Always a breeze in greenhouse Van der Avoird, even when there’s no wind
Van der Avoird Trayplant, in the south of the Netherlands, made such specific demands on the greenhouse ventilation that the builder’s computer program was
Innovation and big data analysis key to four decades of growth
Constant innovation is the key to Metrolina Greenhouses becoming one of the largest and most successful greenhouse growers in the USA. For over four
Growing pot plant market gives Turkish-Danish joint venture a head start
Leading Danish kalanchoe nursery Knud Jepsen was looking for a good way to outsource the cutting production. After exploring possibilities in Turkey the idea
‘Switch to LED-interlighting requires new way of growing’
Biesbrouck Greet bvba is the first Belgian tomato nursery with LED-interlighting. After eight months, owner Luc Coghe sees a big rise in yield, better
‘We thought differently about the market for our German branch’
About 50% of Dutch tomatoes are exported to Germany. But Germans prefer tomatoes that are grown in their own country. So what could be
Diffuse screen results in more generative gerbera crop
Gerbera grower Batist, of Maasdijk, the Netherlands, fitted a new, moveable climate screen with improved light diffusing properties into one of its greenhouses this
Phalaenopsis grower opens the batting with certified organic production
GreenBalanz, of Kudelstaart, is the first Dutch pot plant grower to introduce organically grown phalaenopsis to the market. Although it is still a small
Rotten spots caused by Rhizopus
Rhizopus stolonifer is a fungus that can cause stem and fruit rot in several crops. It is also a well-known bread mould. Rhizopus is
‘Good plant balance ensures lower plant burden and faster ripening’
Gardener’s Pride, the tomato nursery belonging to Cock and Marja van Overbeek, is starting to master the principles of Next Generation Growing. The new
‘If you think you’re the best, you’ll never get any better’
For growers who have greenhouses at several locations and grow a wide assortment it is very difficult to objectively and accurately calculate all the
Prevent clean ground becoming infected again immediately
Chrysanthemum grower Maurice van Os, like many Dutch colleagues, has a problem with thrips in the nursery. He solves it mainly by using Amblyseius
No artificial lighting but two energy screens and no dehumidification
Gertjan van der Spek is the first tomato grower without artificial lighting in the Netherlands to have two transparent energy screens and no dehumidification.
‘In the greenhouse temperature differences not easy to solve’
In a large greenhouse with supplementary lighting the temperature differences in winter can rise so high it’s at the expense of quality and energy
Agrosol profits from high-tech year round production
Spain is – perhaps wrongly – still often seen as a country with middle-tech greenhouse horticulture: that is crops grown in the open ground,
Wireless sensor gives representative image of water content in slab
Dutch tomato grower Kees Stijger, of Honselersdijk, believes that measuring the water content in a single substrate slab is not enough. Instead, he feels
Revolutionary greenhouse technology delivers higher yield and better quality
Japanese producer Kagome has recently completed its first season with a new tomato greenhouse complex designed and built by the Japanese company Daisen in
‘Plants are not just a number, they are very personal’
JD Propagation, of Victoria, Australia, had planned to pay off its first four greenhouses in five years. In fact, the business has grown so
‘The art of high wire cucumbers is obtaining and maintaining the balance’
Every cucumber grower has his own strategy for achieving the best yield. Frank van Lipzig wants to grow sustainably, achieve a high quality as
Less energy input yields as many or more gerberas
Since 2014 Dutch gerbera grower Reijm Nieuwerkerk has been using a system to actively ventilate the greenhouse air as part of its Next Generation
‘LED lighting has improved the quality of our lettuce and reduced plant loss’
Arjan Boer of the Boer & Den Hoedt lettuce farm in Ridderkerk has been using the latest generation Lemnis Oreon LED lighting for the
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