I come out to you and we walk the whole holding. The Safari is a thorough on-site inspection: row by row, tree by tree, we go through what is on your land — what is diseased, what is missing, what is going well, and what next year's crop depends on. At the end we sit down and put together what needs doing.

I don't sell plant protection products — and I don't take commission

In a smallholding this matters even more than it does at scale: this is where it is easiest to sell somebody five products they need none of. What I recommend, I recommend because it makes sense on your land — not because it is what I have in stock.

Who this is for

You grow for your own table, and you want to know whether what you eat is genuinely safe.
You have a few fruit trees or a kitchen garden, and the same trouble comes back year after year, only you don't know what it is.
You grow a minor or unusual crop — a medicinal plant, soft fruit, a nut tree — and there is nobody to ask about it.
You have read a great deal already, and that is exactly why you cannot tell which piece of advice applies to you.
You would move in a regenerative direction, even on a small scale — cover crops, a bee pasture, mulching — and you want to know where it is worth starting.
You would farm organically, but you don't want the pests to take the crop while you do.

And who it isn't for

If you have one specific question, a phone consultation gives you that more cheaply.
If you grow at commercial scale and need someone alongside you for the whole season, that is the season-long advisory work.
I don't bring products with me (only by prior arrangement) and I don't spray — the treatment is yours to carry out; I tell you what, with what and when.

How it works

You book a date. You write where you are, how big the area is and what you grow. That tells me how much time to set aside.
I come out to you. I travel anywhere in the country; the distance shows up as travel costs.
We walk the whole of it. I go through the condition of the plants, the soil, the irrigation, the pruning, the storage, and whatever you have applied so far.
At the end we sit down. We go through what we saw, what has to change now and what can wait — so you go back into the garden with an order of priority, not just a head full of it.

What it costs

A Safari is HUF 80,000 plus travel costs. That covers the walk-through and the summary we do together at the end. If it turns out you need someone alongside you for the whole season, I quote for that separately.

The first step

Book a date — your phone number and a couple of sentences about where you are and what you have are enough. I'll call you and we'll agree when I come out. If a phone call would do for your question, I'll say so up front.

Travel diary

A few pictures of what I come across on these visits. Not to frighten you: these are the most common troubles in smallholdings, and every one of them can be handled if you spot it in time.

dr. Adam Koczor

Expert in Plant Protection

Smallholding Safari