Against the cold rapid development - Ontario Greenhouse Fl

Although in the past 20 years, the Canadian economy decline, but Ontario's greenhouse flower industry has shown a significant growth trend is the advanced production technology and equipment for its resist this "economic cold" provides a guarantee.

According to statistics, in 1990 Ontario greenhouse floriculture production amounted to $ 245.9 million in 2002, increased to $ 745 million. During this period, the index average annual rate of 10% annually.

Flower exports increased year by year, Ontario greenhouse flower production is the main driving force forward. According to statistics, in 1991, Ontario flower exports to $ 63.3 million, by 1998 this had increased to $ 228.7 million, while in 2002 reached $ 317 million, 10 years, an increase of nearly five times as much. Meanwhile, total imports also showed flower growth. The province is mainly imported cut flowers will be reprocessed, and then re-exported to other regions. 2002 the province made a profit $ 118.8 million.

Ontario flower production is mainly divided into three categories: flowerbed flowers, potted plants and cut flowers. Although in recent years, a number of growers began to try to grow a variety of horticultural products, but most people still to produce a certain kind of flower-based. Dew number of farmers to produce cut flowers appear small increase, and its products are mainly used for consumption and production of dried flowers products. Potted plants manufacturers mainly focus on the spring potted plants, hanging baskets like flowers, and potted on for festivals. Producers with similar cut flowers, they will mainly focus on the product on a small scale, producing only a year or a certain kind of two kinds of floral products.

In the last five years, Ontario's flower production technology significantly improved, developed a number of products primarily for hanging baskets and potted plants of the new culture medium. And last couple of years, the consumer market for large annual potted plants and brightly colored products have great demand. Now, many flower beds flower producers adjust forward in this direction, began planting red geraniums, impatiens and other basket products.

As part of imports from South America and Africa, horticultural products, therefore, the province rose, chrysanthemum cut flower production declined. 1999 to 2001 the province rose production decreased by 23%. Since there is a large variety and color improvement, chrysanthemum production increased by 19%. The gerbera, alstroemeria yield increase was greater, were increased by 52% and 184%.

Today, computers and automation technology in the greenhouse flower production in the increasingly important role. Most Conduct an annual flower production of greenhouse thermostats are installed computer equipment, automation equipment in breeding, product transportation, Zhuangpen, irrigation and harvesting, grading and cut flowers are widely used pesticide application. Almost all of the potted plants and flower beds flowers, foliage plants are produced using soilless cultivation, and cultivation of peat and coconut fiber as substrate. But most of the cut flowers, such as chrysanthemums, alstroemeria, Asiatic lilies, freesia, iris, snapdragon production still taking soil cultivation methods.