Useful Methods

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What to Do if Your Irrigation System Springs a Leak ?

July 22, 2011

Often you don’t realize that you have a leak in your irrigation system until you get your water bill which has an astronomical amount to be paid. If you have a water metre, then first of all check the metre reading to ascertain whether or not the water consumption is as charged on your bill. [...]

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How To Improve The Drainage Of Plants and Trees In A Surprisingly Cheap and Easy Way

June 11, 2011

Justine Burt asked:
I have two orange trees, one Meyer lemon tree, a fig tree, a cherry tree and an apple tree in my small backyard. I love having fruit available year round. Unfortunately, our clay soil does not drain well but our fruit trees still do OK. Any advice on improving our drainage?
Actually there are [...]

Winter Organic Vegetable Growing and Production Improvement

May 31, 2011

The production of vegetables is largely altered when considering in the summer and winter. The production rate is much higher than what we get in the winter. This is of the usual scenario till last year. But there is appreciable growth in the current production year.
Reason for low production :
During winter seasons the climate in [...]

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How to Grow Vegetables at Your Apartment

May 25, 2011

One of our readers asked for adding his review about Growing Boxes to Agriculture Guide, his words : Recently my wife and I moved closer to the family in the city. We’ve both worked on farms our entire life but at our age it’s just getting too hard to maintain that style of life. Being [...]

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Introduction to Greenhouse Irrigation Systems

September 17, 2009

It’s a well a known fact that plants require sufficient amount of water to survive. With no chances of obtaining natural water sources for the plants placed in greenhouse, there is a great need to develop an artificial greenhouse irrigation to fulfill the water requirements of plants.
Why greenhouse irrigation?
Watering the plants using the water cans [...]

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Suggested Methods of Irrigation for Fruit Trees

September 6, 2009

Agriculture field has envisaged several progresses in recent years. One can validate those progresses from the output of cultivable land in some part of world. In countries like Australia, due to hot climate it is possible to raise certain type of nuts. Hazelnuts can be cultivated in these regions. Some of fruit tress can be [...]