Over a hundred years ago , John Pouw ’s grandfather develop veggie and tulips in the little village of De Kwakel , near Aalsmeer , open tune . When , at Nox , it would freeze"we set many small flack to help protect the gherkins and bonce . We had the approximation that smoke would aid . Well , we were run around , from one fervency to the next , as the wind was always change direction . My neighbor had decide to stay in bed . No problems for him ; with the changing wind the weed blew to his field"(Jan Pouw ’s memoir , 1979 ) . consort to Pouw from breeding fellowship Viking rose wine , today we see the same ' technique ' used by Colombian growers in their plastic greenhouse .
Grandpa Jan then switched to flower , " of course of study chrysanthemums",and from open air to ' roll on - cast off ' greenhouse that moved on track . His Logos built some of the first greenhouses for rosiness that were channel in big green wooden chest of drawers and auctioned on boats pulled through the ' old vendue ' Bloemenlust in Aalsmeer , remembers Pouw . " Those were the day " .
Curious to know what it looked like back in the day ? The website mantelpower provides images of the Aalsmeer Auction during the 1950s .
ResiliencePouw fence that the sphere ’s coming to late crises show that this heart of resilience is still there .
" At time I venerate for the survival of the fittest of the Dutch floral tradition . For model , after handle a ralstonia crisis in rosiness , play along by Saint Elmo’s fire , I was afraid that the end of Dutch horticulture was there when the energy crisis struck in 2022 . Koen turned down the heating and turned off the brightness in the glasshouse where we had our Viking trials and we moved to Kenya . "
' Rosa Loves Me With Fatal Attraction ' , produced in the NetherlandsPhoto credit rating : Viking Roses
However , at a later stagecoach he was positively surprised by the resilience of the sector . " Many producer limited their energy use , but refused to give up , returning to old - style seasonal production and switching to ' low - energy ' miscellany . I was amazed that two growers want to and then establish our Rosa Loves Me ® With Fatal Attraction , and others asked for varieties to test . I matte up ashamed for losing faith in my countryman , in my grandpa ’s running around at night , very symbolically lighting flack to protect his craw . "
' Rosa Loves Me With Fatal Attraction ' , raise in the NetherlandsPhoto credits : Viking RosesTowards the futureExperiences like these made him firmly believe in the ' king of instauration ' . " The Dutch are a creative bunch . Building windmills , they created a fully grown part of their country , below sea level . Despite being one of the most densely populated country on the planet , the Dutch are international top exporter of dairy product , including sum , and peak and works . rigid rules and regulations also did n’t prevent them to invent heated greenhouses , light absorption , shading , water recirculation , biological command , cameras , greenhouse droning , bringing in AI and more . " He finds that this inventiveness will navigate the horticultural industry through challenging times , and will help to address the issues of reducing company ' carbon footprint and charge card prime .
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