How to Grow Plantain and Make Money: Part 3 of 3

By FarmersJoint in Crop and Plantation
My plantain farm. Notice the dry grass mulch between rows

This is part 3. If you haven’t read part 1 and 2, read them here: Part 1 and part 2.

Fertilizer and Manure Application:

After planting the suckers, I applied 20:10:10 fertilizer 1 month after planting. Dosage is 30ml per plant. By this time, new, white roots have started growing. I buried the fertilizer in a shallow hole 10-20cm away from the plants, making sure I don’t damage too much roots. Note: I applied Carbofuran (for nematode control) into the same hole with the NPK. More on Carbofuran later under “pesticide application” below.

Second NPK application can be made 2 months after planting, 50cm away from the plant. I used 30ml 20:10:10 per plant but those that were growing fast got 60ml.

About 1 month or so after the second NPK application, I planned applying organic manure at 11L pig manure per plant but I couldn’t get
>>>>>> [Read more…] <<<<<<

Tags: , | Category: Crop and Plantation, Crops, General | Leave a comment

How to Grow Lemon Basil (Curry) and Make money

By FarmersJoint in General

Lemon basil, popularly called “curry plant” is a herb with a sweet citrus fragrance. In Nigeria, it is popularly used in cooking stew. It has a lot of health benefits because of the minerals (magnesium, iron, manganese, copper, calcium,) and vitamins (rich in vit A and K) it contains. It also contains the compounds limonene and citral, which have some anti-inflammatory properties (i.e. ability to reduce redness, swelling, and pain in the body). Below is a guide, based on my experience, on how you can grow and make money with lemon basil. You can make lots of money from this during the dry season when tomatoes are cheap. But once tomatoes get scarce, demand falls because it is mainly used in stew. Because of this, it is not good to grow one type of vegetable. I grow green amaranth, scent leaf, fluted pumpkin (ugu) leaves in addition to curry.


>>>>>> [Read more…] <<<<<<

Tags: , , | Category: General | Leave a comment

Hot Topics in Farmersjoint.com

By FarmersJoint in General

On Chickens 10 Tips on How to Avoid Early Chick Mortalities Feed Consumption Plan and Body Weight Target for Laying Hens: Find out an estimate of how much feed a laying breed will need daily from day 1 to 80 weeks old, plus their growth rate. HOW TO GET LARGER EGGS FROM EGG LAYERS (Sales): Health-giving and Growth-promoting Herbs for Chickens (Sales): Merely giving herbs to your chickens can improve their growth and protect them from diseases. Find out which herb combination work best. Formulating Your Own Chicken Feed: 3 Ways to Go About It: Do you want to reduce feed cost? Then formulate your own feed! Chicken Health: Avoiding Antibiotic Abuse through Laboratory Tests: Chicken Diseases: How to Get Rid of Mucus in the Mouth Prevention and Treatment of Coccidiosis in Chickens Benefits of
>>>>>> [Read more…] <<<<<<

Tags: | Category: General | Leave a comment

How to Make Your Own Probiotic - Lactobacillus Serum

By FarmersJoint in General

Probiotics are beneficial organisms like bacteria and yeast that are believed to improve health when consumed. In case you don’t know, both plant and animals need these beneficial microbes to stay healthy. In fact, without the teeming good bacteria in the intestine of man and animals, digestion will not occur. The digestive system of man contains about 500 different types of bacteria. Apart from the benefits to plant and animals, you can also use this probiotics to reduce foul odor in animal houses, homes etc. it can also help to free clogged drains. The good bacteria in probiotics eat up bad bacteria that cause smell and diseases. Personally, I have not tried making probiotics so I have to give credit to who credit it due. I got these ideas from Patrick Gentry of TheUnconvensionalFarmer.com and I intend to try it out one day.

Steps to Follow

1. Make a Carbohydrate
>>>>>> [Read more…] <<<<<<

Category: General | 15 comments

How to Determine Moisture & Dry Matter Content of Poultry Litter

By FarmersJoint in General

The amount of water in the litter is its moisture content. Dry matter content is the percent weight of the litter when all water has been driven off. There is no meter for measuring litter moisture. The ones used for forage, soil or wood will not work reliably with litter. Moisture and dry matter content of poultry litter can be determined through litter moisture analysis. Once you find one, the other will be easy to calculate. The analysis can be done as follows:

1. Collect Litter Sample: The objective of litter sampling is to obtain a small sample of litter that represents the whole litter in the house. You’ll have to collect a huge sample of litter from different locations in the poultry house, mix them thoroughly and then take a small sample from the huge sample for test. The 2 methods that can be used in litter sampling are
>>>>>> [Read more…] <<<<<<

Category: General | 2 comments