If you look at this in a glance one might say: the filling has not that much to do with picking. But it is more relevant than many people think. Before the start of picking a first flush, the picking manager makes a plan. When is the room starting? Do…

A good start for a blog just around Spring time. But the meaning is different. It just means: Keep It Super Simple. On many farms I assist in the picking instruction and the complaint most often heard is that the pickers do not listen. This is not entirely true. They…

If a consultant is visiting a farm there are always many things to discuss in detail. Shall we give more or less water and are we able to water over the mushrooms? Do we need a slower or faster fructification? Is the amount of pins sufficient or do we need…

The last month several growers had problems with a too heavy casing soil. It is normal for this time of the year for casing soil to be heavier because of rainfall on the peat fields. It takes a few weeks for the casing companies to sort this out and in…

Recipe for a new year, keep the buttons up! March 2020. Everything looks good and I have got my pocket full of tickets. Flights all over Europe and many visits to make. But a week later everything looked different and still does.Corona is sweeping over the world and people do…

  I am writing this blog on November 2. 2020. It is the warmest November day ever. The outside temperature today will hit 20° C. Normally this time of the year in Europe growing is fairly easy. Older growers always say: just open the doors and let the outside climate…