There are more and more people growing tomatoes today, either for industrial or personal purposes. In fact, tomatoes are the most popular homegrown vegetable. It is due to two reasons: tomatoes are delicious, and growing tomatoes is easy. There are so many books written on growing tomatoes, but you do not have to read them all. Their basics are quite… well, basic. This article will help you growing tomatoes, the simplest way ever. Read the rest of this entry »
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Growing Organic Melons
Imagine that you eat the sweet, ripe melons harvested from your own garden. Aren’t they just mouth watering for you? Well, to obtain this kind of delicacy, your melons need proper treatment.
Melons are summer-type plants. They enjoy full sunlight, rich soil and three to four months of warm weather. Having a conditioned soil may benefit your melons, but the one full of organic nutrients and well-drained is much better. Keep in mind that different type of melon gets along with different type of soil. Read the rest of this entry »
With Organic Pest Control in Your Garden, You Are the Boss!
Be the boss in your own garden. Get rid of those filthy, disgusting pests eating your plants to death. Rule them out the best way possible. And, as universally understood, organic pest control is the answer. Why?
First, chemicals are not wisest solution. Results they offer for your plants are not that awesome, not if you compare them to its true impacts. In long term you gradually add toxin to your plants, to the environment, to your neighborhood, to your family and—of course—to your own health. Use the organic pest control to avoid this kind of collateral damage. Read the rest of this entry »
Cultivated Mushrooms — The Baby Steps of Mycelium
As you know we’ve covered the equipment and places to successfully produce mushroom. Now we’ll have a look at the production process itself which is very unusual as mushrooms aren’t plants.
First, before bringing in the compost, you’ll have to apply biocides to the rooms you’ll be growing mushrooms in because mycelium is very vulnerable to foreign organisms . For this, use formaldehyde and DDVP, both at %1 volume. After applying these solutions, keep the room shut for two days and then ventilate. Remember to put a doormat at the entrance with %1 formaldehyde solution as well. Read the rest of this entry »
The Protected Cultivation of Peppers
Peppers are an important vegetable in that they contain high calorie value, Vitamin C and plentiful mineral substances. Pepper cultivation covers a 15% area of total greenhouse vegetable cultivation. Protected pepper cultivation is generally done in a single crop during the spring seasons. As tomatoes suffer from a higher percentage of viruses during the fall season, spring is the preferred season to grow peppers. In greenhouses, registered varieties or varieties with production permits (as well as hybrid seeds) are used. The first requirement for success in pepper cultivation is to choose the variety most appropriate for the season and then set out to grow healthy and robust seedlings. Read the rest of this entry »
The Protected Cultivation of Eggplant
Eggplant varieties grown in greenhouses are expensive because they are generally hybrid eggplants. Therefore, healthy seedlings should be generated without harming the seeds. Drilling can be done either by scattering the seeds into boxes by hand (under appropriate temperatures) or by using the row planting system.
After drilling, the area must be covered with compost screened to 1/5 inch particles. Plants should be kept out of Read the rest of this entry »
The Cure For Veggie Deprivation
Has the economy’s persistent and ongoing downward spiral caused you to bemoan the ouch-factor of a myriad of basic yet frequently-used pantry staples – the very same ones that were comparatively dirt cheap just a few years Read the rest of this entry »
Main Units Required For A Drip Irrigation System
The system which consists of the tools and equipmen that provides the applicable of drip irrigation method called by drip irrigation system.The equipments of drip irrigation system divides three main groups. Read the rest of this entry »
Why Use Drip Irrigation? 25 Advantages and Techniques
- Provides watering opportunities during any time of the day without being dependent upon wind speed.
- Facilitates farming by utilizing modest water applications without running the risk of plant stress.
- Energy dependency is reduced significantly since watering can be done via a low pressure area.
- Increases efficiency and quality of productfrom 20-90%.
- Product ripens 2-3 week earlier. Read the rest of this entry »
Agricultural Biodiversity 