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Big up Israel.
Israeli farmer Rami Sadeh says there was no hocus-pocus involved when he and fellow agriculturist Shoni Gal grew headline-grabbing enormous pumpkins in the hothouses of Ein Yahav.
The gigantic winter squashes, grown by the agricultural villages produce company Yofi Shel Yerakot (Beauty of Vegetables), are the latest fruits to steer the world of agritechs eyes to Israels desert.
After all, it is in the Arava Desert that Israeli farmers grow the countrys largest percentage of produce exports including peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, melons, watermelons, table grapes, herbs and dates. The Arava growing season is 11 months of the year, and farmers use organic pest control.
The pumpkins weighing in at 40 kilograms and stretching to a meter long each are actually for domestic use. Winter squashes are usually hollow but these new massive gourds are solid and are meant for being chopped up and sold in pieces.
According to a press release from the Agriculture Ministry, each pumpkin will cost about $28 whole and are being sold to local wholesalers.
Yofi Shel Yerakot has a record for jumbo fruits and veggies. They also grew last years world-record Godzilla bell pepper. The giant vegetable snagged a Guinness World Record when it grew to weigh 600 grams; the average bell pepper weighs 113 grams.
The water is another reason for Israels desert agriculture successes.
Sadeh says contrary to what one would think, there is actually a lot of water in the desert, though its brackish (salty). Research has shown that salty water produces sweeter produce.
Its water from the ground, with salt in the water. And because the fruits and vegetables are in stress and need more water to grow, they grow bigger and even sweeter,
Source: cnn.com
Israeli farmer Rami Sadeh says there was no hocus-pocus involved when he and fellow agriculturist Shoni Gal grew headline-grabbing enormous pumpkins in the hothouses of Ein Yahav.
The gigantic winter squashes, grown by the agricultural villages produce company Yofi Shel Yerakot (Beauty of Vegetables), are the latest fruits to steer the world of agritechs eyes to Israels desert.
After all, it is in the Arava Desert that Israeli farmers grow the countrys largest percentage of produce exports including peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, eggplants, melons, watermelons, table grapes, herbs and dates. The Arava growing season is 11 months of the year, and farmers use organic pest control.
The pumpkins weighing in at 40 kilograms and stretching to a meter long each are actually for domestic use. Winter squashes are usually hollow but these new massive gourds are solid and are meant for being chopped up and sold in pieces.
According to a press release from the Agriculture Ministry, each pumpkin will cost about $28 whole and are being sold to local wholesalers.
Yofi Shel Yerakot has a record for jumbo fruits and veggies. They also grew last years world-record Godzilla bell pepper. The giant vegetable snagged a Guinness World Record when it grew to weigh 600 grams; the average bell pepper weighs 113 grams.
The water is another reason for Israels desert agriculture successes.
Sadeh says contrary to what one would think, there is actually a lot of water in the desert, though its brackish (salty). Research has shown that salty water produces sweeter produce.
Its water from the ground, with salt in the water. And because the fruits and vegetables are in stress and need more water to grow, they grow bigger and even sweeter,
Source: cnn.com
