Plants

Land Preparation For Planting Pasture

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Pasture is a piece of land where community of plant species are growing together and producing herbage for feeding ruminant animals. Pasture lands are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, cattle, sheep, or swine. The vegetation of tended pasture, forage, consists mainly of grasses, with an interspersion of legumes and … Read more

Botanical Names Of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants

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Medicinal plants have evolved over the centuries as essential parts of African civilization and are widely recognized today as representing its rich cultural and scientific heritage. The increasing demand for medicinal plant products has renewed interest in the pharmaceutical industry in the production of herbal health care formulations, herbal-based cosmetic products, and herbal nutritional supplements.

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Land Preparation Techniques For Planting Cassava

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 Cassava (Manihot esculenta),  is one of the most popular and widely consumed food crops in Nigeria   which is also known as a woody perennial plant . Cassava is native to South America introduced to Africa by the Portuguese in the year 1958 through the Congo basin, has since gained acceptance in Africa and this plays … Read more

Land Preparation: Tools Used, Objectives, Importance & More

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Land preparation is the essential and the costliest operation in farming; the cost of getting tools and equipment used in land preparation accounts for about 30 percent of the total cost of cultivation. Land preparation involves surface clearing, soil opening with deep tillage equipment, moving soil from high to low spots, making farm roads, leveling, … Read more

Difference Between Plowing And Harrowing

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Plowing and harrowing are different operations in land preparation for planting. They both involve turning the top layer of soil over, but they differ in how they do it and why. Plowing and harrowing cost about 30% of the total cost of crop cultivation. Contrary to the belief of the majority, there are differences between … Read more

How To Clean Vegetables From Pesticides And Bacterial Residue

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Consuming vegetables and fruits without conscious effort to remove the pesticide and bacterial residue could be highly detrimental to the health and wellbeing of the consumers because most the chemical compounds in the pesticide residues have the potential to impair the health and wellbeing of the consumer. Fruits and vegetables are usually grown with pesticides … Read more

How And When To Use Organic and Plastic Mulches For Plants

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Mulching is an important cultural practice in garden keeping and crop production generally. It is one of the post-planting operations that ensure the healthy and vigorous growth of plants. Mulching simply means placing a protective barrier (mulch) around your plants and over the bare soil to enable moisture retention, even soil temperature, and minimizes weeds.

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Effects of Mulching Plantain Farm With Sawdust

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If you could recall, late last year, I published an article on this blog demonstrating the mulching of one-hectare plantain farm with sawdust and I promised to share the result on weed control, harvest and overall performance of mulching plantain with sawdust.  The plantain suckers were planted early June 2019 with a plant population of 1200 using a plant spacing of 3m by 3m.

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How To Make Vermicompost Fertilizer For Organic Farms

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Vermicompost fertilizer is the fertilizer made from organic waste through the actions of some cultivated vermicompost earthworms, usually red wigglers and white worms. Vermicompost organic fertilizer production is done through a process known as vermicomposting whereby the vermicompost earthworm is domesticated and fed with wastes to make rich organic fertilizer. Using vermicompost as fertilizer is a rich source of nutrients for plants, the action of the worms leads to the production of humus, which is usually very rich in plant primary nutrients, especially Nitrogen. You can use vermicompost for plants of any growth habit or duration; it is a slow nutrient-releasing organic fertilizer that can persistently supply the crop nutrients for a long time. Lastly, vermicompost fertilizer can either be solid or liquid; vermicompost liquid fertilizer is usually gotten by collecting excess water draining from the vermicompost bin.

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