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Wisdomkosi:
Thanks bro. Can you share me with some links?

Where is your farm located?

The primary duty of Governors have been to spend monthly allocation, forgetting their duty to internally create wealth. This is just the beginning.........

"The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Fidelis Okafor however, said that the student wasn’t killed by the Anti-cult, but he was killed by rival cult groups, that he died when the Anti-cult came to rescue him. This further angered the students, especially cult boys, who used the leverage that one of their own has been killed, to destroy properties worth millions of naira".......Cultism makes no sense!

Nice one. Impunity should have a pay back.

Uncontrolled anger is deadly!

That is good.

Hmm..

Hustlers in the vineyard!

Pinching from their customers!

“The truth is that some of the governors actually fell for it and they were already scheming along with him without knowing there were five of them fighting for the same ticket.”......A clear case of a man promising 5 ladies marriage all at the same time!

fastguy10:
David Moyes

Manchester United best coach

I dey hail you,enjoy ur stay here

Yes, Manchester United best coach!

OP. forgot most are allergic to long posts.

Rapists are deformed beings.

tonytony208:
how much do you buy per $?

Do send me a PM, so we can discuss.

Skrill funds still needed

Congratulations.

How he relates with the people is remarkable.

It is Jatropha. A source for biofuel.

Beautiful.

One hit from this guy..........admission into an orthopaedic hospital!

A good development.

Same of the same!

Soaring interest in macadamia farming is making Ndirangu’s seedlings business thrive.

The weather is cold and it is drizzling as the Seeds of Gold team ventures into George Ndirangu’s farm in Nyeri. Despite the chill, Ndirangu is in high spirits sitting hunched over a pile of soil tending to macadamia seedlings.

The rains spell good fortune as the next cycle of planting is set to start and farmers from Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Meru, Embu and Murang’a and beyond will troop to his farm seeking the seedlings. Macadamia has gained popularity among farmers in central Kenya that some are ditching coffee and tea.

“I have been involved in grafting of various edible plants and I was interested in developing fast-growing and high-yielding macadamia trees,” says Ndirangu of the business that he started in December last year after investing Sh430,000 ($4,300) he had saved from his previous ventures that include tree tomato farming.

The money went to buying seeds and putting up three greenhouses measuring 20 by 40ft each.

Ndirangu grafts a variety of macadamia seedlings that include those from Embu, Kiambu and Murang’a, which have been classified by experts as high-yielding and produce bigger nuts. They are known as Ex-Thika, Ex-Kiambu, Ex-Murang’a, Ex-Embu, Murang’a 20 and Murang’a 23.

“I get seeds certified by the Ministry of Agriculture from farmers and remove the outer cover. I then dry them in the sun for three days. Thereafter, I soak in water for three more days before removing and drying again for a day for the seed to crack into two.”

He then places the cracked seeds on a polythene sheet spread in the nursery, covers them with soil and, thereafter, adds dry grass on top.

“I then sprinkle water until they are fully soaked. The nursery is kept open for 15 to 21 days after which the seedlings starts germinating.”

He later transfers them into nine by six-inch pots after two weeks and places them in a greenhouse, where they stay for a month before he starts grafting.

John Wambugu, an agronomist from the Wambugu Farm Agricultural Centre, notes that when grafting macadamia, farmers should use wood glue to ensure that the scion sticks to the rootstock.

PLANT OTHER CROPS ALONGSIDE MACADAMIA

The seedlings stay in the greenhouse for 45 days before they are transferred to an open place where they stay for a month.
They are then planted into a two-foot square hole that has soil mixed with manure. Some 17:17:17 inorganic fertiliser is also added to the soil.

Wambugu advises farmers to space the plants at between 7 and 10 metres as they grow into bigger trees.

For excellent utilisation of the farm, Ndirangu advises farmers to plant other crops alongside macadamia as they wait for the trees to mature.

Grafted macadamia trees, according to him, start bearing fruits after two years. They also produce 50kg to 200kg per season of nuts by the time they reach five years.

Non-grafted macadamia trees start bearing nuts after seven years producing between 7 to 10kg in the first year. By the time the tree is five years, it can only produce up to 50kg per season.

The trees flower from August to September and further development of the fruit lasts 31 weeks. They are disease and pest-resistant and can be produced successfully in areas where avocados, papaws, mangoes and bananas do well.

Currently, Ndirangu has over 12,000 seedlings, some of which he is still grafting while others are ready for sale.

He has further planted 26 macadamia trees on his one-acre and he has partnered with Jungle Nut, a company which has been buying his nuts at Sh120 ($1.20) per kilo.

“Each trees is able to produce 180kg per year totalling to 4,680kg enabling me to get over Sh500,000 a year($5,000) ,” says Ndirangu, who has been certified by the Horticultural Crop Development Authority and Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service.

He makes over Sh100,000 ($1,000)each month from the seedlings business, with each going for Sh250 ($2.50) .

Macadamia nuts are used to make butter, cooking oil and cosmetic products such as soaps and shampoos.

While schools in his home state are in dire need of such philanthropy!......It is his money.

midolian:
Enter Ghana See na...I can assure you your story will change

Been there (Stayed in Adabraka, Accra)but if l do not know violate the law, no one will just punish me.

rabdeluxe:
You don't need to tell me this, I own a house there!!!

Yes it can not be disputed!

Can't even remember when last l knelt down and had my hand raised like those two!

Didn't know he had a daughter.

Mercie123:
How many cucumber seeds could be planted in one big bag? Is it economical for cucumber farming? Thanks

You do not need the big bag. Get used cement bags, have it properly washed and sun-dried.

Only God knows how much it costs Imo state for the visit.

It is a Kenyan themed cake, the Maasai tribe to be precise.

@addikt, u no well! why claiming the mzee on my wallpaper is the father of the cake?

Nice.