How to make Salted Eggs (Itlog Maalat)
By pinoyfarmer | August 13, 2008
Eggs with fissures are sold as fresh duck eggs. Eggs with thin shells but have no cracks are made into salted red eggs. Dip eggs in a mixture of salt, garden soil, and water.
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Free Agriculture Magazines
By pinoyfarmer | August 12, 2008
Yes, it’s true! Free agriculture magazine subscriptions.
Title: Garden Center
Geographic Eligibility: USA only
Description: Publication features articles focused on innovative marketing and merchandising of new and traditional retail categories, retail business management, store design and retail technology. Columnists offer opinion and information about hands-on retail experience and designing a business, from store design and merchandising to employee management. Special monthly segments feature plant material, visual merchandising, retail ideas outside the world of horticulture and Q&A with a national roundtable of nine leading garden center owners. Regular departments include industry newsmakers and events.
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Fertilization with Nitrogen
By Pinoy Farmer | August 6, 2008
What role does nitrogen play in plant growth and yield?
Nitrogen occurs in the chlorophyll of plants and is responsible for vegetative growth. The leaves of plants that receive sufficient nitrogen have a dark, blue-green colour, which promotes photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the process by which light energy is intercepted by plants
and stored in the form of starches and sugars. This process is essential to
sustain normal plant growth.
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Cultivation of Macadamias
By Pinoy Farmer | August 6, 2008
Macadamias can be produced successfully in areas where avocados, papayas, mangoes and bananas do well.
The trees flower during spring from August to September. The further development of the fruit lasts 31 weeks.
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Growing Patola for Food and Luffa Sponge
By Pinoy Farmer | June 10, 2008
Patola or luffa (scientific name) is commonly planted as vegetable or for food. According to scientists, it contains calcium, iron and plenty of phosphorus.
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Basic Beekeeping
By Pinoy Farmer | June 10, 2008
There are many reasons why it is profitable to keep bees:
- Honeybees make honey
- Honey can be used in baking, cooking, to sweeten coffee or as a spread on bread.
- Mead (an alcoholic drink) and honey beer are made from honey.
- Honey is used in some medicines such as cough mixtures.
- Wax from the honeycombs is used in candles and polish.
- Honeybees carry pollen (powder formed by flowers) from one plant to another. The pollen is needed so that the flowers can turn into fruit.
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Rabbit Breeding
By Pinoy Farmer | June 10, 2008
Why Rabbits?
Farming with rabbits is becoming increasingly popular because
- they can be kept in a relatively small space
- it is not expensive to keep them
- they eat almost anything
- they produce high-quality protein
- they can be sold to make money.
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Care of Sow and Piglets
By Pinoy Farmer | June 10, 2008
Farrowing to Weaning
The most critical period in the life cycle of a pig is from birth to weaning. On average about two pigs per litter are lost during this period. Poor management is the major contributing factor, although the actual cause may be crushing, bleeding from the navel, anaemia, starvation or disease.
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Cultivation of Pineapples
By Pinoy Farmer | June 3, 2008
The crop requires areas where the climate is warm, humid and free from extreme temperatures (25 °C being optimal). These areas have a great potential for pineapple production.
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Cultivation of Tobacco
By Pinoy Farmer | June 3, 2008
Motsoko (Tswana)
Tobacco is a high-value cash crop which is planted throughout the country. It grows on a wide variety of soils under dry land conditions or irrigation.
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