Tips for profitable maize farming in Kenya

profitable maize farming

This article explores the challenges maize farming in Kenya farmers must overcome to make profits. It gives some solutions to mitigate the worst risks at the end of this post. An example is soil testing and crop insurance to deal…

How to grow spinach and Kales in Kenya

How profitable is kales farming in Kenya

Are you a commercial vegetable or horticultural farmer looking to harvest more spinach for extra profits? In this post, we will give you tips for how to grow big spinach and kales vegetables in Kenya. It looks into spinach plants…

How to grow big cabbages in Kenya

How to successfully grow big Cabbages in Kenya

In this article, we give you tips for growing cabbages in Kenya. To get higher yields, you need cabbage heads that are bigger, heavy and compact. They should be free of defects like rots, and its inner color would be…

How to control aphids from your plants permanently

Kales and cabbage farming aphids pests
Aphids cause farmers a lot of financial and yield loss. You can control and prevent their outbreak in your land by observing hygienic gardening practices (GAPS) like precise irrigation. There are various natural methods and products for their control like the neem oil, diatomaceous earth or washing them off with clean water as outlined

Why do pesticides fail to work in your farm

Why do pesticides fail to work at times on your farm? Crop protection is necessary to get quality yields. Farmers use different means of pest control, including applying pesticides, integrated pest management (IPM) practices and biological pest control products to…