During the SAF Outstanding Varieties Competition 2022 , two of the top three ' Best in Class ' roses were grown by Groflowers , a Colombian company . And they are peculiarly proud of gain ground these awards as they are , as far as they know , the only rose raiser in the Antioquia area of Colombia , growing their roses at an altitude of 2400 meters . But how did it all start , and how did they grow their roses ? Jaime Ruiz , chairman of the company , explains it in this article .
" Originally , this was a place where hydrangeas and pompoms grow beautifully , but not roses . I decide to take the challenge after my fellowship Arvi Farms became Proflora champion in 2019 . I decided to include a garden rose and turn out production . I worked on the new task during the pandemic , and I bug out production on January 2022 . I decided to take my flower to vie in the Outstanding Varieties Competition of the Society of American Florists in Orlando Florida 2022 , " he says . " One affair that was interesting is that all the rose prize , both spray roses , and garden roses , were won by Colombian companies , whereas other countries were consider the best this proves that sometimes altitude might not be the only factor for caliber blush wine , " he adds .
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Grow with an eco - well-disposed approachArvi Farms is a little farm that always aim to grow high - caliber roses with an eco - favorable approach where they habituate their own beneficial fungus and bacteria to combat botrytis .
" In our own readiness , the company ’s good fungus and bacterium are cultured by spreading a small lot of it on various nutrient agar culture medium in a process yell vaccination . The media are then cover in a warm , dampish environment and examined regularly to detect the ontogeny of any organism , then beneficial fungus and bacteria are exponentiated for its habit on the fields . "
" good fungi and bacteria enhance our soils and help plant life get nutrient that are hard to assimilate . That ’s because beneficial fungus seeks out phosphate and other nutrients and bring them to the plant . Beneficial fungus and bacteria also allow for alimentary exchange between plants and protect industrial plant from fungal diseases and other solution - give microorganisms , " the company percentage .
It get hold of time to reproduce beneficial fungi and bacterium to level that are helpful . After one year of the first program , the farm started to see concise resultant in the reduction of botrytis . biologic fungicides supplement — rather than harm — biologic lifespan in the territory . In gain , biological pesticide have helped deoxidise the price of pesticides at the farm . " Biological pesticide are just one part of our land approach at Arvi Farms . Other sustainable practice at our farm let in rain collection and enjoyment , zero - barren water discharge to soils , compost , and more . Resulting in the production of high - quality roses .
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