FARMVLOG #135 tulpen rooien, spoelen, gele uien, pink root

Last week the tulip farmer, who rents land from us, harvested the last bulbs. We will take a look at both the harvesting and the processing. A student operates the harvester (with GPS and cameras) and must ensure that all varieties are properly harvested. After harvesting, the bulbs are rinsed so that they are free of soil, clods and skins. Then they are sorted into small, medium and large sizes. The viewer's question: how many cm is a size 12 sphere? Finally, you can see our yellow onions (Hysky) on the heavier soil. We have a problem with this: Pink root is all over the lot. This is a fungus (Phoma Terrestris) and causes the roots to be affected. These turn purple and die. Subsequently, the foliage turns yellow and the yield decreases considerably. In addition, the spores remain in the ground, so that you can get damage again in 6 years. We wonder how the fungus got into the plot. Could this have gone with the seed (seed borne)? We and the supplier will have it investigated. To be continued. #farmersvlog #arable farming vlog #tulips #tulip harvesting #tulip processing #pinkroot