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5 tips on sweet potatoes farming in Kenya.  You must admit that as a farmer finding a low cost plant is a good option to keep your farming venture going. As a farmer you must always be on the lookout om the next thing if not big. Sweet potato farming offers a relieve to the soil and replenishes soil fertility. Convectional farming method advices farmers to always rotate crop with either tubers, legumes and other deep rooted crops to help in soil aeration and soil structure improvement. Sweet potato is a bread substitute in and Kenya therefore ranks highly in terms demand.  Here is a list of key items to put in mind when planning a season on sweet potatoes.   Land Selection Your production will directly be affected the land you choose to grow your crop, it is therefore prudent to take time and select the best option for optimal production. Sweet potatoes require well drained soils and free soils, a PH of 6.0 and temperatures of above 24 degrees. Land that has had too...

This is part 2 of the series I started last week on the comprehensive guide of  growing tomatoes.To recap, I took you through all steps from seedling raising , transplanting and even taking care of the crop while in the field. In this series I will help you understand all the remaining parts that includes; weeding ,fertilizer application ,irrigation, propping and marketing.Enjoy the read. Fertilizer application and weeding This is a continuous process and the demand change based on the stage of the crop.Three weeks after transplanting  you should apply 40 kg winner fertilizer at cost of ksh2,350 and weed concurrently. 4-5 labour persons are enough for this exercise @ 5*350 = ksh1,750/=. You will also repeat the exercise 3 weeks later but this time round fertilizer needed will be  for fruit development which is 17:17:17 40 kg and make sure to weed also.  Propping Propping is the process of supporting tomato stems to prevent falling off during fruiting...