Category: Agri Tips
PRIDE OF JANIUAY: Damires Hills Leisure Farm
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Here is one organic farm that you would love to visit if you happen to be in Iloilo and you are interested not only in enjoying Mother Nature but also in picking up practical ideas that you can adopt or improve on in your own leisure farm project. This is […]
Onion Farmers Make Own Organic Fungicide, Cut Production Cost To As Low As P8 Per Kilo
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RAIN SHELTER PRODUCES OFF-SEASON MANGOSTEEN
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Agapito Regulacion, Center Chief of Davao Agricultural Research Central Experiment Station (DARCES) strikes a happy face as he proudly presents the fruits of their Off-Season Mangosteen production. | Photo by Arjay Delino A NEW technique developed by government researchers in Davao City can make mangosteen trees bear fruit during the […]
Rene Almeda And His Indigofera Advocacy
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GETTING TO KNOW THE MICRONUTRIENTS NEEDED BY PLANTS
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Plants need micronutrients in very small amounts but they are important nevertheless in the plants’ proper growth, flowering and fruiting. Let’s get to know them. CALCIUM (Ca) – It is required by plants for continuous cell division and formation. It increases fruit setting; controls water intake/usage of cell colloids. If […]
GETTING TO KNOW THE TRADITIONAL NPK FERTILIZERS
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The three most important elements of fertilizer are NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium). NPK is also referred to as Primary or Macro Nutrients. Plants require NPK in great quantity and it forms part of the plant tissue. In the market, one common formulation is 14-14-14 also referred to as Complete […]
Don’t waste your fertilizers in acidic soils!
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IF YOU APPLY fertilizer on acidic soil, a big percentage of the nutrients will not be absorbed by the plants, hence wasted. Take, for instance, complete fertilizer which contains 14% nitrogen (N), 14% phosphorus (P), and 14% potassium (K). If you apply this on a soil with 4.5 pH which is […]
KNOW YOUR SOIL pH: More Important Than You Think
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If your soil is too acidic, your plants will grow poorly or they will even die. To find out if your soil is acidic or not, you can use a simple pH meter. What is pH by the way? That is the percentage of hydrogen in the soil. The percentage […]
NEW ROOTSTOCK: It More Than Doubles Ampalaya Yield
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The new rootstock developed by East-West Seed is the secret why their grafted ampalaya can sustain as many as 37 harvests instead of the usual 15 to 18 harvests from the ungrafted plants. Yes, farmers growing grafted ampalaya can harvest from their grafted plants for as long as five months […]
HE GOES FOR LARGE PLANTING MATERIALS OF MAGALLANES POMELO
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Those who are in a hurry to have fruit trees that bear fruit in the shortest possible time go for large planting materials. Just like Nathaniel Dario and his boss who preferred to buy marcotted Magallanes pomelo that are more than five feet tall. When planted in the ground, the […]
