Recently , industrial plant greenhouse Baas from the Dutch townspeople Ens startle using a new Venti V004 pruning machine from Pack TTI . “ Pinching ” ( trimming ) is still mutual practice session , especially in cutting product , but doing it correctly , which mean treating tumid quantity uniformly , is not that unproblematic .
“ Almost the entire assortment of bedding plants fail through the machine ” , says Jordy Botman , responsible for culture planning and buying at Baas . “ This mode , you end up with better branching on your industrial plant , and the consumer will end up suffer more sport horticulture . ”
Although a simple lawnmower or line with sheers above them would do the trick at first , it became time to find a professional solution . “ We have grown exponentially in this section over the retiring few years : from the 300 to 400 thousand unrooted cuttings , about five year ago , to 8 , 9 , or even 10 million cutting now . The lawnmower , however , was n’t handling the plant that delicately - it was more chopping the works - which was not good to tone or uniformity . The good thing about this machine are its fine blades that cuts every plant to the same height . A potent vacuum cleaner pump then pulls the offset and leaves up so the plants can be cut more easily . ”
Another reward of the vacuum ticker is that it sucks up the cutting wastefulness , so no material remain in the trays . In turning , the raiser forestall molding and therefore does n’t have to combat it at a late stage . By doing so , the polish becomes sportsmanlike , which plant life greenhouse Baas and fellow growers obviously endeavour after .
Last but not least , the organization in question is wandering . The motorcar can be suspended from the same aluminum tubes that the spray & irrigation systems move along , which allows it to reach all corners of the greenhouse , and the plants do n’t need to be taken away from their microclimates , so to speak . Moreover , Baas want to habituate the nursery surface area as efficiently as potential , which is why there is modified walking space .
One auto will do the job at a agriculturist . However , during crest workweek , a fortune of oeuvre demand to be done during top week , when 1 to 1.5 million plants need to be lop . But according to Jordy , this should be manageable by using a possible extra crew when ask .
For more information : HortiHands by Pack TTIGildenweg 16NL-3334 KC ZwijndrechtThe NetherlandsE:[email protected]www.hortihands.com
Plant nursery BaasEnserweg 48307 PL EnsThe Netherlands+31 ( 0)527 251 212E:[email protected]www.kwekerijabaas.nl
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