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https://loom.ly/K-gjzQ0 🥔As harvest season approaches, ensuring your storage bins are properly prepped is crucial for maintaining the quality of your potatoes. From cleaning and maintenance to monitoring conditions, staying ahead of the game can save time and resources. 🌱 #Agriculture #StorageSolutions #Harvest #Storage #Potatoes

How To Grow Peach Tree From seeds At Home Fast And Easy 1.#Extract seeds from ripe peaches and dry for a week. 2. #Soak seeds in water for 24 hours. 3. #Wrap hydrated seeds in damp paper towel and aluminum foil, refrigerate for five weeks. 4. #Prepare pot with well-draining soil, plant seeds, cover lightly with soil. 5. Position pot in bright, indirect sunlight, keep soil moist. 6. #Select strongest seedling, remove weaker ones. 7. #Transplant selected seedling to larger container or outdoor soil when around 25 cm tall. #peach #trees #seeds ##home #fast #easy #grow #agriculture #homeeconomics #kitchen #gardeen

The intricacies of conveyor belting in the potato storage process play an important role in a seamless harvest season and are typically much lesser-known and understood than in other crop storing processes. Knowing how to recognize and fix or altogether avoid complications caused by conveyor belting can make the difference between a smooth harvest and storing process and one that is fraught with complications and delays. To learn about the potential issues and solutions for a successful potato storage process, read the article in Spudman. https://lnkd.in/gCuvYkMu

🍉Watermelons require deep, rich, nutritious soil to grow and taste their best. Plant your watermelon seeds, or transplants, in a sunny location about 6 feet apart and provide plenty of room for the vines to sprawl. Dig a large hole in your garden bed, about 1 foot deep and wide, and fill it entirely with Master Nursery® Bumper Crop® Soil Builder. If planting in a raised bed, which is an excellent way to grow watermelon, the bed may be entirely filled with Master Nursery® Bumper Crop® Soil Builder. A powerhouse blend of manure, earthworm castings, kelp, and more, makes Master Nursery® Bumper Crop® Soil Builder the perfect planting medium to grow an abundant crop of deliciously sweet and succulent fruit. It’s important to know that watermelon roots grow deep and wide. Master Nursery® Bumper Crop® Soil Builder’s exceptional blend improves root growth and function. Fertilize your watermelon plants with Master Nursery® Bumper Crop® All Purpose Plant Food when they emerge from the soil or at transplant time, again when vines begin to sprawl, and one last time at fruit set. Be sure to water-in each fertilizer application. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/e7WeRnEq BumperCrop.com #BumperCrop #SoilBuilder #AllPurposeFood #PlantFood #Watermelon #Watermelons #Organic #RaisedBeds

### Harvesting of Ridge Gourd: 1. **Harvest Time** - **Maturity**: Typically 45-60 days after sowing. - **Indicators**: Tender, medium-sized fruits that are bright green in color and have soft ridges. 2. **Harvest Method** - **Tool**: Use a sharp knife or pruning shears. - **Technique**: Cut the fruit from the vine, leaving a small portion of the stalk attached to the fruit to avoid damage. 3. **Frequency** - **Interval**: Harvest every 2-3 days to ensure fruits do not become overripe. - **Duration**: Regular harvesting extends the production period. 4. **Post-Harvest Handling** - **Cleaning**: Wipe or wash fruits gently to remove dirt. - **Storage**: Store in a cool, dry place to maintain freshness. 5. **Yield** - **Average Yield**: Depends on the variety and growing conditions, typically ranging from 10-15 tons per hectare. By following these steps, ridge gourd can be harvested efficiently, ensuring high-quality produce for market or consumption. # MATURITY # INDICATORS # POST HARVEST HANDLING

Mkulima Online is a Kenyan online platform that connects smallholder farmers with buyers and provides them with access to agricultural resources and information. The platform aims to improve the efficiency and profitability of farming by streamlining the process of selling and purchasing agricultural products. Here are some of the benefits of using Mkulima Online: 1.Farmers can sell their products directly to buyers, without having to go through brokers. This can help them get a better price for their products. 2.Farmers can access information on markets, prices, and agricultural practices.This can help them make better decisions about their farming operations. 3.Buyers can find fresh, local produce from smallholder farmers.This can help them support local businesses and reduce their food miles. Mkulima Online is a complimentary resource for Kenyan farmers and buyers. #agriculture #farming #gardening #marketplace #agtech #digital #mkulimaonline #kenya https://lnkd.in/dKfCgVRf 

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Insides of a packing house. I am often asked why packing houses are so big? Thing of all the items that need to be sheltered, sorted, cleaned, packed, refrigerated/stores, and shipped in a season. They need to be able to not only handle the volume of fresh fruit, have the ability to sort and pack, provide refrigeration , the boxes for the harvest, and even the miscellaneous farm equipment. During the off season, equipment is prepared and maintained to avoid any down time during the harvest. In agriculture, many crops arrive all at once. Some crops have harvest windows of just a few weeks. Some larger groves in South Florida, have morphed into multiple crops or staggered fruit trees. This also allows the farm to spread the production, costs, and revenue over the year. Some crops are ready to harvest over a large geographical areas. When that fresh fruit all hits the market at the same time prices tend to drop. Many of the larger growers will have multiple types of different fruits, or multiple varieties of the same fruit. Are you looking for a farm, grove, agricultural properties , or a packing house ? Please give me a call at 305-606-4636. Carpe Diem, Raymar Rodriguez Realtor-Land Specialist Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty 3056064636 #housing #land #house #farming #agriculture #fruit #grove #packinghouse

Do not grow certain families of plants in the same place year after year. You can integrate the ideas of crop rotation with year-round growing if you plan and prepare in the right ways.

They say to go out and touch the grass once in a while. While you can’t compromise on quality improved seeds for commercial production, some heirloom/open-pollinated varieties thrive with proper care. And the best part? They’re incredibly affordable. A tin of pepper seeds for just N500, which is over 100 grams, compared to N14,500 for less than 5 grams of hybrid pepper seeds from a popular company! Do the math! For beginner farmers/gardeners looking to start on a budget, the local seed market is the way to go! • • • #aridgoldfarms #seed #seedsaving #heirloomseeds #localmarket #sustainability