What can be grown in a greenhouse in the Krasnodar Territory?

Today we will consider a very popular question that many novice farmers ask themselves: "What is profitable to grow in greenhouses?"

Today we will consider a very popular question that many novice farmers ask themselves: "What is profitable to grow in greenhouses?"

In principle, everyone should answer this question for himself. Since a lot depends on the characteristics of the climate, technical conditions, on the start-up capital, etc.

Using our example, I want to tell you what we have come to, and what, in our opinion, is considered one of the most promising areas. In our greenhouses, we grew tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, and peppers. A year ago we decided to explore a new direction for us in the production of garden strawberries. Well, as always, we faced a number of problems: starting with the selection of growing technologies and ending with an automatic irrigation system.

We visited many greenhouses that specialize in strawberry cultivation. After talking with our colleagues, we realized that in the Krasnodar Territory, in principle, no one grows strawberries in greenhouses using the hydroponic method. From that moment on, it was decided to be the first in the region.

Now, let's summarize now: We will tell you by our example that growing strawberries, using Dutch technology, is an extremely promising direction in agriculture today, but very labor-intensive.

I often come across a question among blog readers: what is growing in the Krasnodar Territory? What vegetables can be planted in the Kuban, what fruits?

These questions are especially relevant for readers who have moved south from the northern regions. And for the readers who have become the owners of the land and are starting to develop it for the first time.

In this article, I have made a brief overview of all the crops that are familiar to me and that we have planted ourselves. I hope this article will be helpful and answer your questions.

At the end of the article, you can find links to related topics.

When you first grow on your own land, we are driven by curiosity. I want to plant everything at once. Find something new to your taste, surprise and surprise your family and friends. Sound familiar?

Yes, we are all like that, true lovers of land and home products. And if the climate allows you to grow exotic fruits, then why not try it?

   

In this note, I made a general list of what grows in the gardens of the Krasnodar Territory. Namely, in its eastern part. Because I know that to the south the list of exotic cultures is even greater. It's warmer there.

I will write about vegetables that can be safely grown in the open field and which we have already planted ourselves. We don't have a greenhouse.

   

For ease of reading, I placed all the information in the table and added a small hint: when and how we plant these crops.

What can be grown in the gardens of the Kuban

 

 

   

What fruits grow in the Krasnodar Territory

Popular fruits: watermelons, melons, apples, pears, plums, cherry plums, apricots, peaches, cherries, cherries

  

Less popular fruits: heenomeles (Japanese quince), medlar, figs, unabi (Chinese date)

   

Common berries: currants, yoshta, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, grapes

Northern berries: irga, blueberry, honeysuckle

   

As well as: mulberry, hawthorn, dog rose, viburnum, mountain ash, bird cherry, dogwood, sea buckthorn

And, I am sure, many more different exotic plants grow in our region, which we have not yet tried to grow. If we try something new, I will definitely add it to this table.

I invite readers to supplement this list in the comments. What did you grow? What did you like?

I wish everyone delicious southern harvests!

In this article, we will try to review the different segments of the greenhouse business, as well as clarify some questions regarding the technology.

Let's make a reservation right away: it makes sense to start a greenhouse business only in the southern regions of our country. The fact is that market players have calculated: it is more profitable to transport grown goods from the south to the north than to suffer losses from gas and electricity costs in the northern regions.

Moreover, the suppliers of both gas and electricity set such conditions, completely not thinking about the specifics of the greenhouse industry, that the business can be ruined in the bud. So, for example, they allocate a quota for a certain amount of electricity, and then they are fined for both overspending and ... underspending! Where is the logic? Producers say that such laws, drawn up by people who do not know anything about temperature changes and changes in the weather outside the window, greatly interfere with the domestic greenhouse business.

However, it should be remembered: it becomes profitable to transport only when you have established logistics, otherwise you will not save not only 10 rubles on the cost price (according to the assurances of experts), but you will also lose. All large metropolitan agricultural firms (which can afford the most perfect logistics) "transfer" their land to the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories. In the south, not only is it warmer, not only the length of daylight hours is higher. Labor and land are cheaper there. Plus, the Krasnodar Territory administration subsidizes 50% for starting a business, according to media reports.

In order to reach the break-even level, the greenhouse must have a profitability of at least 20%.

greenhouse business: What to grow?

Greenhouse business experts agree that it is most profitable to grow flowers. Then - greens. And only then - vegetables.

Investments in the flower greenhouse business exceeded the "vegetable" one by 5 times! The most fashionable direction of greenhouse activity today has become the cultivation of greens - lettuce, onions, peppercorns, and so on. Greens are easy to grow, don't require as much light and heat as vegetables - and don't need to be taken anywhere.

A greenhouse must serve a nearby settlement - this is the practice. Greenhouse growing of salads is 4 times more profitable than vegetables!

greenhouse business: Technologies: pros and cons

The cheapest technology is hydroponics. It allows you not to depend on nature, weather, it completely turns agriculture into an industry. Any farmer dreams of living without risks (everything is calculated and monitored by a computer). The hydroponics system does it. The plant goes through its vegetative cycle (grows and ripens) several times faster, since it does not grow in natural soil, but in a "glass" of water. But the glass is not just water - liquid fertilizers are fed there through drip tubes. It’s as if a person didn’t live his own life, periodically preparing dinner for himself, but spent his whole life under a dropper. Such plants grown "under a dropper" have a special taste - that is, no taste ... And the domestic consumer knows very well how to distinguish the taste of a "Turkish" product (this is how hydroponics is "recognized" by the people) from the taste of a product grown at their dacha or bought in collective farm market.

That is, it is unprofitable to start with hydroponics. Our consumer does not accept artificial vegetables. Although hardly aware that the year-round salad and greens are grown only hydroponically. So, if hydroponics is only for the green business.

By the way, advocates of hydroponics (and it certainly has advocates - it's a business) say that "industrial" cultivation in soil leads to the accumulation of uncontrolled amounts of pesticides in soil vegetables.

There are technologies intermediate between "buggy" hydroponics and blessed soil. They still allow you to achieve the appearance of taste in the vegetables sold. This is due to the addition of peat and real soil to the liquid solution with which the plants are fed. And now, finally, a compromise. A "mobile bed" costs 3 times more than hydroponics, its maintenance is also 30% more expensive, but the costs are justified. Because the resulting product tastes almost the same as that grown in natural soil.

The next question that causes a lot of controversy: glass or polyethylene? Disadvantages of a glazed greenhouse: it lets in a lot of heat - uneconomical. If you live in a region where insolation is strong, a plant burn is possible, since the light is not scattered, but concentrated. If you are going to make a glass greenhouse, then you need to know: 3 or 4 mm glass will not work. For the greenhouse, 6 mm thick tempered technical glass is needed. It is sold in many places in our country, the price range is from 800 to 1500 rubles per running meter.

Let's go back to polyethylene. There are also disadvantages of polyethylene: where there is little sun, therefore, polyethylene further hinders its access to plants. In addition to polyethylene, there are other options: acrylic and polycarbonate, which eliminate all the disadvantages of polyethylene. You can see how we cost most of our homemade greenhouses - many, if not the vast majority, are made from old double-glazed windows. But this is not a business - no one calculates losses on a personal backyard, especially if electricity is also stolen. A businessman cannot afford all this.

greenhouse business: how can you save money?

It is still possible to save quite legally on heating the greenhouse. Many entrepreneurs heat their greenhouses with wood-burning stoves. Experts advise, for example, the Kuznetsov bell-type furnace.

So, to summarize: in order to successfully compete in the domestic greenhouse business, it is profitable to grow greens. In addition, you need to remember that the greenhouse business is seasonal in nature - when there are seasonal ground vegetables, the business freezes.

Elena Nazarenko

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In this article, we will try to provide an overview of the different segments of the greenhouse business, as well as clarify some questions regarding the technology.

Let's make a reservation right away: it makes sense to start a greenhouse business only in the southern regions of our country. The fact is that market players have calculated: it is more profitable to transport grown goods from the south to the north than to suffer losses from gas and electricity costs in the northern regions.

Moreover, the suppliers of both gas and electricity set such conditions, completely not thinking about the specifics of the greenhouse industry, that the business can be ruined in the bud. So, for example, they allocate a quota for a certain amount of electricity, and then they are fined for both overspending and ... underspending! Where is the logic? Producers say that such laws, drawn up by people who do not know anything about temperature changes and changes in the weather outside the window, greatly interfere with the domestic greenhouse business.

However, it should be remembered: it becomes profitable to transport only when you have established logistics, otherwise you will not save not only 10 rubles on the cost price (according to the assurances of experts), but you will also lose. All large metropolitan agricultural firms (which can afford the most perfect logistics) "transfer" their land to the Stavropol and Krasnodar Territories. In the south, not only is it warmer, not only the length of daylight hours is higher. Labor and land are cheaper there. Plus, the Krasnodar Territory administration subsidizes 50% for starting a business, according to media reports.

In order to reach the break-even level, the greenhouse must have a profitability of at least 20%.

greenhouse business: What to grow?

Greenhouse business experts agree that it is most profitable to grow flowers. Then - greens. And only then - vegetables.

Investments in the flower greenhouse business exceeded the "vegetable" one by 5 times! The most fashionable direction of greenhouse activity today has become the cultivation of greens - lettuce, onions, peppercorns, and so on. Greens are easy to grow, do not require as much light and heat as vegetables - and they do not need to be taken anywhere.

A greenhouse must serve a nearby settlement - this is the practice. Greenhouse growing of salads is 4 times more profitable than vegetables!

greenhouse business: Technologies: pros and cons

The cheapest technology is hydroponics. It allows you not to depend on nature, weather, it completely turns agriculture into an industry. Any farmer dreams of living without risks (everything is calculated and monitored by a computer). The hydroponics system does it. The plant goes through its vegetative cycle (grows and ripens) several times faster, since it does not grow in natural soil, but in a "glass" of water. But the glass is not just water - liquid fertilizers are fed there via drip tubes. It’s as if a person didn’t live his own life, periodically preparing dinner for himself, but spent his whole life under a dropper. Such plants grown "under a dropper" have a special taste - that is, no taste ... And the domestic consumer knows very well how to distinguish the taste of a "Turkish" product (this is how hydroponics is "recognized" by the people) from the taste of a product grown at their dacha or bought in collective farm market.

That is, it is unprofitable to start with hydroponics. Our consumer does not accept artificial vegetables. Although hardly aware that the year-round lettuce and greens are grown only hydroponically. So, if hydroponics is only for the green business.

By the way, advocates of hydroponics (and of course there are advocates for hydroponics - it's a business) say that "industrial" cultivation in soil leads to the accumulation of uncontrolled amounts of pesticides in soil vegetables.

There are technologies intermediate between "buggy" hydroponics and blessed soil. They still allow you to achieve the appearance of taste in the vegetables sold. This is due to the addition of peat and real soil to the liquid solution with which the plants are fed. And now, finally, a compromise. A "mobile bed" costs 3 times more than hydroponics, its maintenance is also 30% more expensive, but the costs are justified. Because the resulting product tastes almost the same as that grown in natural soil.

The next question that causes a lot of controversy: glass or polyethylene? Disadvantages of a glazed greenhouse: it lets in a lot of heat - uneconomical. If you live in a region where insolation is strong, a plant burn is possible, since the light is not scattered, but concentrated. If you do make a glass greenhouse, then you need to know: 3 or 4 mm glass will not work. For the greenhouse, 6 mm thick tempered technical glass is needed. It is sold in many places in our country, the price range is from 800 to 1500 rubles per running meter.

Let's go back to polyethylene.There are also drawbacks to polyethylene: where there is little sun, therefore, polyethylene further hinders its access to plants. In addition to polyethylene, there are other options: acrylic and polycarbonate, which eliminate all the disadvantages of polyethylene. You can see how we cost most of our homemade greenhouses - many, if not the vast majority, are made from old double-glazed windows. But this is not a business - no one calculates losses on a personal backyard, especially if electricity is also stolen. A businessman cannot afford all this.

greenhouse business: how can you save money?

It is still possible to save quite legally on heating the greenhouse. Many entrepreneurs heat their greenhouses with wood-burning stoves. Experts advise, for example, the Kuznetsov bell-type furnace.

So, to summarize: in order to successfully compete in the domestic greenhouse business, it is profitable to grow greens. In addition, you need to remember that the greenhouse business is seasonal in nature - when there are seasonal ground vegetables, the business freezes.

Elena Nazarenko

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