa .
For more informationCohen Propagation NurseriesNomi HenEmail:[email protected]www.cohennur.co.il
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