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    Types of MULCHING in Agriculture | Advantages of Mulching In Farming
     Let’s dive into the array of mulching systems revolutionizing crop cultivation. Organic Mulching Organic mulching employs natural materials like straw, leaves, or compost, forming a protective layer while enriching the soil as they decompose. It boasts benefits such as improved water retention, weed suppression, and enhanced soil fertility. Mulching Plastic mulching utilizes sheets of plastic […]
    Duration: 04:11:00
    From Seed to Harvest: Your Guide to Successful Organic Vegetable Farming at Home
    Organic vegetable farming at home has gained popularity as people seek healthier and more sustainable food options. Growing vegetables organically means avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilizers while prioritizing natural and eco-friendly methods. Home gardeners can embrace organic practices to produce fresh, nutritious vegetables right in their own backyard. Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil […]
    Duration: 05:41:00
    Best green manure plants for organic farming
    Green manure crops are grown specifically to improve soil fertility and soil structure. Green manures improve soil nutrient content, suppress weeds and reduce erosion. Green manures are usually ploughed under or incorporated in to the soil. Green manure crops Clover. This is one of the most popular green manure crops due to its ability to […]
    Duration: 07:25:00
    How To Feed And Mulch Fruiting Plants, and Harvest Garlic
    Crop management Though a farmer should apply fertilizer over the leaves for flowering, she should mulch the garden and water after to prevent blowing away of the mulch and also cover garden using net to protect it from intruders and harvest garlic when leaves grow yellow and lay them on soil for drying for 3 […]
    Duration: 08:38:00
    Feeding and Mulching Garlic and Strawberries
    Crops management First, cover garden with net to prevent birds after mulching and watering and feed straw berry with potassium fertilizer. First soak the plants before feeding them with liquid fertilizer and mix 5mls of fertilizer by 5l of water an feed plants after every 2-3 weks of growing season.  Add straw ro mulch the […]
    Duration: 08:52:00
    How To Plant Zucchini & A Summer Insectary
    Crop management First, water the crop to make fertilizers available for plants and earth up the potatoes and plant in insectary plants. Plant insectaries that provide pollen and nector to the bees and finally add rock dust to the insectary plants and water them.
    Duration: 09:21:00
    How To Plant Tomatoes
    Tomato management As a farmer digs a hole and puts gypsum and neem granules in it, she should plant the seedlings in the holes and provide stakes after. Plant companion plants in tomato garden like basil and add sheep pellets and rock dust and fertilizer during growing season. Finally, water the plants to moistem them […]
    Duration: 09:34:00
    How To Grow Eggplants, Capsicums, Chills, Edamame and Okra
    Crop management A farmer should water the garden after applying additives and surround plants with rocks to maintain warm temperatures and prune the plants before fruiting or flowering. Water plants and apply liquid fertilizers and finally add carbon to the crops.
    Duration: 03:15:00
    When To Plant Kale
    Kale management For autumn harvest, plant 2 months before first frost in the fall after summer heat.
    Duration: 04:00:00
    How to make organic NPK fertilizer at home
    To make NPK fertilizer, you need nitrogen rich materials like kitchen scraps, vegetable peels, coffee grounds and grass clippings. These decompose and release nitrogen into the soil. Phosphorous can be found in organic sources such as bone meal, fish meal, and egg shells while potassium can be from banana peels and wood ash from your […]
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