Virgin Farms had the chance to shoot the breeze one of their suppliers in Ecuador : Florícola Ecoroses , located in the metropolis of Machachi . This realm near majestic volcanoes such as the Illinizas , is surrounded by unbelievable rose Plantation .
The region of Machachi is considered to be a deuced region thanks to its geographical position , the vividness of sunshine , and its climate , making it the utter ecosystem to produce flush .
Photo of the Ilinizas Volcano from the entrance to the Flower Farm
This farm is kinsperson - have and has 33.3 hectares of greenhouses . It is made up of 350 workers who work to guarantee that all its quality assurance unconscious process are adjoin . Virgin Farms spoke with some of the employee , and they talk about the strict and forward-looking procedures carry out .
The duty tour began with an overview of the floriculture where they could prize all the institution that have been made latterly and its competitive reward . It should be note that the farm controls its entire value chain , which range from bloom growing to transportation to its 40 + goal .
IrrigationWatering is the first footfall to guarantee a long - lasting flower . The water used by the nursery arrive directly from the defrosting of the Ilinisas volcano and goes through an ultrafiltration system before being used in the plantation .
Wilfrido Cazar , Production Manager , talked about the recipe and fecundation formulas they use . Their irrigation system is completely mechanized , so there is no place for misapprehension .
They also have a team prognosticate Experience , which guarantees a utter blend and a standardized formula for irrigation . Once the solution has been prepare , it is taken to a pre - mix tank , which combines all the solution and create an ideal nutritionary rule to fecundate the crop . This equipment guarantees that constant irrigation is channel out in the established periods of time . When there is a lot of sunshine , the equipment detects it and mechanically rescue another irrigation .
100 % computerized irrigation system and fecundate weewee mastery . Each nursery receives an exclusive nutrient recipe agree to their pauperism .
Premium location : The equatorIt should be mark that the geographical field where EcoRoses is located and due to its ALT , the production cycle of a rose is 30 % slower . This produce roses with longer and thicker stems , more intense colors and larger heyday .
Post - harvest : Processes to extend the life of the flowerFrom the moment the bow is cut the prime begins to pall , but it must do so slowly with outstanding carrying into action and aperture rate . For this reason , the post - harvest mental process is vital in extending its life .
Ecuadorian farm have made investments in cutting - bound technology to guarantee the caliber of rose at the production and post - harvest degree . Every flower that infix this process may have fungous spore ; insects , almost microscopic ( thrips ) that feed on the flower petal . blossom can also develop a fungus called botrytis , which is a bacteria that bunkum rose . This is why they have an electrostatic sprinkler system , which minimizes the use of chemical substance products to pick any fungus or insect . Then they eliminate through ultraviolet lamp with a fungicidal effect . All these processes extend the lifespan of the roses .
cold-blooded chainThe inhuman chain is critical for the conservation of the flower . In the cooler , the temperature is always at 35.6 degree Fahrenheit . It has devices such as aerocides , which are cleaners that eliminate any fungus or bacteria in the air . There is also equipment that removes ethene , which is a internal secretion produced by rosebush and stimulate petals and foliage to decay .
Roses should spend 7 hours in a tank after post - harvest ; otherwise , forced chilling is carried out to ensure it reaches the proper temperature .
Roses stay in the cooler for 1 to 4 days . Then they are transported in refrigerate vehicles to the cargo agency where they will be export to their destinations .
Though a rose may seem touchy , it is very tolerant . Just to give an model , it takes approximately 10 mean solar day for roses to go far in Siberia and they can last about 10 more days in a vase . This is due to the dusty chain process .
Roses from Virgin Farms in coolers quick to export . Hormones are eliminated with a complex cool system and airwave filtration .
Key indicators to generate continuous improvementEcoRoses uses a software called Unosof , which tolerate them to measure floricultural operations , generate projection and pull up key indicators . Through this software , engineers can map everything that is materialize throughout the farm .
This software also provides data on inventorying handiness and tracks the relative frequency of common proceeds such as fungi and botrytis . The organisation also detects which bunches have been harvested first , so that proletarian choose these at the time of dispatch to guarantee the freshness of the prime .
By using an advance system for its quality control processes — rank from sowing to transport — EcoRoses ensures their unity and Cartesian product continuance . Their uninterrupted stride to ameliorate their process make them modern cultivators that guarantee the consumer premium roses full of living and colour .
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