WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO DIFFERENTLY IN 2024?
The learning moments of 2023 have given us a good idea of what we should continue with and what we want to learn more from:
- We will grow fewer different crops. We want to focus on 8 different crops that we want to make successful: winter wheat, winter barley, winter rye, oats, field beans, lupine, corn and buckwheat.
- We are going to make the strips wider. All crops are grown in strips of 24 meters wide, so that we can test different forms of fertilization within a strip.
- Figuring out how we can better manage periods of drought:
- Quickly increase organic matter in the soil by applying compost.
- Alternatives to irrigation such as level-controlled drainage or drip hoses.
- Combat problem weeds such as knight’s sorrel and black nightshade, mechanically if possible.
- (even) Better management of the needs of the plant and specific micro nutrients.
