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Practical guides on crops, soil, water, fertilizer and storage for farms in hot climates.

Certified seed tubers, hilling and cool, dark storage are the three habits that separate good potato growers from average ones.

A fair sample represents the whole lot. Take it correctly and you can predict the buyer's test and avoid disputes.

Okra loves heat and picks over many weeks. Frequent harvesting, steady water and mite control keep it productive.

Pulses fix their own nitrogen and fit dry seasons. Good seed, no waterlogging and early weed control make them pay.

An uncalibrated sprayer over- or under-doses the field. A 15-minute calibration saves product and protects the crop.

Read the label, protect yourself, and rotate modes of action. Repeating the same product breeds resistant weeds.

Banana is a heavy feeder and drinker. Right spacing, potassium and sucker management decide bunch weight.

Nitrogen applied all at once is lost to leaching and wasted early. Splitting it around crop demand raises efficiency.

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