" Weather has been the independent challenge this year , but all in all , we are proud of with this year ’s Valentine ’s Day time of year , " says Andrew Wambua , Managing Director at Mzurrie Flowers . Next week , on February 14 , Valentine ’s Day is celebrated . It has been a busy period of time , and the last ' Valentine ’s Day ' roses from this Kenyan farm are leave behind today ( February 8) .
Andrew Wambua .
high demandWambua direct out that this year ’s Valentine ’s Day time of year demand was gamey than last class . According to Wambua , Mzurrie has sold all its red ink directly , and we even received more inquiries that we could not take . " And also for the other colors , we saw a eminent need . "
Not flush the cropValentine ’s solar day is an important holiday for Mzurrie , but they do not ' purge ' their craw . Wambua allege : " We do n’t do a big flush as we have year - rhythm deals with our direct customers , and hence , we essay to nullify flushing for just this one event . We only do 40 - 50 % flushing of the reds . "
Growing demand for colors and mixed bouquetsAlthough red is still the most authoritative color , Wambua comment a grow demand for pinkish , white , and cerise roses , as well as for sundry bouquet . Most of Mzurrie ’s roses go straight off to the UK , The Netherlands , Norway , Switzerland , Sweden , Russia , and the Middle East .
Weather rather than airfreight challengesAccording to Wambua , the weather was this year ’s main challenge : " We stimulate rains in January , which brought some grow challenges such Downey Mildew and slowed growing , " he say . He also elaborates on the methods that Mzurrie took in response to these challenges : " We strictly maintain high hygienics precondition in the glasshouse and integrated pest direction practices . In addition , we insure that our trucks arrive at the airport early in the morning " .
Airfreight capacity challenge , however , were accidentally mitigate , says Wambua . He explains : " We expected the airfreight electrical capacity to be a challenge , but luckily , the freighters brought extra capacity , which mitigated electrical capacity issues . The only trouble was recollective queues at the aerodrome for the lorry / hand truck waiting to offload flowers " .
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