Having visited the Gorkovsky State Farm, located in Nizhny Novgorod, you can enjoy all the splendor of perennial and annual flowers, which are presented here in a wide assortment. An honorable place in this greenhouse plant is granted to tulips, primroses and hyacinths, which become a real decoration of the city at the time of its flowering.
In the summer, they move from Gorkovsky to the streets of Nizhny, filling them with wonderful aroma and decorating with their magnificent view. But in addition to flower production, the Gorkovsky State Farm from Nizhny Novgorod is engaged in year-round cultivation and sale of vegetables, as well as cut crops and seedlings.
Description of the state farm
The Gorkovsky state farm dates back to 1959, when it began work on the basis of the Pechora Kalinin collective farm and the greenhouse-greenhouse complex No. 6 of Sormovsky Garden. Since then, it has been seriously transformed, and now it is already a modern agricultural plant, which employs about 400 people.
The Gorkovsky state farm in Nizhny can now be called a high-tech stable enterprise that not only produces products for the population, but also constantly strives to improve its quality and reduce production costs. To achieve these goals, modern greenhouses have been built here, which occupy an area of 16 hectares and function throughout the year.
Agricultural products
The main activity in which the Gorkovsky state farm specializes in Nizhny Novgorod is the production of vegetables in greenhouses. Each year, the agro-industrial complex supplies Nizhny retail chains with vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplant and salad. These products are supplied not only to the shelves of small retail outlets, but also to such large chain stores as Perekrestok, Auchan, Metro, Raytsentr, Lenta.
In addition to vegetables, the Gorkovsky State Farm in Nizhny is engaged in growing cut flowers, seedlings for landscaping and landscaping of the city and summer cottages.
Over the past 3 years, the number of seedlings grown and sold here has increased by 3.5 times. And the flower seedlings presented at the exhibition “Environmentally Friendly Products” were rightly evaluated as a gold medal. In addition, she receives annual diplomas and diplomas at competitions held at the All-Russian Exhibition Center, with the support of the Russian Greenhouses Association.
Everyone can see the flowers grown in the agricultural complex on flower beds and flowerbeds of the Kremlin in Nizhny Novgorod, as well as in public gardens, parks and at city monuments.
Seedlings of perennial crops are also presented in no less assortment. Coniferous and deciduous plants are grown here: fir, thuja, juniper, spruce, barberry, Japanese quince, spirea and others. The plans of the enterprise include the cultivation of mushrooms and berries, which with the use of modern technologies can be quite effective.
Vegetable products
Vegetables grown at the Gorkovsky state farm are rightfully appreciated for freshness, high quality and environmental cleanliness. Since an adult needs about 15 kg of fresh vegetables, according to medical standards, during the off-season period, there is still a shortage of products to provide the body with the necessary nutrients and elements. That is why the Gorkovsky state farm in Nizhny Novgorod is actively engaged in the cultivation of vegetables, which is quite promising and profitable. Here every year the volumes of production and sales of fresh products are increasing, which are present on the tables of Novgorod residents all year round.
The packaging of manufactured goods is also being actively introduced, because such products are distinguished by their attractive appearance, increased shelf life and the possibility of brand promotion. In addition, the percentage of natural loss during transportation is significantly reduced.
Seedlings
Good survival rate of any plant is promoted by high-quality seeds, the latest growing technologies and highly qualified specialists. All this is present in the described state farm, which is actively growing seedlings of excellent quality, with a well-developed root system.
Currently, buyers of seedlings at the Gorkovsky state farm are offered balsams, petunias, marigolds and other equally beautiful plants that will adorn the streets of the city, its administrative buildings, as well as summer cottages and country houses.
For this, only seeds of world famous manufacturers are used, which are characterized by high quality products. For the convenience of sowing and increase germination, seeds are provided in granular form, which greatly facilitates the work with them. And the resulting seedlings grown according to the latest technologies are distinguished by the following:
- she has a high percentage of survival, since she does not damage the root system during transplantation;
- characterized by low cost;
- the resulting plants can be grown both in a greenhouse and in open ground.
All this explains the high popularity of products purchased in the agricultural combine.
Biological methods of struggle
In order to ensure the ecological cleanliness of the products grown, the Gorkovsky state farm in Nizhny Novgorod gives preference to biological methods of processing plants. For these purposes, a biolaboratory was created, which is engaged in the cultivation of entomophages - beneficial insects that feed on plant pests. These include aphidius, enkarsia, phytoseyulyus, etc.
Macrolofus, which is a polyphage, is also used, that is, it can eat not one type of pest, but several - aphids, whiteflies, spider mites, which are in different phases of development. Such beneficial insects are a great alternative to poison, because they can completely protect the plants from pests.