Archives for Fruits - Page 19
Mulberry farming and sericulture guide in Kenya
Mulberry is one of the fruits that is greatly overlooked and has not gained much attention in Kenya. Mulberry has the potential of lifting small scale farmers if it is…
Root rot problem on hass avocado trees, causes and treatment
Hass Avocados are an ingredient in a wide variety of healthy recipes. If you would like to, it is possible to grow your own avocado trees. But there are challenges…
Table Grapes Farming The Right Way
Table Grapes are a very attractive ornamental addition to the garden or courtyard and will add seasonal interest throughout the year. Growing your own grapes and enjoying the little juicy…
Establishing a dragon fruit farm
Dragon fruitโs peculiar appearance and exotic name are enough to make anyone take a second look. But beyond novelty appeal, the fruit holds considerable promise for producers. Despite its exotic…
Understanding why your hass avocado tree is dropping immature fruits – Fruit Abortion
It could be normal if your hass avocado tree is losing fruit, or it could mean you have a problem. Avocado dropping unripe fruit is a natural process to relieve…
After Kenya-China Export Clearance, Uganda Farmers Now Shift Focus To Hass Avocado Farming
On August 2, Kenya exported the first batch of fresh avocados grown in the country to China in what has been described as a game changer not only for the…
Tissue Culture banana farming in Kenya, a technique making farmers successful
Boaz Odemu Bulimu is now making profits from Tissue Culture banana farming which he began in 2013 in Lugari Sub County. Tissue culture is farming technique ย used to maintain or…
Dragon Fruit Farming; The Tasty Beautiful Fruit In Kenya
Dragon fruit is a fast-growing, semi-epiphytic vine that requires vertical pole-like support with a ring at the top. The economic lifespan of dragon fruit is more than 20 years and…
From banking to a top hass avocado exporter – Success story of Shiro Ndirangu
Growing up, Shiro Ndirangu wanted to be a pilot, but as fate would have it, she ended up studying bachelor of commerce in administration and finance at Strathmore University. โI…
A guide on soursop farming in Kenya
Soursop is a tropical evergreen tree that produces fruit with a prickly yellow-green skin. Also referred to as graviola, all its parts from the root to leaves are edible or…