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    Showing 10 of 2055
    Duration: 00:10:15
    Managing birds in climbing beans
    Climbing beans produce three times more, and are sweeter than bush beans. But Mouse birds can damage the harvest. This is the way to manage the birds. Mouse birds are slender, brown or greyish, about 10cm long with a thin tail twice as long as their body. They are plant eaters, feed on young shoot, […]
    Duration: 00:05:56
    Staggering production of tomatoes
    Tomato farmers make losses due to low prices when they produce and find the market saturated with tomatoes. In this video, we learn how minimise these losses by producing all year round. Tomatoes are an important ingredient for cooking and can be used fresh, steamed or as a paste. Farmers often make losses, when they […]
    Duration: 00:14:30
    Making chilli seedbed
    Making chilli seedbed requires effort, but its worthy it because good seedbed results into high germinability of seeds, and healthy uniform seedlings. Begin with high quality seeds. Some seeds are pretreated to protect them from disease. When small plot is to be planted, reusable planting trays can be used while for larger fields, establish seedbeds […]
    Duration: 00:13:04
    The wonder of earthworms
    Earth worms are advantageous in both plant growth and making compost that helps for faster plant growth. Making compost is cheap and can be done in the shortest time improving income generation. Earth worms tunnel soil helping in water sinking, increase soil moisture, plant root penetration, recycle nutrients from deep soil layers. Earth worms aid […]
    Duration: 00:11:35
    Mulch for a better soil and crop
    Crops can easily be grown in dry seasons through mulching, as it conserves moisture in the soil. Mulching with grass husks greatly benefits farmers crops and generate more income other than using plastic mulches. Mulches can be made from dried leaves, grass and straws both from one material or mixture of two materials. Mulching benefits […]
    Duration: 00:12:16
    Making a good okra seedling
    Okra is planted directly for its fruit, but sowing many seeds per hole limits growth and yield. To obtain good okra seedling, begin with quality seed and carry out good management practices. Obtaining quality seed You can obtain good quality seed by either buying improved seed or getting seed from local varieties. To obtain seed […]
    Duration: 00:13:00
    The onion nursery
    Making onion nursery is key for higher returns. Onion seedlings require attention from scorching sun and heavy dung pores as seed bed allows watering and protects seeds. Use healthy soil, that has been rested for onion growing to control onion diseases. Raise the seed bed for excess water to drain and control root ro. Enrich […]
    Duration: 00:11:40
    Installing an onion field
    Onions have fragile shallow roots. Onion field require fertile loose soils both in sunny and rainy seasons. They require field preparation practices and care for seedlings for increased returns. For better yield select suitable field, prepare beds and properly transplant. Field preperation Select fertile land rested 3 years without onions. However avoid sand and clay […]
    Duration: 00:11:15
    How to make a fertile soil for onions
    Onion yields can be increased by growing them on fertile soils at minimum costs. Fertility can be improved by the application of organic or mineral fertilizer. Onions can be grown on both sandy and loamy soils using fertilisers like aged manure or compost as these provide plant food. Organic fertilizer is mixed with soil at […]
    Duration: 00:11:35
    Insect nets in seedbeds
    Vegetable seedlings require special care since they are vulnerable to pests. Pesticides are not only expensive but also dangerous therefore use insect nets to reduce pesticide usage. Crop pests include snails and grass hoppers which are plant eaters, caterpillars which mainly attack tomatoes, cabbage and chilli. While whiteflies suck plant sap, slow growth and transmit […]
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