Manejo integrado de cultivos de cobertura en invernadero orgánico

Abstract

Soil Capital incorporated regenerative agriculture practices such as cover crops, integrated pest management and a focus on proper compost, into a greenhouse operation in the Netherlands. While this is an unusual move in a greenhouse, its environment enables regenerative measures to have a fast impact.

Incorporamos prácticas de agricultura regenerativa como cultivos de cobertura, manejo integrado de plagas (MIP) y un enfoque en compostaje adecuado en un invernadero en los Países Bajos. Aunque estas prácticas son inusuales en este tipo de entorno, el ambiente controlado del invernadero facilita que las medidas regenerativas tengan un impacto rápido.

Detalles

More diversity in the greenhouse

Greenhouse operations tend to simplify operations as much as possible, which includes reducing biodiversity. However, it is by increasing the layers of biodiversity above and below soil that a greenhouse will increase its productivity and profitability. Think diversified cover crops and grazing, even inside greenhouses!

Manejo integrado de cultivos de cobertura en invernadero orgánico

When soil life is back !

After only a few months of good practices, such as cover crops, compost and organic inputs, evidences of soil life such as these mushrooms attest that things are going in the right direction.

Make the beneficial insects your privileged hosts !

Another beneficial collateral effect: Cover crops produce food for beneficials in the greenhouse, which assist in controlling damaging insects.

The "greenhouse effect"

The short off-season in a greenhouse can be used to regenerate soil fast, with a combination of beneficial cover crop cocktails and compost application.