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    Bulb onion farming from site selection

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    Part 6 :bulb onion farming

    After feeding our onions with phosphorus it was time to feed with sulfur which we mix with nitrogen. We get them from basal Fertilizers like Yara sulfun . The main reason for combining both is 1. Enhance vigorous growth: Sulfur improves nutrient uptake, enabling the onion to utilize nitrogen...
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    Part 4 .bulb onion farming. Nursery management.

    Very possible, just look and see the seedlings. Feeding also matters alot.
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    Part 6: Bulb onion farming.

    Oo yes! It can be added in all types of crops. You may also use orthosilicic acid and works almost the same way.
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    Part 6: Bulb onion farming.

    One day after transplanting ,this is how our seedlings were looking. We gave them sufficient water because, 1. Root Establishment: Water helps the seedlings' roots settle into the soil by minimizing air gaps around them. This ensures better contact between the roots and the soil, which is...
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    Bulb onion farming part 5

    Drip irrigation was my choice since it has more advantages over the other mode of irrigation. Such kind of set up costed 150,000ksh since I did installation myself. Some of the reasons I opted for drip is 1. Drip irrigation ensures water is delivered directly to the bulb onion roots, reducing...
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    Part 4 .bulb onion farming. Nursery management.

    I like doing it across the beds coz I find it easier while doing farm practices like weeding, fertilizers and also spraying.
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    Part 3 . Bulb onion farming step by step

    You may use shade nets or even sacks but not the plastic sacks. Use the woolen ones are good. (Zile za sisial) they will allow air circulation.
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    Part two bulb onion farming.

    African red is the best , you can also do sv ,Neptune or red coach depending on other factors like soil type. African red can do in almost all soil. Which variety have you tried?
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    Bulb onion farming from site selection

    I have been uploaded step by step every day and I will continue. Kindly check out the other parts .
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    Part 4 .bulb onion farming. Nursery management.

    Nursery is the most critical part in bulb onions production and must be taken care otherwise each seedling count. 40days later our seedlings were like shown , very strong due to proper feeding with beneficial nutrients like calcium, phosphorus ,nitrogen etc and also controlled diseases like...
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    Bulb onion farming from site selection

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    Part 3 . Bulb onion farming step by step

    seven days after seed sowing, The seedlings had started germinating and we removed the mulching to welcome the young seedlings to the world. This was our new look after land preparation, seed sowing (our nursery bed can be seen from this aerial view ),build staff house and also finished up...
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    Part two bulb onion farming.

    So this is the dam touching the main farm at the bottom, where we diverted rain water to go. Bad thing is the community here depend fully on this dam so they could not allow anyone to use it for farming. Good thing is😊 we always did fishing every weekend and also harvesting some organic herbs...
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    Bulb onion farming from site selection

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