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    HOW TO CONTROL PLANT PESTS
    One of the best ways to implement adequate prevention and control is through integrated pest management. Integrated pest management (IPM) is a science- based decision making process that identifies and reduces risk from pests and pest management related strategies. IPM combines multiple strategies to control pests and the impacts. This includes animals, insects and weeds. […]
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    Fertilizing Nursery Plants | Prevent & Treat Yellow Leaves
    There are numerous aspects that can cause leaves to yellow. Overwatering, under watering, sunlight exposure and nutrient availability are some of the main determinants of leaf colour. Chlorophyl is a key light compound with an essential metal ion called magnesium. Chlorophyl is a vital compound in plants. It is the site of photosynthesis which allows […]
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    How to Make Vermicompost | How To make Vermicompost at Home From Kitchen Waste
    Vermicomposting uses various species of earthworms to enhance composting organic waste materials for a better end product. The end product is called vermicompost. Prepare a vermicompost bed measuring 1m wide and 5m length. Add your organic waste materials. Water the bed. Keep it moist but not too wet. Check regularly. Add 1kg of earthworms, African […]
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    Aquaponics Systems | Integrated fish and vegetable farming | Aquaponic Farming for Beginners
    Aquaponics is the growing of plants with a soilless media where the fish eats and provides wastes to becomes a perfect fertilizer for growing plants. It also allows one to harvest both fish and vegetables. Aquaponics mimics a natural ecosystem exchanging the waste by products from the fishes into fertilizer for the plant and to […]
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    Best Organic Fertilizers for Plants | 15 Best Organic Fertilizer for Vegetables and Garden
    Organic fertilizers refers to compost made from animal waste or animal and plant residue that are rich in natural by-products. It is widely used for vegetables and fruits. Common organic fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. Alfalfa meal contains 2.5% nitrogen, 1% phosphate, 1.5% potassium, best known as hay for animals. Composts faster in soil. […]
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    How to make WEED KILLER / HERBICIDE at home | How to Kill weeds Naturally | Organic Herbicide
    Pulling weeds one by one is usually the task gardeners hate most. There are various natural ways of getting rid of pesky plants and weeds. The common weed killers usually contain harmful chemicals that travel through the soil to other plants. These chemicals can also stay in the soil for as long as a year. […]
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    How to Transplant Seedlings – Guide
    Transplanting is the process of moving a plant from one growing medium to another and nurturing seedlings in a safe environment. Transplanting is a delicate process but offers so many benefits to farmers. Seedlings are the easiest and most common way of starting a vegetable farm, they are the germinated stage of a seed. Conditions […]
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    NEW Biological control for FRUIT FLY
    The larvae of the fruit fly is a farmers‘s enemy in mango farming. Infected mangoes cannot be sold to the market hence become waste in the farm and a loss to the farmer. The problem of using chemicals to control fruit fly is that when you apply the cover spray, it kills both fruit flies […]
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    Farming with compost in Africa
    Producing quality compost can be done by any farmer. All you need is waste from compost. Waste used is obtained from fruit remains like pineapples and mango peels all mixed together. Other ingredients are from pineapple crowns, cardboards, wood shavings and poultry manure. All these are mixed together in pile form to give compost pile. […]
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    Intestines of the soil, no earthworms, no organic farming! meet Peter an earth worm farmer!
    Vermiculture is the system of using earthworms to compost waste. Breeding and multiplying of worms is done to compost waste. There are many types of earthworms depending on how they compost waste. The best earthworm to compost waste is called redworm. This is because they eat a lot of waste in day, can make compost […]
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