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Marjoland

Roses, as far as the eye can see. That's the sight you'll encounter when you step into the greenhouses of Marjoland. With a total of 20 hectares of greenhouse space, Marjoland is the largest rose grower in Europe. Of that, 13.5 hectares are dedicated to the Red Naomi variety, while the remaining 8 varieties are grown on 6.5 hectares. With 250 employees and operations 7 days a week, Marjoland ships out a staggering 60 million(!) roses each year.

Quality control

To monitor the quality of the large quantity of roses, each path has its own number. This is also stated on the trolley of roses going to sorting. Should anything noticeable happen to the rose at sorting time, it is easy to find out at which pad roses the quality should be checked.

When the roses arrive at the grading station, a machine takes photos of all the roses. These are then sorted into 32 different grades. These grades are made based on length, but also on bud size.

In total, it takes six weeks to grow, care for, grade and transport the rose to the customer.

Sustainability

How Marjoland prevents disease on 20 hectares of land with roses? There are colleagues walking around looking for the good and bad insects in the field and the ratio of them. Should bad insects be detected, Marjoland prefers to use biological pesticides, as good insects, to prevent an infestation from developing over the entire 20 hectares.

Besides biological solutions for diseases, much of the greenhouse is already equipped with LED lights. These are 7 colours, combined with normal light. Next year, the plan is even to fit the rest of the 20 hectares with LED lights.