Challenges in Organic Young Plant Production – A Review of the 2026 Season

Every young plant season is different. Weather conditions, light levels and temperature influence plant growth in new ways every year. In organic young plant production in particular, this requires continuous adjustment of cultivation practices, irrigation, fertilisation and plant health management.

The 2026 season also brought new challenges. In this review, we highlight the experiences we have gained and the insights that can be drawn from them for pot and container plant production. This...

The vegetable breeding of Lubera

In addition to fruit and berries, we are expanding our vegetable range to become the third pillar of the Lubera Edibles young plant programme. This step is only logical: if our love for young plants literally goes through the stomach, then vegetables are naturally part of that. In addition, interest in growing your own high-quality vegetables in the garden or on the balcony is growing steadily – and this is exactly where our breeding work comes in.

Vegetable young plants from Lubera Edibles – More than just edible: an assortment that inspires

Do you only know us as specialists in softfruit young  plants? Then we have a surprise for you. Because Lubera Edibles stands – as the name suggests – for everything that is delicious to eat. And that no longer includes just fruit and berries. With our innovative assortment of vegetable young plants, we are taking the next logical step – surprising, diverse and perfectly tailored to the home garden.

The new market for premium vegetable plants

Lubera.com, the online store of our sister company, has been selling premium vegetable plants for several years. These are grown in 1.3-litre square pots, packaged with care and then reliably shipped to customers. The price for most plants is currently around EUR 5.50, with a price increase of 10% planned for 2025. But how big is this market? What are Lubera's experiences in general? We are not initially discussing which companies could produce these young plants and where they are sold, we...

Production of Allium plants for trade and retail

At Lubera Edibles, our Allium young plants are standardly available in our 60-cell trays. With the introduction of this new group of young plants, we will initially offer both Allium young plants in the 'Multi+' quality (biennial/overwintered) and in the 'Multi' quality (annual) in order to be able to meet the demand. For an early and less temperature controlled potting, the Allium young plants of the quality 'Multi+' are suitable as usual because they are not so sensitive to temperature due to...

Allium young plants – onion plants as EverVeges®

We added perennial Allium species to our EverVeg® group (wild cabbage, wasabi, rhubarb, artichoke, skirret, horseradish). These Allium species are perennial, hardy and can be harvested all year round. Let the following text surprise and inspire you. We will mention which Allium species can expand and complement an Eternal Vegetables® bed and enrich your assortment of young plants.