Vegetable growing

At the agricultural vocational school Eisenstadt an area of approximately 0.5 hectares is available for teaching and research activities in vegetable growing. On this area a heated greenhouse of around 160 sqm, five unheated foil tunnels of about 700 square meters and a growing house with 30 sqm are situated and used for training and experiments.

The experiments focus on species comparisons concerning yields, the growth and creation of fruit and the site suitability. There are also comparative trials with fertilizers. Thus, for example, a series of tests is carried out once with and once without the respective products and the results are evaluated. The trials are being conducted on the following crops: cucumbers (2011: 8 varieties), peppers (2011: 35 varieties), pepperoni (2011: 15 varieties), salad (2011: 98 varieties), tomatoes (2011: 14 cherry tomato varieties and 20 tomato varieties)

The planned cultures for our teaching and testing facility in 2011 are:
bean, chinese cabbage, lettuce, cucumber, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, pumpkin, cabbage, eggplant, peppers, parsley, peppers, leeks, radishes, lettuce, chives, celery, tomatoes, onions (scallions), zucchini