Vegetable crops require specific temperature conditions and relative humidity to induce certain phenological states.
Therefore, its production in greenhouses is important to shorten its cycle and grow in periods when the climate does not allow it.
In Spain, the ideal vegetable crops are tomato and pepper, then cucumber, courgettes, and melon. Although we may be able to find other greenhouse grown vegetables.
Growing Vegetables in multi-span greenhouses
Vegetable crops that require a specific climate must be produced in highly technical greenhouses, with forced ventilation systems, heating systems and hydroponic systems for fertigation.
The greenhouses used in this type of production are multitunnel like chapel, gothic or asymmetrical.
These greenhouses make a strict climate control and offer optimum conditions for every phenological crop state.
Growing vegetables in medium tech greenhouses
When environmental conditions are not favourable for cultivation at different times of the year, greenhouses of the following type are used parral or plane, tunel or ‘raspa y amagado’ (Almería’s typical greenhouse)
Growing vegetables in nethouses
Vegetable crops in mesh greenhouses protects them against adverse weather conditions, pests and provides some precocity.
But the drawback is climate control (they modify climatic conditions very little and depend on the area climate).
Best growing systems
Depending on the crop in question, the following systems are available
Soil crops
This crop type leads to root disease problems over time by the same species continued production on a particular surface.
Bags or substrate containers crops
It eliminates the soil depletion problem, as it allows the substrate cleaning.
Pure hydroponic crops
Containers crop or grow tables on nutritious solutions.
Trays crops
Used in nurseries.
Which greenhouse is the best to grow year round?
From a technical point of view, it is advisable to grow vegetables in multi-span greenhouses, since they allow better climate control and better control of pests and diseases.
In Novagric we advise you to achieve a stable production of tomato, bell pepper, cucumber and much more. Improve your profitability with an agricultural technology project tailored to your needs.
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