Don’t be too hasty to throw away old seedlings!
Old seedlings are often discarded due to the belief that much of the yield potential is lost. There is some validity to this, but in my experience the damage is usually less than expected. I had this experience towards the…
Causes of physiological disorder of fruits
High-temperature injury: Normally, high temperature is limited for each fruit and above this limit, metabolic activities are disturbed. As for example, the skin color of Cavendish banana does not change above 30°C temperature and the Pulp of avocado becomes blackish…
Factors that affect maturity and rippening of fruits
Maturity of fruits and vegetables (physiochemical changes and ripening): Harvest maturity has a great influence on the post-harvest quality of fruits and vegetables. For example, Mango fruits harvesting at mature and have mature stages produced good quality characteristics when ripened…
Why you should always plant certified seeds
Lilian Ng’endo is the Amiran Kenya Ltd seed agronomist for Nairobi Metropolitan. She spoke to Rachel Kibui on how seed production has changed amid the effects of climate change and why farmers should go for certified products The weather patterns…
How i succeeded on vegetable farming, inspiration story of Mary Moraa
As she studied her calloused palms, Mary Moraa joked that it’s the price she pays to make a decent living. For over a decade, the 37-year-old mother of five relied on maize farming for her income. Unstable market prices made…
Growing spinach in your kitchen garden
Spinach is a green, tender, leafy vegetable, which is now common among consumers especially in the urban areas. The leaves grow in a rosette and can appear crinkled or flat. Stephen Kimani, a small-scale farmer from Kiambu county plants the…
Tree tomato best farming practices
Non-grafted tree tomatoes produce fruits after 1.5 to two years but may take a short time depending on environmental conditions while grafted tree tomatoes take eight months to fruit. You will need to prepare the land thoroughly and then dig…
Understanding Plantain Bananas and Where To Buy Seedlings
Plantain, a major group of banana varieties (genus Musa) that are staple foods in many tropical areas. The edible fruit of plantain bananas has more starch than the common dessert banana and is not eaten raw. Because plantains have the…
The good and the ugly side of hass avocado farming in Kenya
Okisegere Ojepat is the chief executive officer of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya), a trade association that brings together horticultural farmers, traders and service providers. FPC Kenya promotes production and supply of quality horticultural produce that include…
Pawpaw Farming in Kenya: From Seed to Market
Did you know that Pawpaw farming in Kenya is carried out only on a small scale? Today, we’re here to talk about this crop’s cost, uses, and cultivation in Kenya. Pawpaw, aka Papaya, whose scientific name is Carica papaya (Linnaeus),…
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Grafted peaches KSh 500.00 -
Guava Seedlings KSh 150.00 -
Plum Seedlings KSh 300.00 -
Paw Paw Seedlings KSh 70.00 -
Kiwi Seedlings KSh 500.00 -
Grafted Tree Tomato Seedlings KSh 100.00 -
Pomegranate Fruit Seedling KSh 400.00 -
Orange Seedlings -
Tangerine Seedlings KSh 200.00 -
Purple Passion Seedlings KSh 70.00