Netherlands Agriculture Technology - Cultivation Of Hyacinths In Greenhouse

Hello everyone, today we are going to a greenhouse farm in the Netherlands to see how the farmers here cultivate and harvest hyacinths. Hyacinths are flowers of different colours and they are a symbol of peace. Today hyacinth flowers are mainly used for decoration. The first job in the process of growing hyacinths is to prepare the flower bulbs. These bulbs will be washed and put in plastic trays before being transported to another place. In the Netherlands hundreds of millions of hyacinth flowers are harvested each year. They are mainly used for decoration during the holiday season and in churches. This machine is used to make the hyacinth bulbs adhere to the plastic trays. Millions of hyacinth bulbs are then irrigated with probiotics before they are transported to the nursery. Inside this room the temperature and humidity are always controlled to suit the growth of hyacinths. Millions of hyacinth bulbs will be left here for two weeks before moving to the greenhouse farm. After two weeks the hyacinth plants are about 20 centimetres tall and now it's time to move them to the greenhouse farm to take care of them. At this farm a different kind of probiotic will be used to prevent leaf rot and the hyacinths will be cared here for around 45 days before harvest takes place. After nearly two months since being planted the hyacinth flowers here are ready to be harvested. The harvesting of millions of hyacinth flowers will be done by hand. Next will be the stage of cutting the roots and removing the tubers. Millions of hyacinth flowers are then packaged and shipped to florists. How do you feel about the process of cultivating and harvesting hyacinths at this greenhouse farm? Let us know what you think in the comments section of the video. Goodbye and see you in the next video.