by Editor | Jun 6, 2023 | Blog
Cucumbers are the fourth most cultivated vegetable in the world and known to be one of the best foods for your body’s overall health, often referred to as a superfood. Cucumbers are often sprayed with pesticides so it is important to buy organic or even better,...
by Editor | May 26, 2023 | Blog
Providing fish a nutritionally balanced diet is essential to grow a healthy stock of fish. In terms of fish farming, the variety of fish feed must be carefully considered because feed represents 50% of the production cost. There are many different types of freshwater...
by Editor | May 22, 2023 | Blog
Most people detest locust beans because of the unpleasant smell but unknown to them, locust beans are beneficial to their consumers. The plant is commonly referred to as Iru by the Yoruba-speaking part of Nigeria. It is also known as Ogiri by the Igbo people of the...
by Editor | May 19, 2023 | Blog
 HOW TO SELECT A GOOD WATERMELON Look for uniform shape Look for a firm, symmetrical watermelon free from bruises, cuts or dents. If the watermelon has any lumps or bumps, this may mean that it received irregular amounts of sunshine or water during growing, causing...
by Editor | May 2, 2023 | Blog
Honey is the natural sweet substance, produced by honeybees from the nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants, or excretions of plant-sucking insects on the living parts of plants, which the bees collect, transform by combining with specific...
by Editor | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog
Cultivating your Tomato Seeds Why grow tomatoes from seed? There are always plenty of tomato plants for sale at local garden centers, but for the largest variety, you will need to consider growing tomatoes from seed. Since tomatoes are heat lovers, most gardeners...
by Editor | Apr 20, 2023 | Blog
Groundnuts are some of the best sources of protein. They are also very beneficial when it comes to matters of health. Although they are high in fat, it can be said to be the good kind of fat as it is monounsaturated fat. Groundnuts, which are also known as peanuts or...
by Publisher | Apr 13, 2023 | Blog
Maize is an annual crop with height ranging from 0.40 metres to five metres. It has shallow and fibrous roots that grow to a maximum depth of 0.50 metres with adventitious roots which form at the nodes near the base of the stem. It is woody, and filled with sweet...
by Editor | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog
Watermelons are one of the iconic fruits of summer; there’s nothing like biting into the crisp, cool flesh of a perfectly ripe melon picked off the vines in your own garden. Unfortunately, not everybody gets the pleasure, especially when diseases of watermelon plants...
by Editor | Apr 4, 2023 | Blog
Spring has sprung but there’s still time to start a raised bed! In this short video and article, we’ll demonstrate how easy it is to build a small 4ft x 4ft (1.2m x 1.2m) raised bed from scratch. For this project, we’ve used two planks of wood that...
