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Prepare to savor the sweetest watermelon season yet! 🍉 Ready to cultivate succulent and flavorful #watermelons next year?🍉 Beyond sunlight and water, the key lies in precision nutrition. Our specialized Wonder #fertilizers provide your watermelons with the essential #nutrients for robust #growth and abundant yields: ✅ #Nitrogen (Wonder Leaf Violet, Wonder Leaf Grass) - fuels lush foliage and fruit development  ✅ #Phosphorus (Wonder Leaf Blue, Wonder Leaf Mono P 30) - fortifies the root system  ✅ #Potassium (Wonder Leaf Blossom, Wonder Leaf K 30, Wonder Leaf Red) - enhances sweetness and a vibrant flavor profile  ✅ #Calcium (Wonder Leaf Mono Ca 14) - safeguards your harvest against fruit deformation. It bolsters cell walls, optimizing storage and transportation.  ✅ #Macroelements (Wonder Leaf Veg&Fruit) - stimulate plant metabolism, fostering sugar accumulation and enhancing fruit aesthetics. Our fertilizers can be applied via fertigation or foliar feeding.  Your watermelons are in the best care! Our agronomic team is at your service 24/7. Seek our expert advice and let us guide you towards a bountiful harvest of sweet, juicy watermelons. 🍉 #watermelon #feeding #harvest #fertiliser

🌼 Dandelions: More Than Just a Weed! 🌼 As summer paints the UK in vibrant colors, you'll likely notice dandelions sprouting up everywhere including in my area. Often dismissed as pesky weeds, dandelions actually hold remarkable value and fascinating qualities! Nutritional Powerhouse: Dandelions are rich in vitamins A, C, K, and minerals like calcium and potassium. Their leaves can be used in salads, teas, and even as a coffee substitute when roasted. Medicinal Benefits: Traditionally, dandelions have been used for their anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. They support digestion, liver health, and overall detoxification. Environmental Helpers: These resilient plants help prevent soil erosion and improve soil health by pulling nutrients from deep within the ground. Their bright yellow flowers also provide early spring nectar for bees and other pollinators. Instead of pulling them out, consider embracing dandelions for their incredible benefits! Let's give these sunny plants the appreciation they deserve. Feel free to share your thoughts or experiences with dandelions in the comments! 🌼 #NatureLovers #Dandelions #SummerInTheUK #HerbalMedicine #EcoFriendly #PollinatorFriendly

Various strawberry shapes... there are some for everyone's taste! 🔴 🔻 🍓 🍓 Why are these aggregate fruits shaped like that? 🍓Mostly conical, with the achenes (containing the seeds) evenly spread around the surface. It got selected throughout evolution⌛ as the best way to develop and distribute their seeds. Even though little is known about it, we can assume that: 📈 It increases the chances of successful pollination & seed dispersal 📉 It decreases its chances of all the seeds being short on nutrients or damaged 💡The sure thing is that systems from Vertiberry by Urban Harvest can grow any type of strawberry can you wish for! With a precise climate, light & fertigation control, no variety is out of reach 😎 ⏩How do you like your strawberries, are you in team shape or team taste❓ #nutrition #freshproduce #agtech 

When we think of feeding/fertilizing our plants, succulents are often not included, but these little pricks need love too! We all know that feeding your succulents and cacti will help with the growth and overall appearance, but here are a few other reasons why providing additional nutrients is important! 🌵 Resilience: Well-fertilized succulents are better equipped to withstand environmental stresses such as drought, pests, and diseases. Adequate nutrients strengthen the plant’s immune system, making it more resilient and able to recover from damage more effectively. 🌵 Flowering and Reproduction: Some succulents produce flowers, and fertilizing can encourage blooming by providing the necessary nutrients for flower development. Additionally, fertilization supports reproductive processes like seed production and germination, aiding in the propagation of succulents. 🌵 Potted Succulents: Succulents grown in containers rely solely on the nutrients present in the potting mix, which can become depleted over time. Fertilizing replenishes these nutrients, ensuring the continued health and vitality of potted succulents. 🌵 Prevention of Nutrient Deficiencies: Insufficient nutrients can lead to deficiencies, which manifest as symptoms such as yellowing leaves, stunted growth, and poor overall vigor. Fertilizing preemptively helps prevent these deficiencies and maintains the plant’s optimal health. It’s also important to remember that fertilizer is never a one-size-fits all and succulents require a much gentler formula, which is why our team created a blend specifically for the needs of succulents and cacti! Tap the post to shop our succulent plant food! ☺️ #succulents #succulove #succulentfood #succulentfertilizer #plantfood #joyfuldirt #joyfuldirtorganics #houseplants #organicplantfood

*Nutritional wisdom of bison* Last week, we moved a new group of buffalo on to a landscape where they haven’t been for 150 years. Bringing these animals on to a new piece of land is one of my favorite experiences, one that I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in a handful of times. What I get most excited about is seeing what they will choose to eat as they step out on to new ground. These bison will be fattened on grass over the summer and marketed direct to consumer, so their diet dictates the nutrient density of the meat. What has surprised me is how they are devouring dandelion. There is a buffet of lush grasses, forbs and legumes, yet the dandelion seems to be a favorite right now. The photo shows the line dividing fresh paddock from the recently grazed — see the difference in dandelion, incredible. These are old hay fields and as we continue to improve microbial health, we watch these “indicator” plants like dandelion to inform our management. “Weeds” can be rich in vitamins, minerals and who knows how many phytonutrients, these buffalo are exercising their nutritional wisdom. Many of my followers know the work of Fred Provenza and his seminal work “Nourishment” is one of the most important books for those of us moving forward the nutrient density movement. The The Bionutrient Institute is currently holding its “State of Nutrient Density” conference, which is a weekly webinar that runs until September. To get yourself on the cutting edge of this exciting field, sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gshgnvKZ There will be a host of amazing speakers: John Kempf Carolyn Gahn Stephan Van Vliet Dan Kittredge Tina Owens In the meantime, seek out your favorite local producer and secure your nutrient dense food for the coming year. #regenerativeagriculture #farming #ranching #soilhealth #nutrientdensity #bison #cattle #organic #grassfed

Did you know raspberries come in four colors? Red, black, yellow, and purple! 🌈 Winter Hardy: Red & Yellow: Tolerate up to -30°C, most hardy to -10°C. Black: Injured around -23°C, smaller & seedier fruits. Purple: Cross between black & red, vigorous and highly productive. Nutritional Powerhouse: Black raspberries: Super fruit with high antioxidants, phenolic compounds, vitamins A & C. Harvest Seasons: Summer-bearing: One crop in summer. Fall-bearing (ever-bearing): Two crops, one early summer, one late summer to fall. All black & purple raspberries are summer-bearing. Enjoy fresh or in preserves! 🌟 At Berries for Africa, we have a wide selection of raspberry plants to suit your needs. Contact us for more information, pricing, and availability.⁠ ⁠ ✉️ [email protected]⁠ 🌐 www.berriesforafrica.co.za⁠ ⁠ #raspberries #raspberry #berriesforafrica #berrycultivation #sustainability #berryplants #agriculture #berryfarmers #berrysuppliers #berries #growberries #berryproducers⁠

Did you know that large citrus fruits, such as grapefruits and pomelos, are not only delicious but also packed with essential nutrients? These fruits are rich in vitamin C, which supports a healthy immune system and collagen production. They also contain beneficial antioxidants that help protect the body against damaging free radicals. Incorporating large citrus fruits into your diet can contribute to overall health and well-being. So next time you're at the grocery store, consider picking up these juicy and nutritious delights! 🍊🍋 #CitrusFruits #NutritionFacts #citrus #fruit #fruits #farming #agriculture #technology

Dragon fruit is not only delicious but also packed with nutrients. It contains antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals, making it a healthy addition to your diet. It’s often enjoyed fresh, added to smoothies, salads, or used as a garnish for desserts. Overall, dragon fruit is not only exotic in appearance but also offers a delightful and nutritious eating experience. Dragon fruit is farmed in various tropical and subtropical regions around the world, like Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. These are just a few examples of countries where dragon fruit is farmed, but it is also grown in other tropical and subtropical regions with suitable climates and soil conditions. #dragonfruit #pitaya #agriculture #farming #youngfarmers

Today (Friday, 12 July), I visited a dairy farm with extremely hot conditions (THI=89). The cows were clearly suffering from heat stress, with a significant decrease in milk production from 42 kg/day in winter to 30 kg in summer. I believe that the farm's location (North to South) and lack of shade for the feed line exacerbated the #heat-stress effects on the cows. In the picture, the cows appear hungry but are unable to eat due to the scorching sun. - Most companies advertise using probiotics to reduce the consequences of heat stress. Do you think that a wide range of #feed additives could be effective when cows are unable to eat normal feed? - Our recent research at the #University of #Florida demonstrated that implementing an 8-hour cooling system (#fans and #sprinklers) led to a drastic decrease in the effects of heat stress (approximately 95%). As a result, cows were able to perform at a level comparable to winter conditions.

#freshfriday 🍃 ❣️Currants are small deciduous bushes with origins in cool European lands, where they thrived as forest edge plants, & later as domesticated varieties planted in gardens & hedgerows for their 5mm red, white or ‘black’ (dark purple) berries.  ❣️This heritage gives a clue to their preferred conditions – moist, slightly acidic soils, with good drainage, lots of rotted leaves or other organic matter, & gentle sunlight – definitely NOT the scorching westerly afternoon sun in Australian summer conditions. In fact, they have the advantage of being one of the few fruits that will produce in light shade… so use them to get more sweet treats out of those garden spots where you thought none would grow!  ❣️Pretty green lobed leaves.  ❣️Like most fresh fruit, Red Currants are a good source of potassium, manganese, dietary fibre, Vitamins C & K. ❣️Rarely attacked by pests & diseases, as long as it gets some summer shade, a low maintenance, very ornamental shrub. #redcurrants #lookatitgrow #freshisbest #freshfruitsandveggies #landscapearchitect #horticulturist #hillsdistrictbusiness