I thought a garden chat and photo thread would be a good idea.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
This way, we have a space to share current pictures and discuss dandelions and other plants.
Unfortunately, I am not allowed to name the newspaper, otherwise I would be reprimanded again.
The strawberry farmer was listed with a grocery retailer. The retailer takes advantage of the short shelf life of strawberries with the approach "You have to sell. There is no choice." The farmer made the only choice available and plowed under the crop. The loss is less than selling at the offered price.
It was not only about the prices offered by the grocery retailer, but also about the fact that more than half of the strawberries are rejects, that German farmers have much higher labor costs due to minimum wage compared to competitors from, for example, Portugal, and birds eating the berries because of the drought. How the strawberry farmer is adjusting to remain competitive in the future without relying on grocery retail.
This is interesting and reflects problems that affect many other agricultural products as well.
The strawberry farmer was listed with a grocery retailer. The retailer takes advantage of the short shelf life of strawberries with the approach "You have to sell. There is no choice." The farmer made the only choice available and plowed under the crop. The loss is less than selling at the offered price.
It was not only about the prices offered by the grocery retailer, but also about the fact that more than half of the strawberries are rejects, that German farmers have much higher labor costs due to minimum wage compared to competitors from, for example, Portugal, and birds eating the berries because of the drought. How the strawberry farmer is adjusting to remain competitive in the future without relying on grocery retail.
This is interesting and reflects problems that affect many other agricultural products as well.
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saralina8721 Jun 2022 12:58Hedge in a wild style. I love it. The bees do, too.
(Please ignore the weeds, I took the photo right after returning from vacation)
(Please ignore the weeds, I took the photo right after returning from vacation)
New garden pictures 🙂
Today I harvested 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of currants and immediately made syrup from them, yum! I leave the currants on the bush as long as possible to make them really sweet. The grass-like plant in the vegetable bed is tiger nut (earth almond)... in southern countries they use it to make horchata. It grows really well here, but you have to be careful because it tends to spread. This is my first attempt. The marigolds along the bed border were all grown from seed, and the cucumber is allowed to climb the apple tree.
Today I harvested 1.5 kg (3.3 lbs) of currants and immediately made syrup from them, yum! I leave the currants on the bush as long as possible to make them really sweet. The grass-like plant in the vegetable bed is tiger nut (earth almond)... in southern countries they use it to make horchata. It grows really well here, but you have to be careful because it tends to spread. This is my first attempt. The marigolds along the bed border were all grown from seed, and the cucumber is allowed to climb the apple tree.
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HoisleBauer225 Jul 2022 20:54Steffi33 schrieb:
New garden picturesHow do the tomato stakes stay in the wooden slats? Or rather, what else besides the hole in the wooden slats provides stability to the stake?