on? as we see here, this is to be picked. on? as we see here, this is to be picked, these on? as we see here, this is to be picked, these are - on? as we see here, this is to be picked, these are just - be picked, these arejust starting to get some colour onto they will be picked within the next ten days. we introduced predatory insects at the beginning the year we introduced a large, a predatory insects that feed on anything like whitefly, aphids, greenfly, spider mites, there is one there. greenfly, spider mites, there is one there. hello. so we do not want is one there. hello. so we do not want to is one there. hello. so we do not want to rub him. - is one there. hello. so we do not want to rub him. it - is one there. hello. so we do not want to rub him. it looks| not want to rub him. it looks like a greenfly. he not want to rub him. it looks like a greenfly. like a greenfly. he is searching like a greenfly. he is searching away - like a greenfly. he is searching away an
in here on picking. so these tomatoes are going out to the shops? yes, yeah, they re being picked, ready to be packed and you ll see them in the supermarket soon. and we see different varieties of tomatoes, so can you explain what s going on? as we ve got here, this is ready to be picked. these ones are just starting to get some colour on, so they ll be picked within the next ten days. we introduced predatory insects. at the beginning of the year, we introduced macrolophus pygmaeus, which is a true bug. it s a predatory insect that feeds on anything like whitefly, aphids, commonly known as greenfly, spider mites. there is one of my macrolophus. ah! hello! so we do not want to damage him? he s fine? he looks like a greenfly. yeah, he s just searching away, looking for something to eat. because we re coming to the end of the crop, we ve taken the top of the plant off. so this would have extended all the way to the top of the greenhouse? up to the top of the wire, the string here. oh, wow
like whitefly, aphids, commonly known as greenfly, spider mites. there is one of my macrolophus. ah! hello! so we do not want to damage him? he s fine? he looks like a greenfly. yeah, he s just searching away, looking for something to eat. because we re coming to the end of the crop, we ve taken the top of the plant off. so this would have extended all the way to the top of the greenhouse? up to the top of the wire, the string here. oh, wow. so we keep a buffer over the top of the greenhouse we can control the atmosphere and the climate within here. and more produce is growing in a greenhouse just next door using the same green technology. how many cucumbers are you growing here in the other greenhouse? the other greenhouse here is 1a million cucumbers. 1a million? 22 million peppers. 22 million peppers?! i don t know how many tons of tomatoes, but a lot. it s done better than we d anticipated in its first year, if i m honest. yes. um, but, you know, great. so this project has proven t
the hard hats and hi vis gear we wore last time have been replaced by coveralls to protect the crops from bringing in external bugs and viruses. workers here have their clothes cleaned on site. and how many people are working here now? because when i came before, there was nobody. yeah, so we have about 50 people currently working in here on picking. so these tomatoes are going out to the shops? yes, yeah, they re being picked, ready to be packed and you ll see them in the supermarket soon. and we see different varieties of tomatoes, so can you explain what s going on? as we ve got here, this is ready to be picked. these ones are just starting to get some colour on, so they ll be picked within the next ten days. we introduced predatory insects. at the beginning the year, we introduced macrolophus pygmaeus, which is a true bug. it s a predatory insect that feeds on anything like whitefly, aphids, commonly known as greenfly, spider mites. there is one of my macrolophus. ah! hello! so we
and you ll see them in the supermarket soon. and we see different varieties of tomatoes, so can you explain what s going on? as we ve got here, this is ready to be picked. these ones are just starting to get some colour on, so they ll be picked within the next ten days. we introduced predatory insects. at the beginning the year, we introduced macrolophus pygmaeus, which is a true bug. it s a predatory insect that feeds on anything like whitefly, aphids, commonly known as greenfly, spider mites. there is one of my macrolophus. ah! hello! so we do not want to damage him? he s fine? he looks like a greenfly. yeah, he s just searching away, looking for something to eat. because we re coming to the end of the crop, we ve taken the top of the plant off. so this would have extended all the way to the top of the greenhouse? up to the top of the wire, the string here. oh, wow. so we keep a buffer over the top of the greenhouse we can control the atmosphere and the climate within here. and more