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Different Types of Gourd Vegetables in India | Bottle, Bitter, Ridge, Sponge, Snake, Ash, Ivy, Spine

Gourds grow vigorously in the rainy season, require spacious areas and sunlight to grow. Their seeds are directly sown on raised beds or in containers and start flowering in the second month after planting. Types of gourds: Bottle gourds is one of the healthiest vegetable, it is rich in fibre and helps to maintain a […]

Urban & Organic Farming

Vegetables

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How to make a micro garden– Farm Kenya

Home garden farming technology aims at producing more vegetables and fruits, so as to meet the rising food need in Kenya, while utilizing spaces such as home backyards. Micro- gardens allow vulnerable families to meet their needs for vitamins, minerals and plant protein by providing direct access to fresh, nutritious vegetables every day. They also […]

Vegetables

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How to start Greenhouse Farming in Kenya – part 2

Tomatoes are one of the easiest crops to grow because once a plant begins to sprout, fertilizers and pesticides are applied. Before planting you should remember to put fertilizer and mix with humi powder which helps with absorption of nutrients. Although tomato farming has a couple challenges like pests and diseases; it is preferred by […]

Vegetables

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How to start Greenhouse Farming in Kenya – part 1

Greenhouse farming is a type of farming where plants are grown in a covered structure with pvc on the roof for ventilation. It has gained popularity in Kenya due to it‘s reputation as a money minting investment and are opted for because they allow for easier implementation of agronomic practices. The food crops grown in […]

Agribusiness

Other crops

Vegetables

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Urban Mushroom – Value Addition (Part 2)

One of the ways of adding value to mushrooms is making the mushroom seed which is referred to as spawn. Spawn is the mushroom planting material. Value can be added to mushrooms by making spawn using grains such as maize, millet and sorghum can be used as a medium. The first stage is making sure […]

Agribusiness

Other crops

Vegetables

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Urban Mushroom – Value Addition (Part 1)

Mushrooms are a power house of nutrition. Edible mushrooms are fleshy and fruit bodies of several species of macro fungi. The fungi have bearing fruiting structures that can appear either below the ground or above ground whereby they may be picked by hand. Mushroom is not a rain fed crop and requires little growing space. […]

Urban & Organic Farming

Vegetables

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How to make a tyre garden – Farm Kenya

There are several ideas in which one can establish a simple space water efficient garden such cone garden, the multi storey garden the tyre garden, moist bed garden and simple trip irrigation garden. The tyre kitchen garden has become a popular method in farming technology. They can be designed in different shapes, hight, size and […]

Vegetables

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Commercial tomato farming through greenhouse technology -Part 2

Tomato plants should have well developed roots. This is to ensure your plants can support the leaves and the fruits. Lack of well developed roots lead to root rot due to water logging around the roots. When transplanting ensure that you dont make deep holes so that the roots are not too deep in to […]

Vegetables

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Commercial tomato farming through greenhouse technology -Part 1

Many horticultural farmers have embraced green house as they are controlled environment. As a farmer, you need to get everything right to be able to have a successful investment. The advantage of doing green house for vegetable production is one is able to control climate and temperature. Diseases and pests can also be controlled. Tomato […]

Vegetables

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Commercial Production and Management of Cabbage – Get it Right part 2

Propagation is the breeding of specimen of plant or animal by natural process from the parent stalk. Propagation of new crop can be done in a seed before transplanting the seedling on a land. Cabbage seeds are put in a nursery before they are planted in to the farm, it stays in the nursery for […]

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