It was Steve Jobs (co-founder of Apple inc.) that quoted: “Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is...
Meet Thijs Kraaijeveld, our newest member of the sales team
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Healthy diet for superfoods
To achieve the best quality of plants there are many factors that contribute. We already discussed some of these aspects…
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…
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…
How to protect blueberry plants from rain and the Suzuki fruit fly
New varieties, new protection techniques come together in Luttelgeest at the demo field of Fairplant. In cooperation with Fairplant, Fruitsecurity...
Water, our best friend and worst enemy.
Water. One of the most important ‘items’ that is characterizing the planet earth. Around 71% of the surface of our…
Our plots of land were part of the seabed 80 years ago, how is that possible?
Our nursery is located on very young ground, less than 80 years ago the whole area was still in the…
Rootstock protection; how do we do it?
The health of our crop is the most important subject for the growers at Fairplant. Weeds, fungi, insects, nematodes, viruses…
This is the reason we use bumblebees in our blueberry plants
Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) are classified as very useful insects, Fairplant totally agrees with this statement. Although blueberry plants are self-pollinating,…
