AGRIOM KENYA: BREEDING AND SELECTION UNDER LOCAL CONDITIONS
De Kwakel, July 2024 – Since this year Agriom has its own selection garden in Limuru, Kenya. A lot of effort has gone into the construction of the garden. Employees built a mesh greenhouse where delphinium, dahlia and alstroemeria are grown. A closed greenhouse has been set up for hydrangea and chrysanthemum. And seedlings and […]
REMINDER: 11-14 JUNE 2024 FLOWER TRIALS AT AGRIOM
De Kwakel, May 2024 – Agriom is happy to welcome you at Flower Trials 2024. Please visit us June 11-14 June at Achterweg 58A in De Kwakel. On show we have: * hibiscus (Sunny Cities) * potted rose (Difference Roses) * hydrangea (HBA collection for garden, pot and cut flower production) * hydrangea paniculata (HBA […]
AGRIOM STARTS ITS OWN SELECTION GARDEN IN LIMURU, KENYA
De Kwakel, May 2024 – Agriom launches its own selection site in Limuru, Kenya. The selection location will serve as a trial site where various cut flower crops (such as delphinium, hydrangea, roses, and alstroemeria) will be cultivated and selected under local conditions. As different crops are being tested, both indoor and outdoor facilities will […]
SHARING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HYDRANGEA FOR CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION
De Kwakel, April 2024 – This season, HBA is conducting several trials in hydrangea for cut flower production. These include a trial with biostimulants, an old wood trial to provide flowers early in the season, and various pinching trials where we pinch HBA varieties early or late in the growing season. We are also increasingly […]
HBA SETS UP NEW LOCATION FOR HYDRANGEA CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION
De Kwakel, March 2024 – From mid-March a team of employees is working hard on setting up our new location at Achterweg 48 in De Kwakel. They are placing 14 cm pots with hydrangeas for cut flower production from our HBA Royal series on the new cultivation floors made by Erfgoed. In total 150,000 plants […]
SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 13TH 2024 HBA HYDRANGEA NIGHT
De Kwakel, February 2024 – We are looking forward to Flower Trials 2024. As usual, HBA organizes during the Flower Trials week on Thursday (June 13th) the Hydrangea Night. Save the date. A personal invitation will follow soon. www.hydrangeabreeders.nl
SHARING CULTIVATION TECHNIQUES IN BLUEBERRY FARMING
De Kwakel, February 2024 – Corneel de Kort, representative of Fruit Vision (www.fvselections.com), hosts interested parties in blueberry cultivation at partner company Onuba Fruit in the Spanish Huelva. For practical reasons, the open days are scheduled just before and after the Fruit Logistica trade fair in Berlin. Onuba cultivates, among others, the Demba and Dana […]
READY FOR IPM 2024: BLOOMING HYDRANGEAS IN WINTER TIME
De Kwakel, January 2024 – Jan ten Brinke from Hydrangea Breeders Association (HBA) has loaded his car and is ready to travel to IPM 2024 in Essen, Germany. At the fair, starting Tuesday January 23, we will present hydrangea pot varieties Bianco, Tabletensia improved, Floria blue and many others. It is not easy to grow […]
ON SHOW IN MANTS: NEW EARLY FLOWERING HYDRANGEA FROM HBA
De Kwakel, January 2024 – From January 10 – 12, HBA was present at MANTS, the Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show in Baltimore, USA. Together with Aldershot Greenhouses, a well-known quality hydrangea grower of cuttings, pre-finished and finished products, we presented a display of various pot hydrangea plants. New on show was a hydrangea variety that […]
INVITATION OPEN DAYS 2024 WAC ROSES AT NAKURU, KENYA
De Kwakel, January 2024 – United Selections cordially invites you to attend the open days at Nakuru, Kenya from January 10th till January 12th, 2024. Have a look at the WAC collection a breeding product of Agriom. Showcased are: Pixie (see big picture), Golden Robin, Pretty Pillow, Orange Weaver, Red Robin, Vanilla Ice, Golden Bird, […]