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Magic Stars Selecta

The tour at Kwekerij Stadsweiden is about to start

The tour was packed with about 110-120 participants

Jan van Straten welcomes the group to his nursery

...and explains a thing or two about his cultivation strategies.

Jan focuses on the large pot size 22, among others

And although red is still the dominant color, he also tries to stand our with other colors

Onno Zwaan of DLV talks about the new department at Kwekerij Stadsweiden

The modern irrigation device looks like something out of a science fiction movie

Kwekerij Wouters had reason to celebrate: after 10 years of construction, the 17 hectares are now completed and in use!

They know a thing or two about machines at Wouters

Plants for Tesco. The British want their plants mature and tall, so the heating was cranked up in this department. The plants' color might fade a bit, but that's a comprise the British consumers is willing to make, it seems.

A bit further, the bedding plants are already placed (violets, primulas and more).

John van der Meer, Prins Group, telling about continous ridge ventilation.

A bed of poinsettias that is being trialed.

The cultivation process is being explained.

On our way to the modern biomass bioler, an innovative installation that generates energy by burning wood. A large part of the energy from the gases are converted into heat, so the (clean) exhaust pipe is not hotter than 40-50 degrees.

This peeping whole shows how -->

Later that they Wouters would welcomed 300 people.

Yianna Papadopoulou of Serelia Decorating Ideas & George Hinidis of Agrohoum

Bas van der Wilt & Nicky of Berkel of Bas vd Wilt Potplanten kwekerij and Robbert Hartman of Sjaak Buijs BV

Vasile Agache of Neame Lea nursery, Torben Nielsen, Erik Knudsen & Vebjørn Sørby of GASA Group

Gerald Oukers, Gert van Beek of Horticoop. In the center, Ad Wouters of nursery Wouters, and Frank vd Burg & Eddie van Boven

Outdoor plants at the Baas nursery

Jarno Baas

Jan Hoogstrate of Horticoop talks about the parasitic wasp with which Baas combats whitefly

Also at Baas, a modern biomass boiler - to which a biogas installation has recently been added

The installer talks about the technical ins and outs

And then 'the tunnel': a long roof connecting the two locations

The installation pictured here was inaugurated less than a week ago

One of the growers at Baas comments on the cultivation.

And at Baas, they're already preparing for the spring season.

The large production area is combined with a ditto processing area.

On the picture: representatives of Selecta, Preesman Potplanten, Plantenkwekerij de Groot, Island Plant andDe Ouwe Proeftuin.

Sjaak Nouws, Rob van Overveld, Dennis van Striem and Rene Klaassen

Ton en Bennie Kuipers of Emsflower, with Ton de Bresser of Selecta and Jeroen Stamsnijder of Emsflower

Jan Harting of Kwekerij Hartink, Jochem van Zoggel of Gevers Planten, Matheu Loeffen of Plantenkwekerij Loeffen and Martijn Gevers of Delphy

Team Baas