The outpouring water at Klaver Flowers ' farm in Ethiopia is abundant but comprise a lot of sodium and bicarbonate . To get the EC down , the cultivator , therefore , uses osmosis applied science , which is effective but also has a price tag .
When Hortus Supplies International ( HSI BV ) proposed to set out a practical trial with an Aqua4D water melioration system in collaboration with Aqua4D - Lescrauwaet BV , owner Gert - Jan Klaver ab initio oppose somewhat skeptically but also interrogatively . " If it does n’t help , then it does n’t ache . We had seen good result elsewhere in roses and vegetables , so I was peachy to stress it . "
From left to veracious Gert - Jan Klaver , Jesse Bergsma and Raymond Lescrauwaet .
10 % weewee savingsImmediate results after starting an initial trial in part of the crop were substantial water supply savings . This , it later turn out , could change greatly fit in to the changing weather conditions but come out at around 10 % on average . That also meant a 10 % economy on fertilizer use , and as the company has maturate well in late old age - now growing in the main gypsophila and genus Limonium on some 50 ha - that is a gracious bonus .
In add-on , soil moisture , which is authoritative for expert root arrangement formation , is importantly more even . " We grow the flower on beds , " Gert - Jan says over a loving cup of java in the brand name - unexampled position at the farm in Heerhugowaard , " and a honorable distribution of water system is very crucial here . Previously , the water system sank down in a retinal cone shape , the horizontal distribution leave much to be want . Moreover , with a lot of side radiation , we often saw the sides of the beds drying out . We also see now that , especially with the gypsophila , the root are less saltiness - sensitive . "
The Aqua4D system is establish in the main stemma .
ResonateWith Aqua4D technology , the molecular structure of the water ameliorate through a sonorousness proficiency developed in Switzerland based on electromagnetic signals . The water structure refines , liquidity or airfoil tension improves , the outcome of hydrogen carbonate is reduce , and the pee absorb nutrient better and , together with the nutrients , is easy absorbed by industrial plant .
It is therefore not surprising - or indeed , it is to be expect - that the plant above ground also benefits . " We would like to achieve above - average character , the radical are rather all 80 cm and weigh at least 30 - 35 grams . To achieve that , everything has to be correct , and since we bug out Aqua4D , we are indeed seeing slightly longer and slightly heavy stem turn . In plus , the territory structure is looser , and we see a bit less sunburn on the leaves . "
As in Ethiopia , in HeerhugowaardMore or less in sync with the field run in Ethiopia , an Aqua4D rental trial was also started in the nursery in Heerhugowaard . This is admittedly a completely different harvest ( lilies , in crates , under methamphetamine hydrochloride ) and under completely unlike climatic conditions conditions , but where things like savings and quality improvement are concerned , optimisation is also on the cards here .
A look inside the greenhouse .
The initial findings proved almost identical : a 10 % deliverance on water , a more even moisture distribution , good craw flow , and , especially in winter , the craw dry out considerably faster . Moreover , Gert - Jan and finish coach Jesse Bergsma mention that the pipework have become cleaner : there is less deposit in the pipes , and filters also need to be replaced less often .
Plug & playAfter a thorough preliminary process , the Aqua4D scheme is ' cud & play ' , it is instal in the main word of mouth , and then they do n’t have to care about it for twelvemonth . At the acquire localization , after an initial unit used to irrigate 3 hour angle , three units have now been instal to supply the entire farm , about 14 hour angle of production , with irrigation water . " This telephone number is not chiefly correlate to the amount of piddle flow through the Aqua4D treatment metro , but more of the entire water column itself because it also has its effect in dead water supply , " explains Raymond Lescrauwaet of the Hilversum - based Aqua4D - Lescrauwaet , which has now been importing for 12 year .
" The art of the technology is to retrieve the exact resonant frequencies of the piddle while antagonize any outside interference as much as possible . That is why we take all kinds of environmental measurements beforehand at various full point in the glasshouse , especially where water or power line run or , as in this case , there is a high - voltage mast nearby . If you have all that perceptiveness , then basically all water that is in that particular ( greenhouse ) electrical circuit is treat to the uttermost . "
bloom are scanned , cut , and bunched .
Looking ahead and being able to accurately nail the differences between Aqua4D cover and untreated ( reference ) boxes often also says something about the expertise and commitment of the grower in question , Raymond adds . " At Klaver Flowers , in addition to a reformist and approachable management squad , that ’s absolutely right with motivated cultivation managers like ( former ) Rob , Danny , and Jesse . "
Looking aheadThe men are quite pleased with the findings : Klaver Flowers with the investing / rescue and the heavier quality of the flower and Aqua4D - Lescrauwaet with a magnificence of a acknowledgment in both Heerhugowaard and remote Ethiopia , with thanks to Jack van Winden of exportation partner HSI BV .
" It ’s not magic , " close Gert - Jan , " we measure systematically and observe percipient betterment . We hope to further expound our farm in Ethiopia in the nigh future , and with today ’s knowledge , that will definitely include an Aqua4D system . "
For more entropy : Klaver FlowersRustenburgerweg 2091703 RV , HeerhugowaardTel . : +31 ( 0 ) 725710433[email protected]https://klaverflowers.com/
Aqua4D - Lescrauwaet BVGraaf Florislaan 401217KM , HilversumTel . : +31 ( 0 ) 35 - 8872683[email protected]https://www.aqua4d - lescrauwaet.nl
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