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08/07/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

An easy guide to starting your own organic garden in your home today

If you want to eat the best fruits and vegetables, you can’t go wrong with organic produce. However, their price can be too prohibitive, especially when compared to farmed, mass-produced fare. Instead of going down the easier, cheaper road and risking your health and your family’s in the process, you can opt to build an […]

07/29/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Radishes grow better when fertilized with African locust bean and Mexican sunflower, thought of as common weeds

The Tithonia diversifolia and Parkia biglobosa plants can influence the growth, yield, and vitamin C content of radish (Raphanus sativus L.), when used as green manure, according to researchers from the Landmark University in Nigeria, together with the Nigerian Energy Commission and the National Horticultural Research Institute. The study, published in the journal Agroforestry Systems, compared the […]

07/27/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Farming for healthier cucumbers? Using potassium phosphite as part of your organic fertilizer helps them grow stronger

With more stories being published on the dangers of pesticide-ridden crops, most of us are trying to adopt a more natural lifestyle. While a complete conversion to an all-organic eating plan may be hard, the least we can do is to not eat or avoid vegetables that are laden with toxic chemicals. Most of us, […]

06/09/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Cocoa pod waste shown to produce high-quality compost

Rot fungi can be used to produce high-quality composts from cocoa pod husks, making them an effective replacement for inorganic fertilizers, in a study published in the OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences. The study, led by researchers from the Hasanuddin University in Indonesia, identified which species of rot fungi were able to render phosphate soluble, as well […]

04/16/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Yummier and juicier: Using natural fertilizers increases fruit yield and size

Do you want your farm or garden-grown fruits to become yummier and juicier? Use organic fertilizer, not chemical-based ones. A field experiment in a south farm in Vanavarayar Institute of Agriculture, Manakkadavu, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu in India showed that using acid lime as fertilizer resulted in the highest harvest of fruits per tree. Panchakavya, an […]

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