Besides its fragrance and beauty, lavender is an effective fly and mosquito repellent, an ancient medicinal plant, household freshener and cleaning agent and a culinary flavoring. This drought tolerant plant is easy to grow, if you follow a few guidelines:
If you don’t know what you should be growing at this time of the year, then you should consider growing peas. Peas (Pisum sativum) are one of the easiest vegetables to grow. And today, we’ll give you the details on how to grow them from seeds to harvest.
Cucumbers (Cucumis Sativus) are very fast growing and very easy to grow from seed. You can grow them indoors or outdoors. Outdoor varieties called ridge cucumbers tend to be shorter with a rougher skin. These cucumbers produce male and female flowers, and need to be pollinated (I’ll explain later).
Turmeric ranks as one of the best spices there is. The bright golden-hued spice has a long history of medicinal use and is often used in curry dishes. The turmeric plant thrives on heat and moisture. Its leaves are long and stripy all year round, except in winter when they become yellow.
Growing chickpeas (garbanzo beans) is similar to growing other beans. They thrive in warm, dry areas with less than 30 inches of rainfall a year. Because it’s not easy to transplant chickpeas, plant them directly in the soil. What’s more, they are low maintenance and fix much of their own soil fertility.
We usually leave the growing of flowers to Horticulturists. However, fresh flower farming can produce a substantial income for small growers. But not just any flowers. I’m talking about Lavender. You can sell the Lavender fresh flowers in bundles or dried flower bunches to florists and hobbyists for dried arrangements and wreaths. But this is not… Read More A Profitable Fresh Flower Every Farmer Should Consider Growing
Garlic is very easy to plant, grow and harvest. In fact, the plants are so compact that you can grow a large amount of garlic in a small space. But as much we love to grow and sell products straight from the field, it’s important to try and diversify into value-added products. This means changing your… Read More How To Make Money Growing Garlic
If you plan to grow mushrooms commercially, you’ll have to consider indoor cultivation. This is because you’ll be able to have more control over environmental conditions. However, indoor mushroom cultivation is more involving compared to outdoor cultivation. But it can also be the most consistent and financially rewarding. It offers better returns than most agribusinesses in Zambia.
There’s no vegetable that tastes better than a sweet, orange carrot freshly plucked from the soil. Rich in vitamins B1, B2, C and particularly carotene (pro-vitamin A), they are a “high in demand vegetable.” Your bank account will definitely thank you.
Due to changing weather patterns, it’s not clear when the rainy season starts in Zambia. Most small scale farmers control the amount of moisture their plants receive by simply watering them. Regardless, it’s important to modify some of the traditional farming practices especially if you’re a large scale farmer. And if nature is not supplying the… Read More 5 Tips for growing drought resistant crops in Zambia