That his stake would be say over 35,000 times on LinkedIn , and that he would be showered with positive reaction was something he had not envisage , but this shows that Martijn ’s story is well receive . In one class , he has go from commercial-grade manager at a rose greenhouse , to running his own nursery in eucalyptus potted plant . A change that pick out quite some doing .
" You do n’t often hear of someone just becoming a grower , " Martijn express joy . " The idea was always there , but to get something is quite an investiture , and the running play - up to it also take aim a lot of time . " Last September , he received a telephone set call asking if he was n’t concerned in renting a nursery : " My piece of work as commercial manager was coming to an destruction at that clock time and to become a nurseryman myself seemed really passing coolheaded . So it was quite an opportunity that came my way all at once , but one with quite a few tear . The baby’s room had quite a bit of overdue maintenance , nothing had been done here for eld . Anyway , I ’m not afraid of a mo of work and challenges . "
Challenges"There are some challenge that come your way . What will you turn , can it be grown organically ? And then the biggest question ; how are you conk out to manage financially ? " says Martijn . " Nevertheless , the ball started rolling and within two Day the whole programme was in the dish . We are now almost a year on , and I can say that the past year has not been boring . I really enjoy doing it and this work is the best there is , but in the beginning you run into a lot of things you have to learn to deal with . Also , the idea was to grow organically , but I had zero experience in that , so you just have to put it down . We are now a year on and the first plants are being deliver . It certainly did n’t happen without a struggle , but it stands . From now on , I can present plants class - round via the exporters at the auction sale to garden shopping mall and florists all over Europe . "
Organic eucalyptusThe fact that Martijn started produce eucalyptus was pretty obvious , to him : " A few twelvemonth ago , my sire had a nursery in Portugal . There marvelously fragrant eucalyptus was everywhere . " There are not many growers of eucalyptus pot plant in the Netherlands , most of them are in Italy , he says . " Logistically , it is also quite an undertaking . Besides , eucalypt is more known as cut Green . The vantage of eucalyptus pot plants is that you may grow them cold , there are few disease and pests , and it can be organic . "
Commerce"At the present moment , it ’s still more or less quiet because of the holidays . We ’re going to accelerate presently . In any case , the cultivation of eucalyptus has been surmount , and the plants are getting more beautiful . So now the challenge is to sell as much as potential and get commerce going . This is still a scrap of a challenge for me because in the world of peak , in which I have been active for 15 years , sell is a moment different from the worldly concern of industrial plant . " Martijn concludes : " Nevertheless , I am still glad with this option , and every day I go to work with a big grinning . "
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