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Pineapple plants are the perfect way to combine a love of tropical fruits and houseplants. We get to enjoy every element of the process, from the eating, planting, growing.. and then eventually eating again.
Move over palms, there’s a new multi-functional tropical houseplant in town.
The best thing is, you really can grow a plant using a pineapple from the store (though you may want to choose one of the miniature varieties – more on that later).
In this article I’m going to show you exactly how to plant a pineapple and turn it into a healthy houseplant. Let’s get tropical!
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Wait, It’s a Pineapple Plant Not a Pineapple Tree?
Contrary to popular belief, pineapples do not grow on trees.
The pineapple plant (or Ananas comosus as it’s botanically known) is actually a Bromeliad – a family of epiphytic plants that’s known for growing on trees. Think of the Tillandsia Air Plants and colourful Neoregelia, they’re both in the same genus.
Though, thankfully for us houseplant lovers the humble pineapple plant is a terrestrial species and it’ll readily root up and grow in soil. Which makes planting one for yourself an absolute breeze!
As you might imagine, to produce a fruit the size of a pineapple the plants do get pretty big. We’re talking a good few feet tall and wide.
But they do take a long while to get there…
It’s also important to know that the pineapple plant is somewhat of a sacrificial being, in that it’ll only flower once and bear you a single fruit before perishing (how dramatic).
However, the mother plant should produce babies before it’s done.
Types of Pineapples and Their Plants
Though there are only 5 distinct botanical varieties of pineapple, there are dozens of pineapple cultivars on the market.
Thankfully, it’s possible to grow pineapples of any variety, but the resulting plant can vary quite a bit.
Your typical store-bought pineapple tends to be pretty large (who doesn’t want more fruit for your buck?) but that means it’s going to yield a large plant too. Usually several feet wide and tall.
If you want a larger plant, you’re in luck! If not, you have other options.
I’m sure there are smaller cultivars that are commercially available, but if you’re less interested in eating the fruit, you can also opt for a dwarf variety.
These plants create miniature little pineapples that aren’t great for eating, but they do look adorable…
How to Plant a Pineapple Top (Crown)
Starting a pineapple plant is a pretty straightforward process, and it doesn’t require much in the way of tools and supplies.
As long as you have a pot, something to plant in, and… a pineapple – you’re good to go!
Step 1 – Find a Pineapple (Duh)
Whether you’ve opted for a miniature variety, special pink cultivar, or just picked the juiciest one from your local shop – you’ve completed step one.
We chose the one with the obnoxiously large crown, as that’ll come in handy later (though it is a little past its best).
Generally, the fresher the pineapple the better. Some crusty old specimen is unlikely to have much life left in it to root up again.
Step 2 – Separate the Crown
We don’t plant the fruit itself (that’s purely for eating) so it’s time to remove the crown.
You can use a sharp knife if you wish, or if you’re a dab hand you’ll be able to twist off the crown in one easy motion.
Rae managed to do this one no bother!
It’s totally okay if there’s some fruit fibers still attached to the crown, we’ll sort that out later.
Step 3 – Remove Some of the Leaves
Turns out it’s pretty hard to plant a full foliage crown.
Unless you happen to have a pineapple that naturally has a good length of exposed stem at the bottom, you’ll probably need to carefully remove some of the lower leaves to create a “base” that can be easily planed into the substrate.
Plus, you’ll help to expose the nodes from which your new roots shall spring forth.
Just be careful, those leaves are sharp (gloves help here)!
We stripped ours back pretty significantly, and were able to fully expose lots of brown root nodules.
Step 4 – Scrape off Excess Fruit
It’s generally not a good idea to be planting wet, squishy fruit material.
It’s a fast-track to rot city, and nobody wants to go there.
We used a sharp knife to carefully shave off any excess fruity bits until we reached the root nodes. It still felt a little damp to the touch, but not fleshy.
Step 5 – Leave the Crown to Dry
Finally, just to make extra sure you’re not bringing in plant material that’s going to rot right away, it’s a good practice to let the crown dry out for a couple of days.
As you can see, ours dried up nicely overnight then we planted the next day.
You can probably wait a couple of days if you need to, but any longer and the crown starts to deteriorate.
Step 6 – Plant Your Pineapple!
The final step! Plant your new “base” firmly into the substrate till it’s secure enough to hold the weight of the crown.
Ideally you’ll want a tropical substrate mix that can replicate the conditions of it’s natural South American tropics environment. But, they tend to be pretty forgiving if potting mix is all you have!
Personally, I’d recommend something that’s able to hold lots of moisture, but can still provide plenty of drainage e.g. a mix high in coco coir, sphagnum moss and orchid bark.
You can expect it to root up thoroughly in a couple of months (and hopefully bear you some edible fruit in a couple of years!).
Pineapple Plant Care Indoors
These tropical plants like sunshine and they like a lot of it.
Realistically, that’s going to mean giving them as much direct sunlight as you possibly can. A Southern or Western facing windowsill would be ideal (assuming you’re in the Northern hemisphere).
They will still grow under moderate lighting conditions, but for a plant that takes years to grow, you’re probably going to want to give them their best shot.
Pineapple plants like to be thoroughly watered, but like their Bromeliad cousins, they hate to be constantly saturated with it.
Opting for a well-draining substrate (and a pot with a hole) goes a long way to keeping your plants healthy and happy.
For a tropical plant, Ananas comosus doesn’t need huge amounts of humidity to thrive.
It’s going to do just fine in most household conditions (around 50%), but if you live in a particularly dry area then you can always pop it on a pebble tray of water.
Ideally pineapple plants like temperatures of 20°C+ (68°F).
Personally, I like to keep my UK home toasty year-round, so 20°C+ is room temperature for me. If you run cold however, pineapple plants may be a poor companion for you.
Pineapple Plant Propagation
Pineapple plants literally propagate themselves in a variety of ways.
They’re the gift that keeps on giving.
That being said, much like the top planting we’ve done earlier, there are other ways we can force the issue if we want to take control.
Option 1: Harvest the Off-shoots/Suckers/Pups
The baby plants that grow around the base are often called “pups” in the plant world, or they also by the name “ratoons” on pineapples.
You can expect every mature plant to produce at least a few of these.
Once they’re of a decent size (maybe a few inches) the ratoons can be relatively easily twisted off to create new baby plants. These can be planted right away!
Option 2: Let the Attached Babies Keep Growing
If there are new baby plants growing on the mother plant (not around the base), these are going to be able to take advantage of the existing root structure from the mother plant itself.
So, they’re going to develop a lot faster than any other method!
But, the resulting pineapples will generally be smaller if there are multiple ratoons vying for the same nutrients. Which I guess isn’t a problem if you’re not eating them.
Option 3: Harvest the Crown… Again
It’s definitely the slowest of the propagation methods, but if you enjoyed planting a pineapple crown the first time – you can certainly do it again.
If you’d like to mix it up, water propagation can be a fun way to root your pineapple top.
Try to suspend the pineapple crown in a glass so the bottom is only just touching the water. Water propagation often roots even faster than soil (as little as a few weeks). Just make sure to change the water once a week.
If you’re growing a new plant from a pineapple top, the resulting plant will produce a single pineapple. Though, if you eventually harvest that fruit, you may have multiple smaller pineapples emerging from the mother plant.
A pineapple plant looks a lot like the crown of a pineapple, just much larger. With long, sharp leaves coming from a single stem, and another pineapple on top!
Pineapples take about 6 months to sprout from seeds, which makes an already long growing process extra long. If you have plenty of patience, it’s fairly straightforward, but the other propagation methods are going to be more suitable for most people.
Like most tropical plants, yellowing of a pineapple plant is usually a sign of overwatering. Making sure your substrate has plenty of drainage will go a long way to preventing this.
It can take a few years before a fully grown pineapple plant bears fruit that you can eat, but good things come to those who wait! How’s that for a houseplant statistic?


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Netafim Spray Stakes were built from the beginning to fill the needs of the nursery grower. The spray pattern angles downward, just enough, to keep the spray on the soil and not flying into or over the wall of the pot. Water flying out of the pot is wasted, while water that hits the side of the pot typically runs down and out the bottom and is not effective in wetting the soil mix. The Netafim spray pattern provides maximum water retention by the soil mix – exactly what the plant needs. The result is superior plant growth and more efficient use of water resources and fertilizers.
The simple one-piece construction provides reliable long life performance with over 15 years of proven field experience. They are highly resistant to sunlight, fertilizers and chemicals. Installation is very simple and the Netafim micro-tubing fits securely to the top of the spray stake.
Tough water? Netafim Spray Stakes are made for real-world field conditions. If blockage occurs, simply remove the spray stake from the micro-tubing, rinse the flow channel and reconnect the spray stake and micro-tubing. The spray stake can be restored to operation by any level of field worker in a matter of seconds.
The close-off nipple, located on the side of the spray stake, eliminates dirt from entering the tube, a common occurrence with tip-mounted close-off nipples. It also gives a simple, highly visible cue that the stake is closed, not open.
Each spray stake has a built-in spray direction indicator on one side of the stake. Quickly see or feel the spray direction to speed and simplify installation without having to return and make adjustments.


Tap water is often the most reliable source of water for hydroponic growers. However, especially in the North America and Europe, tap water can contain a significant amount of dissolved solids. These substances can fundamentally affect the properties of the water and require adjusting the nutrient formulation in order to achieve proper nutrient concentrations in the final nutrient solutions. In this post I’m going to walk you through some of the most important considerations when dealing with tap water and how you should adjust your nutrient formulations to make sure that the final nutrient concentrations are adequate for plant growth.
There are four important factors to consider when adjusting a nutrient formulation to your tap water.
Dissolved nutrients. Tap water often contains nutrients that are used by plants. The most common ones are Calcium, Magnesium and Iron. It is often fundamental to adjust your nutrient formulation to account for their presence. If you are using HydroBuddy to prepare your nutrient formulations you can use the “Set Water Quality Parameters” dialogue to introduce the ppm concentrations of these nutrients so that they are properly added when considering your nutrient targets. This will mean that less Ca, Mg and Fe will be added from salts, because the program will assume some will come from the water. An important fact to consider is also that the Ca, Mg and Fe concentrations in the water will tend to change with the seasons, as hotter temperatures means that underground limestone/dolomite deposits will dissolve more and therefore lead to more Ca/Mg rich water. Usually I will advice people to get two analysis – one in August, one in February – so that they can know the two extremes their formulation will be at and adjust accordingly through the year depending on the temperature of the incoming water.
Alkalinity. Your water will also contain a substantial amount of carbonates and will tend to be basic due to this reason. It is often easiest to take the amount of moles of Ca plus the moles of Mg in the water and discount this by the moles of Sulfur, then calculate how much moles of acid you will need to neutralize this amount. This makes the assumption that all Mg and Ca in the water are carbonates, except for the amount that are present as sulfates. Knowing how much moles of acid are needed to neutralize this you can now calculate how much ppm of S, N or P – depending on the acid you are going to be using – will take to neutralize the water and set this into the “Set Water Quality Parameters” box in HydroBuddy. This will account for the acid addition that will be needed to remove all alkalinity from the water when you prepare the nutrient solution. Note that although HydroBuddy contains fields to set pH/gH/kH within the program, it actually does not take into account any of these values when calculating compensations (these are just there to store for reference).
Dissolved non-nutrient minerals. There can be a lot of minerals dissolved in the water that are not nutrients, which is why a complete chemical panel of the water is required if the water source to be used hasn’t been evaluated before. In particular Na, Cl and heavy metals are the most important things to look for, as these can very negatively affect your plants. High presence of these substances will often make the water completely unusable for hydroponics, unless some specific pretreatment steps are taken to fix the issue. Make sure that the ppm of Cl are below 50 ppm, Na is below 100 ppm and all heavy metals are within quantities considered safe for human use.
Dissolved organics. Perhaps one of the least evaluated aspects of tap water, dissolved organics can be particularly important when considering a tap water source. Substances like chloramines and herbicides can be fundamentally damaging to plant roots. While it is easy to test for oxidative substances like chloramines, normally it is hard to get a lab test for most specific organic substances, reason why the best solution for this problem is adequate pretreatment. Always make sure your tap water runs through both media – sand, ceramic – and activated carbon filters before it is used in your hydroponic crop. An adequate sterilization treatment, UV, ozone, etc, can also help reduce the risk of getting organic molecule contamination.
As you can see, tap water is a complex beast. Not only do we need to account for the nutrients and non-nutrients it can contribute, but we also need to account for its alkalinity and the ways in which these three things might change through the seasons. These complications are the main reason why so many growers end up deciding to use RO water instead – higher reproducibility, less problems – but they are certainly not insurmountable. Creating a hydroponic formulation and infrastructure that accounts for these problems can lead to great cost savings, as you can save both on fertilizers – because the tap water already contains some minerals – and energy.


Posted 5 April 2018. PMN Crop News.
Defy SDS, Defeat SCN, Increase Yield Opportunity With ILeVO
Bayer seed treatment consistently shows increased earning potential in seven years of independent testing
Source: Bayer CropScience Press Release. www.bayercropscience.us
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (February 27, 2018)--Yield results for 2017 are in and growers who want to add nearly 4-plus bu/A to their soybean yield can again turn to a proven, convenient solution: seven years of independent testing with universities and third-parties across U.S. soybean-growing states show ILeVO® seed treatment increases yield by 4.6 bu/A on average.
Watch Complement SDS-Tolerant Varieties with ILeVO® Seed Treatment on YouTube.
What this data tells us is ILeVO seed treatment protects seeds from the moment they are planted, so growers can plant earlier in the season with less risk of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) and Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) damage.
More than 355 SDS trials between 2011-2017 showed an average yield increase of 4.6 bu/A when seed was protected with ILeVO over seed treated with only a fungicide/insecticide base treatment. Yield increases were higher in fields with heavier levels of disease pressure and a history of SDS. In fields where SDS pressure was minimal, ILeVO still provided an average yield increase of more than 2 bu/A. Across the seven years, trial results indicate an 84 percent positive response rate across varying levels of pressure from SDS and SCN.
"These trial results show ILeVO provides consistent performance year-to-year across different environmental conditions," said Nick Tinsley, Bayer SeedGrowth technical service representative. "Even when we have years with lighter SDS pressure, the yield benefit from nematode protection is still present."
"Growers who adopt ILeVO increase their opportunity for yield when faced with different levels of pressure from nematodes and SDS, which raises their profit potential," added Melissa Chu, Bayer SeedGrowth product manager.
Dr. Martin Chilvers, plant pathologist at Michigan State University, conducted test plot trials in 2017. In addition to a yield advantage, he also saw a suppression of SCN reproduction.
"We ran around 30 SCN and SDS test plot trials and saw a 5 bu/A yield benefit with ILeVO over a base treatment," Chilvers said. "In fields where SDS was lighter, we still saw about a 2 bu/A yield advantage."
More information on how to use ILeVO as a proactive risk-management tool to combat SDS and SCN and increase your earning potential, is available from your Bayer representative, your local retailer and online at https://www.cropscience.bayer.us/products/seedgrowth/ilevo.
Bayer is committed to bringing new technology and solutions for agriculture and non-agricultural uses. For questions concerning the availability and use of products, contact a local Bayer representative, or visit Crop Science, a division of Bayer, online at www.cropscience.bayer.us.
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of health care and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its social and ethical responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In fiscal 2016, the Group employed around 99,600 people and had sales of EUR 34.9 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to EUR 2.2 billion, R&D expenses to EUR 4.4 billion. For more information, go to www.bayer.com.


My youngest daughter’s preschool class just enjoyed their Spring field trip to Smith’s Nursery and Produce Farm. They had fun checking out the chickens, goats, donkey, learning about how bees made honey, and of course picking strawberries!
It was a little cooler than usual, but that didn’t stop my daughter from enjoying picking berries. She was able to fill it FULL to the top!
Now, the photographer in me wishes that it had been overcast, or earlier in the morning so the lighting would’ve been perfect. But, hey I did the best I could with the sun being full on top of us.
We have a few of our own strawberry plants that are in terracotta pots that are stacked on a shepherd’s hook. (I’ll have to post a photo of it later, it works perfectly!) Our girls LOVE having plants! We have two peach trees, two blueberry bushes, a shepherds hook with herbs and strawberries in the pots, as well as a LARGE vegetable garden which we still need to plant this year.
Keep checking in for more personal posts about our gardening!


Civic agriculture, according to Rose Hayden Smith, is:
the movement towards locally based agricultural models that tightly link community, social and economic development. Models of civic agriculture include CSAs, farmer’s markets, roadside stands, urban agriculture, community gardens, and farm-to-school/farm-to-institution programs…..civic agriculture includes school and home gardens…any place where people seek to connect land to the development of community or as an expression of engagement or citizenship.
In short, civic agriculture promotes community engagement through gardening projects: school, community, and even home gardens; farmers’ markets; coops; and CSAs build connections between people and places. The local food movement–when it avoids elitist excesses–creates community and bounty by directing attention to what is available in our neighborhoods; to each other; to the Black Oxford Apples that grow in Waldo County, Maine; to the farming families that grow food that nourishes us and the environment; to the local knowledge these apples and these people cultivate.
Civic agriculture functions in the cracks in our broken, industrial food system; it opens these cracks; it uses them to put people in touch with their food, with each other, and with the earth. Find a local community garden or start one near you!


GA stimulates stem elongation by: The foolish seedling disease rice leaf sheath elongation alpha-amylase production in barley B. The gain-of-function gai mutant has a GA-insensitive dwarf phenotype.
The reader is referred to Taiz and Zeigler for a particularly dramatic illustration of the effect of GA on stem elongation. In ivy, the adult form unlobed leaves, shorter internodes is converted to the juvenile form lobed leaves, longer internodes by GA treatment.
It has been suggested that this is a modification to prevent predation by moa, a large, formerly common but now extinct bird. In contrast, the slr1 loss-of-function mutant shows a slender constitutive GA response phenotype Figure 1. A relationship between GA levels and amount of stress experienced has been suggested in barley.
Transport made in the tissue in which it is used transport occurs through xylem, phloem, or cell-to-cell. The production of amylase occurs de novo.
GA responses are regulated through control of the level of bioactive GA via the regulation of GA biosynthesis and catabolism deactivation and through transduction and perception of the active GA signal to various locations throughout the plant.
Site - young leaves, roots, and developing seeds developing endosperm and fruits. Null alleles of RGA or GAI in Arabidopsis produce a normal or weak GA phenotype, presumably because of a degree of overlap among the functions of these genes in this species.
Overcomes dormancy in seeds and buds Treating dormant seeds with GA stimulates germination see below C. However despite intensive research, to date, no membrane-bound GA receptor has been isolated. PIFs are transcription factors that negatively regulate light signalling and are strong promoters of elongation growth.
Afflicted plants were characterized by excessive growth of seedlings and a decline in seed production in mature plants. Plant Physiology Biology - Dr.
This reduces the level of PIN proteins at the cell membraneand the level of auxin in the cell. Flowering Recall the hormone exercise we did? GA oxidase and GA 3-oxidase. Usually in germination, the breakdown of starch to glucose in the endosperm begins shortly after the seed is exposed to water.Afflicted plants were characterized by excessive growth of seedlings and a decline in seed production in mature plants.
The purified active compound was named for the fungus, an ascomycete Fusarium species called Gibberella fuikuroi in the sexual stage. Foolish seedling disease causes a strong elongation of rice stems and leaves and eventually causes them to topple over.
InJapanese scientist Eiichi Kurosawa identified that foolish seedling disease was caused by the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi. Later work at the University of Tokyo (notable from Yabuta, Sumiki and Hayashi).
Bakanae (バカナエ) (pronounced "ba-ka-na-eh") or bakanae disease(馬鹿苗病, バカナエビョウ, Bakanae-byou), from the Japanese for "foolish seedling", is. What is the hormone that promotes stem elongation and was first discovered while studying the "foolish seedling" disease in rice?
gibberellin Which hormone promotes cell division and lateral root formation in plants? True or False; The part of the stem above the cotyledons in a bean seedling is the epicotyl. TRUE True or False; There probably is only one.
The farmers called this “foolish seedling” disease. Japanese scientists suggested that when the fungus was present on a rice plant, the plant would grow abnormally. They also predicted that the fungus produced a chemical substance that would cause a rice plant to grow too tall and thin to support itself.Download


Sunday, July 30
Breakfast and conversation at the Hay Barn: 9:30–11:30 a.m.
Enjoy a free breakfast in the Hay Barn and a time for talking about shared interests. Options include facilitated discussions, sharing on topics of your choice, and more. We are still putting shape to this morning session, so stay tuned!
At 11:30, we’ll meet on the Farm above the Hay Barn for a Closing Circle and final reflections.
Pescadero area alumni farm tours, 12–4 p.m.
Take advantage of incredible opportunities for more learning and inspiration by visiting these amazing farms run by Apprenticeship alumni in the Pescadero area, just 35 miles north of Santa Cruz on the coast. Vans/buses will be available for transport. Choose from one of two afternoon tours:
Field Trip 1 to Fifth Crow Farm and Blue House Farm, two successful organic production farms primarily selling through direct markets:
- Fifth Crow Farm, run by three former apprentices, Teresa Kurtak, John Vars, and Mike Irving, is just in its eighth year but was featured in this year’s Successful Farmer Plenary at the Ecological Farming Conference. Come see their organic vegetables, fruit, flowers, and pastured egg operation on 80+ acres. http://fifthcrowfarm.com
- Blue House Farm, run by 2001 apprentice Ryan Casey, is an incredibly productive 50-acre organic fruit, vegetable, and flower operation now in its 12th year. Ryan works with a stellar crew that includes several former apprentices. https://bluehousefarm.com
Field Trip 2 to Pie Ranch with a focus on farm-based education programs for urban youth and beginning farmers
Pie Ranch was founded by Nancy Vail and Jered Lawson in 2003, and they have grown this working farm and educational center into a thriving hub of learning on over 80 acres. While they have a large production operation, this field trip will focus on their educational programming for urban high school students, beginning farmers, and the regional partnerships that have helped shape their center. http://www.pieranch.org/


PARK HILL, Okla., June 24, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Two hundred The Rising Sun(TM) Redbuds PP21451, from Greenleaf Nursery and Garden Debut(R), are to be planted in the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Living Legacy Tree Planting Project. The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership will host a Living Legacy Tree Planting Project ceremony on Sunday, June […]
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IRVINE, Calif., March 31, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Alegria Fresh, in collaboration with Orange County Produce, LLC and Filtrexx Corporation, announced today the launch of the ‘Farm of the Future’ hydroponic and organic farming demonstration center at the Great Park in Irvine. The demonstration center, which features high-performance urban hydroponic vertical and organic farming methods, […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Ever Irish Gifts, an e-commerce site, today announced a distinctive way to celebrate a loved one’s birthday, anniversary or marriage or to memorialize someone’s life – plant a tree in Ireland in their honor or memory.
POMONA, Calif., Jan. 13, 2014 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Marvin Robey, spokesman for Live-Silver, announced today that tests made by Live-Silver of Pomona, Calif. indicate plants grown hydroponically, as well as in soil, indicate annual plants grow to twice the height and width of control plants when 2 percent of Live-Silver’s new supercharged colloidal silver is […]
IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 30, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Orange County Produce and the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California, continues its ‘Parks without Borders’ program by offering fresh food to Orange County’s local food banks and soup kitchens. On most weekends, a group of volunteers are invited to harvest all they can to prepare […]
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 21, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Three informational events across the state with the cannabis industry’s best and brightest will be hosted by the Massachusetts Cannabis Knowledge Forum (MCKF) in association with the Northeastern Institute of Cannabis on Sept. 28-29 in Boston, Lowell and Dartmouth.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., June 26, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Alegria Fresh announced today it has partnered with Orange County Produce, LLC, to offer a locally grown, certified organic, freshly harvested summer vegetable box. Delivering on its promise to offer the freshest produce available, Alegria’s vegetable box is delivered within 24 hours of harvest and can […]
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif., April 29, 2013 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EnviroIngenuity today announced its offering of hydroponic vertical gardens for use at home. The beautiful stackable garden systems make it easy to grow delicious, nutritious, non-toxic food at home using limited space and reducing use of natural resources.
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — EnviroIngenuity today announced a partnership with Garden Supply, Inc., to represent and promote hydroponic vertical farming systems throughout the Western United States.
TUSTIN, Calif. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Two Orange County leaders in sustainability, Alegria Fresh and Bluewater Grill, are teaming up to host a natural, healing foods celebration consisting entirely of ingredients grown or harvested locally with the least environmental impact possible.


LA REVUE DU VIN DE FRANCE N°575 BOURGOGNE AUJOURD'HUI N°114
DomaineSylvain Loichet is situated in the very heart of Burgundy inChorey-les-Beaune. Since it was taken over in 2005, several changes have taken place and organic viticulturalmethods are now used throughout the vineards, in order to respect and preserve the terroirs, the ecosystem and most importantly, the health of the consumer.
The original aim has always been to express the character of the Burgundy terroirs and to create a wider, more varied range of wines. We strive to produce the healthiest grapes possible in order to limit the work needed when vinifying the grapes, thus producing pure wines that reflect their apppellations.


As a wholesaler in mineral fertilisers for agriculture, arable farming and horticulture, Triferto is at the very foundation of a significant part of the harvests in Northwest Europe. The company is a market leader in the Netherlands and also holds a very strong position in the surrounding countries. Triferto also has a major presence in far-flung countries: its export activities expand to 60 countries, as far and wide as Africa and Asia.
In addition to the wholesale function in the supply chain from producer to end user, Triferto has invested significant energy into product development and innovation. The objective: to make agriculture more sustainable in order to respond to the increasing global demand for food. The Triferto R&D department is continually engaged in improving the current fertilisers and developing new products.
“The entire logistics operation has a huge spike in the fertilising season between February and September”, says Jeroen Rossy, CEO Triferto. “We used to work regionally with many different local transporters. When we started using our own in-house developed web-based order program TrifertoWeb, we decided to look for a collaboration with domestically operating, dedicated transport specialists. That is Nijhof-Wassink for the bulk transport of granular fertilisers. We searched for a party with a professional outlook and excellent domestic coverage, and one that is familiar with a farm setting. Our companies both have a strong focus on innovation. By linking TrifertoWeb to Nijhof-Wassink’s Fertiliser Transport Portal, the time between order and delivery can be reduced even further. Nijhof-Wassink planners have insight into our online order system and can plan transport movements very efficiently. Currently it is: next day deliveries on orders before 12 noon. Generally, Nijhof-Wassink delivers the fertilisers directly to the farmer with silo trailers, which saves an enormous amount of time, processing, storage and transhipment. Fully outsourcing the transport to a specialist relieves the burden on our organisation and the warehouses. We are subsequently able to invest more time in the service to our customers even during the immensely busy peak period.”
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When it comes to discussing essential elements for plant growth, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium often steal the spotlight. However, in the list of essential plant nutrients, sulphur, with its remarkable benefits, deserves recognition. Often overlooked, this vital element plays a crucial role in the development and overall health of plants. In this article, we will uncover the importance of sulphur in plant growth and its undeniable impact on the flourishing green world around us.
Sulphur: A Powerful Ally for Plant Health
Sulphur, a naturally occurring element, is a vital nutrient necessary for the synthesis of proteins, enzymes, and vitamins within plants. Just as we rely on protein for our growth and development, plants also require an ample supply of sulphur to thrive. Although plants do not require sulphur in as large quantities as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, it is by no means a micronutrient, and it needs to be available in good quantities for optimal growth.
Sulphur deficiencies a modern problem!
Up until the 1970s sulphur deficiencies in crops were fairly rare. This was due to factors. In the developed world, sulphur was being supplied to agricultural fields as dissolved sulphur dioxide; a pollutant from a number of industrial processes. As industry has cleaned up its act, and we have moved away from coal-fired power stations, the supply of sulphur nutrition from pollution has dramatically reduced. Secondly, the organic matter content of soils has reduced. Organic matter/ humus is a good source of sulphur (and some micronutrients) for plants.
So together these two factors, reduced pollution and reduced organic matter content, have resulted in a number of crops suffering from sulphur deficiencies. However, there are two problems for growers/farmers wishing to address sulphur deficiencies. Firstly; sulphur deficiencies are hard to spot and often mistaken for signs of nitrogen or iron deficiency. This is because the main symptom is chlorosis of leaves, very similar to nitrogen deficiency. However, unlike nitrogen deficiency the chlorosis presents on younger leaves first. Unfortunately your plants may be suffering significant reductions in growth (stunting) before chlorosis become visible.
The second major hurdle to addressing sulphur deficiencies is that many ‘complete/compound’ fertilisers completely lack sulphur. This is because sulphur can react with the other nutrients in the mix, and because many of these traditional ‘old school’ fertilisers were developed before sulphur deficiency became an issue. Therefore, I strongly advise that you check the label on your fertiliser and see if it contains a good amount of sulphur. If it does not, consider supplementing the feeding of your plants with one of these three sulphur fertiliser options:
- Ammonium thiosulphate: A soluble form of soluble sulphur. Allows for both instant and medium-term sulphur release to the plants.
- Liquid Gypsum: Combines calcium and sulphur. Also flocculates (breaks up) clay soils.
- Lime Sulphur: Calcium and sulphur, but also has a sterilising effect on the plant surface and in the soil. So use when pests or diseases get out of hand. Very popular with rose growers to control Black Spot fungus.
- Epsom salts: magnesium sulphate. A good option for lawns where you want to green them up, without stimulating excessive leafy growth.
Avoid powdered sulphur as a fertiliser. It is not plant-available or soluble. Plus it is converted to sulphuric acid and acidifies the soil.
The Role of Sulphur in Plants
- Aiding in Protein Synthesis: Proteins are the building blocks of life, and sulphur plays a key role in their formation. Sulphur-containing amino acids, such as cysteine and methionine, are essential components of proteins. These amino acids provide structural stability and contribute to the functionality of enzymes, hormones, and chlorophyll molecules, thus supporting the overall growth and development of plants.
- Enhancing Nutrient Uptake and Efficiency: Sulphur promotes the efficient uptake and utilization of other essential nutrients. It aids in the absorption of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, allowing plants to maximize the benefits of these macronutrients. Sulphur also contributes to the activation of enzymes responsible for nutrient metabolism, ensuring that plants have a well-balanced diet.
- Stimulating Root Development: Strong and healthy roots are the foundation for robust plant growth. Sulphur plays a crucial role in the formation of roots by encouraging cell division, elongation, and differentiation. By facilitating root development, sulphur promotes better nutrient and water absorption, leading to overall plant vigor.
- Boosting Disease Resistance: Sulphur is known for its fungicidal and bactericidal properties. By producing chemical compounds that inhibit the growth of pathogens, sulphur enhances the plant’s natural defense mechanisms. This reduces the risk of diseases caused by fungi, bacteria, and certain pests, ensuring healthier plants and higher crop yields.
- Contributing to Flavor and Aroma: In addition to its essential functions in plant growth, sulphur also plays a role in enhancing the flavor and aroma of certain crops. For example, it is responsible for the distinctive taste and aroma of onions, garlic, and cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and cabbage. Sulphur compounds contribute to the pungent and aromatic qualities that make these foods so appealing.
While often overshadowed by other essential nutrients, sulphur is undeniably critical for plant growth and overall plant health. From protein synthesis and nutrient uptake to root development and disease resistance, the role of sulphur is multifaceted and essential for the flourishing of plant life. By recognising the significance of this hidden hero, farmers and gardeners can unlock its full potential to cultivate healthier crops, promote sustainable agriculture, and nourish the world with bountiful harvests.


Zero Waste Vegetable box
you can get “Zero waste” and organic vegetable box from SHO Farm.
we deliver vegetables without any plastic.
To order the vegetable box, let me know the following information.
1 the date you want get the vegetable box. you can choose from Wednesday or Friday or Saturday.
3 choose vegetable box size (2000 yen vegetable box or 3000 yen vegetable box)
2000 yen vegetable box
3000 yen vegetable box
If you live with more than 4 people of family, 3,000 yen box is recommended.
4 delivery time (AM, 12-14, 14-16, 16-18, 18-20 o’clock)
5 phone number
shipping fee is the follows.
Kanto area including Tokyo 900-1200yen (depends on vegetable box size and season)
Kawasaki 935 yen
Kamakura 880 yen
Yokohama 770 yen
Hayama 350 yen
Yokosuka 200-600 yen
We ask the first customers to pay the fee first.
After we check the money, we send you our veggie box.
You can pay at the post office below or internet banking.
Branch Name: 028
Beneficiary account type: Saving account
Beneficiary account (7 digit):0924359
Account name: 仲野翔
Please let me know after you pay.
You can choose every week or every two weeks after the first vegetable box.
We are going to bill the end of the month after the first vegetable box.
If you want to skip our veggie box, let us know unless 3 days before shipping. We don’t bill when you skip.


For Lara Lepionka, there is one goal: having the message of healthy eating and local growing take root.
Like most big ideas, Backyard Growers was born of necessity.
It was 2008 and Lara Lepionka’s family, like countless others, felt the sudden, debilitating hammer of the Great Recession. Suddenly, luxuries were out the window and daily necessities took on a level of never-before-seen paucity.
“Like our neighbors and so many others across the nation, it didn’t feel like we had one iota of control over our finances,” she says. “We decided to do what we could control: grow our own food.”
So she rolled up her sleeves and stuck her hands in the dirt, seeding, watering and cultivating her own food from a small raised-bed garden in her Gloucester backyard. She admits that her agricultural career didn’t start with a green thumb out of the gate—“I basically Googled it”—but after enough trial and error and self-learning, her garden became the envy of their hamlet. Neighbors knocked on Lara’s doors, eager to glean gardening tips.
That’s when the (plant) bulb went on over her head: here was a perfect opportunity to make a difference in her community. Basic word-of-mouth gave way to a more codified initiative to spread the love of DIY agronomy; in 2010, Backyard Growers launched as a program of the Cape Ann Farmers’ Market.
With capacity-building support from The Food Project the program flourished, and in 2015 Backyard Growers became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization serving low-to-moderate income families in Gloucester and children in the district schools. Today, Backyard Growers serves over 130 families, operates seven community gardens and spreads the word of gardening and healthy eating in eight Gloucester schools.
“In Gloucester, one out of six of our residents use The Open Door food pantry,” she says. “And 44% of kids are eligible for federal food and reduced lunch. Four of our census tracks are considered poverty tracks or food deserts.”
Women in Action, the women’s leadership group of the North Shore United Way, has been there since the beginning, helping to scale up the organization with funding when it first started and lending its name and advocacy to fortify its position in the community. Additionally, Backyard Growers has made appearances at Women in Action events.
“They’ve been with us throughout the process,” Lara says. “And it goes beyond just being a funder. United Way and Women in Action have been more of a partner and a collaborator in our shared goals. It’s been a meaningful relationship.”
Backyard Growers is flourishing, cultivating a strong relationship with the school system and food service program, which allows the message of healthy eating and home growing to spread to kids. Lara has seen her staff grow from two (herself and a FoodCorps service member) to four, aided by the addition of AmeriCorps MassLIFT service members as well as a legion of like-minded volunteers, all motivated by the same vision of a healthy, self-reliant Gloucester.


Slug damage can ruin the appearance of lush, foliage plants, flowers and vegetables. Among others, hostas , dahlias and peas are regularly eaten, which can make them difficult to grow in areas where slugs are common. While you could choose to grow a range of slug-proof plants , like rodgersia and brunnera , slugs may also be repelled from your container-grown plants if you fix copper tape to your pots. Copper tape is thin, easy to cut and simple to apply. Plus, it will gradually turn green over time, giving it an attractive aged look. Follow our step-by-step guide, below, to protecting your plants from slug damage with copper tape.
How to deter slugs with copper tape
Copper Against Slugs and Snails: Rings, Tape, Wire, Mesh | Does it work?
Does copper tape stop slugs and snails? Here’s the video evidence…
A chemical reaction happens when they crawl over the metal, which causes unpleasant feelings on their skin. Since the width of the tape seemed a bit too narrow, I glued three lines next to each other to create a 2-inch 5cm wide copper barrier. The tape barrier repelled all of the snails, and most of the slugs turned around immediately after coming into contact with the copper.
Last year I conducted some tests to disprove the value of egg shells, pistachio nut shells, hair and chilli powder in preventing slugs and snails from eating our plants, all were easily crossed by snails. Young chopped brambles were a surprise snail barrier success though. Could this somehow be why copper works as a snail barrier? Well no… but here I explain more about snails and their relationship with copper.


Agave attenuata, more commonly known as the Foxtail Agave, Swan’s neck agave, Lion’s tail, or Dragon-Tree Agave, is a lovely evergreen succulent with a rosette of silvery-green leaves which grows on the top of a thick stem.
When it flowers, it produces an arching stem with masses of yellow flowers. The plant will flower in summer and the flower stem can reach a height of 5 feet.
How to Grow Foxtail Agave
In areas with mild winters and warm summers, Agave attenuata can be grown outdoors. It prefers to receive a fair amount of sunlight but requires a little protection from the really hot afternoon sun. It’s the ideal plant for rockeries, slopes and as an edging plant when mass planted.
This Agave is also suitable for container growing and this is preferred in areas that experience very cold winters as this plant is frost-tender. When growing indoors, make sure that you place the plant in a bright spot that receives plenty of indirect light.
How to Propagate Agave attenuata
Agave attenuata produces offsets from the base of the plant and these are ideal for propagation. You can sever these from the mother plant with some roots attached if there are any. Place these into a pot filled with well-drained potting mix. Keep moist but not too wet until you start to see some new growth appear. The best time to remove these offsets is in the cooler months when the plant is dormant.
Sometimes Agave will also produce stolons. These are lateral stems that grow close to the ground and will set down roots to produce new plants. You can cut these away from the mother plant and pot them up to form a new plant.
Care and Maintenance
Foxtail agave is one of those plants that virtually thrives on neglect. It requires very little maintenance except for some regular watering during the warmer months. Here are some Agave care tips:
Agave attenuata likes well-drained soil that is slightly acidic and not compacted. It grows best in loamy or sandy soil.
If you’re growing this Agave in a pot, which it’s well suited to, use a quality potting mix that is free-draining.
Don’t let the soil dry out during the warmer months. However, you can give the plant less water in the fall and keep it dry in the winter. In fact, this Agave is quite drought-tolerant.
When growing in containers, don’t let the roots sit in water. During the warmer weather, water when the top inch or two of soil feels dry. Keep the plant dry in winter when it’s dormant and then water again as you see it produce new growth in the spring.
When grown outdoors or in a quality potting mix, foxtail agave plant doesn’t require any additional fertilization.
Agave attenuata prefers to grow in full sun but needs some protection from wind and likes to be sheltered from the very hot afternoon sun.
Temperature and Humidity
This Agave is frost tender so must be moved indoors or into a sheltered position if you get very cold winters. It does not tolerate temperatures below 28 degrees Fahrenheit.
Agave attenuata does not require any pruning except to remove any dry or dead leaves when necessary.
Pest and diseases
The most common pest that might be found on your Agave is the scale insect. This can easily be wiped off with a damp cloth dipped in insecticidal soap or neem oil.
Foxtail agave is a hardy succulent that is very easy to grow. It can be grown outside in areas that experience only mild winters. Otherwise, the plant is best grown in a pot and moved indoors when the temperatures start to drop.
It only requires minimal water in the summer months and no extra water in winter when the plant becomes dormant.


Thursday, September 29, 2011
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
There is growing concern over this year’s grape harvest and desired ripeness. Here is the Grumpy Winemaker’s best guess.
As of August 31, 2011 we have accumulated 1882 growing degree days (GDD) in the Rattlesnake Hills. Véraison seems to be in full gear finally and we are getting some sugar. In fact, my Black Manukas are California ripe. (California ripe is defined by the stuff you buy in the grocery store and is never really very sweet because it was picked early for shipping.) In a week they should be edible.
Since the failure of Global Warming, which is now climate change, here is my prediction: In the past five years between September 1 and October 15, we have averaged 465 GDD. The least was in 2007 with 417 GDD and the most was 2010 with 498. Taking the average and adding it to the current GDD I get 2347 GDD for 2011. That is my prediction for the Rattlesnake Hills and I am sticking to it.
2300 GDD is the minimum in my experience for ripening Bordeaux varieties beyond vegetative flavors. In other words, we will squeak by and harvest everything by November 1.
I did not have time to do the calculations for other areas. Red Mountain, Wahluke, and Horse Heaven should be fine. Prosser Flats, on the other hand might be a bit short.


We recently dipped our toes into the world of hop-farming, working closely with a Hatton farmer on dwarf Pioneer variety trials. We also called on the expertise of Sandra Gordon & Euan Caldwell from The James Hutton Institute during this process. The James Hutton Institute carried out a four year trial (2014 - 2018) to determine the feasibility of Scottish hops as a viable commercial crop. We look to use this research to inform the six°north homegrown hop programme going forward.
Pioneer is a British hop variety, originally released in 1996. It is a high alpha, high yielding variety and has grapefruit and herbal characteristics. We chose to trial dwarf hop varieties simply because they are easier to manage, will still flower and can have a lot of breadth.
The team are very pleased with the progress our hops have made to date…we're due to harvest them in a few weeks time. We’re expecting a small crop in our first year but we are hopeful for a significantly larger yield in 2020.


Soil amendment/ remediation
Carbogenics aims to ensure that any spent carbon products can be used as plant fertiliser and soil amender in full accordance with a waste-free circular economy future policy.
We also possess extensive experience in devolving tailored carbons (biochars) for soil amendment and remediation. Exemplary applications are soil restauration, immobilisation of heavy metals and bioaugmented degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soils.
Just 60,000 tonnes of CreChar® added to the Anaerobic Digestion plants can save the UK 618,000 tonnes of CO2.
We save carbon at every step of the way:
We save carbon at every step of the way.


- Photosynthesis: plants produce organic substances from carbon dioxide and light energy.
- To achieve it, plants use organs found in plant cells, called chloroplasts, which contain a pigment known as chlorophyll that gives plants their characteristic green color.
- The chlorophyll in the chloroplasts allows light to be trapped (they capture sunlight), which, combined with the carbon dioxide absorbed by the plant’s stomata, helps transform the raw sap into processed sap.
- During photosynthesis, the plant splits water molecules absorbed from the soil into hydrogen and oxygen.
- During photosynthesis, plants use light energy to produce glucose from simple inorganic molecules (carbon dioxide and water).
Everyone has heard the concept of photosynthesis.
Why? Because it is one of the main processes that allow living things to exist on planet earth.
Plants, unlike animals, can produce their food.
They achieve this thanks to a process known as photosynthesis, in which plants produce organic substances from carbon dioxide and light energy.
This process also allows them to grow and develop and to generate oxygen. Thus, photosynthesis is, in all probability, the most relevant chemical process on Earth, since, without it, life on our planet would not be possible.
But let’s talk in more detail about photosynthesis and what it consists of to understand why it is so important.
What is photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process that all plants, trees, algae and some bacteria carry out to feed themselves..
How do plants accomplish this process?
To achieve it, plants use organs found in plant cells, called chloroplasts, which contain a pigment known as chlorophyll that gives plants their characteristic green color.
It also helps them capture light energy to transform it into chemical energy.
The pigment called chlorophyll is green. This causes the leaves of plants to have a green color generally.
During this process, gaseous oxygen is generated and released into the environment.
For what is photosynthesis?
As we have already seen, photosynthesis serves, in principle, for plants to feed themselves, by synthesizing organic matter from light energy.
Thanks to this process, plants provide oxygen and renew the air, eliminating carbon dioxide or CO2.
How and where does it take place?
The photosynthesis process, which is how plants obtain energy, is divided into four main stages:
Absorption:Roots absorb water and minerals from the soil.
Circulation: Nutrients circulate from the roots to the leaves through the stem.
Photosynthesis takes place in the leaves, which are oriented towards the light to carry it out. The chlorophyll in the chloroplasts allows light to be trapped (they capture sunlight), which, combined with the carbon dioxide absorbed by the plant’s stomata, helps transform the raw sap into processed sap.
Feeding: oxygen does produce during the process, which does expel by the leaves. Oxygen is equivalent to post-feeding waste. It is here that electron chain transport and carbon dioxide fixation occurs.
Respiration:This process occurs both during the day and at night. During the day, with the presence of sunlight, the leaves photosynthesize and release oxygen. At night, with no light to absorb, plants are limited to respiration only.
There are several essential factors that contribute to photosynthesis. Let’s make a detailed explanation of each of them.
What components does photosynthesis need to develop?
Here are the elements required for photosynthesis to take place correctly:
Without light, plants cannot photosynthesize, even if there is enough water and carbon dioxide in the environment.
If the light is scarce, photosynthesis proceeds more slowly.
Carbon dioxide concentration
Carbon dioxide is a necessary reactant for the process to occur.
During photosynthesis, the plant splits water molecules absorbed from the soil into hydrogen and oxygen. As a result of this reaction, oxygen is released into the environment, while hydrogen does use in other processes.
During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide combines with the released hydrogen, and together they form glucose.
The chemical reactions that combine carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose do control by enzymes, which brings us to the fourth determining factor.
All enzyme-controlled reactions are affected by temperature.
At low temperatures, the rate of photosynthesis does limit by the number of molecular collisions between enzymes and substrates.
At high temperatures, enzymes do denature, which means that their structure and functions do alter.
Chlorophyll is indispensable for absorbing the light energy required to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.
Leaves that contain more chlorophyll are better able to absorb light.
Plants in poor lighting conditions synthesize more chlorophyll to absorb the amount of light they require.
Some plant diseases can affect the amount of chlorophyll and, therefore, their ability to photosynthesize.
Minerals and nutrients
Last but not least, successful photosynthesis requires healthy plants.
This is achieved through the intervention of certain minerals and nutrients necessary for healthy plant growth.
Nitrogen, sulfate, phosphate, iron, magnesium, calcium, and potassium are required in substantial amounts to synthesize amino acids, proteins, coenzymes, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and ribonucleic acid (RNA), chlorophyll, and other pigments.
Other elements such as manganese, copper, and chloride are also necessary for photosynthesis. Likewise, some other trace elements do need various non-photosynthetic functions in plants.
How is photosynthesis initiated?
Light is composed of photons. The chloroplasts capture the photons thanks to the chlorophyll they contain.
At the same time, the plant feeds itself through the roots. They absorb water and minerals that travel through the stem.
From the environment, plants absorb carbon dioxide.
The light absorbed by the chloroplasts helps the plant to split water molecules easily.
Hydrogen forms glucose from this splitting, which transforms into other organic compounds such as sucrose, starch, lipids, proteins, and cellulose.
Oxygen is discarded and is what we end up breathing.
In addition, during the process, a fundamental molecule for living organisms is synthesized: ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate, which is the primary source of energy for living beings.
Why is it important?
Thanks to photosynthesis, humans obtain most of the oxygen we need to breathe. We, in turn, exhale carbon dioxide, which plants need.
In addition, humans need all kinds of plants for food.
Other important contributions of photosynthesis:
Photosynthesis makes it possible to produce organic matter from inorganic matter. Then, this organic matter will be processed and transmitted from one living being to another through the trophic chains.
Photosynthesis is fundamental to transforming the primitive and anaerobic atmosphere into an anaerobic atmosphere.
The energy stored in fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas depends on photosynthesis.
Plant products such as wood, rubber, grasses, medicines, resin, and oils are derived from photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis contributes to the necessary balance between autotrophs and heterotrophs.
Thanks to photosynthesis, CO2 produced by animals and decay processes can be reused and synthesized. Otherwise, CO2 or carbon dioxide would saturate the planet, which would have fatal consequences for life on the earth.
How does photosynthesis produce energy?
During photosynthesis, plants use light energy to produce glucose from simple inorganic molecules (carbon dioxide and water)..
Similarly, this reaction can do used to generate alternative fuels. This reaction may be possible by exploiting the splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen.
The combustion of molecular hydrogen, H2, with oxygen produces heat, water, and moisture.
Once obtained, hydrogen could also do used to obtain methanol, a viable substitute for petroleum.
Who discovered photosynthesis? A bit of history…
The first recorded hypothesis about photosynthesis dates back to Ancient Greece. It belongs to Aristotle, who suggested that sunlight was somehow closely related to the green color of plants. However, he eventually forgot his theory.
Later, Empedocles of Agrigento, another famous Greek philosopher, proposed that plants fed on air, which they assimilated through some internal process.
His theory would be refuted, paradoxically, by Aristotle himself and by one of his disciples, the native of Eresus, Tirtamus, better known as Theophrastus, who maintained that all plant food was derived from the air, which plants assimilated through some kind of internal process.
It was not until the 17th century that the English clergyman Stephen Hales, considered by all to be the father of plant physiology, took up both theories in his work published in 1727, Statique des végétaux. In this study, Hales made the first records of the movement of water in plants and succeeded in demonstrating that they used the air that penetrated the leaves of plants as a source of food.
Stephen Hales’ studies influenced another English clergyman, Joseph Priestley, who is credited with the discovery of oxygen and who claimed, among other things, that oxygen was produced by plants by a process the reverse of animal respiration.
To arrive at these conclusions, Priestley based himself on an experiment with a candle, which he had placed in a closed container and burned until the container could no longer support combustion. He then placed a sprig of peppermint in the vessel. He found that, after several days, the peppermint had produced some substance that enabled the air confined in the boat to support combustion again.
Such a substance, it turned out, was oxygen.
In 1779, the Dutch physician Jan Ingenhousz expanded on Priestley’s work, demonstrating that the plant had to be exposed to light to produce oxygen. He also showed that this process required the presence of the plant’s green tissues.
Strictly speaking, Ingenhousz, based on all the previous studies, made the greatest advances in demonstrating the process of photosynthesis in plants. It was based on his studies that later scientists were able to extend this knowledge.
Years later, German professor Ferdinand Gustav Gustav Julius von Sachs would discover chloroplasts and develop a basic equation to represent photosynthesis.
Can houseplants photosynthesize?
As we have explained, if plants primarily need sunlight to photosynthesize, how can houseplants carry out photosynthesis?
This is because houseplants do not need direct sunlight. They only need a few hours of daylight (through a window, for example) to carry out this process correctly.
Many of them benefit from not being exposed to direct sunlight, especially during the warmer months.
Bibliography and references
Book: The Mechanism of Photosynthesis, by Charles Percival Whittingham (1976).
Book: Manual de Practicas de Fotosintesis, by Rosa Rodés García, Collazo Ortega, Margarita (2006).
Book: Bioquímica de los microorganismos, Ramon Parés i Farràs, Antonio Juárez Giménez (1997).
Book: Biology: Concepts and Relationships, Neil A. Campbell (2001).
Article: Conceptual errors in biology. The photosynthesis of green plants. H Astudillo Pombo, A Gené – Enseñanza de las Ciencias, 1984 – ddd.uab.cat
Article: Photosynthetic pigments, more than just capturing light for photosynthesis. EM Reol – Ecosystems Magazine, 2003.
Article: Photosynthesis, photoprotection, productivity and abiotic stress: some case studies by Tambussi, Eduardo Alberto (2005).


Agriculture and clean energy production can coexist
promising ruling for the entire electricity production and agricultural sectors is issued from the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Lecce, and which, according to the principles set out, appears to be capable of opening a real front on a larger national scale. The Ruling of the Regional Administrative Tribunal (TAR) of Salento (no. 248 of 11.02.2022), in acceptance of the appeal submitted by HEPV18, which is part-owned by Heliopolis, Energie and Museum based in Trentino Alto Adige and represented by their lawyer Saverio Sticchi Damiani, has finally acknowledged that while in the case of photovoltaic systems tout court the ground is made impermeable, the growth of vegetation is prevented and the agricultural land therefore loses all its productive potential, in agrivoltaics, the systems are positioned directly on higher and well-spaced poles in order to allow the ground below to be cultivated and to allow farm machinery to be used for the planned crops. The surface of the ground therefore remains permeable,can be reached by the sun and rain, and is usable for agricultural production.


Our operations and products
EuroChem is Russia’s largest mineral fertilizer producer and is a top ten agrochemical company globally by nutrient capacity. We produce nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers, as well as certain organic synthesis products and iron ore.
Our corporate strategy is to become a top five global fertilizer producer by profitability and nutrient capacity. We will achieve this through acquisitions and organic growth, particularly in our potash business, while increasing our cost advantage through further vertical integration and efficiency improvements.
In 2013, we manufactured 5.0m tonnes of mineral fertilizers (by nutrient). Of this total, 2.8m tonnes are nitrogen-based and over 1.0m tonnes are phosphate-based.
Where we operate
Our production and logistics operations are in Belgium, Estonia, Lithuania, and Russia and in 2013 we started developing mining operations in Kazakhstan. Also in 2013, we announced plans to investigate production operations in China and the USA. We have core administration offices in Brazil, Russia, Switzerland and the USA and sell our products in over 100 countries through our sales centres in China, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Singapore, Spain and Turkey.
A company that holds business interests beneficially for Andrey Melnichenko and his family ultimately owns 92.2% of EuroChem Group SE, which owns 87.36% of EuroChem MCC. Dmitry Strezhnev, Chief Executive Officer of EuroChem MCC, is the beneficiary of the remaining 7.8% of EuroChem Group SE.
Our three main functions
The company is divided into three main functions:
- Production of nitrogen, phosphate and compound fertilizers, organic synthesis products, mineral feedstock and planned production of potash fertilizers
- Sales of our products through distributors and agricultural centres in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, the USA and Brazil
- Transport and logistics through wholly-owned rail, port and shipping assets.
Our business advantages
- Ownership of feedstock sources such as phosphates/apatite, gas and potash (planned).
- Vertical integration from feedstock through production and logistics, including repair and maintenance and construction.
- production of iron ore concentrate as a by-product of apatite extraction at Kovdorskiy (up to 5.7 MMT of iron ore annually).
- Access to competitively priced natural gas in Russia.
- planned potash production with access to Black Sea ports.
- Flexibility in production with a comprehensive and developing range, allowing us to maximise margins and respond to market demand.
We sell more than 100 types of fertilizer product, including some for which we are the sole Russian producer. All of these products are tested and certified against national and international agrochemical standards.
Our three core product groups are:
Nitrogen fertilizers – including anhydrous ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and urea-ammonium nitrate solution (UAN). Nitrogen is the motor of plant growth. As the essential constituent of proteins, it is involved in all major processes of plant development and yield formation.
Phosphate fertilizers – including Monoammonium phosphate (MAP), Diammonium phosphate (DAP), Ammonium-phosphate-sulphate fertilizer (NPS) and Ordinary superphosphate. Phosphorus performs a key role in the transfer of energy. It is essential for photosynthesis and is indispensable for cell development and tissues that form a plant’s growing points.
Potassium (usually referred to as potash) – potassium activates more than 60 enzymes (the chemical substances that govern life and are vital for carbohydrate and protein synthesis). It also improves a plant’s water regime and increases tolerance to drought, frost, salinity and disease.
Our product advantages
✓ Partnerships with the world’s largest manufacturers
✓ Advanced water-soluble fertilizers
✓ Customised mixed fertilizers
✓ Direct soil application through precision technology
✓ Packaging, storage and delivery capability
✓ Global best practice in quality and production processes
✓ Market- and customer-focus
✓ Soil analysis and mapping capability
✓ Agrochemical services capability – offering yield and application advice through our network of 25 agricultural centres.
The consolidation of EuroChem Antwerpen and EuroChem Agro in 2012 marked our first cross-border integration of Western European assets into our predominantly Russian portfolio. These acquisitions have provided us with an extended speciality fertilizer product offering and a well-established global distribution platform. EuroChem is now operating in 102 countries.
Mineral raw materials
Apatite concentrate is used to make phosphate, compound fertilizers, phosphoric acid and feed phosphates. Iron ore concentrate is used to make cast iron. Baddeleyite powder is used to make refractory and abrasive materials. Aluminium fluoride is used in aluminium manufacture, glass-making, optics and tanning industries.
Acids – including phosphoric, sulphuric and nitric acids.
Organic synthesis products – including methanol, synthetic acetic acid, butanol, polyvinyl alcohol, methyl acetate, paint and varnish solvent.
Industrial gases – including gaseous and liquid argon, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon dioxide, solid carbon dioxide (dry ice).
Other products – including food-grade crystallised urea, food-grade acetic acid, commercial acetone and flotation agent (sebacic acid).
We produce a wide range of other useful materials related to our core products. These include:
Compound fertilizers – including NPK fertilizer and NPK universal.
Feed phosphates – used as effective and environmentally benign fodder supplements in animal husbandry and aviculture. They do not contain any heavy metals.


Herbs carry the centuries old reputation as part of the savory owing to their unique flavors. They are used as fresh or dried in different kinds of food and drinks. Equal importance is given for herbs in natural medicines because of the healing properties displayed by their flowers, leaves or roots. In reality gardeners grow these herbs more often not because of the medicinal use or the culinary, but because of the beauty they provide to the garden. Most of the herbs are easily grown and does not need much extra attention. The herbs mostly prefer to grow in well-drained soil. This becomes a limiting factor in some of the conventional types of garden. Under such situations one can consider the use of raised garden beds that is highly recommended over the ordinary garden. The elevated garden beds give a better appearance for these herbs as ornamental plants.
Some popular Mediterranean herbs like rosemary, winter savory and lavender comes under woody plants that prefer well drained soil for their maximum growth. Lack of proper drainage leads to standing water that can damage the root system in these herbs. The herbs are happy with heavy soil like the clay soil and with a lot of organic matter added to it. All these conditions are easily accomplished through the use of raised garden bed. The amount of sunlight and warmth are also factors that contribute for the better growth of the plants. The herbs are a group of plants which show a natural disease resistance character due to the presence of the essential oils in them. But in the gardens they are at times attacked by pests as they grow in a stressed condition. The crowding together of plants is one such condition that affects the health of the plant.
The raised garden bed is a condition in which a box that is open at the top and bottom is filled with the soil and fixed on the land, which is used to grow plants. This helps to provide a controlled environment for the plants as the gardener is able to maintain the area inside the box easily. As the box is open at the bottom the question of water logging does not arise. The proper drainage system is much useful to maintain the warmth of the soil. This is very much necessary for the growth of herbs.
Some of the herbs are annuals, so they need to be replanted every year. Such tasks are simpler in elevated garden beds as they do not cause much strain to the gardener. Herbs can be grouped based on their nutrient needs and can be planted in separate boxes. This makes it easy for the maintenance of soil conditions required for each one, like the pH and organic matters. The attack from rodents or any other creepers found in the garden soil is prevented in the case of the raised garden bed. The gardener can properly space the herbs and can help in their better growth under ideal conditions.