Successful nurseries in a greenhouse: a good seedling makes a good crop

A crop is largely decided before transplanting: a weak seedling never catches up with a vigorous one. That is why the greenhouse nursery is one of the most profitable uses of a shelter — and often our clients' first step into protected growing.

Onion, the great crop of the Sahel

For onion, the greenhouse plays a precise role: a successful nursery. Sown under cover, young plants emerge evenly, protected from the beating rain that flattens and drowns open-air seedbeds. Healthy, uniform seedlings at transplanting mean a uniform field at harvest.

Even emergence, under shelter

A nursery's success is about regularity: the same sowing depth, the same moisture, the same protection for every seedling. In a greenhouse you control all three. During the hottest periods, light shading helps emergence — young shoots dislike direct sun.

Water finely and regularly

Young seedlings do not forgive drought: a few hours of shortage can compromise an entire bed. Water finely — harsh watering unearths the seeds — and regularly. It is precision work that a shelter makes much easier than open air.

Not only onion

The same nursery serves tomato, pepper and cabbage: all benefit from starting under protection before joining the field or the main greenhouse. Some of our clients dedicate a small greenhouse entirely to this use — our project gallery includes nursery greenhouses, at Aboisso and Yakassémé for example.

The right format for a nursery

No need to go big: a 50 m² greenhouse is enough to start a serious nursery, and it is our entry format. Find the formats and price ranges on the Our greenhouses and Prices pages, and request a free quote from this site's form.