Author: nkp
Hi ; I have had opportunity to travel widely and have keen watched whatever farming practices the local farmers were engaged in. Back home been growing gerberas mostly in polyhouses, but outside in kitchen garden as well. i love these hardy perennials. good for business too if done in a routine orderly scientific manner. Also engaged in farming of wheat and organic vegetables on a small scale for me and family. My service profile has been that of an electronic and telecom engineer and now am engaged in web site creation and blogging.

WHEAT FARMING

Interested in WHEAT Farming ? Some Introduction to WHEAT Wheat is a staple cereal for a large population worldwide. It is difficult to believe of human sustenance without wheat. Wikipedia records that Wheat is grown on more land area than

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Farming Tools, Implements And Equipment

Must Have List of Farming Tools, Implements And Equipment Farmer needs to undertake a number of activities on a routine basis. The activities take a troll on the time and money of the farmer. Fortunately as mankind has evolved,  more

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GROW ONION THE RIGHT WAY

onion farming

ONION farming and uses Some introduction to onion Onion belongs to the family Amaryllidaceae with botanical name Allium cepa. Onion is thought to be originated in Pakistan. It is now grown almost world wide North America, Japan, Spain, Netherland, Canada,

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OKRA Farming

Okra farming

OKRA farming and uses Some introduction to Okra Okra or okro, known in many English-speaking countries as Ladies’ Fingers or ochro, is a flowering plant in the mallow family. In India it is called bhendi. It is valued for its

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Crops and Vegetables Sowing Planting Calendar

The Sowing/Planting Calendar is an indicative time schedule for taking up agriculture tasks. we discuss this timing separately for cereals and vegetables.

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Polyhouse Saline Soil – prevention and cure

Polyhouse Saline Soil – prevention and cure Many polyhouse/greenhouse growers see Saline soil problem. White grayish powder deposit on the sides of the beds and even on top of the soil is usual first visual manifestation of this. Indication of

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Irrigation Water Alkalinity Control in Polyhouse

Irrigation Water Alkalinity Control in Poly house   Alkalinity of water and substrate determines to a large extent whether the fertilizers Farmers so lovingly and at good cost use is actually absorbed by the plant crops.  This is because fertilizers

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Modern Technology Boosts Agriculture Farming

Modern Technology like bio-technology, nano-technology, drip systems, protected cropping, smart phone apps are harbingers of greater sustained production. Agricultural practices for effective management all available resources, bio-fertilizers etc. delay climate change and global warming.

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