Welcome to the Fairplant blog, your go-to source for expert insights on growing high-quality blueberries, rootstocks, and fruit-bearing plants. Explore practical tips on soil care, fertilization, smart farming, big data applications, plant health regulations, and licensed blueberry varieties. Stay updated with the latest innovations and learn how Fairplant helps growers achieve healthy, productive, and sustainable plants. Browse our articles and discover solutions to improve your nursery practices today.
Water. One of the most important ‘items’ that is characterizing the planet earth. Around 71% of the surface of our planet earth is liquid water. We as humans, animals, several organism and also plants need it. Without a single drop of water nothing will survive or...
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...
Our plots were still seabed 80 years ago, how is that possible? Our nursery is located on very young soil; less than 80 years ago the entire area was still sea. How is that possible? We’ll take you briefly through the history of the Noordoostpolder. The...
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