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Summertime. Temperatures are rising, it’s nice, but it can also be too hot. In that case we look for ways to cool down. Then we can keep going strong and stay vital. Right? This is familiar language from human beings. If plants could speak, they would say the same thing. They are constantly searching for

We conducted tests with the display life of geraniums a few years ago. We wanted to find out whether it is true that plants from our cultivation floor last longer than plants from other cultivation systems. The tests showed that they do. For growers, this is an extra reason to opt for the cultivation floor.

We are excited to announce Jack Ford to the role of Sales Manager USA. Jack will work to strengthen the company’s presence of the unique ErfGoedFloors & Erfgoed Irrigation Systems to growers in the United States. ErfGoed CEO Hugo Paans: ‘Jack brings a lifetime of work in the horticulture industry with a commercial grower background

“The old glass house, with a growing area of 8,000 square metres, is to be demolished in July. It will be replaced by a brand new glass house with a growing area of 1 hectare, in which the ErfGoedFloor with ebb and flow system is fitted, plus under-floor heating.” Aron van der Burg is the

ErfGoed and Van Iperen have released a video in conclusion to the trial with chrysanthemums on a cultivation floor. Research leader Cock van Bommel of ErfGoed says that the results are so positive that it is time for a practical trial. “We are now engaged in discussions with growers about where the trial will be

It’s been more than a year since our last real-life trade fair: HortiContact in Gorinchem! I miss the personal contact with growers and other suppliers, and so do my colleagues! At the same time… We can keep on moaning and looking at the downside. But there’s another way of looking at this. There is a

The second trial with the cultivation of chrysanthemums on a cultivation floor was concluded successfully during a meeting at the ErfGoed test garden in Moerkapelle last Monday. According to the research manager Cock van Bommel of ErfGoed and René Corsten, senior chrysanthemum advisor at research and consultancy firm Delphy, this is a robust system: “The

Growing tomato plants on a cultivation floor! Arjan Kouwenhoven’s company Fonte Verde Agro is located in Adradas, not far from Sao Paulo in Brazil: more than 1.5 hectares of the growing facility of two hectares are used for growing tomatoes. This is a glass greenhouse and that is unique for the South American country. ErfGoed

Can chrysanthemums be grown in any other way than in the open ground? To answer this question, ErfGoed teamed up with Delphy, Van Iperen and Deliflor to conduct a study on the cultivation floor of the company from Moerkapelle. Director Hugo Paans and head of research Cock van Bommel report that the first trial was