Saving and Storing Your Own Seed
Good saved seed saves money, but only if selected, dried and stored well. Hybrids are the exception: buy fresh seed.
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Foliar Feeding: When Spraying Nutrients Helps
Leaf sprays are good for quick correction of micronutrient shortages and stress, but they do not replace soil fertilizer.
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Potato: Seed Quality and Storage Without Sprouting
Certified seed tubers, hilling and cool, dark storage are the three habits that separate good potato growers from average ones.
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Sampling a Lot: How Buyers Judge Your Grain
A fair sample represents the whole lot. Take it correctly and you can predict the buyer's test and avoid disputes.
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Okra: A Hot-Season Vegetable That Pays
Okra loves heat and picks over many weeks. Frequent harvesting, steady water and mite control keep it productive.
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Chickpea and Lentil: Low-Input Pulses That Feed the Soil
Pulses fix their own nitrogen and fit dry seasons. Good seed, no waterlogging and early weed control make them pay.
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Sprayer Calibration: Apply the Right Dose
An uncalibrated sprayer over- or under-doses the field. A 15-minute calibration saves product and protects the crop.
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Herbicide Safety and Avoiding Resistance
Read the label, protect yourself, and rotate modes of action. Repeating the same product breeds resistant weeds.
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Banana: Spacing, Potassium and Water
Banana is a heavy feeder and drinker. Right spacing, potassium and sucker management decide bunch weight.
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Nitrogen Timing for Cereals: Split It
Nitrogen applied all at once is lost to leaching and wasted early. Splitting it around crop demand raises efficiency.
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