KGP NEWS
September
KGP
News
September
KGP GREENHOUSES
MEADOW VIEW
GROWERS! You caught
my eye!
So when visiting this greenhouse and
garden center I was blown away by the
creativity, and wonderful marketing skills
for this operation. They had items with
plants that made me want to buy! buy!
buy! (If I had my truck that day I would
have brought about a thousand dollars of
LIGHT DIFFUSING GLASS
Meadow View Growers know how to do
curb appeal as well. They had a
wonderful front when coming into the
garden center. Plants upon plants to
choose from before even getting into the
garden center that. I didn’t know if I
wanted to even go that far because there
was so much to choose from outside. I fell
in love with the tree that was in the shape
of a crescent moon and then the list of
love goes on ending with the Irish Moss.
their products.) So think ahead when you
FlopaK is ready to help retailers out!
Most people that buy plants are women
for the home. So savvy marketing to
women is an important factor in your
decisions to help your bottom line. Yes
we will buy something that is cute that
goes around the plant even if the plant
may not be in awesome shape(at least I
know I would) Maybe even putting more
in the wrapping on a not so hot selling
plant will increase the sale in that
particular plant. With Christmas around
the corner…did I just say that? Yikes 3
months away. Contact FlopaK
immediately!
Stephanie Winslow
Stephanie.Winslow@FlopakUSA.com
www.flopakusa.com
go and set up your retail plant area.. Mix
together plants and other items that will
make your plants you sell more
appealing. They had the store set up like
a shopping center, signs to where you
needed to go for what you wanted. It
helps your customers do not feel
defeated. Mixing your plants say with a
fairy garderns (from Wholesale Fairy
Gardens) will help spice your low key
retail sector into a frenzy.
FlopaK will help you get your
marketing
on!
Flopak is ready
to help you retailers out
with dressing up your plants with their s
www.kgpgreenhouses.com
KGP NEWS | August
Remember your Bees!!
The dark weather conditions in the
winter months create orientation
problems for bumblebees. The
spectrum of artificial light is barely
visible to bumblebees as it consists
primarily of red light. With a little
daylight, the bumblebees will
generally be able to find the flowers,
but if there is no sunlight or if the
sun's rays are fully filtered, they will
be unable to navigate well enough
to find their way back to the hive.
At this time of year, the light levels
in the early hours of the day are not
always sufficient for the bumblebees
to be able to find their way around
optimally. In the winter, the sun is
at its lowest in the sky. In addition,
the rest of the UV light - which helps
the bumblebees to navigate - is
often filtered by clouds, energy
screens, and matt glass, or
absorbed by snow.
A number of guidelines are
presented below, in addition to
our standard positioning advice:
Extending the lighting cycle
Recommendation: Avoid nights that
are too short (i.e. less than six
hours).
Influence of the lighting cycle on
the opening and closing of the
flowers
Recommendation: Bumblebees
usually need at least 1.5 hours of
effective daylight in order to
pollinate all the flowers in the
greenhouse. The recommendation is
not to begin the lighting cycle before
1:00 AM (i.e. during the night) as
this could lead to the flowers closing
before 12:00 noon, leaving the
bumblebees with insufficient time to
pollinate all the flowers.
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Effect of energy-saving
screens/insulation
Recommendation: Ensure that the
screens are open at the times when
the bumblebees are able to leave
the hive (i.e. when the Wireless
Beehome systems are open). The
screens must not be closed while the
bumblebees are still flying around,
as many bumblebees could then
become trapped above the screens,
where they would not survive
overnight. Since the side walls of the
greenhouse are often covered with
insulation screens, it is better to
only allow the bumblebees to fly out
of the hive once the sun has risen
above the height of the side walls.
Polycarbonate side walls reflect a
great deal of UV light in all
directions, creating a 'disco light'
effect which disrupts the
bumblebees' orientational ability.
Lack of ventilation
Recommendation: Reduce the
ventilation only when necessary,
keeping a close watch on ethylene
production.
Effects of artificial lighting on
the greenhouse climate
Recommendation: Keep a close
watch on the climate (temperature
and relative humidity) and increase
the ventilation when necessary. If
the relative humidity is above 80%,
the pollen doesn't release as easily.
Snow/extreme cold
Recommendation: Keep a close
watch on pollination and if there is
insufficient natural pollination,
release extra bumblebees or
pollinate by hand. Remove snow
from the greenhouse as necessary.
Virus problems
Recommendation: Keep a close
watch on pollination and if there is
insufficient natural pollination,
release extra bumblebees or
pollinate by hand.
Pollen shortage
Recommendation: Make sure that
the bumblebees have enough time
to fly while the flowers are open (at
least 1.5 hours per day) so that they
can collect enough pollen. Also make
sure that the flowers are attractive
enough to bumblebees (plants in a
highly vegetative state, powerful
viruses, pesticides, etc., can make
flowers less attractive).
IMPORTANT: There are known
cases where bumblebee colonies
have lost all foraging bumblebees in
just two hours because the advice
relating to using the colony was not
followed. If it is not possible to
follow the advice, it is better not to
let the bumblebees fly on that
particular day and to wait until the
following day to open the hive.
Never keep the hive closed for
longer than one day.
http://www.koppert.com/news-biologicalsystems/biological-control/detail/pollinationin-crops-grown-under-artificial-light-in-darkweather-conditions/
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Current KGP
PROJECTS
Finland Narpes area secondhand greenhouse
11.808 m2 ph 5 meter section size 4.5 meter
and 8 meter trellis
Delivery week 35
Building week 36 building will be done by
HSGK (except foundation this is done by
client see pictures)
KGP delivers
Construction,glass,screening,heating and
Secondhand growing gutters.
Romania Bucharest University 2.720.00 m2
(see drawing for the sections)
Turnkey for flower and vegetables
Week of delivery 39/40
Building done by supervision and local
workers
Croatia Zagreb 936 m2 for young plants ph 5
meter section size 4.5 meter and 8 meter
trellis
(in the past build there 2.5 Ha turnkey for
tomatoes and cucumbers building done by
HSGK)
Delivery week 34
Building work will be done by client
KGP NEWS | August
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Need Lighting???
Agrolux is a wonderful lighting company
that can give you the lighting you need
for your greenhouse growing needs.
They have the experience and can
complete your project with the perfect
lighting for you.
Services provided for you:
Light measurement
The returns from supplemental lighting
installations decrease over time. How fast
this happens depends on various factors.
The light output from lamps decreases as
does reflector efficiency.
Decreased
returns such as this often remain hidden
because they generally cannot be
observed with the naked eye. Agrolux can
measure
the
decreased
returns
objectively based on various light
measurements. Agrolux has its own
metering laboratory available for this
purpose that has an Ulbricht Sphere, for
measuring lamps, and a reflector
measure instrument. Agrolux offers the
option of having these measurements
taken annually so that you are up
to date regarding the efficiency of your
supplemental lighting installation.
I was so impressed by this catalog!
My favorite flower variety has clung
hold. I am telling everyone I know
about this variety of flower! Blooms
in the winter 4-8 Zones in USA!!
Helleborus Brandywine™
Lenten rose
Field measurement
Agrolux commits itself to the metering
protocol which was set up by serveral
suppliers in our industry.
North Creek Nurseries - Corporate
Office
Website: www.flopakusa.com
Contact:
Denis@agrolux.com
Julie@kgpgreenhouses.com
388 North Creek Road
Landenberg, PA 19350
Tel.: (610) 255-0100
Toll Free: (877) ECO-PLUG
Fax: (610) 255-4762
info@northcreeknurseries.com
Direct Floral Source International
Contact: Andy@directfloralintl.com
KGP NEWS | August
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Looking to expand????
My name is Julie Gilbert I am
your KGP Greenhouse
representative! I would love to
meet you, and have you
understand why buying from
me for your next expansion is
the wisest decision you will ever
make.
KGP Greenhouses is the
company that is sweeping the
globe. I am in love with this
company that wants their
customers to be thrilled to have
chosen them as their key to
success!
Call Julie 812-212-0965
A special thanks SUCCESS!!!!
KGP
NEWS
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G&V GREENHOUSE CONSTRUCTION AND
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Contact: Joost Vijverberg
Tel: 812-212-9097
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Picture:www.7million7years.com
Website:www.gvconstruction1.com
KGP Greenhouse Representative
Julie Gilbert
julie@kgpgreenhouses.com
KGP NEWS | August
Located in Belgium since 1925, Bonar
TF is a leading European producer and
supplier of Technical Fabrics, with
capabilities in extrusion, nonwovens and
wovens, focusing mainly on the geotextile
and agrotextile markets.
Within Bonar TF there is a world of
technical expertise. The combination of
innovative product development and
manufacturing expertise in extrusion of
tapes and filaments, weaving, nonwoven
technology and finishing, enables us to
develop unique products for our broad
customer base.
The company was founded in 1925 in
Zele under the name of Phormium NV. In
1987 an important breakthrough is
reached in an important breakthrough is
reached in the ownership structure of the
company: Low &Bonar, until the
50%owner Fibrilo acquires the full
ownership of both Fibrilo and sister
company Phormium.
The next milestone in the growth path is
the acquisition by Low &Bonar of UCO
Technical Fabrics in 1996.
In 2000 both Bonar Phormium Fabrics
and UCO Technical Fabrics merge into
one company under the name:BONAR
TECHINICAL FABRICS.
A major investment program during the
following years lays the foundation for the
structure today: a nonwoven plant in Zele
and woven plant in Lokeren.
Further aquistions by Low & Bonar within
the Technical Fabrics Group to complete
the picture of today’s successes, and also
the acquiring Adfil Construction Fibers a
producer of synthetic concrete fibers in
2004 and production was transferred to
Zele in 2006
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