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“Despite the early start, we are not much further ahead than last year due to the dry conditions and cold nights”

“Despite the early start, we are not much further ahead than last year due to the dry conditions and cold nights"

The ground conditions in Ireland in March were very good, the ground was ideal for preparation for sowing. In fact they were almost too good according to Stephen McCormack from McCormack Family Farms who grow herbs and leafy greens. “There is an Irish saying, you shouldn’t start sowing until after St…

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Plant-based calamari that rivals real seafood in texture

Plant-based calamari that rivals real seafood in texture

Plant-based seafood alternatives should have similar flavors, textures and nutritional content to the foods they mimic. And recreating the properties of fried calamari rings, which have a neutral flavor and a firm, chewy texture after being cooked, has been a challenge. Building off previous research, a team describes successfully using plant-based ingredients to mimic calamari that matches the real seafood’s characteristic softness and elasticity.

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50 years of Van Dijk Heating with new leadership and innovation ahead of GreenTech 2025

50 years of Van Dijk Heating with new leadership and innovation ahead of GreenTech 2025

On April 1, Ton van Dijk succeeded Freek van Rijn as General Manager at Van Dijk Heating, who now leads the parent company, Greenhouse Technology Group. Freek expresses full confidence in his successor: “Ton has proven himself as a commercial director and brings both leadership and real-world grower…

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Is pest control even possible in an urban setting?

Is pest control even possible in an urban setting?

I am doing my best to follow permaculture principles in my little urban backyard. However, I don’t think pest control works. How to you create an ecosystem that allows a natural predator-pest balance when you are a little island in an urban jungle?

My main problem:

I’m fighting a losing battle with flea beetles on my brassicas. I would dearly love to grow arugula and turnips, or even radish, but they get eaten to lace before they are an inch high and die. There is no way that I can correct the inbalance of the entire neighbourhood on my own.

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