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Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 05:36:00

Making natural fertilizer/ pesticide for plants using wood ash

If needed in large quantities, wood ash can be collected from households that use wood as a source of energy because many of these households dispose off the wood ash as trash yet it can be used to make important soil amendments like fertilizers. The ash can also be used to make pesticides and fungicides. […]

Land management

Duration: 13:47:00

»How to make a compost bin«

There are a lot of wastes in our homes that we can convert into compost for use as fertilizers in gardens even without having a compost pit. To make a compost bin, you will need half inch wire mesh and 4 tree posts. Fix the poles in the ground and encircle it with the wire […]

Land management

Duration: 07:35:00

»How to turn egg shells into powder for fertilizer«

Calcium is an important nutrient in crop production and specifically it prevents blossom end rot in tomato. Many farmers opt for calcium nitrate as a source of calcium for their crops but a calcium fertilizer can be made locally using egg shells. All you will need will be egg shells, a grinder and a container […]

Land management

Duration: 14:14:00

»Coir pith; Wealth From Waste«

Waste composting Coir being the fibre in the coconut, coir dust contain linin which is a woody material which gives plants strength, however linin takes long time to rot hence not good for farming. Coir waste is used in sandy soils and well decomposed pith absorbs water 5 times its weight which allows soils to […]

Land management

Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 04:30:00

Making a powerful organic pesticide for plants

To make this pesticide, you would need 50g of each of garlic, ginger, and chili pepper. To make the pesticide, remove peels from garlic and ginger and paste the ingredients either using a blender or a motor and pestle. Other steps After blending, add 1 liter of water to the mixture and mix well with […]

Land management

Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 05:05:00

How to make organic Neem pesticide at home

To make an organic pesticide from neem leaves, first, you need to collect neem leaves. These can be got either from the neem tree if you have one or from the vegetable market if you have no neem tree. Remove the leaves from the branches and twigs and also cut the branches into small pieces […]

Land management

Duration: 06:00:00

Neem Tea Bag

Neem production First, crush fruit gently using a motor and pestle to remove outer cover and spread it on the tarpaulin until they dry. Put the dried neem fruits in mortor and pound gently to remove seed without breaking it inside. Similarly, use a piece of cotton of 20*10cm, fold it into half and sow […]

Equipment

Land management

Duration: 04:40:00

How to Identify and Scout for Fall Armyworm: Variant for South Sudan in English (USA)

Pest management First, scout field in a W pattern for random scouting of field and when scouting, walk5m into field and move to 5 locations and scout boader rows and look at 10-20 plants closely for eacj location for the signs of armyworm damage. Similarly, record number of plants at first location with damage of […]

Equipment

Land management

Duration: 06:35:00

How to Control Fall Armyworm Using Fawligen in English (USA)

Pest control As part of of integrated pest managent approaches, faligen causes larvea to become sick and die. However, faligen preparation requirements include measuring device water, personal protective equipment and knap sack sprayer. Equally, one needs 4 tanks of faligen solution to cover field of 70*60m. Put on personal proctive equipmets, fill sprayer tank half […]

Land management

Duration: 04:49:00

Using Native Shrubs to Increase Soil Health and Crop Yield

Using shrubs First, keep shrubs in field and during lad preparation,cut shrubs at soil surface and do not burn them instead chopcut them into pieces and spread them with leaves in the field. During ploughing, plough them into soil to beak dow and prevent nematatods and finally keep native shrubs in field.

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