Choosing the right rootstock for your orchard Selecting the right rootstock is one of the most important decisions when planting a fruit orchard. Rootstocks determine tree size, growth, and health, and they directly affect fruit quality and yield. This guide explains...
Finding reliable plant nurseries for your business Looking for plants grown and selected with care from start to finish? At Fairplant, we combine our own nursery and propagation lab with carefully chosen plants from trusted suppliers. Every plant we sell is either...
Which blueberry plant varieties are best for export? The best blueberry varieties for export depend on your desired harvest season and climate. For growers, Duke, Draper®, Bluecrop, and Legacy are top choices due to their firm berries, high yields, and excellent shelf...
Rootstock protection; how do we do it? The health of our crop is the most important subject for the growers at Fairplant. What is our main protection for the rootstocks? To make sure that our plants have the highest possible yields and quality we have a well thought...
Why healthy soil starts with fertilization To achieve the best quality of plants there are many factors that contribute. We already discussed some of these aspects in our previous blogs. But until now we didn’t discuss maybe one of the most important ones; Fertilize...
Container or open field? How you should grow your Blueberry plants The consumption of blueberries increases every year. The prediction is that this growth will continue for the coming years. This is good news for the blueberry growers. But what if you want to start as...
5 ways to implement big data to help your rootstock grow better Smart Farming or Big Data, a concept that is popping up more and more in the agricultural sector. A concept that is very close for some, very far away for others. A concept that sometimes sounds very...
How we achieve the best quality plants It was Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple inc.) that quoted: “Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles.” He really hit the mark there because it is simple; bad products often have more...
This is the reason why bumblebees are used in blueberry orchards. Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are classified as very useful insects, Fairplant totally agrees with this statement. Although blueberry plants are self-pollinating, the use of insects, preferably...
The new EU plant health regulation 2016/2031 (PHR) Since 14 December 2019, the European Plant Health Regulation (2016/2031/EU) has been in effect. You may have heard about it, but what does it actually mean for growers and plant buyers? The EU has shifted its approach...
Draper®, Liberty® and Aurora® Licensed Blueberry Varieties for Fairplant In 2017, Fairplant from Emmeloord started producing blueberry plants (Vaccinium corymbosum) in-house. Recently, Fairplant has been allowed to add three licensed varieties to its assortment:...
Fairplant launches tissue culture lab Rootstock nursery Fairplant and tissue culture specialist ViVi, part of Visser Horti Systems, have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a new blueberry tissue culture laboratory. The flexible and modular 84 m2...
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