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June 16, 2014

Protecting Tomatoes From Frost

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16 June 2014 By Gilbert Mhazo Winter is here and most farmers would not dare plant tomatoes because of fear of frost. However, there are some simple effective ways of protecting your tomato plants from frost. Bottles filled with water can be used to protect tomato plants even in the cold winter…
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June 06, 2014

Growing Quality Carrots

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6 June 2014 Philemon Buruzi Local horticultural producers have always indicated that the lack of market access is the major threat to the viability of their businesses. It was widely touted that cheap imports were crowding out the local produce from the best markets. The agricultural authorities…

Sack Potatoes: What went wrong?

May 20, 2014
20 May 2014 Philemon Buruzi When the sack potato technology was introduced, almost every farmer was excited about it. Barely a year on a good number of the same farmers do not want to hear anything about this wonderful way of growing potatoes. This technology is said to be capable of giving a…
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Potato Diseases: A closer look at Early Blight

Apr 28, 2014
By Philemon Buruzi Of late there has been increased interest in the cultivation of potatoes in Zimbabwe. The advent of the sack potato technology has fanned the flame to levels never imagined before. This has seen a number of farmers trying their luck with this wonderful crop which apart from being…
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Gardening. Growing Green Beans

Apr 02, 2014
Philemon Buruzi A growing percentage of the population nowadays are health conscious and are so particular about what they eat given the role of nutrition in a number of disorders and its importance in ameliorating some disease conditions. This trend has in part sent the demand for such highly…
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Potato Diseases: A closer look at Late Blight

Mar 26, 2014
Philemon Buruzi Of late there has been increased interest in the cultivation of potatoes in Zimbabwe. The advent of the sack potato technology has fanned the flame to levels never imagined before. This has seen a number of farmers trying their luck with this wonderful crop which apart from being…

Growing Oyster Mushrooms

Mar 10, 2014
Philemon Buruzi Despite the fact that oyster mushrooms are relatively new on the Zimbabwean food market, they are fast becoming a favourite of many customers countrywide. Oyster mushroom cultivation is the simplest and least cost when compared to other types of mushrooms. This is so because oyster…

Growing Quality Cabbages

Mar 09, 2014
Philemon Buruzi There is a common saying that usually does the rounds which goes like, “ Do you want to be a millionaire?, plant 1 million cabbages and sell them for a dollar each.” This statement is certainly premised on the belief that it is easy to grow cabbages. Well those who have grown…

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