7
Jun 2022

Field Trip to Gellert Nurseries

Field Trip to Gellert Nurseries
Young students from Karaka Primary School learning about Horticulture

Last week the year zero to year two students (5-7) from Karaka Primary School were taken on a field trip to Gellert Nurseries, in South Auckland. As well as the students over twenty parents attended. The kids were extremely attentive and inquisitive throughout the visit.

Owner and Managing Director Stephen Gellert personally gave a tour to the students. Steve showed them how planting can be done from tissue culture and how they can be propagated simply from leaf cuttings. The colours & size of the plants and the automatic technology was not lost on these incredibly young students who were full of intriguing questions.

It was a great learning experience for the children, hopefully the kids will take inspiration from it, and you never know there may be budding horticulturists amongst them.

 

Above – a short video of the overhead boom irrigation system demonstrated to the students.  

Owner Steve Gellert demonstrated how the potting machine works

The students got a close look

The children (and parents) particularly liked all the amazing colours in the Orchid house

 

All the students stuck to the paths and were very well behaved.

A snapshot of  just some of the amazing variety of pot plants growing at Gellert Nurseries.

 

Article written and compiled by Stefan Vogrincic

All Article’s checked and edited by Marie Vogrincic

I appreciate your comments.  Please feel free to comment on the grower2grower Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/StefanGrower2grower/

Subscribe to our E-Zine

Sign up here to subscribe to the Grower2grower Ezine. Every two weeks you will receive new articles, specific to the protected cropping industry, informing you of industry news and events straight to your inbox.

More

From This Category

Please support the 2025 Golf Day raising money for The Cancer Society
September 8, 2025
Please support the 2025 Golf Day raising money for The Cancer Society
Simply Donate – 2025 Grower2Grower Charity Golf Day Raffle. This year, we are once again proud to support the Cancer Society through our Charity Golf Day Raffle.
XI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
August 25, 2025
XI International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
‘Acting on Water for Climate Change, Environment & Energy
Purchase your 2025 Charity Golf Day Raffle Tickets online
August 25, 2025
Purchase your 2025 Charity Golf Day Raffle Tickets online
This year the charity we are again supporting is the Cancer Society
Strawberry New Zealand Conference Review
August 24, 2025
Strawberry New Zealand Conference Review
How to reduce heat from your structures during the warmer months. High temperatures can dramatically affect a strawberry plant’s ability to set fruit and maintain fruit size. The longer you can reduce the negative impact of heat stress, the longer you can sustain consistent production, quality, and shelf life.
MG Group signals long-term investment in local hothouse production
August 12, 2025
MG Group signals long-term investment in local hothouse production
MG Group, has announced the next phase of its growth strategy
August 12, 2025
New Zealand Horticulture Conferences 2025 is almost here!
The two-day programme is packed with sessions tailored to help your business thrive
CLASSIFIED