Archive for October, 2011
« Previous EntriesPakwan: Ang Prutas na Mahiwaga
Monday, October 31st, 2011Maraming doktor ang nagulat sa galing na ipinakita ng pakwan. Sino ang mag-aakala na pagkatapos ng maraming dekada, ngayon lang nadiskubre ang mga sikreto ng pakwan? Alamin natin ang bisa nito: Maigi sa puso at ugat – Ayon sa US Department of Agriculture, ang pakwan ay nagpapataas ng arginine (isang amino acid) sa [...]
Malungkot ka ba? May Pagkaing Pampasaya!
Monday, October 31st, 2011Totoo po, kaibigan. May mga pagkaing nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang tawag ng mga eksperto dito ay “mood-lifting foods.” Kaya kapag kayo’y nalulungkot sa buhay, subukan itong mga pagkain: Kanin, wheat bread at spaghetti – Ang mga carbohydrates tulad ng kanin, pansit at spaghetti ay nagpapasaya sa atin. Ang carbohydrates ay nagpapataas ng ating serotonin levels, [...]
How to make Lime Marmalade
Monday, October 31st, 2011Introduction These notes are based on work carried out in the West Indies. It should be remembered that minor modifications to the formulation may be needed in other areas where different varieties of lime may be grown. Production The production of traditional lime marmalade is perfectly feasible and the general principles for jam making apply. [...]
How to make Grape Wine
Monday, October 31st, 2011Grape wine is perhaps the most common fruit juice alcohol. Because of the commercialization of the product for industry, the process has received most research attention. The production of grape wine involves the following basic steps: crushing the grapes to extract the juice; alcoholic fermentation; malto lactic fermentation if desired; bulk storage and maturation of [...]
5 Health Benefits of Gardening
Sunday, October 30th, 2011When parenting two teens sends stress levels soaring, Janet Jemmott, 44, of Kent Cliffs, New York, makes a beeline for her vegetable garden. “Checking on the size of my cucumbers, picking a ripe tomato, even turning my compost relieves tension and can head off a migraine,” she says. Research shows that toiling in the soil [...]
Raising Seedlings by the Wetbed Method
Sunday, October 30th, 2011ADVANTAGES: Less seeds are required per unit area transplanted. Transplanting of seedlings can be delayed. Transplanting older seedlings shortens the crop’s stay in the field, thereby reducing crop exposure to field risks. Gives the rice seedlings a headstart over the weeds after transplanting. DISADVANTAGES: It requires larger areas for the seedbed. Preparation of seedbed, care [...]
Inoculating Rice seedlings with Azospirillum
Sunday, October 30th, 2011Azospirilla are a genus of bacteria which live and can colonize the roots of forage and grain grasses and exert beneficial effects on their growth. This grass-bacteria symbiosis differs from the legume-rhizobium symbiosis in that the former does not have root nodulation as a manifestation of the association. These organisms reside mainly at the zone [...]
Better Freshwater Fish Farming: Raising Fish in Pens and Cages
Sunday, October 30th, 2011Introduction Raising fish in pens and cages 1. In booklet No. 30, Better freshwater fish farming: the fish you were told that you can put your baby fish in a pen or a cage in one of your fish ponds until you are ready to use them. Put the baby fish in a pen or [...]
The Dapog Method of Raising Rice Seedlings
Saturday, October 29th, 2011ADVANTAGES: requires less space for raising seedlings seedlings can be planted early (9-14 days) labor required for removing seedlings from seedbed is less than 1/4 compared to the wetbed method easy to transport seedlings from seed bed to the rice paddy DISADVANTAGES: Uses more seeds than the wetbed method. Produces smaller, younger seedlings which – [...]
Using Ducks for Low-Cost Weed Management
Saturday, October 29th, 2011The use of ducks can complement other weed management practices in rice paddies where straight row planting is used. When the crop reaches 20 cm in height (approximately 25 days after transplanting) until the booting stage, the ducks can be allowed into the rice paddy without damaging the crop. Forty to fifty (40-50) adult ducks [...]
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