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    Soil fertility
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    Characteristics of Good Soil
    Soil should be soft enough and have sufficient organic matter to allow rain water percolates easily. Soil contents Soil should have no more than 0.5 % organic carbon, 100 Kgs of nitrogen, 10 Kgs of phosphorus and 50 Kgs of potash per acre. The Soil pH should be between pH values of 6.5 and 7.5 […]
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    Fertilizing Nursery Plants | Prevent & Treat Yellow Leaves
    There are numerous aspects that can cause leaves to yellow. Overwatering, under watering, sunlight exposure and nutrient availability are some of the main determinants of leaf colour. Chlorophyl is a key light compound with an essential metal ion called magnesium. Chlorophyl is a vital compound in plants. It is the site of photosynthesis which allows […]
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    How to Make Vermicompost | How To make Vermicompost at Home From Kitchen Waste
    Vermicomposting uses various species of earthworms to enhance composting organic waste materials for a better end product. The end product is called vermicompost. Prepare a vermicompost bed measuring 1m wide and 5m length. Add your organic waste materials. Water the bed. Keep it moist but not too wet. Check regularly. Add 1kg of earthworms, African […]
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    Best Organic Fertilizers for Plants | 15 Best Organic Fertilizer for Vegetables and Garden
    Organic fertilizers refers to compost made from animal waste or animal and plant residue that are rich in natural by-products. It is widely used for vegetables and fruits. Common organic fertilizers contain nitrogen, phosphate and potassium. Alfalfa meal contains 2.5% nitrogen, 1% phosphate, 1.5% potassium, best known as hay for animals. Composts faster in soil. […]
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    How to make WEED KILLER / HERBICIDE at home | How to Kill weeds Naturally | Organic Herbicide
    Pulling weeds one by one is usually the task gardeners hate most. There are various natural ways of getting rid of pesky plants and weeds. The common weed killers usually contain harmful chemicals that travel through the soil to other plants. These chemicals can also stay in the soil for as long as a year. […]
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    Farming with compost in Africa
    Producing quality compost can be done by any farmer. All you need is waste from compost. Waste used is obtained from fruit remains like pineapples and mango peels all mixed together. Other ingredients are from pineapple crowns, cardboards, wood shavings and poultry manure. All these are mixed together in pile form to give compost pile. […]
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    Intestines of the soil, no earthworms, no organic farming! meet Peter an earth worm farmer!
    Vermiculture is the system of using earthworms to compost waste. Breeding and multiplying of worms is done to compost waste. There are many types of earthworms depending on how they compost waste. The best earthworm to compost waste is called redworm. This is because they eat a lot of waste in day, can make compost […]
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    Making compost
    Making compost manure helps to boost soil fertility in an ecologically friendly manner. The fertilizer usually becomes ready after 9 weeks. Furthermore there are several advantages associated with compost manure such as; the fertilizer is easy to make since the materials used are easy to find, the fertilizer is environmentally friendly, cheap to make and […]
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    Heap composting; Pile composting
    Organic manure is the along nutrient providing manure to the plants and the quality is determined by the technology of composting, type of composting raw materials and the period of composting. As organic matter hold soil moisture, ways of composting are aerobic and anaerobic. In bio dung composting, a unit base is setup using bricks […]
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    How to make compost; Easy and quick
    The quality and quantity of compost manure is determined by the raw materials uses in making the compost. Use of organic matter improve on the quality and quantity of yield. To make compost, green and brown materials are needed as green material are high in nitrogen and wet. Fruit scraps are cut into small pieces […]
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