Fabrice Rolando is a market vegetable grower at the western base of the Blue Mountains (just near Hartley NSW). I would say I’ve driven past his turn-off thousands of times in my life but never had an inkling of what was down there. Tim and I were even married in Hartley – just think, I could have had a bouquet of baby veg instead of flowers!
Fabrice grows open-pollinated, organic vegetables, herbs, berries and fruits to order. The farm is below Mount Piddington, in Little Hartley and covers 40-acres with about 2.2kms of prepared and mounded garden beds currently on the grow. South African-born, (with much of his childhood spent in Mauritius) he’s also a landscape gardener (the business is called Blue Mountains Horticulture) and happily married father of three.
Under the banner of First Farm Organics, Fabrice grows everything from white Japanese turnips (above) to garlic, salt bush, purple curly kale, lamb’s sorrel, French sorrel, red veined sorrel leaves (below), bronze fennel leaf, salsify, purple, green and white asparagus, baby and small cartots (white, yellow, orange and purple), society garlic flowers (the pink ones are a couple of pictures down) and loads more. This garden is incredible.
And if you think that’s cool (but isn’t it!) – Fabrice is now offering something extra. “I want my customers to receive the most nutrient dense produce possible so am doing ‘live’ salad and herb pots to order.” Fabrice will plant a big terracotta pot of mixed salad greens, micro herbs or whatever the chef/cafe/customers wants then deliver and maintain them too.
So if you want a living, beautiful pot of mizuna, Japanese mustard leaf, oak leaf, perilla leaf and baby lettuce leaf to snip from when needed, just call Fabrice (0414 475 834). Or perhaps a big pot of corn salad (mache), which has the most wonderful sweet and nutty flavour. Or maybe a pot of lemon balm would be more your style? Or lambs sorrel? “When I deliver the pots I train my customers in how to snip the leaves from the outside in so they grow back nicely.”
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No matter if you’re an experienced grower or just starting out with your first indoor growing venture; you need a reliable and quality LED grow light for your plant.
In this Viparspectra V300 300W LED Grow Light Review, we’re going to talk all about this LED model in detail.
Yeah, some good, some bad; but everything will be discussed in detail so that you could make your choice wisely.
Moreover, this is not random discussion about features, rather it’s a combination of groups of people’s opinion regarding this Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light.
So, let’s start with a brief summary about product with help of this technical specification & details.
Yeah, we believe that by now you’re completely familiar about technical detailing of the product. Our aim in this Viparspectra V300 300W LED Review is to help you understanding working of each feature along with how it effects in actual grow space.
So, let’s start with discussion about each feature that we have curated from actual weed cultivators.
Features & Working Results :- Viparspectra V300 LED Grow Light Review
Do you think the brand name Viparspectra needs an introduction?
Yeah, obviously NO! As, its quiet famous and you might have already heard about them from your friends and fellow growers.
Hence, we’ll skip introduction and will start with direct discussion about what actually matters from our plant’s health and growth perspective.
Durability & Quality Standards :- Measuring Capability To Stand Out.
Viparspectra is a well known brand for their quality control and product testing prior to shipment.
Yeah, each product delivered to a user is already tested in their lab for different kind of tests.
Now, if we talk about body build up and design sense then we’d just say that, “It’s commendable.”
Yeah, we mean looking at price no one would expect this level of quality in a product.
Starting from outer panel to inner parts everything is of top notch quality in this viparspectra V300 300W LED Grow light.
This 300W LED is equipped with a fire resistant iron housing on it’s outer body. While inner diodes, drivers, circuits, PCBs and switches are manufactured by either their own production house of by well known manufacturers such as Bridgelux & EpiLEDs.
All in all, for build up, design & quality’s perspective you could be assured for best on the market in this Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light.
Growing Caliber :- Spectral Effects & Photosynthesis
The key point towards successful growing experience lies in spectral capacity of the grow light on the plants.
Yeah, as we all know, purpose of an LED grow light is to provide with everything that outdoor plants absorbs from a real sunlight.
Now, if we look at Spectral caliber of this panel in this Viparspectra V300 Review then it comprises all 11 essential bands that’s been observed in real sunlight during different researches.
Yeah, this grow light is equipped with 60 pcs of 5W LEDs in which 12 different shades could be found.
Talking about ratio of two most vital bands RED & Blue then it is of around 4:6. Also, 4 PCs of IR chips are there on the panel to boost cell building and help in improving respiration process of plants.
Moreover, LEDs are supported by high quality reflector cups and placed at 90°& 120° mixed angle. Well, in technical terms this way effect of produced light will be maximized to some decent level.
Also, 90° LEDs will help in delivering direct light over plant canopies without getting spread so plants will be able to absorb as much light as possible. Yeah, result would be improvised process of photosynthesis.
Density, Lightloss And Brightness :- Measuring All Three With PAR/PPFD Readings.
You might have heard about this opinion repeatedly from well known indoor growing experts that having a complete 12 band spectrum don’t just does the job, it should be delivered to the plants to its full potential.
Well, what it means is a light might be producing an effect that’s required by plants but if plants at particular distance won’t be able to absorb it then it will go waste.
To check whether required amount of light is going to get absorbed by plants or not? There are few standards and measurements that helps in checking it.
Yeah, it’s PAR which is abbreviation of photo-active radiation.
Now, if we talk about test results provided by this light in this Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light Review, then we got on average 412 uMol from 18” height while 237 uMol from 24” height.
Moreover, we got LCP of 50 uMol at 1.5 ft boundary. Confused?
Let me explain!LCP means at least 50 uMol of PAR readings which is essential for plants. So, it becomes vital to measure light density at longest distance where at least 50 uMol is delivered even after spreading.
In shorter words plants placed outside 1.5’ radius from center point won’t get required amount of light and will result in to weak plants.
Ideal Coverage :- For How Much Area These Light Is Recommended?
As discussed in previous point, this grow light’s LCP lies at around 1.5’ of radius from height of 18”.
So yeah, while getting denser and effective light during blooming you could obtain on or around 1.5’ X 1.5’ of coverage area from height of 18”.
Moreover, Our plants during vegetation don’t require as much dense light as it requires during blooming.
So, you could hang it at higher distance up to 24” and from that height you could achieve around 2’ X 2’ of coverage space for your plants in vegetation or seedling. However, if you’re looking for bigger coverage then we’ve also compiled a list of best LED grow lights for 4X4 grow tent so check it out.
Moreover, these are ideal and recommended area that could be enlighten using quality light from plant’s health perspective.
Also, if you’re a beginner and not sure about whether you’ll keep same grow area or will extend it in future then there is a daisy chain port available on its backside which will provide you with freedom of extension.
So yeah, depending on your requirements and observation you could further test it from different heights and could get more or less area to be covered based on your experiments.
Power Hunger :- What It Takes To Provide Quality?
Upon knowing its price, first thought we came across was it must be costly in longer run.
Yeah, that was just a thought and reality is entirely different for all of our experts who were there in testing this 300W LED grow light by viparspectra.
For optimal performance and utmost quality Viparspectra 300W LED grow light just demands on or around 135W from you.
Yeah, comparatively it’s lower than most of 300W LED grow lights available on the market at this price and with this level of quality and potential.
Also, this grow light is suitable for all indoor growers among USA as well as Canada as it requires ideally 100-240V AC input power socket for functioning which is available in both of above mentioned countries.
Yeah, we’re glad to mention it here in this Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light Review, that it is not just an affordable LED grow light from upfront cost’s perspective but it is indeed affordable from longer run usage’s perspective as well.
Cooling & Additional Notes :- Anything To Sniff Around?
Yeah, anyone growing under a heat production machine is leaving their plants alone for disasters.
Ideally, plants in its natural grow surrounding and environment will have well balanced atmosphere around them.
But, story will be different when you decides to grow a weed plant inside your house and that too in a packed grow room.
Yeah, different props and tools you use might be producing some heat and things could go wrong at any time.
But, while using Viparspectra V300 LED Grow Light you could be assured of stable and balanced temperature as it is equipped with well researched heat prevention techniques.
Yeah, panel features a silently operating and heavy duty fan on its backside along with highly reliable heat sink to dissipate heat perfectly.
Yeah, noticed that product weight in our specification? A large portion of it is denoted for fan only.
Moreover, light operates on frequency of 50-60Hz which is utmost ideal for an indoor growing LED grow light.
Support & After sales :- Viparspectra Team Is Always There To Back You Up. Is It True?
Well, with almost 6 years experience in indoor growing, I could say that failures are part of the journey but a solid and experienced team is must to help you out during your tough times.
Now, if we talk specifically about viparspectra then 6 out of 10 people in experts team has used their products in past and out of those 6 only 1 have faced some technical failures while using it.
Yeah, rate of failure is very low if we compare this brand with some of newly launched brands.
Moreover, that 1 issue was not something that resulted into going this product in trash can as he just approached the support center and got decent support.
Yeah, all products by viparspectra comes with 3 years manufacturer’s warranty and 30 days satisfaction or return policy.
Also, good thing is they have local support centers available in USA and you could get your product repaired with no time at all.
Why Some People Are Resisting To Go For Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light?
True! Some people are a bit disappointed with the product for some reasons. So, we took a step forward and approached them to know their reasons.
Here’s what we got as an issue in general.
This grow light just provides an ON/OFF switch and there is no controls available for phase specific lighting. Remember! We said, it’s a beginner level light.
Moreover, some are just not sure because this light is capable of covering only 1.5’ X 1.5’ of grow space during bloom. Yeah, their confusion is valid but fact is there is no other light with larger potential available in this wattage and pricing segment.
Moreover, a daisy port is available for such people who want to expand their horizon with large grow area in future.
Apart from these two reasons there is no other reasons we found from people. Also, we tried to look for people who’ve doubt regarding quality and hence not buying this product but we failed miserable in coming across such person.
Pros & Cons – Viparspectra V300 300W LED Grow Light Review
What Makes Viparspectra V300 LED grow light an Ideal Choice For Beginners?
As far as this Viparspectra 300W LED Review is concerned, we’d say that user friendliness and quality these two key points is enough for justifying this LED grow light as an ideal choice for beginners.
Yeah, we’d happily agree that mode switches and dimmers are great from comforts point of view but fact is you should have experience about using it.
If not! Use what brand suggest. Yeah, this viparspectra 300W model comes with all ideal and uniform outputs that are ideal and don’t need any change for well sustained plants.
Also, once you get some grip and has some experience about operating an LED; you could extend another LED using daisy port which has all premium features and functionalities so that you could experiment further without losing anything.
User Stories – What Are Some Things People Repeatedly Talking About Viparspectra 300W LED Grow Light?
Viparspectra Reflector 300W LED Grow Light has highest number of reviews on amazon. You could check it here.
Yeah, it clearly indicates that people tends to recommend this light because of few key points which includes pricing, performance, and returns they’ve obtained.
Here’s two such opinion we got from our survey among people who’re using this light.


Hyderabad, January 16: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is organizing a one-day ‘agri-business fair’ for agricultural business innovators and entrepreneurs in Hyderabad. The event will be held at the ICRISAT headquarters at Patancheru near Hyderabad on January 17.
The agri-business fair will offer an ideal opportunity for start-up entrepreneurs to explore various opportunities in the agri-business sector. The fair will be conducted by the Agri-Business Incubation (ABI) Programme of ICRISAT, The Times of India reports.
“It will also act as a platform for participants to present their agro-technology or business ideas for incubation support. Some of the ideas might get incubation support from the ABI programme,” Kiran Sharma, Chief Executive Officer of ICRISAT’s Agribusiness and Innovation Platform (AIP), said.
The ABI programme is an institutional innovation system that encourages the creation of competitive agri-business enterprises through technology development and commercialization to benefit farmers in the semi-arid tropics. "Programs such as these contribute to the sustainable transformation of Indian agricultural sector from an orientation of primarily food self-sufficiency to one in which market orientation is equally important for poverty alleviation and income generation," Kiran Sharma was quoted as saying to the publication.


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Since its incorporation 132 years ago, Aylmer has been a town with a strong connection to its heritage. Historically, the town was home to manufacturing plants and farmland. Now, much of that past is preserved in county museums. Aylmer’s agriculture has evolved into a thriving agri-tourism industry.
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Kenya - April 2019 Situation Report
Thursday, June 6, 2019
- People in need of humanitarian assistance may reach 2.5m by July 2019 if the situation continues. Over 1.1m affected people are in – Mandera, Turkana, Garissa, Baringo, Kilifi, Kitui, Tana River, West Pokot, Marsabit, Makueni, Kajiado, Kwale, Isiolo, Samburu and Wajir. Rainfall Season is over in the ASAL regions. By July many of the counties above will be ranging between alarm and worsening and Emergency. >50% of ASAL counties will be in Alarm by September 2019.
- Due to persistent rainfall deficits, pastoral areas continue to experience high levels of atypical livestock migration in response to below-average forage and water availability. Incidence of livestock disease and resource based conflict are consequently on the rise, while livestock body conditions and milk production remain below average. In marginal agricultural areas, replanted crops in the southeast are moisture stressed and withering, diminishing prospects for partial recovery of short-cycle and main crop production. Crop production will be significantly below average for the second consecutive season. Below-average food and income sources are expected to drive Crisis (IPC Phase 3) and Stressed (IPC Phase 2) outcomes in most areas through September. (FEWSNET)
- The dry conditions and high temperatures experienced in Kenya from January to April have pushed five counties into the alarm drought stage. A total of 20 arid and semi-arid counties are reporting a worsening trend. The national drought update for April 2019 shows that, in addition to National Government interventions, the county governments and other agencies have scaled up general food distribution, mass screening, and water trucking to affected communities.


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It may well be that sugar beet will soon replace the role of fossil raw materials in chemistry. Saccharides are ideal platform chemicals for the chemical industry. Especially in the Northern Netherlands, where there is plenty of room to scale up regional sugar beet production. In addition, numerous sugars from other crops and industrial processes are available.
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Upon further inspection I decided to take down the BLZ Bud today. They are done. Last time I grew it I only let it go for 9 weeks anyway : day 66 and down they come. now hanging to dry alongside the sugar punch. I have been pleasantly surprised by the BLZ Bud. I thought it would be my least yielding plant but it has filled out nicely and its got quite a dense buddage on it. So that leaves the NL#5 x Haze on its lonesome in the box. That's got some donkey dicks on it : Its got the space to breathe a bit more now.


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Between me and my Dad there were a few mixed emotions, mainly a feeling of slight anger from my Dad and panic from myself. My Dad has many well established trees in the allotment that won't be easy work to move not to mention that he had just spent a good many hours digging in the manure to prepare the soil for next years growing season and then there's the Bees. In the small time frame from receiving notice to end of January there is not much time to find a new site, prepare the site and the move the Bees.
Now for the more positive news. I have been mentioning my problem to a few people and have a few friends who have said they will keep an eye out for places but so far no luck. I have also sent an email to the allotment committee to ask if it is at all possible to either sign the allotment over to my name, or split the allotment in 2 leaving me the half with the Bees or get an extension to give me more time. They have not got back to me yet. In the mean time my Dad has been far more successful than me and has found a friend with some land that he's willing to let us use.
The land is approximately 1.5 miles away from my dads allotment as the Bee flies and few hundred feet further travel from my home but the best thing is that is on my route to and from work so if needed I can visit straight from work. The land is slightly bigger by my reckoning using google maps to measure the boundaries (roughly), but not by a great amount. There is a good water source right next to the land in the form of a stream. The land has been used to raise pigs in the last few years so there is plenty of well rotted pig muck just under the surface.
I have included some photos below, including an attempt at a panoramic, and in these photos you'll be able to see that there is still a load of work to be done but with some hard work I'm sure it'll look excellent in no time and be producing loads of food and room for plenty of Bee hives!
|Weeds, junk and tree stumps|
|The first tree planted! Baking apples!|
|Access to the stream|
|More of the stream|
|The twigs sticking out of the ground in a row are raspberry bushes|


It is officially day 72. It’s been more work then I thought. I should be in flower by now, but since moving to the basement its been a lot of work. I finally plugged all of the holes that light was coming though and got the rest of the fan installed and piped out the window. Got my SCROG net put on my aero system and even took some clones. It may have been easier to have purchased a tent, but live and learn. I now have a completed bloom room. YEAH!!! So everything is ready now to flower, just need to plan on when I want the lights on and off.
So here are some pictures.
The new light is amazing and well worth the time and energy to research and build it. Grow is phenomenal under this light. White light RULES!
Thelma, the plant on the right, and the runt of all the seeds, is trying to hit the SCROG, but Louise is quite the light hog and the biggest of all the plants. I took all my clones from her. I took 13 clones and I’m hoping to get 6 to take for my next grow. Then I will have 6 monsters.
I set my clones next to my good light for now, but I will have to use one of my Chinese lights when I go to flower. I think they are humid enough since you can’t even see them, but that’s what they need for the first few days. Cloning wasn’t hard to do, I just hope I did it right.
So here is Laverne and Shirley with Lucy and LIL Bertha in the middle. The root systems are finally coming around and looking like aeroponic roots. I can see why aero does so much better than dirt with the roots being 3 to 4 times larger. I may wait another week for them to fully recover before going into flower. I haven’t decided yet. I’m just anxious to go into flower but I want to do the right thing for all the plants, not just one that is ready.
iPower 4" fan with filter ducted out the basement window. I can’t believe how quite the fan is. You can barely hear it running. The smell isn’t to bad right now and since I live alone I really don’t run it that much, but its there if I need it.
So that’s the latest. Hope everything is going well for everybody’s grow.
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Residents raise concerns over chemicals
About three dozen people came out to a meeting that typically only draws a handful last week to talk the pros and cons of an agronomy center that has been proposed near the crossroads east of Hazen.
The application had been placed by Enerbase Agronomy, which currently operates agronomy centers elsewhere, including in Washburn. The 30-acre parcel of land is located within the north half of the northeast quarter of Section 14, Township 144 north range 86 west. Enerbase’s application included details noting the business would sell typical fertilizers used in the area, as well as hopper bins, grain conveyors, NH3 tanks, bulk and bagged seed.


Farmland & Price Summary
320 Title Acres (ISC)
324 Total Acres
150 Cultivated Acres
157 Native Pasture Acres
17 Wetland/Bush Acres
$229,200 Total Assessed Value (2017)
$113,185 Average Assessment per 160 Acres
51.5 Soil Final Rating (Weighted Average)
$324,900 Farmland Price
$1,015 per Total acre (ISC)
$2,166 per cultivated acre (SAMA)
1.42 times the 2017 Assessed Value
RM 99 SW 9-12-21 W2, 2017 Assessed Value $63,000, Title ac. 160.54, Cult. ac. 0, Soil: Trossachs Clay Loam, Soil Final Rating: 0, Crop Ins. Class: 0, Property Taxes: $257
RM 99 SE 9-12-21 W2, 2017 Assessed Value $166,200, Title ac. 159.41, Cult. ac. 150, Soil: Trossachs Clay Loam & Clay, Soil Final Rating: 51.52, Crop Ins. Class: K, Property Taxes: $809
From Avonlea on Grid 334, 10 miles east, three (3) miles south.
Three (3) other quarters also for sale under SK806451 and SK806490, RM of Caledonia East Land. The listing SK806451 and SK806490 must be sold prior to this listing.
House and Grain bins are not included in the purchase price. Seller will be moving the house and selling the bins separately. Geothermal grid for heating the house will be left. Chain link fence is also being removed.
Barn has cement floor, metal roof and power. Listing includes the other outbuildings.
Pasture land is rented out on a year by year basis.
Land is certified organic.


Q.My Calla Lily Has A Leaf And One Flower Stem That Is Turning Yellow. Should I Trim It Off. Is That Normal Or Have I Over Watered
the plant. Should it be watered from the bottom or top. It is in a pot.
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
This is, likely, an indication that it needs feeding! These plants tend to like soil on the moist side, as they grow along riverbanks in the wild. Here are some articles that will help:


Let’s catch up with the GIANT PUMPKIN patch!
My giant pumpkin patch produced 1298 pounds of pumpkins this year but there were no recordbreakers for 2012. My biggest ‘Orange Crush’, weighed in at 385 lbs (which is on display at our glass studio-Liquid Light Glass at 926 Baca Street in Santa Fe) was picked up and transported by my 8 strong buds which I affectionately call my ‘pumpkin crew’. Not as big as my 2012 NM State Record of 448 lbs. ‘Orange Crush’ will be the star of this year’s ‘4th Annual Pumpkin Bash’ on Nov 10th.
pumpkin crew 2012
pumpkin patch with ‘Hugo’ in foreground
‘Hugo’ came in at 262 lbs (already went to The Food Depot to feed people).
‘Casper’, 208 lbs-carved by Erika Wanemacher
‘Casper’ came in at 208 ( carved into the biggest jack o’ lantern in Santa Fe by Erika Wanenmacher), ‘Beautiful Baby’ came in at 190 lbs (on display at Prairie Dog Glass), two smaller ones for the State fair came in at 100 and 153 lbs.
And this year a young man from Albuquerque named Olin, broke my NM State Record, growing a pumpkin (named Shelia) that weighed 530 lbs! He started the seed on St. Patrick’s Day and had it in the ground on April 1! WOW! Putting them in the ground in April would be impossible up here at 7000 ft high with our short growing season. Great to have some competition in this state. Congrats Olin but look out next year!
Closeup of pumpkin in back of car
This year I haven’t posted much about my giant pumpkins but I do have some growing. My biggest is named ‘Orange Crush’ because it’s coloring is more orange than any other that I’ve grown before (most have been salmon colored). It is also the bumpiest one I’ve ever grown-not the prettiest-but pretty doesn’t count in giant pumpkin contests-weight does. Gnarly dude! It’s weight measured approximately 289 lbs yesterday and averaging 8.6 lbs a day and should hit 300 lbs tomorrow. It’s seed came from the NM state winner that I grew last year. It is behind last year’s record setter but ahead of the previous year’s winner I grew, so I don’t know what to make of it. Will it get bigger than last year or not? Only time will tell. Still have this month and a week of October for it to grow. A lot will depend on the weather-if it gets cold all of them will slow down to a crawl but if it stays warm and doesn’t freeze at night, it has a chance.
My second biggest is ‘Hugo’ which is flat and oval shaped and on a different plant. Rather beautiful, smooth skinned but doesn’t weigh as much coming in at 182 lbs averaging 5 lbs a day so far. I will leave it to see how big it will get.
I also have three smaller ones-2 on one plant and one on a fourth. I weighed them all and decided to take one that weighed 153 lbs (shown above-I love the glow) and another one that was 100 lbs to the State fair today. I cull some of them to take to the fair but of course leave the biggest ones to keep growing for the contest in Colorado.
I also took my two biggest zucchini (so far) to the fair as they don’t give ribbons for them at the national contests. One was 38.5 lbs and the other was 33 lbs. Last year’s record I set came in at 62 lbs. at the Colorado weigh off. I still have more zucchini growing that I hope will get bigger than last year.


It's not uncommon to hear that buying fresh fruit and vegetables is expensive. Well, they can be, but, are you buying in-season? When buying in-season and local, the cost comes way down. Being a New Englander, our best time of year is Summer, for obvious reasons. Here's your list. No excuses!
Arugula, Asparagus (May/June), Basil, Blackberries, Blueberries, Broccoli, Cantaloupe (late Summer), Carrots, Chard, Cherries (July, mostly), Corn (July/August), Cucumbers, Eggplant, Garlic, Lettuce, Melon, Mint, Mushrooms, Nectarine (Aug/Sept), Oregano, Parsley, Peaches (July-Sept), Peppers, Plums (Aug/Sept), Potatoes, Radishes, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Spinach, Squash, Strawberries (June), Thyme, Tomatoes, Watermelon (Aug-Oct), Zucchini (July - Sept)
So pretty. Have a great day. xo


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Transplanting Aeoniums from water to soil
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Wintersowing-Seed Trade Packaging from Straws
The following is a technique relating to Wintersowing. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Wintersowing is a method of starting seeds for your garden. No need for complicated light setups or heat mats or any of the bother that starting seeds indoors using traditional methods is usually ass...


Want to know what it would be like to keep your own chickens? Are you an aspiring backyard farmer or homesteader? Maybe you just want to know exactly where your eggs and maybe even chicken meat is coming from?
Step into our backyard farm and follow along as we share our experiences. We will be using this section of the blog to share our journey as first time chicken keepers. Our backyard farming team of four is happy to have you join us!


Introduction Marijuana Growing Time Table
Pot (also called herb, weed and Mary Jane) is a mix of the cannabis plant. It is also known as a drug because of its effects on your brain. It’s a drug that is used for medicinal and recreational purposes. It consists of over 500 chemicals. Medicinal cannabis can be used to deal with a variety of health conditions. Increased desire, the use of marijuana results in greater physical and mental comfort, pain decrease and better sleep. Someone who ingests marijuana is frequently known as a stoner.Before the widespread popularity of marijuana emerged, stoners could remain covert using the number 420 as a code for consuming cannabis (marijuana). The code 420 refers to 4:20 pm. Because this was when extracurricular activities ended and seemed liked the perfect time to ingest cannabis, this expression was coined. Pot is illegal in Europe and many US States. It has been legalized in Canada and a few other countries. In years past states for marijuana proved different, but marijuana is growing at scales that are large and making countless. Marijuana Growing Time Table
Nowadays, The cultivation of cannabis has become more popular as it had been previously. More people want to grow their own cannabis, Since the trend is rising. Are you looking for the methods to grow your own cannabis plant but do not have the knowledge and experience that’s vital for your operation? Don’t worry because we’re here to make it easy for you to grow your cannabis on a small or micro scale. Micro or small-scale growth is a natural method to cultivate cannabis for novices to obtain an experience and knowledge, without running the risk of destroying a big growth (crop). If you’re a beginner and are trying to develop marijuana on a large scale, you may wind up making mistakes that impact quality and you may wind up losing a lot of money.
Choosing a suitable strain and dirt amount
Choosing When you’re growing at small scales the ideal amount of dirt and the breed, for the growth of cannabis is very important. A friable soil that’s mixed with abundant compatibles, vitamins, minerals and living organisms are important. This mixture can can provide food to your own plant because of its life cycle that is full. The pot of soil’s volume you will use to cultivate your plant also depends upon how large a plant is expected to grow. The development of your cannabis plant depends upon which type of breed you are currently using. There are two strains available, one is sativa and another is indica. Sativa plants are slim, tall and have narrow leaves. Whereas, Indica plants are short, bushy with wide leaves. Sativa plants undergo a 200-300% increase in elevation whereas indica plants increase only by 50-100% during the phase. So indica plants are more acceptable for micro and small-scale growth. However strains are another option for cannabis’ rise , regardless of your scale. These strains stay small in every state as it’s in their genes and some of them are even smaller than indica plants. Additionally they grow independent of lighting, meaning their time to crop is most often briefer. Some outdoor growers use because as soon as they get older, they begin blooming auto-flowering. Growers use two crops of year to grow.
The Ideal Amount of Lighting, Air and Water Supply for the Germination of Seed
Light Is a significant element in growing cannabis because, without light, you can’t develop good excellent cannabis. Water supply and air are equally important. For your cannabis’ rise, deciding on an ideal lighting is an important choice. It’s vital to keep an eye and wattage that the light generates. Lamps like tubes, HPs, HPI, and LED bulbs are great for indoor and micro growers. A 400W average is the wattage per square meter. Lamps like HPS and HPI have high light output with 400Watts making them appropriate for people that are growing cannabis indoors. But at precisely the exact same time, the warmth that this light bulb produces is high which won’t be suitable for cannabis plant’s indoor and micro growth. So that air is disseminated which is required for the process of plants, the air has to be circulated. Moreover, because space is constrained it’s going to become very hot and all of the plants will be at the danger of drying out. With this matter, it’s recommended that you use personal computer fan or a venting system to blow the atmosphere. An alternative for this is to use CFLs and fluorescent tubes. Since fluorescent and CFLs have good light output they’re perfect compared to HPS and HPI alternatives. LED bulbs are a great option because they have a light spectrum that is vast and make no warmth in any way. Lastly, the water necessary for growth could be comparatively less compared to growth at high scale. Marijuana Growing Time Table
Germination and Budding for Harvesting
Germination Of seeds in pots that are smaller is easier than pots. But, seeds placed on a moist paper towel and set in a dark warm place is also a good method for seed’s germination. After a couple of days or weeks, your seeds will sprout. When your plants break through the surface, true photosynthesis begins and cotyledons have shed their seed husk. Here is where they show their true leaves. Interesting arrangements start, based on the strain that you selected. A noticeable change can be viewed at the beginning of the flowering period in the pattern of growth. Cannabis responds to hormonal changes depending. There are two types – auto-flowering and Absolute Photo Determinate. Absolute Photo Determinate (APD) plants rely upon a hormone which is sensitive to light so as to sustain vegetation and growth. In auto-flowering strains, their growth hormone is age dependent. These plants stop whenever they reach a certain age producing. Calyxes form pistil puffballs that are covered and emerge. Along with their spike, these puffballs will start to stretch. These leaves are thicker and smaller than sugar leaves and they are covered in trichomes. Big colas are formed by the blossom clusters and will be covered in trichomes. Trichomes and calyxes will swell with an quantity of resin. Maturity will be complete and those pistils’ colour will begin to change from orange, mauve, scarlet, brown. Also, its colour is changed by the resins that are swollen from clear to smoky and smoky to amber. It’s time to harvest. Wet the trims and eliminate the leaves break down the plant further. Another technique is to reduce the main branch’s stem .
Growing Marijuana is a hobby and you are able to earn a fantastic income if you acquire a license, because of its high price . But growing bud at a massive scale, at precisely the exact same time, particularly if you are a newcomer isn’t a good idea. You risk when you are a beginner destroying all the marijuana. We recommend in losing a big investment, so that if some thing goes wrong, you will not wind up, you develop on a micro or smaller scale. There is no guarantee what you will end up with while marijuana from seeds. This is the only downside of using cannabis seeds. You can not truly be sure exactly what the final product will look like, unless you picked an inbred seed lineup. Each seed will produce a plant and is exceptional. You can use the strains of indica plants and sativa plants depending upon the type of growth you desire. We suggest you utilize indica plants for increase and sativa plants for growth. Cannabis is a plant that is sexed therefore that it produces both males and females. When they reach their sexual maturity, You’ll have to sex your plant , otherwise seeds can be used by you. Due to marijuana’s side effects of strokes, marijuana’s growth isn’t legalized in several nations. Be careful about this or or maybe you wind up in trouble. Because it has been legalized by the government but if you are somewhere in Canada then you can grow your weed. Marijuana Growing Time Table
Hopefully, You’ve learned enough to begin your own indoor cannabis backyard. Growing and Cultivation should be an enjoyable hobby together with a rewarding result. So, Have fun and keep in mind to look after your plants!


Farmers Market Share$100.00
Purchase a $100 Farmers Market Share today, and receive $110 in credit to use at The Farmstand and Gwenyn Hill and our stand at the Brookfield Farmers Market. Support the market and enjoy fresh produce all season.
Do you need assistance paying for the share? Check out our FAQ page for more information. Option to pay with credit card or check available at checkout.
Single Week Trial Share$65.00
Try out our CSA without committing to an entire season!
One week of CSA share pick-up. Share may include vegetables, herbs, seasonal fruits, and/or flowers.
If you are here because our full-season shares are sold out, you can get on the waitlist for 2025 here.
Our CSA season runs from mid-June through the end of October. You will be able to select your desired pick-up week after purchasing this share option.
Please read the entire description below before purchasing this share!
Gwenyn Hill Gift Card$25.00 – $100.00
Give the gift of Gwenyn Hill goods! This item is a Square gift card loaded with the amount of your choosing.
Gwenyn Hill gift cards can be used at the Farmstand at Gwenyn Hill year-round or at our stand at the Brookfield Farmers Market during the farmers market season (May – October).


Telephone : 01795 477475 Email : Office
Things on the farm never slow down...theres's always something to be done! This page will be updated regularly with news and important information from the farm and The Westlands Young Farmers Club.
We have been lucky enough to welcome some new arrivals to our farm!
We were recently featured in an article in the Educatering Magazine. The article explains the benefits of having a farm readily avaliable on our school grounds. Take a look by clicking the link below!
Help to support our farm by taking a look at our Farm Produce page! Any money made from selling our produce will go right back into the farm and our animals. Our most recent cataologue is avaliable to view here.
Our young farmers took part in the Kent County Show competitions and did incredibly well! We won lots of prizes for our animals but our favourite award came from the sheep dress-up...our lovely Baa-Tender!
You can see more fantastic photographs by clicking on the following link: Westlands Young Farmers, KCS 2017


I enjoy following the Capay Valley Farm Shop website, which offers a delectable array of local, seasonal foodstuffs to its customers direct from a network of over 30 small family farms. In addition to the produce, meat, eggs and grains available for order, the website is now offering something called “PantryShares,” a subscription service that provides members with “the best local jams, honey, olive oils, balsamic vinegar, nuts and herbs” from participating farms. New members pay up front for a 3-month subscription, and pick up their edible treasures the first full week of each month beginning the week of Oct 6th.
The large share ($250 for three months) might include items such as a Capay Oaks Arbequina extra virgin olive oil, Seka Hills elderberry vinegar, Winter Creek English walnuts, FreeHeart Farm raw almonds, Full Belly Farm popcorn, B-Z Bee wildflower honey and Good Humus apricot jam and herbs de provence. Small shares cost $125 for three months. For more information and to subscribe, visit the PantryShares website.


A fruity veg news! As the stone fruit season is slowly ending in Spain and France, UK fruits are beginning to steal the spotlight; berries and plums in particular this week and the UK apple season starting next week!
Plums are really coming into their own with dark purple variety Sanctus Hubertus from Carey (Herefordshire) tasting great. Thier redcurrants and jostaberries are also abundant. Jostaberries are a cross between a blackcurrant and gooseberry. They do great work in crumbles with their sweet-tangy flavour and they’re very suitable for jamming as they contain a high level of naturally occurring pectin.
Lemons need a bit of explaining: they are very scarce worldwide and consequently prices have soared over the last 2 months. At the minute we’re stocking green lemons from Agrico-op in Sicily. Lemons stay green when there is little temperature difference between day and night, but they are ripe and juicy all the same. Southern Hemisphere season is kicking off next week, but we’re not expecting that to be overly abundant either.
Highlights on the veg side: UK Aubergines are a staff fave right now – arguably best griddled and covered in pesto! Majestically big bunches of cavolo nero courtesy of Wass in Yorkshire: we like to simply steam or sauté to keep the most flavour.


JatrophaWorld 2010 (JatrophaWorld)
|Event Date/Time: Oct 06, 2010||End Date/Time: Oct 07, 2010|
Experiences of Jatropha Growers in: Africa, North & South America, Asia
A-Z of Jatropha Production: Propagation, Cultivation, Pruning, Harvesting, Oil Extraction
Sustainable Jatropha Production - Environmentally and Socially Responsible Business Model
Optimized Project Development to maximize ROI for shareholders
R&D Advancements in Breeding & Yield Improvement
Application Technologies, including utilization of Jatropha Crude Oil, Biomass, Seedcake
CMT's JatrophaWorld is the leading platform for global jatropha community to interact and exchange ideas on accelerating the commercialization of jatropha for fuel and energy. JatrophaWorld provides a true depiction of jatropha's potentials and its latest developments in cultivation, processing, R&D and marketing.
Since 2008, JatrophaWorld conferences were held in Jakarta, Miami, Hamburg, Kuala Lumpur, Brussels. It has benefitted over 1800 Jatropha stakeholders from over 100 countries.


Sri Lanka tea prices seen remaining high on global shortfall
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan tea prices were mostly firm or higher at this week’s auctions with high grown varieties rising sharply, some hitting record levels, and prices seen remaining high owing to the global shortfall in production, brokers said.
Asia Siyaka Commodities said low grown teas, which account for the bulk of the crop met with “fair demand” and most were firm at last week’s levels while others appreciated in value.
There was good general demand for teas from the estates and prices strengthened once again, they said.
“Western BOPs attracted more widespread demand and better teas gained Rs.20 to Rs.30 a kilo,” Asia Siyaka Commodities said.
A Florence PF1 grade, in the High Grown CTC category, sold at a record price of Rs.760 a kilo, beating last week’s record of Rs.730 a kilo, while a Dust 1 from Mattakelle hit Rs950.
John Keells PLC tea brokers said Sri Lankan tea prices are seen remaining high this year on account of the global shortfall in production, with good demand witnessed at the auctions.
“During the third quarter of 2017, price levels at the Colombo auctions have shown an increase over the same period in the previous year,” they said in a report.
“While world tea production is sluggish, tea prices are expected to remain moderately high in the last quarter of 2017.”
John Keells said the rise in tea consumption too has had an impact on prices.
Crop deficits have been recorded in Kenya and Bangladesh over the past 12 months compared to the previous year, creating a global shortfall.
(COLOMBO, October 13, 2017)


Extra virgin olive oil Nicolo’s Selection
“Nicolo’s Blend” is our selection of the best 1000 litres produced each year from the old olive grove at the Ravidà family estate, La Gurra. Introduced to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the family business partnership between Natalia and her father Nicolo, it is the perfect expression of our commitment to excellence.
The Ravidà estate is home to over 400-year old olive trees of indigenous varieties.
This label will be organic certified from 2020.
A natural bled blend of Biancolilla, Cerasuola and Nocellara del Belice.


Automatic dial feed crushing machine is an automatic grinder.It can grinding corn, wheat, soybean, rice, soybean meal.Grinding corn straw, cotton Bar, peanut, weeds, branches and other fiber rod-shaped material, after crushing fineness can reach 2 mm or less.
1. The equipment adopts high carbon alloy steel blade, high speed wind suction crushing system, stable performance, durable, good crushing effect.
2. The available multifunctional grinding, the device is provided with a dust suction device, no dust pollution. With low noise and high efficiency.
3. The machine has advanced design, reasonable structure, reliable performance use, convenient maintenance, with small power consumption, small space occupation, the advantages of high production efficiency.
4. The hammer mill has the advantages of small volume, high efficiency, convenient operation and maintenance, simple configuration technology, low power consumption, built-in rotor, crushing product size is not dead, more uniform.
5. The body inlaid seal, completely avoid dust, clean working environment.
6. It can also be common grinding, fine powder and fine powder.


Tomorrow we bale!
Another long day today. In attendance today we had: Mom and Dad, Pete (the strawbale fella), Dana (a coworker), Leslie, Andrew, Andy, (three more straw baler’s), Rene, Joanne and myself.
We got one corner finished and covered over, we’ll have the other one done tomorrow (or die trying!) Pete, Lesley, Andrew and Andy showed up to help prep for the bales tomorrow, they helped hang the soffit boards that sit above the bales and they hung the mesh that sits in front of and behind the bales. The mesh is stitched to the bales and helps hold the stucco onto the bales.
Rene got most of the roof boards up and he’ll be done tomorrow no problem (or so he tells me).
We also had a visit from two officers from the conservation authority, they noticed all of the tracks into the land and came in to make sure that we hadn’t been having any trouble with trespassing hunters. Nice to know the right people are watching out for us.
Tomorrow we actually start laying bales. Pete said that he has a hemp bale that we’ll use as our first bale. Pretty cool. They’ll also be mixing hemp fibres into the stucco to give it strength and to help it cure.
We took a bunch of pictures. Don’t we always?


Double Your Tomato Crop with these Favorites!
Favorite Grafted Tomato Trio Annual Plant Collection
Our Most Popular Grafted Tomatoes!
Contains Early Girl, Juliet, and Beefsteak tomatoes on grafted plants.
|Genus ||Lycopersicon |
|Species ||esculentum |
|Fruit Color ||Red |
|Habit ||Vining |
|Fruit Diameter ||4 in - 5 in |
|Additional Characteristics ||Edible, Grafted |
|Foliage Color ||Dark Green |
|Harvest Season ||Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer |
|Light Requirements ||Full Sun |
|Moisture Requirements ||Moist, well-drained |
|Resistance ||Disease Resistant |
|Soil Tolerance ||Normal, loamy |
|Uses ||Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor, Vines and Climbers |
|Restrictions ||Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands |


This kit provides a complete system for starting your seeds or cuttings. The SunBlaster 7" Nano Dome with built in light track channels are perfect to hold the SunBlaster 24" T5HO Grow Light. The Mondi Mesh Tray Insert makes it super easy to lift the Starter Plugs and check on your root growth.
- SunBlaster 24” T5HO Grow Light
- SunBlaster 7" Nano Dome with Vents 10 / 20
- Mondi Double Thick Black & White Seedling / Propagation Tray
- Mondi Mesh Tray Insert
- (98) Grodan A-OK Starter Plugs - 1.5"
- Wilson Roots Rooting Gel 50ML


UL high quality power cord used, safer and more reliable. Daisy chain feature makes your plantting easier.Specifications: - Model: AGL-2000W-C01 - Replaces a 1500 watt HPS/MH grow light - Dimensions: 16.5416.542.17 inches - Item Weight: 12.79 lbs - Full spectrum for all stages of plant growth - Coverage Area: about 55ft - Avg. Power Draw: 408 Watt - LED Chips: High Intensity COB + Dual-Chip LEDs - Input Voltage: AC100-240V - Frequency: 50-60Hz - Lifespan: 50,000 hours Package Includes: - 1x 2000W COB LED Grow Light - 1x Hanging Hook Kits (Easy Installation) - 1x Plugs Power Cord (Double Use for Daisy Chain) - 1x User Manual Note: - Extremely bright, do not look directly at the LED bulbs when the light is on. Working UV&IR LEDs are dim, but working and helpful for plant growing. Any product you return must be in the same condition you received it and in the original packaging. We usually respond within 24 hours on weekdays. Thank you for shopping at our store. The item "2000 Watt LED Grow Light, Full Spectrum UV IR COB Series Plant Grow Lamp, With" is in sale since Sunday, June 9, 2019. This item is in the category "Home & Garden\Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living\Gardening Supplies\Hydroponics & Seed Starting\Grow Light Kits".stock" and is located in Phoenix, AZ.
This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Ecuador, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Luxembourg, Maldives, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.


Sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam., is the seventh most important food crop world-wide. Of all root and tuber crops, it is second in importance to the white potato, Solanum tuberosum L. Despite its importance globally, sweet potato pest management has not received the research attention it deserves. The present book draws on the work of resear
Table of Contents
Foreword -- Sweet Potato Pest Management: A Global Overview -- The Origin and Dispersal of the Pest Species of Cylas with a Key to the Pest Species Groups of the World -- Associations Between the Plant Family Convolvulaceae and Cylas Weevils -- Growth of Sweet Potato in Relation to Attack by Sweet Potato Weevils -- Sex Pheromone of Cylas formicarius: History and Implications of Chemistry in Weevil Management -- Use of Sex Pheromone for Monitoring and Managing Cylas formicarius -- Integrated Control of Cylas formicarius -- Spatial Patterns of Cylas formicarius in Sweet Potato Fields and Development of a Sampling Plan -- Biological Control of Cylas spp -- Potential Use of Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer to Confer Insect Resistance in Sweet Potato -- Oviposition Stimulant for Cylas formicarius in Sweet Potato: Isolation, Identification, and Development of Analytical Screening Method -- Volatile Chemicals from Sweet Potato and Other Ipomoea: Effects on the Behavior of Cylas formicarius -- Quarantine Programs for Cylas formicarius in the United States -- Biology and Management of the West Indian Sweet Potato Weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus -- Approaches to the Control of Multiple Insect Problems in Sweet Potato in the Southern United States -- Biology and Management of Wireworms on Sweet Potato -- Vine Borers of Sweet Potato -- Management of Insect Vectors of Viruses Infecting Sweet Potato -- Biology and Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Sweet Potato -- Breeding Sweet Potato for Insect Resistance: A Global Overview -- Breeding Sweet Potato For Weevil Resistance: Future Outlook -- Sweet Potato Pest Management: A Social Science Perspective -- Sweet Potato Pest Management: Future Outlook
Richard K. Jansson is an associate professor of entomology at the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Tropical Research and Education Center in Homestead. Kandukuri V. Raman is a senior scientist in entomology, project leader in pest management, and acting chairman of the Entomology and Hematology Department at the International Potato Center, Lima, Peru.


Gerten's Greenhouses & Garden Center is preparing for a big expansion after buying 80 acres from Buell's Landscape and Design Center in Denmark Township.
Inver Grove Heights-based Gerten's will keep the property and greenhouses as a growing center for now, but it plans to open another retail center there within a few years, the Pioneer Press reports.
It's the latest expansion for Gerten's, which last year began building a $2 million greenhouse near its retail center. The Business Journal profiled the company several years ago.
Buell's, meanwhile, is moving its landscape-design business to Bayport.


NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- While diners in haute bistros are happily munching down kale salads, crispy Brussels sprouts and $25 carrots, most of us don’t have the time, or the cash, to experience veggies in all their leafy glory.
Besides, it’s not easy to work more of the healthy, green stuff into your diet at home if you don’t know how to grow or prepare it properly.
But fear not, the folks at the North Castle Public Library are sponsoring a workshop that will have the most vege-phobic harvesting and blanching with the best of them.
Workshop participants will learn how to incorporate more veggies into their meals, how to grow a backyard garden, how to make the most of seasonal produce, and how to prepare and cook it.
The health benefits of eating your vegetables will also be discussed.
Everyone will get a sample recipe to take home and try.
The workshop starts at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the library, 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk.
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A delicious selection from the Flying Dutchmen's big juicy Sativa's. All the quality you have come to expect from us, but in a mixed bag. Each pack contains Thai-tanic, Fuma Con Dios, and Swazi Safari seeds. For those of you who love variety, this is the spice. Three different varieties of mothers, a good gene mix for selections.
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Centre-Loire > Côtes du Forez
Côtes du Forez
Located in the Centre-Loire, Côtes du Forez is the southernmost of all the Loire Valley vineyards. The distinctive combination of granite soil, moderate continental climate and vineyard aspect make it an area perfectly suited to grow Gamay.
Location: The appellation is on a thin strip of land, wedged between rich sedimentary soil of the Loire Valley and the Monts du Forez, where the altitude quickly becomes a limiting factor for growth. The region runs north to south and includes communes: Arthun, Boën su Lignon, Bussy-Albieux, Champdieu, Ecotay l’Olme, Leigneux, Lézigneux, Marcilly le Châtel, Marcoux, Moingt-Montbrisson, Pralong, Saint-Germain Laval, Saint-Georges Haute Ville, Saint-Sixte, Saint-Thomas la Garde, Sainte Agthe le Bouteresse, and Trelins. The vineyards at the foot of the hills open to the east.
- 147 hectares / 363 acres
Soil: Forez subsoil is Granite, which eroded into coarse sand at the bottom of the slopes. The soils drain well and warm up quickly.
Climate: The climate is influenced by the Massif Central, but temperatures remain moderate. An early ripening grape, Gamay matures well here, even though it is sensitive to frost. The vineyards face east and get good sun. They also benefit from the foehn winds in the autumn, which aid ripening. The altitude varies from 200-350 meters (656-1,148 feet).
- 7,000 hl / 184,920 gallons
- 55 hl/ha
Growing/Production Practices: Minimum planting density 4,000 vines/hectare with short gobelet or simple or double cord pruning used.
- Appearance: Intense garnet or ruby red
- Nose: Ripe red and black berries, some wines express minerality and gunflint notes
- Flavors: Medium-bodied and juicy with dark fruit notes and soft tannins
- Appearance: Pale salmon pink
- Nose: Fresh aromas of strawberries and red fruits
- Flavors: Light-bodied and lively; some wines are made off-dry
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See all of the report data, coverage and analysis of the Oct. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates and Crop Production reports.
News and Analysis
AgWeb Radio: Midday Commentary 10-11-12
Bob Utterback of Utterback Marketing said the market reaction to the report numbers has caused prices to move higher. We could reach some of the recent corn highs. The January report could revise some of the recent gains.
Special Report: Supply Side Now Locked In
Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, dissects the key takeaways from today's USDA reports. The government's corn yield prediction raises some fundamental questions.
AgWeb Radio: Opening Commentary 10-11-12
Mike Howlett of Top Third Ag Marketing summarizes today's report: Supply numbers are bearish; however, the demand numbers are bullish. The market is very volatile.
Corn Production Down Slightly, Soybean Production Up
Corn production is forecast at 10.7 billion bushels, down slightly from the September forecast and down 13% from 2011.
CNBC: 'Grains Have Gone Wild'
CNBC analysts break down the market reaction to today's USDA report, with help from Pro Farmer's Chip Flory.
Farmland Forecast: WASDE: Corn Stocks Decline to Lowest Level since 1995
Grain Hedge: USDA Report Analysis
Soybean, Corn, and Cattle Daily Numbers & Trade Ideas: WASDE Report for 10/11/12
The Allendale Wake-Up Call: Soybeans Higher, Corn Lower Going Into Report
Read what farmers are saying about the upcoming reports. See:
Find out what traders and others are saying about the reports on Twitter: AgWeb's Market Tweets
See how the reports are affecting prices. Visit the AgWeb Markets Center.


March, to me, is Mud Month. Yes, we still have our cold weather; most nights are below freezing, but March is predominantly mud. It snows, it melts, we have mud. It rains, we have more mud.
The temperatures warm up into the forties or even fifties (or sixties or seventies--I have memories of bathing horses one 75 degree March day many, many years ago), and the frost begins to come out of the ground. Which means mud, mud, and, yes, you guessed it: mud. Ever deeper mud.
First the squishy surface mud, then the slick mud with ice and frozen ground underneath, then the deep, boot sucking, tractor bogging mud. The frost laws are on the roadways now (I saw the sign at the end of my road yesterday; it hadn't been there Friday when I last drove that way).
Beware driving anything heavy on the fields this month. If you aren't aware of your terrain and the recent temperatures, you might just find yourself axle deep and having to call a neighbor with an even bigger, more powerful tractor, to come haul yours out of the quagmire that is your field. Been there, done that, and learned how to (hopefully) never do it again.
March is also bright, sunny skies. March is promise in the air. March is tapping maple trees. March is starting the first garden seeds indoors, where the climate is stable and controllable.
March is watching the migratory birds arrive. I have all ready seen blue birds, Canadian geese, and the earliest of the sandhill cranes.
March is smelling skunk in the air, as their mating season is in full swing.
March this year for me, will be frost seeding some more hay field. It will be finally attempting to throw together a musty-hay-bale-and-old-window cold frame to start some lettuce and salad mix in.
Hooray for March! Hooray for Mud Month!


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Changes in the bucket-top sprayer have improved the ease-of-use, cleanup time and reliability of the product, all while maintaining the most important benefit; a 200 percent increase in efficiency in comparison to hand-pump sprayers
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CRISPR-Cas9 is a very useful tool for gene editing. It allows us to precisely and inexpensively edit an organism's genes. You can read more about it here. A recent study used it for something different though with great results. Instead of attempting to treat tumours in mice with this technology, hoping that someday this therapy… Continue reading CRISPR Cas9 causing tumours in mice… But its actually good.
The debate on genetically modified organisms (GMO) especially in regards to food production is strong and many say biased too. It is almost inevitable though… there are huge investments in agriculture and thus a lot of giant companies having different opinions patents and investments. Everyone trying to manipulate your opinion to sell you more. So… Continue reading Are genetically engineered foods bad… or is it just politics?


Packet of 5 seeds.
This is a partly hardy bulbous plant from South Africa. Flowering in late spring to early summer, it is best grown in pots or pans, so that the amount of water can be moderated in what can be a very wet season in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant grows to 2 m tall and the flower spike bears many scarlet red flowers that open over an extended period, perhaps as much as 5 weeks. One of the less well known members of this genus of 52 species, it is one of the most spectacular.
A member of the crocus family, it is hardy down to around - 5 C, so would need some form of protection in areas subject to temperatures lower than this.
Quick and easy from seed it may flower in it's 3rd year. Rapidly dividing it will quickly cover a large area and the offset corms can be used for propagation.
Full growing instructions may be viewed here:


Coffee Subscription May 2019 - Kochere-Boji from Ethiopia
This week, Patrik jumped back into the roastery to present our latest monthly Subscription release. Our subscription members receive between 1 to 5 bags of coffee every month, and we're committed to providing them with not only the highest quality roasted coffee but also offering access to our roasting specifications and an approach towards brewing. This month, we sent our members the first of our Ethiopian releases from the latest harvest. This particular coffee is no stranger to us, as this is the second year in a row that we're working with it.
Grown at an altitude between 2100-2300 meters above sea level, and comprised of local heirloom varietals, this lot has been processed at the Boji washing station and is comprised of cherries delivered by over 500 smallholder farmers, often each with plots of 1 hectare or less. This coffee has been washed processed, with a total duration of wet fermentation between 36-72 hours and the water replaced three times throughout the process. You can expect to find notes of peach and citrus fruit, with a nectarine finish. Expect a clean but intense flavour structure from this exceptional coffee. We select different coffee every month to feature for our subscribers, watch this week's video to learn more about the kind of information we're providing every month.


Monocooltivar Peranzana reconfirms its Slow Food Presidium!
MONOCOOLTIVAR Peranzana extra virgin olive oil produced by our centuries-old family olive groves is confirmed, also for 2020, as a Slow Food Presidium!
It was 2017 when, as true pioneers, we were the first to obtain this prestigious recognition for the Dauna variety: the first Peranzana that became the Presidium Extra Virgin, the first company to boast of this recognition in northern Puglia.
A pride that has pushed us to do better and to reconfirm, year after year, this important quality standard.
The National Presidium of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, promoted by Slow Food, aims to enhance and defend the rich heritage of Italian olive growing, and this remains one of our first objectives.
That’s why we continue to work in respect of the territory and environmental sustainability by putting the Good, Clean and Fair in practice every day.
We will continue on this path, without ever getting tired, in the search for the qualitative improvement of our products, certain to transmit the best tools to the consumer for a conscious choice from a qualitative and ethical point of view.


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We support cannabis industry permit holders through comprehensive projects, brands and technology solutions. The Coachella cannabis campus is the most comprehensive, fully-permitted site in California. Located on six acres, the 111,500 ft.² campus will use innovative, best-in-class solutions to deliver consistent, pharmaceutical grade products. The site will include proprietary LED lighting solutions from Dragon Grow and an FDA-quality lab designed in partnership with Steven Goldner and Abecis Pharma.
Cultivation technologies works with the the most promising partners in the industry. That includes developing the premium cannabis brand; Coachella, and our wholly-owned proprietary grow light company Dragon Grow Lights. We are proud to partner with Abecis pharmaceuticals to ensure the highest quality medical products in the cannabis industry.
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How Do You Cut Back Rosemary
My very large, bush like rosemary is in bloom with tiny purple flowers. Should I prune them back? The entire bush is covered!
Certified GKH Gardening Expert
I would definitely hold off on any pruning while the plant is in bloom. For more help, this article should help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/herbs/rosemary/pruning-rosemary.htm


Present Status and Future Prospects of Power Tiller Industry in Orissa, India
- Swain S
- 한국농업기계학회 in 1996
- Cited Count
Orissa is one of the major rice growing states of India. The state covers an area of 15.54 mha with 6.00mha cultivable holding is 1.46 ha. The power input is much below the national average of 0.87 hp/ha. Recently, the Government of Orissa has accorded equal status to Agriculture as given to the Industry with determination to increase the power input for agricultural production to2.54 hp/ha so as to obtain an average rice productivity of 3.0t/ha. Appropriate power units so as to be available with in the purchasing power of the small size farm owners in lieu of a pair of bullocks appear to be the right approach and is found to be in line with the highly successful Japanese and Korean model of small farm mechanization . The state needs 0.25m units of small tillers and tractors per year. The present population of tractors and power tillers in the state is about 11000nos. In India, two manufactures in collaboration with Japanese firms started manufacturing of power tiller sin 197 . The present production of power tillers in the country is about 1000 unit per year which is inadequate to meet the demands of all the stats. To meet the demands of the Orissa state, three Chinese model power tillers imported by local agencies are being supplied to the farmers during the past two years. Encouraged by the demand of power tillers in the state, three local manufacturing units located at Bhubanewar have come up with their own model of light weight power tillers(1.5 to 3.0 hp) during the past one year. These machine have been evaluated in the farms of the university and have been found to be promising . There is a target of supplying during 1996-97. The local manufacturers are in need of international collaboration for technical knowhow to manufacture these machine economically to meet the requirement of the farmers.
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Its the time of year when things start slowing down after the rush of the bare-root season kicks off in November, hence I’ve been somewhat quiet over the last month, but this year is not giving us a minute. We are still so very busy on the nursery and we not only are booked up until Christmas week, planting and delivering trees and hedging we have bookings for January through to March next year keep us busy right into the New Year which after the weather ups and downs of the year is a great way to finish off the year.
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We have been super busy lifting some very mature trees from our fields, there are still plenty more to lift but here are some of what is ready to go!
Here are a few great deals to start the season off
Betula pendula / Silver Birch
14-16cm girth 4 – 4.5 metres tall €90.00,
16-18cm girth 4.5 – 5 metres €125.00
18-20cm girth 5 – 5.5 metres tall €150.00
Flowering Cherries including Kanzan, Shirotae, Snow Goose & Amanagowa
14-16cm girth 3 – 3.5 metres tall €100.00
16-18cm girth 3.5 – 4 metres Read More
It’s hard to believe the year is flying by so quickly and I was just easing back into full speed after a quieter Summer on the nursery and here we are with the Rootballed season upon us ALREADY!
The semi-mature trees that we have planted in out own fields, are allowed to grow in open ground and so the have are healthy and with great root structures and as more mature trees they have been allowed to grow over a good number of years with the right amount of care, pruning and special care to their root structure, if the roots are allowed to grow too extensively it will not Read More


Ag Market View for Jan 11.23
Light rains moved across Argentina and into Southern Brazil overnight and today. Modest rain amounts are expected to linger over some of the most stressed crop areas in SA over the next 36 hours. Rainfall totals and coverage matter however will not put much of a dent in the overall drought pattern and will take a backseat to tomorrow’s USDA report. Following this rain event conditions will remain dry for the next 4-5 days before the next rain event late next week. Late yesterday the BAGE did indicate the Argentine weather pattern was improving, however it will likely take until March until soil moisture levels return to normal. Old crop soybeans were up $.05 – $.08 peaking just below yesterday’s high, while new crop contracts were down $.02 – $.04. Soybean meal was up $4 – $5 holding just below contract highs. Soybean oil finished 45 – 75 lower. The USDA did announce the sale of 124k tons (4.5 mil. bu.) of soybeans to an unknown buyer. Brazil’s soybean exports are expected to reach 1.97 mmt in Jan-23, up from the previous forecast of 1.3 mmt. Soybean meal exports expected to reach 1.4 mt, up from their previous est. of 1.34 mt. China will continue to impose anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on DDG’s imported from the US for another 5 years. Export sales for tomorrow expected at 20 – 45 mil. bu. soybeans, soybean meal 50 – 300, and soybean oil 0 – 5 mt. In the past decade there has been a bullish bias to soybeans to the Jan USDA reports. In the 8 of the past 10 years the March contract closed higher. The average gain was $.15 per bu. or 1.3%. The average was $.21 when it closed lower, or 2%. AgroConsult est. Brazilian soybean production at 153.4 mt
Prices closed steady to $.01 higher in quiet 2 sided trade. Ethanol production did increase last week to 943 tbd, up from 844 tbd the previous week. Production was still below expectations and below the pace needed to reach the USDA corn usage forecast. Inventories did slip back for the 2nd consecutive week to 23.8 mb, slightly below expectations. Implied US gasoline demand last week at 7.56 mbd was down 4.4% from YA and below year ago levels 14 consecutive weeks. Look for the USDA to lower their corn usage for ethanol by 25 – 50 mil bu. in tomorrow’s WASDE report. Brazil’s corn exports in Jan-23 are expected to exceed 5 mt, up from the previous forecast of 4.3 mt as shipments to China have surged during the month. Shipments to China are expected to exceed 1 mt in January and will likely be the last month of large corn shipments from Brazil until the 2nd crop harvest this summer. Corn exports tomorrow expected at 15 – 35 mil. bu. In the past decade there has been a bullish bias in corn to the Jan USDA reports. In the 7 of the past 10 years the March contract closed higher on report day. The average gain was $.09 1/2 per bu. or 2.0%. The average loss was $.02 1/4 when March was lower, or .55%. AgroConsults estimates Brazil’s corn crop at 130.9 mmt, well above the USDA 126 mmt est. Conab will also be out tomorrow with their revised production forecasts.
Prices closed higher in all 3 classes rebounding from falling to multi month lows in recent trading sessions. Chicago and KC are up $.08 – $.10 while MGEX was up $.04 – $.05. Expectations for increased US winter wheat acres, better prospects for rain along with cheap Russian wheat keeping rallies in check. Since July-22 EU wheat imports have reached 17 mt, up 5% from YA. Wheat exports expected at 5 – 15 mil. bu. In the past decade there has also been a bullish bias to wheat for the Jan USDA reports. In the 7 of the past 10 years the March contract closed higher on report day. The average gain was $.10 ½ per bu. or 1.8%. The average loss was $.12 or 2.3%.
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Certified GKH Gardening Expert
Poinsettia are very cold tender (which is kind of funny when you consider it is a "Christmas" plant). The leaves will die when they are exposed to cold and they can't be revived. It may regrow those leaves, but that will take many months. If you are looking for a pretty poinsettia for the holidays, you will need to go buy a new one.


— President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday ordered concerned government agencies to take stern action against profiteers and hoarders in a bid to stabilize the price of rice and other agricultural products.
Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma said the President directed the Department of Justice (DOJ), through the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), to look into reported hoarding, profiteering and cartel-like activities.
Coloma said the Philippine National Police (PNP) will assist in these efforts.
President Aquino’s directive came after the government determined that there was sufficient supply of rice, garlic and other basic food items amid soaring prices.
Coloma said the Chief Executive likewise ordered Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, agriculture and food czar Secretary Francis Pangilinan, and Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo to intensify monitoring efforts to ensure continuous supply and stable prices of these commodities.
He said the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (OPAFSAM) will issue shortly the specific measures and actions to execute the President’s directives.
President Aquino met with concerned government agencies Thursday afternoon to determine the cause of the price spikes of agricultural commodities.


Early Sativa – 10 seeds per pack Non Feminized
A compact Sativa bush with massive buds!
Great for guerilla growers. Early Sativa grows into the traditional Christmas-tree shape with a large central cola. This plant’s physiognomy is strongly sativa, with light green tones and long thin leaves, but Early Sativa stays fairly diminutive, with an average height between 2 and 4 feet. Despite the manageable size …
Grapefruit Haze – 5 seeds Feminized Autoflowering
This is a hybrid that will amaze the connoisseur in all of us. The famous BC Grapefruit strain and the Super silver haze come together for a very strong hardy plant. Its mostly fruity but still a bit spicy from the haze, flavour strain with a cerebral high. Headstash recommended.
BC Grapefruit x Super Silver Haze …
Manitoba Poison – 10 seeds non feminized
Very purple buds, from pure south African seedlines. Good mold resistance. Great early finisher!
Height 4 ft Flowering time 6 to 7 weeks Yield 1/4 lb Harvest outdoor September …
Thai Lights – 10 seeds non feminized
Mostly Sativa. Thai genetics crossed with Atomic NL. Trippy, soaring
high. Lovely citrus flavor. Big thumbs up.
Flowering time 65-75 …