Faba bean

About Broad bean, fava bean, faba bean, field bean, bell bean, English bean, horse bean, Windsor bean, pigeon bean and tick bean are all different names for the Vicia faba , a flowering plant and spec

Kiwi

About Kiwifruit, kiwi or Chinese gooseberry are all names that refer to the edible berries of various species of woody vines that belong to the genus Actinidia . The so-called golden kiwifruit or Acti

Clover

About Clover or trefoil are the common names for plants belonging to the genus Trifolium . This genus consists of around 300 species of plants that are part of leguminous pea family of Fabaceae . The

Papaya

Bedding plants

About Bedding plants are usually annual, biennial or tender perennial plants used in gardens and parks. There is a wide range of plants especially produced to demonstrate coloured flowers in spring an

Eggplant

About Eggplant or aubergine ( Solanum melongena ) is a specific species of nightshade and is widely produced for its tasty fruit. In North America and Australia the fruit is called eggplant and in Sou

Pumpkin, squash and gourd

About Cucurbita or gourd is a genus of herbaceous vines belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae . Cucurbits, as they are also know, are indigenous to the Andes region and Mesoamerica. Currently,

Common bean

About The common bean (also referred to as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, or snap bean) is a herbaceous annual plant. Botani

Just How Compostable are Ulti-Mite Sachets?

In 2017 Koppert Biological Systems launched its first high-tech foil sachets which carry the information that they are ‘industrially compostable’, but [...] As a result the whole process can take up to over a year. This is why Koppert advises (strongly!) that the sachets be collected together with the vegetable [...] 12 weeks. Why not use compostable sachets? This too was an option that Koppert researched. The sachet quality is not only important for the time that it

Operation Mealybug

are not guaranteed to remain in the same spot where they were applied. Koppert therefore now supplies them in the larval stage, under the product name