A light-green future come out with a fleeceable intersection , which is why Hoogeveen Plants has more than a million hellebores in peat - complimentary potting soil . " Not only is this important for the English market , " says Colin Kok , story manager at the nursery , " we think this is an important detail for the intact European market . Peat - loose potting soil reduces CO2 emissions and prevents archeological site of sensitive born area . "
Colin de Kok among the Hellebores
The plant grower from Hazerswoude - Dorp also opt not only to be peat - liberal but also wants the raw materials to be 100 % renewable . " Renewable combined with sustainable finish , i.e. , using organic crop attention and bio - simulants , ensures that this beautiful winter token has the lowest potential environmental impact . "
When opt the renewable substrate , not only was flora timbre considered in the nursery , but the ledge life of the plants was also considered . " Thanks to the use of goods and services of bio - simulants during the warm catamenia and the restrained summer temperatures , this yr the character proved to be extra high , and the plant are even clayey than previous old age . "
Hoogeveen Plants specializes in growing a broad range of garden plants , which are grown at no few than 14 different locations ( together accounting for over 50 hectare of production ) . Since the showtime of this class , Bas Hoogeveen , son of theater director and founder Siem Hoogeveen , has started as operation coordinator , and measure have been taken to further streamline the legal transfer procedure .
" particularly in view of the hellebores , for which the time of year is about to start , this is of smashing importance . Due to the many grade and diverseness in ontogeny and unfolding stages of the hellebore , it is very important that this is done right . By means of extra checks and accept a creditworthy link between the department , we will at long last be able to fork over better caliber . "
The hellebore time of year is short but furious , and specially so at Hoogeveen , which markets many thousands of them . Although these are grown at dissimilar locations and in different sess sizes , since last yr , they have only been shipped from two positioning , as controvert to the five positioning from before . And to a big extent , therefore , peat - free . " The quality is excellent , the bio - simulants have done their job , and maintenance has been taken to keep the craw produce in the affectionate period , for example . In addition , the summer was not too hot , and base formation is extra good this twelvemonth , so we are very positive about the upcoming speech period . "
For more info : Hoogeveen PlantsDenemarkenlaan 142391 PZ , HazerswoudeTel . : +31 172 235 790[email protected]www.hoogeveenplants.nl
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