Corné Smulders has been growing tomatoes for more than fifteen years. Over the past ten years his speciality has been prune tomatoes. And in recent years, Corné has dedicated a third of his nursery to growing a new variety sold under the brand: “Food Service Tomatoes”. He explains how ideal this tomato is for making sandwiches and salads – because it is robust and contains less liquid.
120 hours of energy saving per week
In 2001 Corné decided to install a new screen in his greenhouse. The high light transmission of the XLS 10, noticeable by its extreme transparency, was the main reason for choosing the newly introduced Svensson screen. His goal was to save further energy with additional screening hours during daytime. He quickly discovered that his expectations were met. So in 2005, when he was expanding his nursery with a new greenhouse, once again he chose XLS 10. Keeping in mind that the greenhouse is filled with fully grown and evaporating tomato plants, and it’s February, the screen in the new nursery is used from about 18.00 through until 10.00 or 11.00 in the morning. This strategy results in about 120 hours of energy saving screen hours per week!
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