Young plant production
What we do: the latest on propagation
Perhaps you also wonder from time to time what exactly the people at Lubera Edibles do every day. Do they do anything with in vitro propagation? But do they also sow seeds, take cuttings and wood cuttings? The short answer is yes, but...
In vitro propagation is still the main tool for propagating high-quality young plants. Why and what exactly we do will be explained below.
Read moreStrawberry young plants in many extraordinary varieties - exclusively at Lubera Edibles®
Strawberry young plants - this WAS a gaping hole in our berry young plant range. Historically, strawberry plants have mostly been produced by specialist growers (usually from commercial farming). But our aim is to enable many more growers to produce their own strawberry plants to complement their edibles (vegetables, fruit, other berries) by providing the right quality of young plants. And at the same time, of course, we would like to offer varieties that meet the special needs of home garden...
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Tree kale young plants – the assortment and production
The production of ready-to-sell tree kale plants from the young plants at Lubera Edibles is anything but difficult; you can get tree kale ready for sale or trade in a short time. The strong growth character of tree kale alone ensures that our tree kale young plants develop splendidly shortly after potting and you will have plants ready for sale after about six weeks, especially at cooler production temperatures.
Read moreOca varieties and oca breeding at Lubera Edibles
In two separate articles we have presented the new tuberous vegetable species Oca (Oxalis tuberosa) and also the production of young plants for retailers. Here now we will portray the three current varieties in the Lubera Edibles young plant range for professional growers. As with potato and also sweet potato, our sister company Lubera AG is active in the development of new varieties.
Read moreThe production of oca young plants for retailers
In previous articles we have already described our new tuberous vegetable oca (Oxalis tuberosa) in more detail and also presented our assortment of oca young plants as well as described how our assortment will develop in the future. In this article we would now like to introduce you to our oca young plant quality and show you how you can produce a saleable/tradable plant from this oca young plant.
Read moreOca tubers (Oxalis tuberosa) – a plant portrait of the colourful Andean tubers
With our oca young plants (Oxalis tuberosa) we offer a new, but nevertheless also old vegetable plant. The colourful tubers enrich our diets not only in terms of appearance, but also the taste of these vibrant tubers has a lot to offer. Oca has always been cultivated for its bright-coloured, edible tubers. However, both the leaves and the shoots can also be eaten. In this article, you will learn how this vegetable from the highlands of South America can enrich our gardens and our diet in many...
Read moreLubera breeds potatoes – the most important questions and answers
With the expansion of the range of young plants from Lubera Edibles to include vegetables, Lubera also started breeding potatoes a few years ago. How does a simple tree nursery now come up with the idea of breeding potatoes? You are right to ask this question and we will answer the most important questions about our potato breeding project in the following FAQ.
Read moreQuality assurance when propagating young plants – assuring that what has gone in also comes out...
This is true to the motto: "What goes in must come out!" We check the plant authenticity and fruit quality of all larger batches of young plants on a random basis. For this purpose, six randomly chosen young plants from selected young plant batches are potted, cultivated and brought to fruiting. This important “final control” is only one part of our quality assurance.
Read moreComplaint rates and sales opportunities for raspberry plants
Every producer of raspberry plants knows this: there are complaints from end consumers and, based on these, also from retail outlets. Raspberries are among the plants for which a certain rate of complaints can be expected, even if one has completely fulfilled one's task as a young plant producer and of course as a plant producer. What is behind this phenomenon? When is the main complaint made, and could this not also be used as a sales argument? We have analysed and evaluated the complaints at...
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