Growing tomatoes in the snow: LNG proves perfect solution for one of Australia’s largest and most advanced glasshouse growing facilities
Growing tomatoes in the snow: LNG proves perfect solution for one of Australia’s largest and most advanced glasshouse growing facilities
2 PagesCase study Growing tomatoes in the snow: LNG proves perfect solution for one of Australia’s largest and most advanced glasshouse growing facilities Located on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, Guyra is one of the highest towns in Australia. Known for its cold winters, in summer the temperature rarely exceeds 30 degrees centigrade This climate of cooler summers and high light levels in winter make it the perfect location for the Costa Group’s 20 hectare tomato glasshouse facility – one of Australia’s biggest, producing 11 million kilograms of premium truss tomatoes each year. Costa Group planned to construct an additional 10 hectare glasshouse in Guyra in which to grow a further 450,000 plants. To achieve optimum harvest levels, the climate in the glasshouse was requ
