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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Cultivating Pecan Nuts
By Pinoy Farmer | June 3, 2008
Pecan-nut trees are fast growers and can become very tall. The nut has a high nutritional value because it is rich in protein, vitamins, carbohydrates and nut oil.
Nut size and kernel development
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Growing Citrus Fruits
By Pinoy Farmer | May 19, 2008
Citrus thrives well in tropical and subtropical climates. Some of the best quality oranges are grown in the non-humid, irrigated, subtropical areas such as the Mountain Province. It can be grown in our four types of climate but areas with well-distributed rainfall throughout the year are best. Those with distinct and long dry periods should bank heavily on irrigation to raise high quality citrus fruits. Fields of citrus in the country are generally low. Citrus plantations are run on modern and intensive technology to allow their produce to compare favorably with those of developed countries.
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Hollow Blocks from Farm Wastes
By Pinoy Farmer | May 19, 2008
METHOD #1
Rural folks can beat the high prices of housing materials. Out of farm waster and ordinary soil, one can make durable hallow blocks comparable in strength to commercial ones.
The hallow blocks can be made right on the building site and fashioned similar to commercial hallow blocks. Although considered strictly non-load bearing, it is very satisfactory for low cost housing. Its compressive strength ranges from 197 to 386 pounds per square inch (psi).
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Growing Cashew Trees
By Pinoy Farmer | May 19, 2008
I. INTRODUCTION
The Plant
In the Philippines, cashew is called kasoy or balubad in Tagalog or Balogo in Ilokano. It originated from north-eastern Brazil and was brought to the Philippines in the 17th Century. At present, cashew is cultivated in many tropical countries, the main producers are Brazil, India, Mozambique and Tanzania.
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