Best Greenhouse Prices in Kenya by Grekkon Limited
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Grekkon Limited has the best greenhouse prices in east Africa. These best greenhouse prices in the market are from their mix of custom and standard designs. None food and food crops are grown in our metallic greenhouses.
Greenhouse Investment In Kenya FAQs
1.What is greenhouse farming?
It is the growing of crops under a shelter covered by a transparent glass or translucent UV treated polythene. This environment protects the crop from the vulgarities of weather, pests and diseases. It eases crop husbandry.
2. What is the most profitable crop to grow in a greenhouse?
Roses for export are the most lucrative crop to grow in a greenhouse in Kenya
3. Is greenhouse farming profitable in Kenya?
Greenhouse farming consists of self-pollinating crops such as greenhouse indeterminate tomato, peppers, and cucumbers, and also insect-pollinated crops like strawberries. These are high-value crops that require intense attention and protection from pestilences such as; hail, drought, pest, disease, storms, and cold. They are moderately profitable.
We design none food metallic greenhouses for flowers such as; roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums, and herbs such as geraniums, mint, basil, rosemary, and lemongrass. These crops are highly profitable and are grown by successful greenhouse farmers in Kenya.
4. How do you build a greenhouse?
Our greenhouse materials consist of
i. Galvanised metallic greenhouse structure made to withstand strong winds and storms. Every structure is tailored to the farmer’s specific needs according to crop type or climatic zone.
ii. We pay keen attention to the light requirement of each crop when choosing what polythene type to use. A farmer growing red roses will have it under a yellow polythene cover, while a farmer growing bicolor, multi-color flowers, herbs, or vegetable fruit crops will have clear polythene over the crop.
Greenhouse farming in cool highland zones will have a tunnel type greenhouse constructed because it conserves heat, while those in the warm lowlands will have a vented type greenhouse that allows better cooling.
Our sizes range are small, medium and large
5. How much does a greenhouse cost/How much does it cost to set-up a greenhouse in Kenya?
A. Small
15 by 8m - 500 – 600 tomato plants
24 by 8m - 750 – 800 tomato plants
30m by 8m - 1,000 – 1,200 tomato plants
40m by 8m - 1,300 – 1,500 tomato plants
B. Medium
24m by 16m - 1,500- 1,600 tomato plants
30m by 16m - 2,000 – 2,400 tomato plants
40m by 16m - 2,600 – 3,000 tomato plants
C. Large
We customise our price according to size, and your greenhouse budget.
6.How thick does the plastic need to be for a greenhouse?
It will be 200 to 220 microns.
7. What is the best covering for a greenhouse?
UV treated polythene is the best for greenhouses in tropical locations.
8. Are greenhouse tomatoes better than outdoor tomatoes?
Greenhouse tomatoes have less pesticide applied on them because the crop is protected. Greenhouse tomato farming prevents high pests and diseases outbreak. These tomatoes have a lower shelf life than outdoor tomatoes.
9. How well can a small scale farmer run a greenhouse?
Grekkon Limited has developed manuals to assist small-scale farmers to achieve high yields in their greenhouses.
Best Greenhouse Prices; summary
For your greenhouse investment in Kenya, we provide a kit that consists of;
Seedling trays
Coco peat
Fertiliser (planting and topdressing)
Pesticides; insecticides (long and short PHI), and fungicides (preventive and curative)
Personal protective equipment
goggles
gas mask
overalls
gloves
gumboots)
A 20-liter knapsack sprayer
This secures your greenhouse budget. Our technical team is at hand to guide growers on the best steel greenhouses based on; crop type, location, and budget.
Crop Yield
How to get high yields in your greenhouse farming activity in Kenya
Soil test
Conduct a soil test to determine the right fertiliser regime. A soil test will be done in a soil testing laboratory after soil samples are collected from the site.
Increasing yields
Before making your beds, trench to 2 feet and add manure mixed with soil and ash then do your bed over this trench. This will feed your indeterminate crop for many months.
Water usage
Drip irrigation is the method of watering your greenhouses. Tomato farming, strawberry farming, pepper farming, herbs farming, cucumber farming, and for every crop in the greenhouse.
Crops to grow
Indeterminate vegetable crops like; tomato, cucumber, strawberries herbs, and peppers.
Pests and diseases
Greenhouses reduce the incidence of pests and diseases because the crop is under a protective greenhouse cover.
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