ORGANIC FARMING SOLUTIONS

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 43. Oct. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.73 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – WATERING; KALE + SPINAT  Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Lilian waters diligently in the evenings during the dry period in October and September here. I'm glad that she helps me, she always buys the good seedbed soil and her seedbeds are in the shade because she has tall trees. That makes 3-5 degrees and there's always a bit of wind between the trees. I then repot using potting soil in my nursery. I bought 30 m of hoses and that makes watering a lot easier. For the left garden I need another 30 meters, provided the pressure is sufficient. Lilian humwagilia maji kwa bidii nyakati za jioni wakati wa kiangazi mwezi Oktoba na Septemba hapa. Nimefurahi kuwa ananisaidia, huwa ananunua udongo mzuri wa mbegu na vitanda vyake viko kivulini kwa sababu ana miti mirefu. Hiyo hufanya digrii 3-5 na kila wakati kuna upepo kidogo kati ya miti. Kisha mimi hupaka ...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 42. Oct. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.72 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – SENNA ALATA & KALE Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The Senna Alata miracle tree grows gigantically, and we used and grew a lot of seeds from the summer. It is a great medicinal plant with unrivalled antitoxic properties, works against diabetes, Alzheimer's and malaria, and also against impure skin. I came across it by chance and googled it. You can use the leaves as a tea and drink them, or apply them to wounds. An unusual home remedy. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 42. Okt. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.72 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - SENNA ALATA & KALE Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Mti wa muujiza wa Senna Alata unakua sana, na tulitumia na kukua mbegu nyingi kutoka majira ya joto. Ni mmea mkubwa wa dawa na sifa zisizo na kifani za antitoxic, hufanya kazi dhidi ya ugonjwa wa kisukari, Alzheimers na ma...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 41. Aug. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.71 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – PLANTING ON COMPOST Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The whole back row (2 x 40 meters) is the turf and has been turned over once and is pure compost. Super loose soil on which we first grew pumpkins, then tomatoes and have now planted kale with marigold in between. The small nursery and seed nursery is also sprouting and has gotten a bit out of control. But it doesn't matter, we plant what has come, Greek cotton, Senna Alata trees, melons and marigold. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE KILIMO-UCHUMI (Chapisho 41. Ago. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.71 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - KUPANDA KWENYE MBOLEA Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Safu nzima ya nyuma (mita 2 x 40) ni turf na imegeuzwa mara moja na ni mboji safi. Udongo usio na nguvu sana ambao tuliotesha maboga kwanza, kisha nyanya na sasa tumepanda nyanya na marigold katikati. Kitalu ...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 40. July 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.70 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – ALL GROWS –TIME FOR BREAD Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Yes, everything is growing well, it rains again in the evenings and that is what we need here, but the weeds are also growing and that is a lot of work. Our trees have all grown well, I have to count them, pawpaw, maple, moringa, and the typical Kenyan trees, castor oil tree, castor and also amaranth grows 3 m high if the soil is good. Time to bake bread, if you have a small oven, yes that is part of being a farmer, making cheese from whole milk, baking bread, making beer (from ginger), and slaughtering and making sausages yourself. These are the essential things for self-sufficiency that should be learned in school. PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 40. Julai 2024) SOMO 1 LA PDC - 3.70 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - YOTE HUOTA -MUDA WA MKATE Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KI...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 39.  2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.69 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – MULCH AND MARYGOLD Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA I can only say from experience that mulching is an absolute must, especially in hot regions like here in Kisumu, where it is constantly 26 to 32 degrees at midday. Even if it rains heavily in the evening, the surface is dry the next day due to the intense sunlight. Mulching prevents this and the moisture stays in the soil up to the top layer. Vegetables in particular do not have deep roots and are dependent on the moisture in the top layers. The soil organisms can only really develop under mulch and constantly moist soil. Mulching is an absolute must for organic gardening. PERMACULTURE KOZI KILIMO-UCHUMI (Post 39. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.69 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - MCHANGA NA MARYGOLD Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Ninaweza kusema tu kutokana na uzoefu kwamba kuw...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 38. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.68 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – SALAD - KALES Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The lettuce was a success and we had it to eat every day. But if it is left in the heat for too long, it shoots and produces flowers and then seeds. 30 degrees every day here in Kisumu is too hot. There is not much lettuce here in the market, apparently because of the heat. But mixed salad with onions, tomatoes and yoghurt dressing is healthy. The heat does not harm the kale, it grows well and feels comfortable among the marigold, which keeps the vermin away. PERMACULTURE KOZI KILIMO-UCHUMI (Post 38. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.68 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - SALAD - KALES Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Lettuce ilifanikiwa na tulikuwa nayo kila siku. Lakini ikiwa imeachwa kwenye joto kwa muda mrefu sana, inachanua na kutoa maua na kisha mbegu. Digrii 30 kila siku hapa Kisumu ni joto san...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 37.  Mai 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.67 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – PEPPER AND MORE Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA After I realized that red and yellow capsicums bring the highest price in the supermarket, I bought seeds and grew them in pots. 440 KSH per kg is the highest price in NAIVAS that I have ever seen for a g of vegetables.. 250 KSH for green capsicum.. It takes a long time for it to grow and be stable enough to transplant, 26 days until it comes out is a damn long time. Beans come in 3 days. But let's see, it is definitely better than tomatoes, which are also sensitive and only bring 60 to 80 KSH per kg. PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Ilichapishwa Mei 37, 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.67 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - PILIPILI NA MENGINEYO Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Baada ya kugundua kuwa pilipili nyekundu na njano huleta bei ya juu zaidi katika duka kubwa, nilinunua mb...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 36.  Mai 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.66 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – MUCH WORK Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA We are starting with the gardening and growing seeds. We are starting to grow European system seeds in a water footbath. If the water comes from below, the roots grow towards the water, which means they form faster and get bigger. If you always water from above, the fine new roots turn upwards because it is drier at the bottom of the pot. We have not yet found the right bowls or had them made. At the moment we are using cheap plastic plates. Crockery, so to speak, but it slowly dissolves under strong UV radiation. The plastic cups do not last long in the strong sun either. In the long term, we will go back to the traditional plastic milk bags. But these take up more space and are better suited for the first repotting. Everything is in process and we are trying to find the most profitable option. Even using...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 34.  April 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.64 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – LAYER OF LEAVE MULCH Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The best you can find is older rotten leaves under trees with small leaves, which change them every year. Take as much you find into your garden and cover your crop bed with this. With the next heavy rain, the nutarians will be washed down and going into the soil very easy and quick, its real finish compost. Cover until 5 to 7 inches always.  Weed will be stopped also with this cover.  With the lawn you get you can make new compost, which needs 8 months to be rotten as compost to earth. So produce soil for the next year.. this saves you money.  Best is a mixed layer with animal dung also.  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 34. Aprili 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.64 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - TAFU YA MATAJI YA KUONDOKA Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUM...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 33.  April 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.63 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – FURNAL Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Fencing the beds with the existing stones works well. In heavy rain, the topsoil does not wash away, and the excess water flows down the paths, or remains there and seeps away later. It is therefore the simplest and cheapest way to design the raised bed system. Where there is growth, there is also death. And regular deaths in the hospital opposite. "We come empty-handed, and we leave empty-handed. And in the meantime, we should garden." PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Ilichapishwa Aprili 33, 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.63 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - FURNAL Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Uzio wa vitanda na mawe yaliyopo hufanya kazi vizuri. Katika mvua kubwa, udongo wa juu hauoshi, na maji ya ziada yanapita kwenye njia, au hubakia pale na huondoka baadaye. Kwa hiyo ni njia ...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 28. Mar. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.62 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – AMARANTHA & CASTOR Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The amaranth planted itself, or rather the seeds were in our compost soil. Super big, a stable plant, we have it in red and white. I harvested a lot of seeds to grow it systematically when the rainy season comes. The grains are fine and are good for baking in bread. The castor tree also grew from seeds by itself. Gives good shade in our garden. Unfortunately, the castor business with the seeds from which you can make bio-oil collapsed due to the invention of the electric car... a shame, it was a good source of income for the farmers in Kenya. PERMACULTURE COURSE KILIMO-UCHUMI (Post 28. Mar. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.62 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - AMARANTHA & CASTOR Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Mchicha ilijipanda yenyewe, au tuseme mbegu zilikuwa kwenye udong...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 31.  Mar. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.61 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – SOIL – SOIL - SOIL Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA If you start a garden on the side of the road, on this hard, bad soil, then you have to try to buy soil, sift it and also pile up the existing turf as compost, and bring in more greenery, collect leaves from the avenue trees, and find cut grass and mix everything. It costs and takes a year for it to rot, but it is the only way to build a garden. But that is it, turning bad soil into a garden using the risen bed technique, that is permaculture. Growing peppers from seeds on the balcony and growing them into plants is the cheapest way to set up a garden and start with little cost and a lot of time. But if you sow every day and then rework and replant 10 m² every day, you will have some kind of yield in your garden for 5 to 6 months. With 250 working days a year, that's 2500 m², more than an acre. ...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 30. Febr.2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.60 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – CAFÉ SERVICE & TOMATOES Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Yesss coffeetime. Every day around 4 pm in the afternoon the boy comes past the garden with the thermos and coffee. Great, a big cup for 20 KSH, we need that... Lilian loves it too... coffee with lemon and ginger... a pure drug I tell you... The tomato plants are already big enough to plant out. Everything is going great, there's no shortage of work. PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 30 Feb. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.60 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU - HUDUMA YA CAFÉ & NYANYA Karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Yesss wakati wa kahawa. Kila siku saa kumi jioni mvulana hupita kwenye bustani na chupa ya thermos na kahawa. Safi, kikombe kikubwa kwa KSH 20, tunahitaji hiyo.. Lilian anaipenda pia.. kahawa na limao na tangawizi.. dawa safi nakuambia.. Mimea ya nyan...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 29.  Feb. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.59 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – MARIGOLD & TROPENBAUM Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA This is the mother of all our Marigold plants, I have to thank her or the creator and honour her with this post. The dilemma was that I had brought a whole suitcase of seeds back from Spain. None of them sprouted, I had tried everything. They were GMO-manipulated by the nursery, which means they only bloom once and you have to keep buying them again. We got a whole box of seeds from this one wild, unmanipulated flower and all the seeds sprouted. The whole garden is full of them now...and we can also sell the plants. Unfortunately, I don't know the name of the "tropical tree". It is typical for Kenya and you see it everywhere outside the city in the fields. It grows very quickly, 3 m in a year, which is enormous, and provides good shade. We have a few in the garden. PERMACULTURE COURSE ...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 28. April 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.58 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – KALE & MARIGOLD Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA We planted a lot of marigolds (Tagetes) between the kale plants. This is not only pretty, but also very important in organic gardening. Marigold is a natural killer of the white butterflies that go to the cabbage. You can eat the flowers and also use them as a base for soap. Marigold as a plant is very easy to grow in the warm Kenyan climate. Simply put the seeds in good potting soil and keep them moist, then transplant the plants into small pots and grow roots and then transplant them into the garden when they are 25 cm tall. The better the soil and water, the bigger the bush and the more flowers. When they dry out, you can get new seeds. The greenery is then left on the bed as mulch. It acts like an antitoxin in the soil. PERMACULTURE KOZI KILIMO-UCHUMI (Post 28. 2024) SOMO 1 la PDC - 3.58 - KUANZ...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 27.  Jan 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.57 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – GREEK COTTON Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA I got 10 cotton seeds from a friend in Italy. OK so far, and I planted them in pots and then transplanted them in the left part of the garden, where the soil is not quite as good. 6 trees have sprouted and it is hard to believe how much they have grown. It is unbelievable how many seeds I got. Each bush has flowered and produced between 30 and 40 clusters. And each had 8 seeds in a flower or cluster. Apart from the fact that I use the cotton for sofa cushions, I have now collected 1250 seeds. The second generation, which has now been sown and planted, has also been successful. Plucking the seeds is tedious, but calming, because you can listen to music while you do it. (But now I also know why the Europeans needed Africans to help with their cotton fields before they developed machines for this work.) The hot ...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 26. Feb. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.56 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – LILIAN START WITH SEEDS Near the NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Lilian, who is setting up a small flower nursery on my site next to me, is happy about our collaboration. She is a very important factor. I applied for our own water connection and paid for the installation, now she can water her plants and we share the water costs. She does this in the evenings and waters the plants. She also has a green thumb and the trees on her site mean a few degrees less temperature and shade, which is very important for the appearance. She also buys good seedbed soil and gives the seeds the right kick. Later they come to my site to be repotted, where we set up a footbath system with plastic trays to get good roots. See all lessons about this project …Don Ronaldo link https://www.facebook.com/don.ronaldo.792 PERMACULTURE KOZI KILIMO-UCHUMI (Post 26. 2024) SOMO 1 LA PDC -...

 PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 25. Jan. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.55 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – PEPPERONI + WINDE  near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA The pepperoni sent from Italy arrived safely and enrich my pizzas. Since I bought a small electric oven, I have been making my own bread and pizza. My next step is to start with Pepper seeds (Capiscum) and produce this, its 260 KSH per Kilo in NAIVAS and was 430 last week. Blue Morning Glory grows very well in this warm climate we can sell the seeds now and also offer little plants to make a bit shade for the planted Kale , because they climb up very soon. My next step is to start with Pepper seeds (Capiscum) and produce this, its 260 KSH per Kilo in NAIVAS and was 430 last week.  Blue Morning Glory grows very well in this warm climate we can sell the seeds now and also offer little plants to make a bit shadow for the planted Kale , because they climb up very soon.  KOZI YA PERMACULTURE ...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 24, 2024) 1 PDC LESSON 3.54 STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – MULCH IS IMPORTANT  near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI  I have brought in all the grass clippings from the houses along the road and use them to make mulch for the left side of the garden to prevent the soil from drying out in the hot sun and also to apply green manure to the beds which will then rot in a year before we can plant. This carrying cutted grass also gives me a good workout for my leg muscles. My grandma walked 10 km every day after eating and lived to be 96 without consulting a doctor. So we should get more exercise as we get older… or work in the garden PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 24, 2024) 1 PDC SOMO LA 3.54 KUANZISHA BUSTANI + KITALU – MCHANGA NI MUHIMU karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI Nimeleta vipande vyote vya nyasi kutoka kwenye nyumba zilizo kando ya barabara na kuvitumia kutengenezea matandazo kwa u...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 23, 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.53 - STARTING A GARDEN - NURSERY – NEW SOIL  ARRIVED near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI  Lilian has bought a whole truckload of good soil and had it delivered. Now she is standing there looking at me in surprise, waiting for my worker to come with our sieve and sift it through. She has paid 1000 KSH and my worker will work for 4 days and will cost me 2000 KSH. As we have very hard soil on the side of the road, the only option is to do sac gardening with new good soil or to dig up the existing grass and compost it and turn it into soil within a year with the addition of manure from livestock farming. Just like in the old days. PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 23, 2024) SOMO 1 LA PDC - 3.53 - KUANZISHA BUSTANI - KITALU - UDONGO MPYA WAFIKA karibu na NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE huko KISUMU MILIMANI Lilian amenunua lori zima la udongo mzuri na kupelekwa. Sasa amesimama huku akinitazama kwa m...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 21, Feb. 10. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.52 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – GROWING THORN MELONES  Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA THORN MELONS are one of the great healthy fruits in Kenya  THE HEALTHIEST FRUIT EVER, you find them in our Nightingale Garden in Kisumu Milimani Thorny melons are cultivated agriculturally, but also grow on their own in the bush and in the fields. The plant germinates well at an altitude between two hundred ten and one thousand eight hundred above sea level. Thorn melons are also planted in greenhouses because of their high market value. The thorny melon is locally known as Kiwano, Passion Mwitu, Jelly Melon, Para Chichi Mwitu, African Horned Cucumber or Passion Lenye Tête Maji. A ripe thorn melon is orange in colour while its inner part is lime green. This article looks at the nutritional benefits of thorn melon in the body. Benefits of Thorn Melon The kiwano fruit has numerous heal...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 21, Feb. 10. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.51 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – PLANT MAPLE TREES FOR SHADOW  near the NIGHTINGALE MEICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA Together with our team, Andy the gardener, Lilian the Nursery girl, and Joice James Permaculture Activist from Nakuru we bought 9 Maple trees from Lilian, and plant them at the Nightingale Garden. We need there more shadow for the tree nursery.  Also, we plant 5 little Fire Trees from Spain THEY WILL GROW VERY TALL in 10 years. and we produced a lot Jacaranda trees.  Pawpaw and Castor trees are in progress. PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chapisho 21, Feb. 10. 2024) SOMO LA PDC - 3.51 - KUANZISHA KITALU - PANDA MITI KWA KIVULI Pamoja na timu yetu, Andy mtunza bustani, Lilian msichana wa Nursery, na Joice James Permaculture Mwanaharakati kutoka Nakuru tulinunua miti 9 ya Maple kutoka kwa Lilian, na kuipanda kwenye bustani ya Nightingale. Tunahitaji kuna kivuli zaidi kwa kita...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 20, Jan. 10. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON 3.50 STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – COMPOST, STONES AND WEED  near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI  Start at Block B on the left side with earth movement and levelling. Sort stones, good soil, grass and weeds for the compost and place them separately. We are committed to using the resources as stated in the ethical principles. So here we start in the second part of the garden, chopping out the sod, turning it over, and generating compost with the soil that sticks to the tufts of grass. Later we can apply a layer of manure on top. We sift good soil that we find underneath for our pots and supplement it with purchased soil that contains a lot of nutrients. We still use the stones as a fence for our beds, which we later plant or on which we place our pots and sacks. The paths are very important and serve for better and easier processing with the wheelbarrow. KOZI YA PERMACULTURE AGRO-ECONOMY (Chap...

PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 19, Jan. 2024) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.49 - STARTING A GARDEN + NURSERY – PUMPKIN; MELONES; ZUCHINI Near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE in KISUMU MILIMANI KENYA We also try to grow pumpkins and melons; this is not that easy. Pumpkins need special treatment; it is best if they can climb upwards and you have appropriate racks. After 2 or 3 fruits you should cut off the tendrils, otherwise they will grow too much into the leaves and not produce any fruit. The fruit fly also causes a big problem, especially in very humid, wet climates. We bought special traps for this that are equipped with a kind of biscuit that attracts the flies by smell and then kills them when they fly into the box. This is a biological process.  It's amazing when you see after a week how many fruit flies end up in the box. The fresh leaves of the pumpkin are also eaten like spinach and prepared together with ugali or with potatoes or rice. The zucchini plants also need special attentio...

  PERMACULTURE COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY (Post 18, Dez.30. 2023) 1 PDC LESSON - 3.48 - STARTING A GARDEN & NURSERY PARSLEY- PEPPER- PAWPAW  near NIGHTINGALE MEDICAL CENTRE IN KISUMU MILIMANI  Lilian in the neighbouring garden is busy sowing for us. It's shadier there than on our side, which suits the small plants very well. We now have parsley, peppers and Pawpaw that we grow. Since it rains here almost every evening, this is wonderful and easy to work with. Only with the small seeds, such as those for lettuce, we must be careful that they don't get too much water. Everything else thrives excellently in the small pots and will be then transplanted and sold. Transplanting multiple times is time-consuming but helps the plants grow. Since the small pots naturally heat up a lot in the high outside temperature (30°), it is necessary to transplant them into larger one or 2 kilo pots as quickly as possible. We then transplant tomatoes and other tree plants into pots between 10 and...