Belgian party Dataflor is probably the only raiser that cultivates just chrysanthemum and strawberries together . Johan David differentiate in the cultivation and facts of life of bulb chrysanthemums , which started 30 years ago when he keep abreast in his founding father Frans ' footsteps . Frans cultivated pot chrysanthemum in combination with strawberry . The tasty fruits were the solution to the deficiency of requirement in the winter for bulb chrysanthemums . Since nursery stand empty price money , strawberry mark are once again being cultivate for several years now .
It ’s not such a strange combination , considering that the hemangioma simplex plant does quite well in the wintertime . It does n’t require a lot of heating plant , and you actually have to avoid excessive temperatures if you desire a stocky and strong industrial plant .
Wouter , the third coevals David , is also involved with the growing and the selling . Compared to five eld ago , the production and marketing of strawberry plants has sky - rocketed . The production range has been substantially diversify , and some particular varieties were introduced in recent years . The number of plants sold has quadrupled , and the strawberry mark polish acquire up 9000 m² now .
OrganicThe sale mainly go through garden centers . And this so - called ' unspoiled market section ' is placing more demands on merchandise . The works , the refinement cognitive process , the travel itinerary - everything must be falsifiable and sustainable .
Dataflor decide to contact this requirement , and they present their strategy at the comely two hebdomad ago . Their products are now full ecologically and responsibly grownup .
" We are really exceeding the requirements of the grocery , " Wouter says , " and in many compositor’s case also those of the customer . We made everything sustainable in and around the plant - the jar , the labels , the packaging , the peg , etc . as much as possible . There ’s no demand for plastic any longer . All added economic value , up to the ink on the label , is environmentally friendly and/or recyclable and also in the cultivation no chemicals are used . We also supply the plants in pots that the consumer can ( and even should ) works in the ground because they are whole degradable . "
Dataflor is now trust on older mixed bag of strawberry plants . These are of course more resistant to thing like mold and various etymon diseases . " Only with strong variety can the cultivation protest disease and can we warrant that chemicals are n’t necessary . "
Sustainability"Three generations of ornamental cultivator have followed mart changes for years and adjusted their production accordingly , " they add . " The youngest coevals clearly understood the need for this . Let the climate activists now prove that they are serious , Dataflor is ready ! "
For more information : Dataflor bvbaKlokhofstraat 12B-8980 BeselareBelgium+32 ( 0)57 46 62 28E:[email protected]www.dataflor.be
