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Tulip Time in the Netherlands - Natural Beauty at Its Best
One can't travel through Holland in the spring without spotting what could quite possibly be the national flower. When the sun rises during Spring in the Netherlands, millions of eager bulbs also rise for the occasion. Acres upon endless acres of the most brilliantly exquisite tulips transform dozens of ordinary fields into a colorful kaleidoscope of hues.
Holland is one of the world's leading exporters of the exotic flower. Nearly 3 billion tulips are grown every year, and two-thirds of them are exported.
Farmers plant the bulbs in late October and early November, and then they are harvested in May.
Late April and early May are the most beautiful blooming tulip fields.
Tulpentijd in de Noordoostpolder
Bij tulpenvelden denken we vooral aan de Bollenstreek, maar de meeste tulpen van heel Nederland staan tegenwoordig in de Noordoostpolder (ruim 2000 hectare). Ieder jaar wordt er een tulpenroute uitgezet als onderdeel van het www.tulpenfestival.nl. Dit jaar van 16 april tot en met 8 mei.
Stel je eens voor... rechte polderwegen, rechte kavels, rechte sloten rondom de kavels, aan de rand van de wegen staan bomen. Er zitten al knoppen aan de bomen, want het is lente. En als je langs de bomen kijkt, over de akkers heen, zie je tulpen. Rood, geel, paars, roze, oranje, enz.
Deze foto is noordwestelijk van Emmeloord in de Noordoostpolder genomen. Daar liggen de meeste tulpenvelden en daar is ook de tulpenroute uitgezet.
Deze foto is genomen in de tulpenshowtuin naast het tulpeninformatiecentrum direct aan de tulpenroute bij het dorpje Creil in de Noordoostpolder (Flevoland).
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The Netherlands is an important supplier of tulips and tulip bulbs, more than 80% of all tulips sold worldwide come from the Netherlands. Tulip bulb cultivation is also an important sector at Goeree-Overflakkee, the island supplies 7% of all Dutch tulip bulbs. The soil on the island is very suitable for growing the colorful flowers. Tulip bulbs are usually planted in October and November. The flowering period runs from March to April.
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The favorable climate and great craftsmanship ensured that flower bulb cultivation continued to develop in the Netherlands. New shapes and colors were always grown. The frantic attempts of Dutch growers to grow the 'black tulip' are very appealing. With tulips like 'Queen of Night' and 'Black Parrot' they are close to their goal. Important factors for the successful cultivation of flower bulbs have always been research, craftsmanship, information and knowledge exchange. That this has paid off may be clear. The current range of flower bulbs in the Netherlands consists of flowers in almost every conceivable scent, color and shape. Flower bulbs and flowers, the trademark of the Netherlands, find their way to countless destinations around the world every year.
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The colorful tulip fields on Goeree-Overflakkee have become a rural attraction. Visitors come from all over the Netherlands to take photos of the flowers. Almost one in ten tulips sold in the Netherlands comes from the South Holland island. The big advantage is that, unlike Keukenhof, you don't have to pay a cent for it.
On a bike trip around Hoofddorp we cycled through orchards and the bulbfields. The weather was unexpectedly nice and we toured for more than 3 hours. I have been taking pictures with the polaroid sx-70 and the Holga.
The actual bulb fields, situated around the Keukenhof flower exhibition. This is where many of those millions of flowers come from. Row upon row of colour, sometimes to the horizon.
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The bulbfields are late this year because of the cold winter. The tulips are not yet blooming, but the daffodils are doing their utmost to please the tourists and the many photographers who are strolling around in the fields...
5 single handmade shots with the Ricoh GR III stiched together in Photoshop CC.
In view of the corona crisis tourists were discouraged by the government to visit the bulbfields.
So an ideal situation for me because I live in Hillegom in the heart of the bulbfields.
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Fortunately, from mid-April to early May it is the time that the Dutch icon the Tulips blossoms. The bright colors in red, orange, yellow, white and many combinations ensure beautiful photos. Dutch and foreign visitors love the blossoming tulip fields. From the beginning of May, however, the bulb growers will begin to head the tulip fields. They get the flower of the stem so the energy of the flower goes back into the bulb. These tulip bulbs can then be purchased from the end of September.
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For bulbs and tubers, a distinction is made between summer flowering bulbs , such as gladiolus, dahlia, lily and begonia. These are planted in the spring, and spring bloomers, such as the tulip, hyacinth, daffodil, blue grape and crocus, that are planted in the fall. The flowers are removed after flowering on land at the grower so that the bulb can build up food reserves. After all, the larger the bulb, the larger the flowers that you get in the garden or in the vase. The bulbs are cleared about two to three months after the 'head'. They are then dried, cleaned and sorted by size.
A typical Dutch view from some weeks ago, some flower buld fields near Vijfhuizen. This is a yellow one with Doffodils.
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The agricultural area in use for bulb cultivation grew by 10.5 thousand hectares (74 percent) in the period 1980-2015. The greatest growth took place between 1990 and 2000, when more than 6,000 hectares of bulb cultivation were added. In the following period, the total area increased by 2 300 hectares. With this, the area of ​​bulb cultivation in 2015, with almost 25 thousand hectares, reached the largest area ever.
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Bulbs are also grown on sandy clay soils just behind the dunes on the islands of Voorne in South Holland and on Goeree-Overflakkee .
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Images made during Earth Day, an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection and protest against increasing earth issues such as ongoing environment deterioration, air and water pollution, deforestation etc. and also to prevent for instance the production of pesticides, intensely used on these bulb fields. In a recent, alarming Dutch population screening these pesticides were found again in the diaper of a baby, living in the neighbourhood of a bulb field. Deceptive beauty. Another bouquet, madam/sir?
Image made with kite and camera (attached to the kite's line). © Tom Kisjes
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Most of the cultivated flower bulbs are used for floriculture. All flower cultivation of irises, tulips, hyacinths, lilies, daffodils etc. has been preceded by bulb cultivation. This bulb flower cultivation takes place in part at Dutch flower cultivation companies. However, a large part of the flower bulbs find their way to floriculture companies abroad. Interesting developments are also taking place at the bulb flower companies. There, economies of scale, automation and renewed cultivation systems can be observed. New developments include the cultivation of tulips in water instead of soil and the use of mobile tables. Flower bulb cultivation and bulb flower cultivation have a lot to do with each other. They cannot even do without each other. (After all, it's about the flower!)