Tuesday, April 1, 2025
On Thursday, March 27th, at Takada Akimitsu Farm, after snow removal work, the soil inside the greenhouse was tilled, mulch sheets were laid, and irrigation tubes were also laid inside the mulch sheets.
- 1 Tilling the soil in a greenhouse
- 2 Installing pipes to connect to irrigation tubes
- 3 Multi-sheet covering
- 3.1 Mulch spreading using a manual mulch spreader (manual mulcher)
- 3.1.1 While laying the mulch sheet, lay the irrigation tube between the sheet and the soil.
- 3.1.2 Together we breathe together, slowly and straight
- 3.1.3 Maintenance at the end of installation
- 3.1.4 Mulcher installation work in the next house
- 3.1.5 Multi-sheets, wheels, soil covering discs, Sumitubes, etc.
- 3.1.6 Irrigation tube
- 3.1 Mulch spreading using a manual mulch spreader (manual mulcher)
- 4 Automatic opening and closing device for greenhouses after covering with mulch sheets
- 5 Trainee Tomoyuki Tamashima
- 6 All set
- 7 YouTube videos
- 8 Other photos
- 9 Related articles
Tilling the soil in a greenhouse
The soil inside the greenhouse is plowed using a tractor to level it out.
Drive carefully around the house
Well-cultivated soil
Installing pipes to connect to irrigation tubes
Installing pipes to supply water from the water source and connect it to the irrigation tubes (burying the pipes under the rails at the entrance to the greenhouse).
Multi-sheet covering
The purpose of laying mulch sheets is to improve the soil's heat retention and moisture retention, prevent crop diseases and pests, and control weeds, thereby protecting vegetable cultivation and maintaining an environment in which vegetables can grow healthily.
Mulch spreading using a manual mulch spreader (manual mulcher)
The sheet is pressed down with wheels and covered with soil using a soil covering disk.
While laying the mulch sheet, lay the irrigation tube between the sheet and the soil.
Together we breathe together, slowly and straight
Maintenance at the end of installation
Mulcher installation work in the next house
Multi-sheets, wheels, soil covering discs, Sumitubes, etc.
Irrigation tube
Automatic opening and closing device for greenhouses after covering with mulch sheets
Open and close your greenhouse using your smartphone.
When the temperature exceeds a certain level, the device uses sensors to read changes in temperature, humidity, and air pressure, and automatically opens and closes a section of the side of the greenhouse.
Trainee Tomoyuki Tamashima
Tomoyuki Tamashima (45 years old), a native of Naganuma Town, became a trainee in April last year.
"Watermelon cultivation is very hard work, but when the watermelons bear fruit, I feel that it was worth the effort," says Tamashima.
All set
Mulch sheets have been laid out inside the greenhouse and we're all set!
Planting is scheduled to begin in early April!!!
YouTube videos
Other photos
Related articles
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