HALF HARVEST FULL
These are the banana-shaped crescent Moon, the D-shaped quarter Moon and the almost complete gibbous Moon.įinally, each phase is also named after its position in the full 29.5 day cycle based on whether it is growing (waxing) or shrinking (waning). In between these, the Moon goes through multiple stages of partial illumination during its different phases. If the Moon is on the other side of the Earth compared to the Sun, then the near side of the Moon will be fully lit up: a full Moon. If the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun in its orbit, then the back side of the Moon is being lit up and the side facing the Earth is in darkness. The only exception is during a lunar eclipse. And just like you see many strawberry vending machines in the area, we will soon be able to fill them with passion fruits in the region as well.The phases of the moon by James Reynolds (1846-1860)Īt almost all times, half of the Moon is being lit up by the Sun, but this need not be the half that is facing towards the Earth. "Our passion fruits are for cooking enthusiasts and chefs. We do not want to and cannot compete with the mass products from the supermarket," he says. There is a lot of demand for local products there. "We have our own webshop where we try to reach chefs. The Limburg passion fruit finds its way to the consumer through the catering industry. But that's just the beginning if it's up to Gubbels. With the 4,000 square meters of plants, about 2,000 fruits are now harvested a week.
HALF HARVEST TRIAL
It is a very nice trial and we are enthusiastic about it." They also grow in the greenhouse without extra light.
"In terms of cultivation, you can compare these plants with tomatoes or peppers. That is why he has now focused on the passion fruit. Because that cultivation requires a lot of extra lighting and heat, it turned out to be unprofitable. In Wellerlooi, one hectare of melon trees was planted for the cultivation of papayas. Two years ago he and another group of horticulturists already did a trial with another tropical fruit. "Together with Wageningen University, we are looking for new revenue models in greenhouse horticulture. In the Belfeld greenhouse they jointly investigate the commercial opportunities for growing passion fruit. It is a project of seven growers from all over the country. Then laughing: "For us every day is Easter from now on and we can look for purple eggs on the ground." "Those purple fruits naturally fall off the plant when they are ripe," says grower Ad Gubbels as he walks through the green hedges. Large green egg-shaped fruits, which then turn brownish and then acquire the characteristic purple color associated with ripe passion fruit. Four meters high and full of flowers and fruits. It is a large plot of green climbing plants. Dutch broadcaster 1Limburg went to take a look at strawberry company Brookberries, who has cleared a corner to test the new crop. With 4,000 m2 of plants, some 2,000 of these fruits are harvested per week at Brookberries, which has cleared space for this trial. Grower Ad Gubbels and seven fellow growers are investigating the possibility of growing passionfruit commercially in the Netherlands. Just under half a hectare of the tropical crop has been planted in Belfeld. Now that the last asparagus has been harvested from the field, the harvest of a completely new Limburg crop is starting in the greenhouse: passion fruit.
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