Enterprising Dutch people are convinced that a modern lean farmer should not just waste water. “This is a valuable resource that needs a special approach,” workers in Dutch greenhouses emphasize.

I agree with this statement and an employee of the company Rimato Marcel Knaap. Without excessive modesty, he declared to the whole world: growing tomatoes in greenhouses, you can save water resources with the help of elementary technologies.

To begin with, we note that Marseille works at an enterprise whose assets include more than 14 hectares of greenhouses with tomatoes. Rimato has long been recognized by the world agribusiness as a zero-runoff venture.

“If, after watering the plants, some water remains unclaimed, it is sent to the tank through special gutters for further reuse,” say developers from the Netherlands. To build such a system, farmers resorted to a couple of simple (but incredibly effective and economical) tricks.

“Our tomatoes grow in greenhouses on special mineral wool substrates,” says Marcel. - These substrates are in plastic containers. When we water the cotton substrates, the excess water goes through special holes through the gutter for re-filtration. And then it is stored in the tank awaiting the next watering. ”

Disinfect and filter the water passing through the gutters using ultraviolet radiation. Purified water is mixed with rainwater, which is collected by farmers in special sumps throughout the year. After that, greenhouse workers add liquid phosphate fertilizers to the water and water the tomato bushes again.

“We replace mineral wool substrates once a year,” say Rimato employees. “We do this most often when the crop is harvested and the cotton wool is dry.” Farmers clean plastic containers and gutters with new generation special tools that carefully eliminate pollution and extend the life of greenhouse equipment.