A formula for successful fynbos production
Jun 11, 2021
4 minutes
Nico Thuynsma grows a wide variety of fynbos on a 21ha farm in Cullinan, Gauteng. His business, Madibri, is spread out over four properties, each with its own microclimate suited to different cultivars.
When he started in 1997, the entire enterprise was centred on the production of cut flowers, but today this makes up only 30% of the business.
His main focus now is on the cultivation of fynbos, which he sells to other farmers and nurseries. The decision to switch from cut flower production to a nursery operation was motivated by the regular damage his flowers suffered from black frost. This problem and the risk of hail made
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