Specialisation in crop and cultivation
Due to the specialisation in the culture of Hydrangea, Hortensias France Production is able to realise improvements in cropping methods. Our investment programme is fully geared to this. At the production site there are over 10,000 cubic meters cold storage facilities where the entire production can be cooled. By the end of October all forcing plants are transferred to the refrigerated store or a storing space that is free of frost. Using specially developed machinery Hortensias France Production is able to pinch more than 1 million Hydrangeas within two weeks. Irrigation is adapted using special moisture registration, keeping the use of growth retardants to a minimum. |
| EC and pH are measured once a week; these figures are used to decide the type and amount of fertiliser to be applied. Scouting for insects is carried out on a weekly basis to assist us in the pest control. Flowering buds are analysed from the end of August onwards to determine the moment when the plants must be moved into the temperature controlled cold-stores. These production protocols are based on many years of Hydrangea growing experience and the Hydrangea crop is continuously monitored by tracing and tracking. |
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Sharing knowledge
Intensive co-operation with the knowledge centres INRA (Institut National de Recherche Agronomique - ) and INH (Institut National d'Horticulture - ) has given Hortensias France Production considerable scientific know-how about the habits and requirements of the crop. Research on this complex shrubby plant makes mechanisms of growth and development of the Hydrangea easier to understand. This can be transformed into the quality required by our customers.
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