Kawahara Nurseries cross 1,500,000 square feet of controlled environs agriculture at its two deftness in Northern California . The company is highly regarded for reliably produce more than 10,000 diverseness of premium annuals , perennial and pabulum in quart and gallon size of it .
Grower Assistant Amanda Goldsmith , who grew up in a glasshouse as a penis of the Goldsmith Seeds family line , recently gave Bluelab team member a tour of duty of the Morgan Hill , CA site .
By Caroline Nordahl Wells , General Manager North America Bluelab .
Amanda Goldsmith of Kawahara Nurseries pictured with Bluelab North American Sales Manager Cindy Farnsworth
During our tour , we stopped to examine a wide variety of gorgeous plants , including calibrachoa , lavender , succulents and zinnias , all with telling uniformity and robustness . Across coinage , the uncouth theme is character , and there is nothing inadvertent about this .
Amanda , who acts as a liaison between Kawahara Nurseries ’ growing team and sale representatives , keep close tabloid on inventory and quality issues . She described the tools and processes in position to preserve the nursery ’s heritage of quality , which started with its founding by the Kawahara family over 70 year ago .
Kawahara Nurseries greenhouse
First , a caliber tester rapidly show pH , nutrient ( EC ) , soil wet and temperature measurements throughout both facilities . Bluelab meters take these measurements in second , saving one C of hours of labor clip and enable a far more consummate picture of crop health than antecedently possible with time - intensive pour - through method acting .
The quality tester ’s measurements machine - populate on her Android tablet , and then she tot any preeminence that will be helpful to the growers . For the Kawahara Nurseries growing team , Bluelab meter are an early warning system , notice crop tenseness before it can be detect . Any out - of - spec readings help shape the weekly grower walks , a longtime tradition that keep the growers in touch with plants that most postulate their attention . immediate corrective action by the get team preserves Kawahara ’s famous quality and prevent costly crop loss .
Putting quality first with good crop management practices and simple - to - apply Bluelab meters reduces agriculturalist ’ costs , both in term of apportion labor expeditiously and avoiding harvest loss .
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