Spring in Polesia (Pripet Marshes): carrying Plastic Sheeting to Repair the Hothouse, Tsjerablichy 2012 Вясна на Палесьсі: носка плёнкі на рамонт парніку ў краі агуркоў, Цераблічы 2012 г.
Tag: hothouses
Photo of the Day for April 11, 2022
Spring in Polesia (Pripet Marshes): repairing the hothouse, Azdamichy 2012. Azdamichy lies in the heart of Belarusian cucumber country. Countless families have erected hothouses on parts of their family plots to grow cucumbers, mainly for export to cities such as St. Petersburg and Moscow in the Russian empire. Палеская вясна: рамонт парнікаў у краі агуркоў. … Continue reading Photo of the Day for April 11, 2022
Photos of the Day for June 13, 2018
Cycle of the year: transplanting cucumber seedlings. Azdamichy 2018. By mid-April the first batch of forced seedlings is ready for transplanting to the main hothouse. Transplanting requires close coordination among extended-family members, whose seemingly effortless movements belie the back-breaking nature of the work in the breathless air of the hothouse. Кола года: высадка расады агуркоў. … Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 13, 2018
Photos of the Day for June 12, 2018
Cycle of the year: readying hothouses to grow cucumbers. Eastern Stolin District in central Polesia has become Belarus’ cucumber capital. Much of the crop is exported to Russia. The area is covered in hothouses, ranging from agribusiness-size facilities in Al’shany, which has a statue in honor of the cucumber, to small constructions in many village… Continue reading Photos of the Day for June 12, 2018
Photo of the Day for May 2, 2017
Polesian spring: new plastic sheeting for the cucumber hothouse. Tsjerablichy 2016. Палеская вясна: новая плёнка для парніку. Цераблічы 2016 г.