The Andalusian Regional Government's Agricultural and Fisheries Information Service has published its weekly phenological report on greenhouse crops in Andalusia, covering the period from 31 August to 6 September, with data from Almería, Cádiz, Granada, Huelva, and Málaga.
In Almería, greenhouses remain whitewashed to reduce heat stress on early crops, though lime is being progressively removed from the most advanced plantings. In the Bajo Andarax–Campo de Tabernas area, cherry tomatoes planted in August have been experiencing fruit set problems, which are beginning to ease this week. In the Poniente Almeriense, most tomato plants are around one month old and have yet to flower, while the most advanced ones are showing heat-related fruit set issues. There are no reports of tomato leafminer (Tuta absoluta), and releases of Nesidiocoris tenuis are being carried out with good establishment results.
Peppers range between BBCH growth stages 10–19 and 81–89. In La Mojonera and Roquetas, plants transplanted from early August are in production, with fruit predominantly in the swelling and flowering–fruit set stages; the earliest plantings are already being harvested. Early aubergines planted in mid-July are being harvested in the Poniente, with fruit set difficulties due to high temperatures. August-sown courgettes are also being harvested, showing strong vegetative growth and limited whitefly presence, which growers are working to control given the risk of virus transmission. The earliest cucumber crops from July and August are already producing in the Poniente, with few issues reported and whitewash being removed from a large proportion of the growing area.
In Cádiz, the La Algaida area is seeing the first Italian-type peppers coming to market from staggered plantings, alongside plum tomatoes with good sizing and yields. In Granada, the coastal zone is adding new Italian pepper greenhouses with planting densities of 800–900 plants per 1,000 m², and cucumber transplanting is under way in Castell de Ferro at one plant per square meter. In Huelva, the Condado Litoral combines blackberry plots in harvest with others still in vegetative development, with varieties including Black Rainier, Marymar, and Loch Ness. In Málaga, coastal greenhouses are harvesting plum tomatoes at strong prices and medium-to-high yields, while the most advanced long black aubergines are delivering average yields, with the Telma variety predominating.
