Describe the cultivation of horticultural crops in Netherlands.

      

Describe the cultivation of horticultural crops in Netherlands.

  

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Kavungya
- Horticultural crops are grown in the open and in green houses.
- Tree fruits are mainly grown outdoors.
- There is the use of glasshouses (green houses made of glass).
- They are connected to boilers and furnaces used to heat to maintain warm temperatures in winter.
- There is use of predators to control pests e.g. flies, spider mites and lady birds to avoid degrading the environment.
- There is specialisation with different areas growing different crops e.g.
i) Flowers in Aalsmear near Amsterdam and Lei den in Harlem.
ii) Vegetables in the triangular area formed by Hague, Rotterdam and Hook of Holland.
iii) Fruits in the interior of Rotterdam in provinces of Guilderland, Limburg and Utrecht.
Kavungya answered the question on May 3, 2019 at 10:58


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