Van den Berg Est named best Dutch Hortensia grower
Marjanne and Tom van den Berg from Est started growing Hortensias for indoor and outdoor uses in 2004. Furthermore, their company Van den Berg Est is a high quality producer of Poinsettia and annuals. Every Friday and Saturday the products are sold at the nursery.
Average vase life of over 35 days
In week 12, Marjanne en Tom van den Berg submitted the Hydrangea macrophylla Caipirinha for a test at the Knowledge Centre for Product Quality Royal FloraHolland. Caipirinha is a new Hortensia with a distinctive colour. The Hortensia starts green, turns white and then again turns green.
The test consisted of three phases: Transport (96 hour, 15ºC, packed, in a tray), Shop (72 hour, 20ºC, in a tray) and Consumer (840 hours/35 days). The result: an average vase life of over 35 days.
Three different variables
“At our nursery the plants are the starting point of all our decisions”, says Tom van den Berg. "Throughout the year we use three different variables: energy, water and ‘assimilates’ of the plant. Therefore our stock is healthier and have more resistance and our customers can enjoy our plants much longer.”
Monitoring these balances is highly automated at Van den Berg Est. The company uses the Climate Monitor by LetsGrow.com. Yuri Alsemgeest of LetsGrow.com congratulated Van den Berg Est BV with a delicious cake.
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