FAIRY FLOWERS® in Kenya
In 2008 PKM established a nursery in Kenya; a joint venture with a Dutch-Kenyan partner.
The nursery is called FAIRY FLOWERS® and is situated northwest of Nairobi in Limuru.
The project includes 10,000 m2 of greenhouse area used for cultivation of Schlumbergera and Rhipsalidopsis stock plants. The greenhouses are equipped with tables, sunscreening and automatic watering.
Biological control
Many new challenges must be handled when you start production in other continents. Production of cutflowers and cuttings is already a major industry in Kenya, and thus a known profession.
Among the lokal management and staff there is great responsibility and carefulness with tasks, this contributes to keep the plants in a top quality. PKM has also chosen to use the biological control in Kenya, and hygiene requirements are kept at a high level.
Élite plants and quality
Because PKM refuses to compromise on our high quality, all plant material is tested at PKM in Denmark before being sent to Kenya. This means that the plant material used for stock plants come from élite plants grown at PKM.
From these stock plants we harvest the cuttings used for our production of FAIRYTALE FLAME®. There is also a strong emphasis on maintaining quality and planthealth in the daily care of the plants in Kenya.
Transportation
As already mentioned there is a very large production of cuttings and cutflowers in Kenya. This makes it easy to get the cuttings back to Denmark.
Once the cuttings are harvested, they are packed in boxes and driven to Nairobi. From there they fly to Amsterdam and then by truck to Denmark.
PKM receive the cuttings at the nursery in Denmark a few days after they have been shipped from Kenya.
