Credit: Su Kahumbu You will need A 200 lt plastic drum A wooden trestle/support 2 meters of shadenetting Some stones Soil, Manure, grass, leaves and kitchen waste A sheet of mabati Banana leaves or grass clippings The quality of material used to make a vermiculture/worm composter tank is very important. It is best to use […]
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Vermiculture-Earthworm farming
Credit: Su Kahumbu What is Vermiculture Vermiculture is the process of farming earthworms How does it benefit productivity Earthworms eat, digest and decompose organic matter like vegetable waste, food waste, livestock bedding materials, weeds and crop residue. The end product from the worms is their excretion which is called vermicast which is rich in minerals […]
More Trees for Eco Zone V-lV
More Trees for Eco Zone V-lV Credit: Biovision-Infonet Species: Syzyphus mauritiana Altitude (m): 1000 – 1500 Soil Type: Sandy clay to sandy loam soils Management System: Hedge planting management End Use: Life fencing, fruits Rotation: Short to medium
More Trees for Eco Zone lll Lowlands
More Trees for Eco Zone lll Lowlands Credits: Biovision-Infonet Species: Chlorophora excelsa (Mvule) Altitude (m): 0 – 1400 Soil Type: Red clay-loamy to sandy loamy soils Management System: Plantation/ mixed systems End Use: Timber Rotation: Short to long Species: Cassia siamea Altitude (m): 0 – 1400 Soil Type: Sandy to sandy-loam Management System: Plantation/ mixed End Use: […]
More Trees for Eco Zone lll Highlands
More Trees for Eco Zone lll Highland Credits: Biovision-Infonet Species:Aberia caffra (Kei apple) Altitude: 1400 – 2200 Soil Type: Variable soils Management System: Hedge Management End Use: Hedge Rotation: Short to long Species:Brachylaena huillensis (Muhugu) Altitude: 200 – 1850 Soil Type: Mainly red loamy and sandy soils Management System: Woodlot, mixed enrichment system End Use: Timber, fencing, carving […]
More Trees for Eco Zone ll
Other Trees for this Eco Zone ll Credits: Biovision-Infonet Species:Bischofia javonica (Bischof wood) Altitude: 1200 – 1600 Soil Type:Deep red/ loamy soils Management System:Plantation, enrichment planting End Use: Timber Rotation: Short (30 – 40 yrs) Species:Eucalyptus regnans (Mountain ash) Altitude: 2500 – 3000 Soil Type:Deep highland forest soils Management System:Plantation/ woodlots End Use: Fuel, poles, building timber Rotation: […]
Toothbrush Tree
Toothbrush Tree Credit: Biovision-Infonet Scientific name: Salvadora persica Order / Family: Salvadoraceae Local Names: Boran (Huda); Chonyi (Muswaki); Digo (Muswaki); English (toothbrush tree,mustard tree,salt bush); Gabra (Aadde); Giriama (Mjungumoto); Kamba (Mukayau); Kambe (Muezamoyo); Luo (Nyamit amita); Maasai (Oremit); Orma (adhe); Pokomo (Muade); Pokot (Chokowo); Rendile (Hayay); Samburu (Sokotu); Sanya (Adhei); Somali (Adhee); Swahili (Mswaki); Taita (Kizingumoto); Tugen (Sogotaiwa); […]
Grey-leaved cordia
Grey-leaved cordia Credits: Biovision-Infonet Scientific name: Cordia sinensis Order / Family: Boraginaceae Local Names: Boran (Mader, Harores); Chonyi (Mkayukayu); Gabra (Madeer); Giriama (Mderia); Kamba (Muthei munini); Kipsigis (Nokirwet); Maasai (Oldorko); Malakote (Mutalya chana); Marakwet (Adomoyon); Orma (Mader); Pokomo (Muhale); Pokot (Adomeyon) Rendile (Gayer); Samburu (Llgoita) Swahili (mnya mate,mkamasi); Tugen (Adomeyo) 1. Introduction Distribution: It is native to Egypt, […]
Doum Palm
Doum Palm Credit: Biovision-Infonet Scientific name: Hyphaene compressa Order / Family: Arecaceae Local Names: Boni (Medi); Chonyi (Mkoma); Digo (Mkoma lume); English (Doum palm); Gabra (Meetti); Giriama (Mlala); Kamba (Mukoma); Kambe (Mkoma); Mbeere (Irara); Orma (Kone); Pokomo (Mkoma); Pokot (Tangayiween); Rendile (Baar); Samburu (Iparwa); Sanya (Auwaki); Somali (Baar); Swahili (Mkoma, Mlala); Taveta (Irara); Tharaka (Muruguyu); Turkana (Eeng’ol). 1. […]
Soap berry tree
Soap berry tree Credits: Biovision-Infonet Scientific name: Balanites aegyptiaca Order / Family: Zygophyllaceae Local Names: Boran (Baddan); Digo (Mwambangoma); English (soap berry tree, simple-thorned torchwood, simple thorned torch tree, Jericho balsam, lalob tree, heglig, Egyptian myrobalan, desert date and torch wood); Gabra (Baddana); Giriama (Mkonga); Kamba (Mulului); Keiyo (Ng’osonaik); Kipsigis (N’oswet); Luo (Othoo); Maasai (Olokwai); Marakwet (Ngoswa); Mbeere […]