Potato (Solanum tuberosum) popularly known as Irish potato in Nigeria is an herbaceous annual that grows up to 1 m (3.2 ft) tall. As the plant grows, the compound leaves make starch that is transferred to the ends of the stem or stolons underground. The stems thicken to form potato tubers close to the soil…
In the previous article we discussed manure in detail, you would like to see that. I will be showing you how to make manure from cow, goat and chicken waste. Without taking much time let’s get to it. How To Prepare Cow Dung For Manure First, Select a space that works well for composting. This…
Manure Manure Manure. If you attended basic agricultural science classes, this would have been a very common term and something you can relate to simply, as the decomposed form of animal dung or plant that is applied to the soil and aids in improving soil quality to promote plant growth. Definition of Manure Manure is…
‘It’s difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.’ Lewis Grizzard What goes through your mind when you hear about the berry ‘Tomato’? would you love to own them freely at your disposal without buying them, then I am sure you will love to know how to plant tomatoes. Tomato is…
“…like pepper in a good sauce, it brings out the flavour, it’s indispensable.” – Louis-Ferdinard Celine Pepper is a vegetable that can vary in size, color, and form. It can be any color—red, orange, yellow, green, or black. Called osi (pronounced O-say) in the south east, ata in the south west and barkono in the…
Tomato is a popular vegetable used in making stew, sauce and soups, In this article we want to look at other alternatives or options for stew and sauce instead of tomatoes. For different reasons one might want a change from the regular, And there are seasons when tomato is expensive you might want to consider…
Tomato is a perishable crop, ripe tomato without preservation has a shelf life of 2 to 3 days. When you have them in abundance there is a need to preserve them in order to avoid waste. In Nigeria tomatoes are available all year round but there are seasons when they are in abundance and cheap…
While researching about tiger nuts I stumbled on an article showing how to make pap from tiger nuts hmmm.. Very impressive, I decided to try out the recipe. I had some failures but finally I succeeded. And I’ll be showing you how to make and avoid the mistakes I made. I made tiger nut pap…
What is Food Processing? According to Britannica, food processing typically refers to the fundamental food preparation, the transformation of a food product into a different form (such as the creation of preserves from fruit), and preservation and packing methods. Food processing is any of a number of procedures used to prepare raw foods for consumption,…
“Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad”. Miles Kington Tomato with botanical name Solanum Lycopersicum L. is an edible fruit, It’s also botanically classified as a berry They are classified as vegetables for nutritional reasons, and are a good source of the phytochemical lycopene…