Under the leadership of Dr. Pierre Adriaanse , Manager of the Unisa Horticulture , section SAFGA ( South Africa flower Grower Association ) visited flower raiser in Kwazulu Natal . SAFGA plans and visits Horticultural manufacture farm annually and promotes the Horticultural industry fundamental interaction , connection , and relationships .
On the 27th of July 2022 , the group of 22 growers and supplier boarded a plane at Lanseria airport , Johannesburg , and fell to King Shaka Airport , Durban . There the group traveled with a bus topology to Eshowe , about 150 km north of the airport , and was welcomed by Hamish Godbold who is the Managing Director of Zuluflora farms who are big growers of Leucospermum for the local and mainly exportation marketplace .
The group spend some time in the packing shed and visited the production fields . Lots of production question were answer and selective information was commute .
After the visit , the mathematical group traveled to Umhlanga Rocks , tight to Durban , for an overnight point at a City Lodge Hotel .
On the 28th they traveled back north of Durban and visited Lali Farms , in Ballito , owned by Roc Tucker . Being closely to the Indian Ocean , with an almost tropical climate , they grow Gerbera , Anthurium , and Ruscus for the local market . The group visited several greenhouses on the farm .
of late the North Coast experience very dense rains and a lot of damage was done to the infrastructure of the farm with irrigation piping wash off away and their pack house flood .
The next visit was to Bloemendaal Flower Farm , also in Ballito , and own by Sean O’Connor . They experienced the same violent storm scathe to their greenhouses and large number house which they live on and welcome us to their farms . Bloemendaal also grow Gerbera , Anthurium , and Ruscus and supply Vegmo Flora a flower jobber in Durban .
After a lovely lunch in a eating house overlooking the Indian Ocean , the grouping departed further north and visited a Macadamia nut farm . Something different from growing heyday but still very interesting and one ascertain technique from other character of horticulture as well . Many Sugar cane Fannie Merritt Farmer modify to Macadamia nut product which seems to be more lucrative . The majority of the Macadamia nuts is exported to China at present .
The successful tour ended with a 1 - hour escape back to Johannesburg .
SAFGA encourages novel growers and participants in the Horticultural industry to become members and make use of the connection vantage SAFGA can offer .
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