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Spring Update 2.0
Dear customers and interested parties,
I hope you and your loved ones are doing well. And I hope it stays that way.
You may have already been tempted to ask the question of what's going on out there? Your home is the same, as mine is also the same; only that most of the time all of my family members are there, which is usually the exception. And in our company, not everyone is there, at least not at the same time. This is only to minimise the risk, in case we have a quarantine case among the...
Read moreLeftover plants from the production – what do I do with them?
In particular in these special days, when the trade and sale of plants in Germany and Europe is subject to considerable restrictions, some plant producers will probably be worried whether their already produced and ready-for-sale plant stocks can be delivered completely and if so, at what time this will happen. However, apart from the current crisis, it can always happen that plant stocks cannot be completely cleared. As gardeners, we are still very dependent on the weather, despite an...
Read moreThe beginning of ornamental raspberries – salmonberry young plants at Lubera Edibles
The salmonberry, botanically Rubus spectabilis, is a species originating from western North America with strikingly large and bright pink flowers. With its very special show of flowers and the edible raspberry-like fruits, the salmonberry offers real added value in any garden. That is why we have decided to include the following varieties in our range.
Raspberries with added value – salmonberry young plants
The natural distribution area of salmonberries is the Pacific coast of North America. Here...
Read moreSpring Update
Dear Customers and Business Partners
Dear Sir or Madam
Spring has arrived – this week the temperatures have already risen above 15°C, but there is only one dominating topic in the media coverage. But we do NOT want to join these negative reports because despite all governmental restrictions, the garden centres, the DIY stores with their garden departments and many other retailers are still open and the sale of plants continues. The garden year has only just begun.
Nevertheless, we too have taken...
Read more(Not) Just Peanuts® – the Lubera peanut assortment at a glance
Peanuts: everybody knows them and (almost) everybody has eaten them. What's new is that you can now grow your own peanuts, whether planted directly in your garden or in a container on a balcony or terrace. For this purpose, our sister company Lubera in Switzerland tested South American local breeds in comparison to common cultivars from the United States. The aim was to find a varied assortment of peanuts which are particularly suitable for our changing climate. The following varieties have...
Read moreThe exclusive Lubera Edibles assortment poster – all 'edible' young plants at a glance
As in so many industries and areas of everyday life, the trend is moving towards more online-based advertising and paperless communication. However, at the moment, we do not want to do without print media entirely. Last autumn, for example, we were already able to present our current young plant catalogue for 2020. Many of you have already received the printed version and at the same time our young plant catalogue is also available at luberaedibles.com in the download area.
The exclusive Lubera...
Read more(Not) Just Peanuts® – Lubera wins the award for the best bed & balcony innovation at the IPM 2020
Christmas comes but once a year. The same applies to awards, of course: for example, our sister company LUBERA quite surprisingly won the award for the best innovation in the Bedding & Balcony Plant category at the last IPM, the world's leading trade fair in horticulture and thus also for plants in Essen, Germany.
Peanuts – A rosy future
Picture: Award ceremony at the IPM 2020, the prize was received by Markus Kobelt and Rupert Mayer.
The expression “just peanuts” – usually meant...
Read moreFAQ about peanuts or what you always wanted to know about peanuts and never dared to ask
Peanuts are a commodity: one eats them thoughtlessly in front of the television or while sitting on a barstool, hardly ever thinking about the plant or how to grow it. They are the epitome of industrial food. But peanuts, in particular the Lubera varieties, which can now be grown in northern regions, have a lot to offer: tasty nuts, which are actually beans, different seed coat colours ranging from white, pink and red to striped and black. In addition, there is also diversity in the growth...
Read moreThe Modern, Crucial Question of Plant Breeding: Genetic Engineering
In Goethe's Faust, the character Margarete, called Gretchen, poses the main character Faust a crucial question: "Now say, where do you stand on religion? You are a dear good man, yet I believe you don’t think much of it?" According to our theme, the crucial question would be this: "Now say, where to you stand on genetic engineering? You are a dear good man, yet I believe you don’t think much of it?"
Genetic engineering as religion
At first sight, it sounds a bit strange when we replace religion...
Read moreDwarf genes...what plant dwarfs are made of
We are often asked where the dwarf growth properties of Lowberries®, but also of Maloni® and Pironi®, our compact growing, bushy pear and apple trees, come from. How do breeders get such properties, how do they recognise and develop them?
Breeder "coincidence"
The breeder "coincidence" also plays and played a crucial role here. In one of our first apple crosses (Resi x Delbard Jubilé) I noticed already in the seedling stage that there was an exceptionally high number of "genetic...
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