| 00:00 | 01:06 | Vegetable farming is rewarding all around the world provided that you have plenty of water in your property and the type of soil which sustains the growth of plants. A good vegetable farmer focuses on innovative ways to reconnect the food system to their economies and gain profitable yields. |
| 01:07 | 02:35 | To make profit from vegetable farming you have to consider; labor cost which will be your biggest expense so you have to consider getting the most return from the least effort by finding ways to become efficient this may include completely changing how you do it or getting new equipment to do it. Also consider crop diversity which is very vital for successful organic vegetable farming you need to grow an intragood polyculture of crops which helps create a mini ecology in your farm supporting soil micro organisms and advantageous insects that contribute in garden health also the more different plants you grow the greater the resilience of your garden becomes |
| 02:36 | 04:03 | Vegetable farming for profit also depends on maintaining soil fertility by the usage of composed manure, crop rotation and cover cropping this has to be incorporated with cash crop production and with your overall plan and schedule Garden pests include animals, insects, weed and diseases and if you are farming for profit your income can be wiped out completely if not managed hence you have to use extensive, passive and preventive means of pest and disease control to maximize profit for example you can buy disease resilient cultivars, grow multiple varieties of each vegetable or rotate crops to reduce the build up of pests. |
| 04:04 | 05:29 | A number of vegetables are suited to make profit with including; Amaranth it has about 13% protein content and prefers high elevation but can grow on any elevation which has moist loose soil with good drainage, Ash gourd requires warm weather to grow and can be stored for many months, Asparagus is a rejuvenate tonic for overall health and vitality. The baby corn is corn harvested earlier it can be produced either as primary or secondary, beetroot is of exceptional nutritional value especially the greens which are rich in calcium iron vitamin A&C and are a source of folic acid fiber manganese and potassium, bitter gourd or the bitter lemon. |
| 05:30 | 06:58 | The bottle gourd is consumed not only as a vegetable but has several other applications, Brinjal/eggplant its commercial planting even in a small piece of land is very profitable, Broccoli is one of the healthiest vegetable from the cabbage family, button mushroom is the most popular mushroom variety for consumption with technology development it can now be grown through out the year adapting to different levels of technology. Cabbage is commonly cultivated in cool moist climate with various soil types requiring a PH of 5.5--6.5 for high production, capsicum is a lucrative business and can produce up to 4.5kg on one plant in their lifecycle , carrot is a popular root vegetable that is easy to grow on sandy soil ,can resist most pests and diseases and a good late season crop that can tolerate frost. |
| 06:59 | 08:09 | Cauliflower with good management means good production of up to 0.25m/ha with average production of 18.3m/ha, cucumber is a famous and widely cultivated plant its commercial cultivation is a profitable cash crop farming, green beans are nutritious vegetables for it contains high amount of vegetable protein the green tender pods are use as vegetables and dry seed. Green peas crop grows for its pods its highly nutritive and rich in protein, lady fingers is cultivated extensively all year round for its immature fruit us as vegetable. |
| 08:10 | 08:50 | Lettuce is one of the most popular salad crop which can be considered as a commercial farming cash crop. Onion is one of the most important commercial cash crop with a massive demand worldwide used in both raw and mature bulb stage as vegetable and spices |
