In the moment we are cleaning the land of previous crops, removing anything that can complicate the farming of this crop. The principal requirements for the cultivation of land are the existence of a ground that possesses the adequate characteristics and a climate that has a compatible temperature and precipitation with the development of that particular crop. Other important considerations are the possibilities for accessibility, transportation and farm mechanization. The deficiencies caused by weather and soil can, in some cases, be improved artificially through different remedies such as fertilizers, drainages, plastics, greenhouses and so on. After removing the organic material, the land is in condition to improve the structure of the soil. In our case, we use wood husk. Other farms use rice or coconut husk, depending on the necessity and of the material that is found in the region. This material is incorporated at a depth of 50 centimeters. This guarantees the growth of the whole root system, therefore allowing us to obtain a crop that is in optimum condition. The Alstromeria, more commonly known as Astromelia, or as it is known in Peru, the Lili, or the Inca Iris, is a genus of South American plant with around 50 types of flowers, mainly from the cold and rocky regions of the Andes. Columbia is one of the biggest producers of cut flowers in the world. The main part of the production takes place in approximately 4,200 hectares of plastic covered greenhouses that protect the crop, allowing for certain control of the abiotic conditions, creating normally favorable environments for the control of anthropopests and diseases. Our crop works around the control of five pests, which are thrips, mites, slugs, apefits, and army worms. Each one behaves differently, and therefore their handling must be individualized. As for thrips, the control is strictly chemical. This is one of the pests we fear the most because being international, it is demanded. For this lugs, we have chemical, biological, as well as cultural controls. Cultural control consists on the management of certain traps and of certain daily collections taking place. The army worm is a dynamic pest, given that the evolution of the copytarsia is very broad. The control is strictly chemical, and it takes place during the morning hours. At 4 in the morning, we're spraying our crop in order to avoid problems of phytotoxicity, causing economic losses. The aphids have a strictly chemical control that is focused on certain points. You fill in certain gaps, only the spots that have been attacked by the insect. As for mites, the control is also strictly chemical, as well as focalized. Some cleaning is done before doing the chemical application. Weed control is important because that helps prevent pests from spreading to other blocks or modules. As for disease, we have botritis. During winter, botritis can be delicate, which is why we perform some weekly controls within secticides, fungicides, and other preventive and curative measures. The Alternaria is another disease that also attacks, especially in the summer. For this, we also do a strictly chemical control and monitor it weekly. We have a person constantly taking samples and doing statistics in order to know our place in the program of weekly spraying. The Alternaria only propagate vegetatively by the division of their rhizomes. They usually must be removed and divided every three to four years, depending on the cultivation and on their growth characteristics. The plants are productive for around four to six years, depending on the species. One takes a decision to remove them when the quality of the production has diminished. The planting of these flowers requires exact measurements so that the plant may develop properly and where it's not competing with others for space, light and nutrients. We take a PVC pipe or a tube or any kind of long object, and we take measurements with a marker according to the density we will use, which at the same time can help us with the spacing of the plants. The first three or four weeks after the planting, and before the plant acquires a root with the ability to absorb water, we help to refresh the plant. The intensity of the watering depends on the weather, right? When the climate is school, then watering twice a day is enough. Once at nine or ten in the morning, and again at one thirty to two o'clock in the afternoon. If the weather is warm, we must increase these applications to four or five times. The state of the plants can indicate to us the frequency. On the third or fourth week, when the plants have acquired a strong enough root to absorb the water and the nutrients, we then proceed to establish a watering system. As of that moment, all of the plants' nutrients and hydration needs are applied using this system. While the crop has been recently planted, there is no use taking out the bad or weak sprouts. Yet you should cut off the top part in order to assimilate and protect the earth from the heat. Once the crop is approximately one year old, one has to start pulling out the shoots around one and three times a year, to better the ventilation and stimulate the development of new shoots with regulated growth. After the flower has been cut and classified in the field, it is then brought to this area via cable. Here, it receives the final treatments so that our clients may receive a flower that has all the characteristics they require. Here, in this place, we leave our flower in a hydrating solution, silver, thiosolfate. This product will guarantee that our flower will last the 10 to 12 days in a vase that the market demands. The flower is left in this solution for a minimum of 8 to 14 hours. After hydrating, our flower is then stocked and packaged according to our clients' requirements. Colombian flowers hold their prominent place amongst the international consumers' preferences due to its high quality, beauty, size and variety.