Some Little Gem lettuce ready for planting out in the vegetable plot:-
The fields next to us, this year contracted out to a salad grower:-
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Rows of machine planted lettuce
bought in as small plantlets |
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| Rolls of plastic sheeting ready to use |
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| Young lettuce plants protected by plastic |
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Irrigation boom about 40m in length
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On another farm in a previous year. Harvesting salad
and immediately packed ready for delivery to supermarkets |
Not to mention the massive quantities of artificial fertilizer applied during soil preparation and the enormous amounts of diesel to fuel the tractors, including the outsize track tractors, and the herbicides to keep the ground clean of weeds. Food for thought.
I'm planting mine straight into my raised bed (section 5) and I'm ridiculously pleased to see the little plants growing. No weedkillers or pesticides. And watered by the Good Lord. (either directly, or sometimes by me, via the rain He sends into the water butt) Definitely food for thought.
ReplyDeleteYes, this is quite an eye-opener...
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