If a consultant is visiting a farm there are always many things to discuss in detail. Shall we give more or less water and are we able to water over the mushrooms? Do we need a slower or faster fructification? Is the amount of pins sufficient or do we need…

The last month several growers had problems with a too heavy casing soil. It is normal for this time of the year for casing soil to be heavier because of rainfall on the peat fields. It takes a few weeks for the casing companies to sort this out and in…

Recipe for a new year, keep the buttons up! March 2020. Everything looks good and I have got my pocket full of tickets. Flights all over Europe and many visits to make. But a week later everything looked different and still does.Corona is sweeping over the world and people do…

  I am writing this blog on November 2. 2020. It is the warmest November day ever. The outside temperature today will hit 20° C. Normally this time of the year in Europe growing is fairly easy. Older growers always say: just open the doors and let the outside climate…

The corona crisis makes traveling for a consultant difficult, if not impossible. That is why the question asked by Marco Deckers came just in time.Henk, we are looking at picking on a different angle on our farm. GTL Europe is building my new farm with the tilting shelf system and…

Mycogone or wet bubble is making its appearance again on many farms. Growers are looking for all different chemical solutions and are gearing up hygiene measures. Most of the times too late. Because chemicals also do a lot of damage to the crop and the schedule often is simply too…