vegetable harvester Articles
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Root vegetables harvest and farm development
Root vegetables season The autumn start is the time when vegetable producers have a lot of work. A collection of vegetables begins. Tension and nerves are often associated with it. All because the priority for farmers is to collect crops for which they worked hard all year round. It is important to make a good choice and select the machines suitable to your needs and four farm requirements. ...
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Hydroponic cultivation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) using effluents from primary, secondary and tertiary + UV treatments
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to evaluate the potential cultivation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) with domestic wastewater effluents with different levels of treatment from a compact WWTP in Brazil. Vegetables were grown in five treatments: nutrient solution (control), secondary effluent diluted 50%, secondary effluent not diluted, tertiary effluent UV irradiated, and UASB effluent. ...
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Wood Mulches to Use in the Vegetable Garden
Mulches cover the soil, control weed growth, preserve moisture and maintain soil temperature. Any vegetable garden will benefit from the use of mulch, especially in dry winters. Organic mulches also add organic matter to the soil, thus helping in the growth of plants. According to a study, a vegetable garden that uses mulch produces 50 percent more vegetables than an unmulched vegetable patch. ...
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Balancing demand and crop rotation guides North Carolina family farm
When brothers Wyatt and Frank Scott returned home to their Lucama, North Carolina family farm after earning degrees from NC State University in 2016, they planted 18 acres of sweet potatoes. This year, 200 acres of the root vegetable will be hand harvested off of 46” beds and they have plans to build infrastructure to expand even further. It has become the farm’s number two cash crop ...
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Ecological vegetable growing – Is it needed?
Recent years ecological food is becoming more and more popular. Society wants to eat healthy products, of known origin and free of harmful chemicals that have an impact on our health. Where to get such food? The answer is simple – you should ask the source, which in this case are farmers. Despite the demand for ecological products is large, only a few producers decide to grow ecological ...
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