Community Development Workers Association Inc

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Watermelon – weeding and green manure in lowland tropics

June 4, 2010
Eagle
Green manure, Vegetable Experiments, watermelon

Watermelons are commonly grown and some farmers believe weeds are good for the melons. However, we figure that weeds do three bad things. Drop lots of weed seeds to become a problem in the future Compete with melons for water- a real problem in dry season Compete with melons for soil fertility- a problem year […]

Bawang merah – Shallot – experiment lowland tropics

June 4, 2010
Eagle
Bawang merah, Green manure, Manure Experiments, Shallots, Vegetable Experiments

We are working on a remote island in Indonesia with a very pronounced dry and then wet season. Shallots, bawang merah are a key crop and are grown without fertiliser on a free draining, coarse textured alluvial soil. We have an attitude or starting point relating to working with farmers that can be summed up […]