Etiket: cultivation
Orchids: cultivation and sustainability – iO Donna
Sti’m quick to say orchid. A “flower” that actually brings together under a single name 30,000 botanical species scattered throughout the world and more than 100,000 registered hybrids. As Alessandro…
Benneveld residents concerned about bulb cultivation: ‘Relationship between crop control and Parkinson’s’
Residents of Benneveld, among others, which is close to Aalden and Zweeloo, are increasingly concerned about lily and bulb cultivation in their area. Plant protection products are not only harmful…
Prison sentences for underground cannabis cultivation a stone’s throw from the Emmen police station
A 43-year-old man from Duiven has been sentenced to 28 months in prison for operating a cannabis farm in a sea container underground in Emmen and laundering more than four…
Waiting, waiting, waiting, for the first legal cannabis cultivation
It is as if you see daylight again after days in a dark cellar, the lamps are that bright. “Do you want to wear sunglasses?” asks Paul Pos (52). It…
Candiani tests regenerative denim in cotton cultivation
In a first fully circular experiment, Italian denim manufacturer Candiani has developed a plant-based stretch yarn made from natural rubber to replace petroleum-based synthetic yarns. Representatives from brands including Redone,…
Intervening in bulbs and lily cultivation: impossible or unwilling
Is it impossible or is it unwilling to do anything about bulbs and lily cultivation in places where you wouldn’t want it? And can you do something about the continuous…
No more spraying next to Natura 2000 area? Judge considers lily cultivation again
The Habitats Directive is a European directive that aims to protect species and nature reserves. A number of nature reserves, habitats, have been designated that are extra vulnerable. We also…
Everyone is important for sustainable cultivation: consumers ‘must’ also buy organic flowers after free-range eggs and unsprayed apples
It would be good if the provincial government would lend a helping hand to promote this, said Janny Peltjes, director of HLB Laboratory in Wijster, on Wednesday during a meeting…
Peace in the bulb country still seems a long way off: the province would exclude critical local residents from a project for sustainable cultivation in the municipality of Westerveld
On Friday, the Sustainable Bulb Growing Program in Drenthe started, which aims to restore harmony between cultivation and nature, as well as to maintain peace between the inhabitants of the…
Large-scale practical test of sustainable bulb cultivation has started
Until now, experiments with sustainable lily cultivation have mainly been done on small test fields. But next season there will be a large practical test with sustainable bulb cultivation in…