Archive for April, 2008
« Previous EntriesSweet Sorghum – Raw Material for Ethanol
Monday, April 28th, 2008We dread the steady rise of fuel prices, but we are not without options. You have probably heard of ethanol and how groups, especially those who are espousing the cause of protecting the environment, are batting for widespread use of this alcohol.
Production Guide on Amaranth or Kulitis
Monday, April 28th, 2008Common Names/Local Names: Amaranth, Chinese spinach, tampala, pigweed (English), Kulitis, Uray (Tagalog) Varieties Tiger leaf – spineless, leaf soft tender and variegated in color Red leaf – spineless, often used as an ornamental plants in certain areas Green Leaf – spineless Uray – spiny, It has a reddish color on the undersurface of the cotyledons [...]
Commercial Egg Production and Processing
Monday, April 28th, 2008The poultry industry is vertically integrated, which means the industry has a tremendous amount of control of their products. It is distinctly different from many other animal industries. In that egg producers own and manage nearly every aspect of their business (e.g., rearing of birds, feeding, housing, husbandry, and marketing of their product) and are [...]
Chayote or Sayote Growing
Friday, April 18th, 2008Chayote is a climbing plant that can rise as high as 12 meters. Its leaves are heart-shaped, 10-25 cm wide and with tendrils on the stem. The flowers are cream-colored or somewhat green that come out beneath a leaf or branch. If the plant is male, the flowers are in cluster; if female, the flowers [...]
Growing Cucumber
Friday, April 18th, 2008There are two kinds of cucumber: one is for preserving and the other is for serving raw as salad. The one for serving is short and plump with white or black spikes, dark green in color that turns whitish at the ends. If the spikes are white, these turn yellow or white as they mature. [...]
Growing Carrot
Friday, April 18th, 2008The carrot is one of the principal vegetables in the market for its rich content of carotene, Vitamins C and B besides calcium iron and phosphorus. This may be eaten cooked or raw. In other countries, the carrot is also used as medicine.
Sesame Growing
Friday, April 18th, 2008(Tilseed, Cameline, German sesame, benniseed, dodder, linga) Sesame (linga) oil is used, not only for cooking food, but also for the manufacture of other things, such as margarine, soap, cosmetics, perfume, insecticides, pain and medicine. What is left after the extraction of its oil is excellent for feed for poultry, hogs, goat and rabbits. Its [...]
Growing Radish
Friday, April 18th, 2008Almost every part of the radish plant is useful. The leaves and roots may be eaten raw or cooked as vegetable, or cooked with meat or fish. Besides its use as food, radish is also used in many other ways its oil does not dry up like ordinary oil. This is used in soap making [...]
Aloe Extract, Natural Healer and Poultry Growth Enhancer
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) is one house plant that is hard to miss. It comes from the family of lily; it is spiky, succulent, and perennial. It is native to the eastern and southern part of Africa but it has spread throughout many of the warmer regions of the world like the Philippines. Physically, it [...]
How to Grow Guyabano
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Guayabano, guyabano or soursop in English (Anona muricata Linn.) is a small tree about 5 to 7 meters in height. The leaves are alternate, oval in shape, pointed at both ends, smooth and shining, 7 to 20 centimeters long and with petioles about 5 millimeters long. The flowers are large, yellowish or greenish yellow and [...]
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