2 AGRIBUSINESS – 2.31 - INCREASE YOUR HARVEST PART 1
ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY
GOOD WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR
SPRING HARVEST
When we plant, we always want
to get the most yield out of our efforts. Here are a few methods that might
help increase your Spring and Summer 2022 harvest.
1) VERTICAL CROPS
You'll find that some
vegetables grow better with support. They do well on trellises, fences, and
other structures. By growing up instead of out over the ground, your garden
will produce more per square foot. Vegetable plants grown up on a support also
tend to suffer fewer disease problems.
VEGETABLES SUITED TO VERTICAL
GARDENING
TOMATOES-- Choose
indeterminate varieties, which continue to grow and produce over a long period
-- often until frost. Grow tomatoes in wire cages or support them by tying them
to 7-foot-tall wood stakes driven 2 feet into the ground. Cage-grown tomatoes
require minimal attention but are more prone to fungal diseases. Tomatoes grown
on stakes benefit from being pruned to a single stem; this means constantly
pinching out new branches that arise in the crotch between the main stem and a
leaf.
POLE BEANS-- Although they take longer to
mature than bush-type beans, pole beans produce over a longer period. Train
pole beans up tall wooden poles or a tepee of sturdy bamboo.
SNAP PEAS-- These super-sweet edible
pod peas are among the most productive vegetables in the spring garden. By
selecting tall vining varieties (such as the Sugar Snap pea), you can easily
grow them on 5- to 6-foot-tall mesh trellises. Pick carefully to avoid damaging
the brittle vines.
MELONS AND WINTER SQUASH--These long-season crops
require heavy-duty support if you choose to grow them vertically. Larger
varieties may even need slings made of cloth to support the fruit. You'll also
need to tie the vines to the support using strips of cloth; avoid string or wire,
which can cut into the vines.
2) EXTEND YOUR SEASON
There are two types of
succession planting. Both are super easy!
The simplest form is to plant
varieties that produce for a limited amount of time over a period of weeks. For
example, instead of planting 40 corn seeds at once, you could plant 10 corn
seeds a week over a four-week period. At harvest, this will give you corn for a
month instead of all at once.
Here's another example: Plant
bush beans every two weeks to ensure a continuing supply. If you want to have
three crops, plant one-third of the bed every two weeks. Other crops that
benefit from this type of succession planting include corn, carrots, radishes,
and heading lettuce.
REPLACE SPENT PLANTS
The second type of succession
planting takes a little more planning. It means that when a crop is done producing
in your garden you take it out and plant something else in that spot. For
example, after your peas are done for the season, pull out the vines and plant
cucumbers in their place. The key to success of this system is to have a new
batch of seeds or seedlings ready to go when the first crop is done.
This system works best when
you are starting with vegetables that do well in cool weather, but not so well
in summer's heat. In addition to peas, you can use this technique with lettuce,
spinach, and radishes.
A related technique is to
plant several varieties with different maturities. For example, you might plant
an early-maturing tomato such as 'Early Girl' at the same time as a main season
Beefsteak variety.
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2 KILIMO – 2.31 - ONGEZA MAVUNO YAKO SEHEMU YA 1
NJIA NZURI ZA KUONGEZA MAVUNO YAKO YA CHEMBE
Tunapopanda, huwa tunataka kupata mavuno mengi kutokana na juhudi zetu. Hizi hapa ni mbinu chache zinazoweza kukusaidia kuongeza mavuno yako ya Majira ya Kipupwe na Majira ya joto 2022.
1) MAZAO WIMA
Utagundua kuwa mboga zingine hukua bora kwa msaada. Wanafanya vizuri kwenye trellises, ua, na miundo mingine. Kwa kukua badala ya kutoka nje ya ardhi, bustani yako itazalisha zaidi kwa kila futi ya mraba. Mimea ya mboga iliyopandwa kwa msaada pia huwa na shida ndogo za ugonjwa.
MBOGA MBOGA INAZOFAA KUPANDA BUSTANI WIMA
NYANYA-- Chagua aina zisizojulikana, ambazo huendelea kukua na kuzalisha kwa muda mrefu -- mara nyingi hadi baridi. Panda nyanya kwenye vizimba vya waya au uzishike kwa kuzifunga kwenye vigingi vya mbao vyenye urefu wa futi 7 vinavyosukumwa futi 2 ardhini. Nyanya zilizopandwa kwenye ngome huhitaji uangalifu mdogo lakini zinakabiliwa na magonjwa ya ukungu. Nyanya zilizopandwa kwenye vigingi hufaidika kwa kukatwa hadi shina moja; hii ina maana ya kubana kila mara matawi mapya yanayotokea kwenye gongo kati ya shina kuu na jani.
POLE BEANS-- Ingawa huchukua muda mrefu kukomaa kuliko maharagwe ya aina ya msituni, maharagwe ya nguzo huzaa kwa muda mrefu. Treni maharagwe ya nguzo juu ya miti mirefu ya mbao au tepe ya mianzi imara.
MATANGO--Matango ya aina ya mzabibu (kinyume na aina za kichaka) hufanya vizuri kwenye ua na trellises. Matunda ya tango yaliyopandwa kwa wima pia huwa na unyoofu na sare zaidi kuliko yale yaliyopandwa ardhini.
SNAP PEAS-- Mbaazi hizi tamu sana zinazoliwa ni miongoni mwa mboga zinazozaa zaidi katika bustani ya majira ya kuchipua. Kwa kuchagua aina ndefu za vining (kama vile pea ya Sugar Snap), unaweza kuzikuza kwa urahisi kwenye mesh trellises yenye urefu wa futi 5 hadi 6. Chagua kwa uangalifu ili usiharibu mizabibu yenye brittle.
TIKITII NA UBUYU WA WINTER--Mazao haya ya msimu mrefu yanahitaji usaidizi wa kazi nzito ukiamua kuyakuza kwa wima. Aina kubwa zaidi zinaweza kuhitaji kombeo zilizotengenezwa kwa nguo ili kutegemeza matunda. Utahitaji pia kufunga mizabibu kwa usaidizi kwa kutumia vipande vya nguo; epuka kamba au waya, ambayo inaweza kukata mizabibu.
2) ONGEZA MSIMU WAKO
Kuna aina mbili za kupanda kwa mfululizo. Zote mbili ni rahisi sana!
Njia rahisi zaidi ni kupanda aina zinazozalisha kwa muda mdogo kwa muda wa wiki. Kwa mfano, badala ya kupanda mbegu 40 za mahindi mara moja, unaweza kupanda mbegu 10 za mahindi kwa wiki katika kipindi cha wiki nne. Wakati wa kuvuna, hii itakupa mahindi kwa mwezi badala ya yote mara moja.
Huu hapa ni mfano mwingine: Panda maharagwe ya msituni kila baada ya wiki mbili ili kuhakikisha ugavi unaoendelea. Ikiwa unataka kuwa na mazao matatu, panda theluthi moja ya kitanda kila baada ya wiki mbili. Mazao mengine ambayo yananufaika na aina hii ya upandaji mfululizo ni pamoja na mahindi, karoti, figili na lettuce.
BADILISHA MIMEA ILIYOTUMIKA
Aina ya pili ya kupanda kwa mfululizo inachukua mipango zaidi kidogo. Ina maana kwamba wakati mazao yamekamilika kuzalisha katika bustani yako, unaitoa na kupanda kitu kingine mahali hapo. Kwa mfano, baada ya mbaazi yako kufanyika kwa msimu, toa mizabibu na kupanda matango mahali pao. Ufunguo wa mafanikio ya mfumo huu ni kuwa na kundi jipya la mbegu au miche tayari kupanda wakati mazao ya kwanza yamekamilika.
Mfumo huu hufanya kazi vyema zaidi unapoanza na mboga zinazofanya vyema katika hali ya hewa ya baridi, lakini si vizuri sana katika joto la kiangazi. Mbali na mbaazi, unaweza kutumia mbinu hii na lettuce, mchicha na radishes.
Mbinu inayohusiana ni kupanda aina kadhaa zenye kukomaa tofauti. Kwa mfano, unaweza kupanda nyanya inayokomaa mapema kama vile 'Early Girl' kwa wakati mmoja kama aina ya Beefsteak ya msimu mkuu.
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