Tulips are being cultivated in water in the tourist hotspot of Antalya, with a company producing 200,000 blooms specifically for International Women's Day.
A company in the region has been exclusively working on producing soilless tulips in greenhouses using only water. Operating in the Belek district of the Serik province of Antalya, the flower production center has been cultivating tulips in water for nine years. Spanning across a 500-square-meter greenhouse, this production method, devoid of chemicals and fertilizers, mirrors a model implemented in the Netherlands.
On Valentine's Day, the center dispatched 200,000 tulips to supermarkets and florists nationwide. Now, in anticipation of International Women's Day, 200,000 tulips in seven different colors are being readied.
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