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Forest gardens and the importance of trees in agriculture – Part 1 – Farm Kenya

First and foremost, without the water the trees attract human beings cannot work. This is because they require at least two liters of water every day. On the side of economics, trees are the backbone of many activities. From trees we get timber, building poles and Venus plywood. In Kenya, the forest cover is about […]

Land management

Duration: 05:35:00

Best organic fertilizer for plants

Cow dung cake if used in the right way may produce a good fertilizer for your plants. The fertilizer cake can be used on all kinds of plants including potted plants. Making liquid fertilizer Cow dung cake contains 3% of Nitrogen, 2% phosphorous, and 1% potassium. To make fertilizer out of the cow dung cake, […]

Land management

Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 05:14:00

How to make organic fertilizer for all types of gardening plants

To make the fertilizer, you need to collect cow dung compost, neem cake dust, cow urine, and jaggery. Cow dung has Nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium, and neem cake dust has Nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, and calcium, and is a pest-repellant. All the above produce essential microbes and jaggery is the natural food for the microbes. Fertilizer […]

Land management

Duration: 04:23:00

Organic fertilizer for aloe vera plant

In order to increase yield/ harvests from aloe vera plants, you need to apply a fertilizer but this can be an organic fertilizer made from home. In order to make the fertilizer, you would need to collect potato peels, banana peels, and egg shells. Ingredients’ nutritional composition Potato peels are a source of nitrogen, phosphorous, […]

Land management

Duration: 04:10:00

Curing fungal diseases from any plants in your garden

There are preventative methods that can be used to prevent the growth of fungi on crops hence preventing fungal diseases but in cases where fungi have already grown, this can as well be treated. Aluminum sulfate is an antibiotic substance used for skin diseases but it is an anti-fungal and is used to purify drinking […]

Land management

Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 04:43:00

Making strong liquid organic fertilizer for plants

We can get free organic fertilizer from our Kitchen after boiling rice. The excess water when boiling rice can be harvested and used as a fertilizer and this contains many nutrients which include calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, zinc, and small amounts of Nitrogen, phosphorous, and calcium. Boiled rice water NPK is needed for the proper […]

Land management

Duration: 05:26:00

Making calcium Fertilizer for all Plants

Calcium is gotten from many natural sources such as egg shells, lime, chalk, and gypsum. Calcium is essential because it leads to the growth of stronger branches and stems of plants and also enables the growth of xylem and phloem cells. Uses of calcium Helps in shaping fruits and flowers as well as in enabling […]

Land management

Urban & Organic Farming

Duration: 04:51:00

Making best strong organic fertilizer for flowering and fruiting

Organic liquid fertilizer is suitable for use on any garden plants like vegetables, flowers, or fruits. To make organic liquid fertilizer, you need mustard cake. The mustard cake can be found in the market at places like oil mills, cattle food stores, and fertilizer shops. Mustard cake comes in both big pieces and small sizes. […]

Land management

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 […]

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