Propagation of vegetable and herb young plants for commercial horticulture and agriculture, conventional and organic
Weidenauer Jungpflanzen GmbH
Vienna (1220, Vienna-Essling) · AustriaNew on Amplifa
About us
Weidenauer Jungpflanzen GmbH is a family business in Vienna-Essling specializing in the propagation of vegetable and herb young plants. Production is exclusively to order for large-volume buyers, larger market gardening enterprises, horticultural businesses and commercial agricultural operations – no sales in household quantities. The product range includes lettuces, brassicas, fruiting vegetables and herbs, both domestic and exotic varieties, in conventional (integrated) and controlled organic production. Production covers the entire chain from sowing through propagation under controlled greenhouse conditions to the transplant-ready stage, complemented by advice on variety selection as well as delivery or collection. The site offers 1.8 ha of greenhouse space; capacity is approximately 45 million plants per year. Compliance with Austria Bio-Garantie standards is ensured through regular inspections. The company is family-run in the fourth generation and supplies customers in Vienna, Lower Austria, Burgenland and parts of Styria.
- Site
- Vienna
- Processes
- Propagation of vegetable and herb young plants to order, Advice on variety selection, Delivery or collection, Conventional (integrated) and organic production
- Materials
- Controlled organic production, Conventional production (integrated)
- Certificates
- Austria Bio-Garantie
- Founded
- 1997
- Industries
- Agriculture, Commercial horticulture, Horticultural businesses, Market gardening enterprises
- 01
Order intake and written order confirmation
- 02
Seed procurement and advice on variety selection
- 03
Sowing
- 04
Propagation under controlled greenhouse conditions
- 05
Quality control before delivery
- 06
Delivery or collection
- 07
Returnable packaging return (crates and pallets)
Production methods & processes
Controlled organic production
Organic young plants in verified quality according to Austria Bio-Garantie standards.
Conventional production (integrated)
Conventional cultivation according to integrated production standards for lettuces, brassicas, fruiting vegetables and herbs.
Sites
Vienna-Essling
ATProduction and administration
- Lot size
- Production exclusively to order
- Materials
- Vegetable and herb young plants, conventional and organic
- Greenhouses (1.8 ha)
- Automated greenhouse control
- Sowing machine (modernized since 2024)
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The plants are professionally inspected several times before delivery or provision at the company site. Compliance with Austria Bio-Garantie standards is ensured through regular, strict inspections.
| Evidence | Vienna-Essling |
|---|---|
| Austria Bio-Garantie |
History
- 1880er
Start in open-field vegetable cultivation in Vienna with horse-drawn wagons and manual labor
- 1994
Start of own young plant production at the Vienna-Kagran site for own use and existing customers
- 1997
Founding of Weidenauer Jungpflanzen GmbH
- 1999
New greenhouse construction and relocation to Vienna-Essling, acquisition of the production machine, first employees
- 2003
Second greenhouse expansion stage to 1.8 ha
- 2015
Organic young plants added to the range, certification as an Austria Bio-Garantie operation
- 2022
Handover of the business to Barbara Weidenauer
- 2024
Modernization of the sowing machine, redesign of the company premises, renovation of the office building