Planting 55,000 Tulips at Windmill Island

The City of Holland plants over 400,000 tulips every year. Many are planted by this custom-designed tulip planter that was developed by Howie Poll of Holland Transplanter Company.
Pulled behind a tractor, it has 3 seats, 3 racks for tulip crates, and 6 rotating wheels. The machine cuts 6 furrows at a time, so each tulip tosser must load two wheels at a time.
Superb eye/hand coordination is required to keep up with the rotating wheels that are divided into six sections like a pie. We grab handfuls of bulbs and drop them into each section (remember, with both your left and right hands going at the same time) as the wheel rotates around to a hole beneath and drops a bulb down into the furrow.

[@nickhassevoort]

Wow! 400,000+ tulips a year! Holland’s tulip crazy!

[@livenfree]

Very cool! 😎 thanks for making this video!

[@hopandvineinn]

So neat to see how you guys do it! :)

[@Cheeser21]

So the pointy end of the bulb doesn’t need to go up then? These went in every which way.

[@mouhssineaitali2748]

did you know if this machine is adequate for saffron planting ? thanks

[@danielmencheski796]

Do you mulch or spray to control weeds

[@AgrimerRo]

*How much km/h?*

[@lmnopstuvw4958]

Are the bulbs upright with the mechanical planting?

[@cityofholland]

No, the bulbs fall in many different positions. The tulips know what way to grow!

[@rodrigosjourney]

Aren’t they perennials?

[@kjdude8765]

Yes, but not reliable for flowering every year.

[@PAVLOAXIS]

Цікаво!