Green Beans Production Guide
French beans which may otherwise be known as string, snap or dwarf beans are grown all year round in frost free areas. Yields are maximized when temperatures lie between 15…
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Guide to Pumpkin Farming in Kenya
Pumpkin, considered a vegetable, is actually a fruit, with the nutrition of a vegetable. Farming pumpkins is common in many countries, with China being the number one producer, followed by…
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Farming techniques to adopt as rains become scarcer
As rains become scarcer and the temperature rises considerably due to the negative effects of climate change, most areas across the country are becoming drylands, making farming even harder. Therefore,…
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Sorting and Grading of Fruits and Vegetables in Basic ways
Sorting and grading of fruits and vegetables are essential for selling the products at a reasonable price. In this article, we’ll know some basic terms of sorting and grading. So,…
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Major Diseases of Fruits with their Pathogen / Causal organism
A wide range of different pathogens affect tree fruit and nut crop production. These crops are affected throughout the various regions they are cultivated, including temperate, sub-tropical and/or tropical areas…
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Take some good care of your soils
The soil in your garden should be good enough to supply the crops with sufficient amounts of water and plant nutrients. It should be suitable for successful seed germination, root…
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Making organic manure in one week
This being planting season for farmers and fertilisers at record prices or unavailable to most small-scale farmers, we will be covering the simplest ways of making organic fertiliser in under…
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Organic methods to fight pests and stubborn diseases
Haphazard pesticide use is still rampant in the country despite the obvious risks it poses to human health and the environment. The use of chemicals is in part due to…
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Fruit Farming: Tips On How To Ensure Healthy Tree Growth
Growing fruit trees requires a certain amount of know how and this blog post is designed to provide just that – so read on. 1. Plan Just like any other…
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Its that cold season, watch out for this serious tomatao diseases
The Meteorological Department recently issued an alert that temperatures would fall to an extreme low of 4 degrees Celsius in some areas as the cold spell bites. This alert portends…
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