Category: Agri Tips
Red Dragon Onion Yields P113 Worth Of Bulbs Per Sq.M. In Sariaya
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Farmers in Sariaya, Quezon plant a lot of vegetables like radish, ampalaya, tomato, cabbage, eggplant and more. But not onion. So in December 2018, Ramgo Seeds convinced Angelito Mendoza, 50, of Brgy. Mangalang to plant the seed company’s No.1 onion variety, the Red Dragon. Mendoza set aside 300 square meters […]
GRAFTED MANGOSTEEN: Is It Better Than Non-grafted?
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A lady who loves to eat mangosteen had asked during a previous agri forum that she intended to plant mangosteen in her spacious backyard. She asked: Which is better, to plant a grafted seedling or a non-grafted one? Well, there are pros and cons. Some hobbyists go for the grafted […]
PE Teacher Makes P12,000 A Week From Hydroponics As A Sideline
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A 30-year-old Physical Education instructor in a private school is making a good sideline income by growing lettuce the SNAP hydroponics way in a rented idle lot in Antipolo City owned by the subdivision where he lives. The fellow is Julius Carl Gerona who learned how grow lettuce the SNAP […]
BLOG FOLLOWER ASKS: Can He Grow Longkong In Pangasinan?
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A fellow who follows our blog, zacsarian.com, asked if Longkong will thrive in Umingan, Pangasinan. Of course, Longkong is the variety of lanzones from Thailand which is sweet, juicy, latexless and with very few seeds. Some fruits are also seedless. Imported fruits sell for as much as P400 or more […]
MOST PROFITABLE CROP TO GROW: An Encounter At The Trade Show
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BITTER LETTUCE: What’s Wrong?
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CHERRY TOMATO: Cuttings Cut Costs
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Whenever we interview farmers for our articles, we often ask them what strategies they take to cut production costs. Thus, when we met Rolando Benosa during a field day at the Harbest Demo Farm in Rosales, Pangasinan, he related to us a practical technique of producing planting materials of cherry […]
WOOD VINEGAR: Very Important In Organic Farming
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Ask Jefferson Laruan, a very successful organic farmer, and he will tell you that wood vinegar is very important in organic farming. He and his wife Elisa are the owners of the Lily Valley Organic Farm in La Trinidad, Benguet. Wood vinegar or Mokusako is the liquid that is collected […]
CAT: Conservation Agriculture With Trees Pays Off In Mindanao
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A technique that was introduced by the World Agroforestry Centre (WAC) is paying off in Mindanao. This is the technology called Conservation Agriculture with Trees (CAT). Some 10,000 farmers in Mindanao have adopted the technique that is now preventing soil erosion and has become an insurance against damages from climate […]
ENTERPRISING COUPLE: They Operate The Most Popular Food Stall At The AANI Weekend Market With 40 Dishes!
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Edelmira Puyo showing grilled tuna, one of the favorite dishes at the AANI Weekend Market An enterprising husband and wife tandem operates the most popular food stall today at the AANI Weekend Market at the Arca South, formerly FTI, in Taguig City. The two are Recto Puyo, a native of […]
