In order to test our machine development accordingly, it was clear to us that we wanted to work with our own test field. Not only for the harvest results themselves, but also to get to know and understand the entire cultivation process.
Fortunately, through a contact we can use an experimental field in Meerbusch, near Düsseldorf. At the beginning of the cultivation period (mid-May), we cultivated 18 rows of 100 metres each here. The cultivation in mulch foil and in dams is complex, but from our perspective it was clearly worth it. For a good comparison, we cultivated root crops such as carrots, parsnips and onions without mulch foil, which made weed growth much stronger and difficult to control with our resources. The use of mulch film makes setting the cuttings and irrigation more complex, but this was nevertheless easy for us to implement and is in good proportion to other maintenance requirements.
