Month: February 2018

Importance Of Soil Testing OR How To Save on Unnecessary Fertilization

Every crop or plant require different nutrients and in different quantities at different stages of its life cycle. The farmer needs to take decision on this after carefully carrying out a thoughtful exercise. The soil and water itself have nutrients available and therefore it is cost economic first to have proper soil and water testing done, analyzed and evaluated, and, then only make only the required addition of fertilizers to bring up total content of nutrient up to mark for the particular crop or plant. It is very important to have proper soil and water analysis done.

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Are You Inviting Pests and Virus in your farm?

To have a fencing around your farm or not is the question. Fencing can be through barbed wires on pillars, planting ring of trees, or plain posts. barbed wires on posts require a lot of maintenance otherwise they look ungainly and also are causes of injuries and accidents. Trees fencing has several draw backs – it stops sun shine, roots extend all around, impedes growth under its shade, and is home to many worms, pests and virus . Posts planted at regular intervals provide required demarcation and allow full utilization of land end to end for farming. Fencing only for keeping animals inside or for security purposes.

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