Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 2: Soil Test, Rain harvesting, Avocado, Brachiaria & Insurance
Welcome to Shamba Shape up series 11.
This week we are in Meru county, visiting farmers Alfred and Margaret Muthomi and their son John Paul.
They are building up and wants to give back back both as the same time.
They ran a farm and a children's home and they want to increase their yields for the next season with the children's needs in mind.
We are doing two good deeds at the price of one.
In this farm we learn:
➢The importance of soil-testing.
➢The importance of harvesting rain water and how to set-up the rain water harvesting system.
➢How a certified nursery provides seedlings (Avocado) free from diseases and how it is done.
↝↝Also the importance of buying a certified seeds and good farming practices of planting it.
➢How to increase your milk yield by practising good management of your brachiaria grass and how to preserve the grass by making hay bales for use in dry season.
➢How to protect your crops and livestock from disaster in a cheaper way.
Shamba Shape Up Season 11 - Shamba Shape Up Sn 11 - Ep 3: Forage production, Soil Test, Push-Pull & Avocado
Welcome to Shamba Shape Up.
This week we are in Meru County and we are visiting an expert farmer called Rachel.
She runs a training course for farmers around her area. Can she teach us a thing or two? who’s going to be teacher on this episode?
We learn about:
Forage production (Bracharia):
➢ How to get more forage plants without having to buy the seeds or the seedlings by making and planting bracharia splints.
➢ mportance of planting bracharia as forage for your livestock.
Soil testing
➢ We help Rachel with her coffee plantation, which is yellowing by doing a soil test in the farm.
➢ Importance of doing a soil test in your farm.
Push-Pull method
➢ How to get rid of pests in vegetables by using the Push-Pull method.
Avocado Irrigation
➢ We get advice on when and how to irrigate an avocado tree.