Building a food secured Africa
Cucumber farming can be quite easy especially when you’ve mastered the act over time. But there are some problems common to cucumber farming no matter where you are and how you plant them. Sometimes it might be as a result…
We all know how important leaves are to every plant, in this case, tomato plants. Like there’s no denying they do a lot of work from photosynthesis for food to respiration via the stomata etc. But then as much as…
Cucumbers are widely cultivated long, lean and green plants. They are fruits and not vegetables as thought of by many, they are actually members of the plant family Cucurbitaceae, which includes other of your favorite fruits like watermelons and pumpkins.…
Knowing when a watermelon fruit is ripe can be somewhat difficult since unlike mango or paw paw, the outer skin of Watermelon fruits does not turn yellow when they are ripe for harvest. A farmer complained bitterly of how she…
Are you wondering why weeds infest your potted garden, sack farm or seed nursery at the early stage? Have you tried to think through it when you see your plants meltdown or are stunted as a result of the activities…
Soil, being a free gift of nature, contains organic matter, mineral components, gasses/air, liquids and micro-organisms working together to hold up life for existence. Soil performs vital roles ranging from being a medium through which plants grow, retention of water,…
Pruning simply means to cut off or thin out, in this case it means to cut off some growth points at the base of the vine to encourage faster and better yield. Pruning is best encouraged before fruiting but it…
Every farmer’s desire is to produce crops that will be presentable, fresh or near to fresh (depending on when it gets to the market), attractive to the market and sustainability in production. This in turn dictates the quality of sales…
The cucumber farmer is usually filled with much delight at the first appearing of flowers in his farm, because he is reminded that harvest time is just around the corner. Now imagine the disappointment at the sight of curved cucumber…
Cucumbers belong to the cucurbitaceous family and so they naturally contain the chemical compounds known as cucurbitacin B and cucurbitacin C which makes the cucumber leaves bitter. Cucurbitacin is contained in the leaves, stems and roots of the plant which…