11 hectare glasshouse

[tonybloke]

here's  a photo taken on a college visit today, inside an 11 hectare greenhouse, growing 5% of british commercial tomatoes, hydroponically, on the back of a sugar beet factory in norfolk
rgds, tony

[saddad]

That's some glasshouse, we ahave 175 plots and only cover 11 acres!
 

[star]

Lots of matas in there, bet it looks like a little Holland from the air.

[tim]

Yes - one knows that Toms can go to 20'. We must try not to despair!!

[ChrisG]

Next greenhouse for my garden?

[davyw1]

I suppose we can only wish?

[tonybloke]

there are 250 thousand plants in there. 10 varieties. the plants reach about 30 feet in length, but by means of strings and training are always at a height to allow easy picking. Bumblebees for pollination, NO poisons, predators in good supply.

[norfolklass]

just out of curiosity, is that near Cantley? it's the only sugar beet factory I know of in Norfolk

[tim]

I shall never forget the smell of a beet factory. Almost put me off sugar!

[tonybloke]

wissington, near downham  market