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How To Start Vegetable Farming Business
~3.9 mins read
Vegetables are the most consumed food in the globe. Their importance cannot be over emphasized. To live a normal and healthy life, you have to incorporate vegetable into your meal plans. In this article, you will learn how to start vegetable farming business, things needed, how to plant, water, apply manure and harvesting etc. Vegetables and fruits are the main alkaline diets that the body needs in other to stay healthy, strong and live a fulfilled life. It has gotten to a stage where everyone should be a farmer directly or indirectly. Is of no importance to misuse a land while food is a major challenge to many. Vegetable farming is one of those farming that bring return within a month after planting. It doesn’t entail huge space but if you have a huge area, there is no mistake in using it for vegetable farming. Anybody can start this business, it doesn’t require special qualification.

The sense in it is to plant that which people mostly purchase. You know that they are perishable crops, so put your money where you can gain more. Avoid vegetables that only few people are buying you can add it to other market moving vegetables. Dry season farming is very profitable. If you are contemplating going into the business, start it during the dry season as we now have hybrid vegetable seeds that can defy any condition, produce bountiful harvest within the shortest time.

HOW TO START VEGETABLE FARMING

It is very easy to start vegetable farming. The main thing is to compose vegetable farming strategy. Acquire a piece of land you can buy, rent for planting since vegetable is not economic tree that will decay before it depreciate. You can use containers or sack bags for vegetable growing. Also the recommended fertilizer application is organic manure; purchase good seeds for planting and get your equipment’s.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR VEGETABLE FARMING

Machete
Spade
Hoe
Watering can
Hose
Bowls
Knife
Sacks
Manure
Pesticides
Well or bore hole
LAND REQUIREMENT

The land should be close to you because vegetables require adequate attention. The ideal type of soil for vegetable farming is sandy soil. You can add manure to the soil if it is not rich enough before planting

LAND PREPARATION

Clear the land and remove stump, clogs and stones. Make beds or ridges spread animal dungs on the beds two weeks before planting you can treat the soil to prevent pests and disease attacks on the vegetables

PLANTING

Vegetables can be planted either through stem or seeds like in pumpkin leaf, you plant them through seeds while water leaf is planted through stem. You can plant directly into the soil or transplant but it is not every vegetable that favours transplanting. Planting vegetables from seeds takes between 2-5 days before germination depending on the type you are planting.

FERTILIZER APPLICATION

The best ways to grow vegetable is by the use of organic manures such as compost, dung, pelleted woods such as those gotten from carpenters etc. The best manure to use is nitrogen. It can be more of nitrogen for leafy vegetables that produces seeds but you will have to stop using manure with nitrogen when they start bringing out flowers this is because nitrogen will make them to produce foliage.

Add manure to every phase in the growth of any vegetable plants. After the first manure which was added after land preparation and before planting, add again while flowering, fruiting, and rooting. Importantly add manure after every harvest.

IRRIGATION IN VEGETABLE FARMING BUSINESS

If you don’t have means of irrigating the farm, don’t bother starting but it is okay to do so during rainy season. Vegetables love water, their soil should constantly be moistened. Irrigate every morning and evening especially during dry season or when there is shortage of water. During raining season you may not need to water them because vegetables doesn’t accepts excess water for it will kill the stem from ground level. Drip irrigation is the best for vegetable farming.

MULCHING

Mulching will help to retain moisture in the soil and prevent direct heat from the sun hitting the vegetable scourge. You can mulch them with green leaves or mulching bags

PESTS AND DISEASE IN VEGETABLE FARMING

The pest that disturbs vegetables are hoppers, they like chewing the leaves, creating holes in them. Once a whole has been created in any leaf, the economic value of such leaf is reduced. Leaf spot is diseases that affect the leaves of vegetables, it also reduces their values. Plant hybrid seeds, observe crop rotation for crops like pepper okra and egg plant

HARVEST

Harvest is done when the leaves are fully grown, fruit, seedlings or pod has developed

USES OF VEGETABLES

Vegetables are used for garnishing food
Food preparation
Medicine
Juice
Treatment
Salad making
Snacks mixture etc.

In conclusion, vegetable farming is all season farming it will put money in your pocket all year round. Harvesting the crops is within the shortest time this means that you can plant some veggies more than 3 times a year e.g. cucumber you can combine more vegetables in the same farm land and make additional income for instance you can plant water leaf, pumpkin, bitter leaf in the same plot of land. The sum used in starting vegetable business is little but the profit is massive.
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Health Benefits Of Raw Honey And Ginger That You Need To Know
~2.4 mins read
Surprising Benefits Of Honey And Ginger
The health benefits of honey and ginger for treating respiratory problems are unmatched by any other mixture. They help to prevent cancer, improve blood circulation, and strengthen immunity. Furthermore, honey is an excellent medium for transmitting the benefits of ginger to the body.
Both ginger and honey have their own individual health benefits and the combination of the two provides additional bonuses.

Both ginger and honey have their own individual health benefits and the combination of the two provides additional bonuses.

Health benefits of Honey & Ginger
A mixture of ginger and honey works wonders for the body. The health benefits include the following:

Treats Asthma
It is believed that a mixture of ginger and honey, along with black pepper, is capable of treating or reducing the effects of asthma.It is a naturally soothing and anti-inflammatory mix, which releases tension, promotes the flow of oxygen to the lungs, and helps in the relaxation of the blood vessels.

 Nausea Relief
According to a study led by Max E. Levine, et al..high protein meals with ginger helped relieve delayed nausea associated with cancer.
Patients often suffer from debilitating nausea following these intense procedures, and they turn to alternative solutions to eliminate it.

Reduces Respiratory Problems
The mixture of ginger and honey is an excellent expectorant and, therefore, provides instant relief to people suffering from cough, cold, sore throat, and a runny nose.
Study shows that ginger helps reduce nausea and vomiting that is associated with pregnancy and “morning sickness”.Combined with the naturally soothing effects of honey, make for a powerful preventative solution against vomiting and nausea caused by various sources.

Antioxidant Properties
A review article by Tahereh Farkhondeh, et al. [5] studies states that constituents of honey exert antioxidant, anticancer anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial properties. However, more clinical evidence is required to support the benefit especially pertaining to anticancer effects.

Ginger, on the other hand, is known to have many medicinal benefits because of its antioxidant effect.Ginger has the potential to act as an anticancer agent against pancreatic cells. However, more clinical trials are required to establish the benefit.

The use of ginger is effective against gastrointestinal cancers such as gastric cancer, liver cancer, and pancreatic cancer. However more human studies are required for further evidence.

In terms of cancer prevention, It is suggested that combined treatment of ginger and Raw honey may help in enhancing the chemotherapeutic effects of  5-fluorouracil  against colorectal cancer. Therefore, a honey ginger tonic can not only help to reduce the symptoms of chemotherapy but also to reduce the risk of cancer.

Aids in Digestion

It is believed that ginger and honey tonic or syrup is a good digestive aid due to the inherent digestive properties of ginger. Furthermore, both of them have antioxidant properties, thereby, improving the body’s immunity. Therefore, the consumption of one teaspoon of ginger and honey tonic is very useful for people who have a weak digestive system.

Protects Heart Health
The antioxidant properties of honey and ginger tonic have been shown to moderate prostaglandin behavior in the body. Prostaglandins are lipid compounds that are derived enzymatically from fatty acids, present in ginger.

Lastly, this gives honey ginger tonic the ability to increase the absorption of other nutrients from food. This mixture has been traditionally given to children to ease stomach irritation because it is a very soothing solution.
Thanks for reading.

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