Seaweed Farming

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The following are the eight steps in farming eucheuma seaweeds:
1. Selection of site2. Acquisition of permit to farm3. Preparation of required materials4. Clearing and posting5. Preparation of seedlings and planting6. Building a farm house7. Maintenance of planted seaweeds8. Harvesting and drying
SELECTION OF SITE
Site selection is one of the most important factors in seaweed farming. In […]

Garlic Farming

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Garlic grows well in clay, alluvial and sandy loam soils. Sandy loam, properly applied with fertilizer, generally produces big, compact and heavy bulbs of good quality. Heavier soils such as clay loam also give profitable yields if they are cultivated and fertilized properly. Garlic requires cool weather during the early stage of growth thus it […]

Deboning Bangus (Milk Fish) and Recipes

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This post includes how to debone Bangus or Milkfish, how to make Bangus Sardines, and my favorite, how to make smoked soft-boned Bangus. Read on and enjoy!
How to make Boneless Bangus
1. Wash the fish.2. Split the fish, butterfly style.3. Remove the internal organs, gills, blood and slime. Then wash the fish thoroughly.4. Remove the […]

Tamarind Processing

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Tamarind Paste
1. Cook ripe fruits in a small amount of water until soft.2. Process through a sieve to remove skins and seeds and to make the texture soft and fine.3. Boil pulp with or without added sugar and/or spice. The usual proportion is one part sugar to two parts of pulp by weight. Spice like […]

Greenwater technology: A new shrimp culture technique

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by Junelyn S. de la RosaA new and better technology to culture shrimps is being used by many enterprising shrimp farmers nowadays. Green water technology is a technique that cultures shrimps in water that is abundant in phytoplankton i.e. Chlorella, turning the water green hence, its name.
In this system, tilapia is also grown in the […]