At its land site in Honselersdijk , the Netherlands , where three greenhouses have been combined into one , Van der Voort Potplanten grows Spathiphyllum plants in various pot size ranging from 6.5 to 23 cm . A aware coming to comment such as nitrogen , crop security agents and energy is integral to the grower , says cultivation specialist Anne van der Heijden ( depict , veracious ) .
" We are work on several first step to grow more sustainably : from geothermic heat to Next Generation Growing and from save energy to reduce the use of craw auspices agents , " Van der Heijden explains . " Our aim is to become whole organic , and we ’re well on the fashion to achieving that . "
NitrogenThe agriculturist is also keen to reduce their nitrogen utilization . " We have been take a decisive look at this for a while now , give the developments in this area . We are exploring ways of bit by bit cutting back , thread on the experience our fertilisation specialist has gained with other companies . An summate benefit : nitrogen draw in thrip , so if you keep nitrogen levels in the plants lower , you should have fewer issues with thrips . "
Van der Heijden would like to see these travail realise when it comes to certification , too . " We are knifelike to switch to organic N from moo-cow manure . That ’s a circular way of using nitrogen . I opine it would be a neat approximation to repay that with points towards MPS - ABC certificate . "
Peat - freeLike many other growers , Van der Voort Potplanten is also switching to peat - barren cultivation . " We are currently guide the final trial . If we get sound results and task like planting operate swimmingly , we could be peat - gratuitous before the destruction of the year . We ’re also taking this one step at a time and are constantly looking at how far we can reduce our utilization . "
Investing in researchMaking advance step by stone’s throw is therefore the guiding precept for Van der Heijden . " We ’re not there yet as a sector , but we are making significant strides in the right focal point , and we must continue to do so . How can our sphere become more energy - efficient and more environmentally favorable ? To find out out , we take to cover investing in inquiry . It ’s great that we ’re at the forefront of this as an industriousness , but we must keep on developing . That ’s what we require as a troupe , that ’s what MPS want , and that ’s what the sector wants , too . "
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