Technology guide in greenhouse tomato production
For nearly 100 years, tomatoes have been grown in greenhouses and there are many techniques applicable for farming them in the structures. The media for greenhouse tomato production can be purely soil, soilless culture or…
Eight ways to value add your tomatoes
As rains pound different parts of the country, tomatoes are one of the crops whose production is suffering. Heavy rains lead to diseases like blight which affect supply making the commodity scarce. But being a…
Why are some tomatoes red outside and green inside, are they bad? Read on to learn more
If you are a farmer of tomatoes, you know that there are any number of issues that can plague this fruit. Some of these we can combat and some are up to the winds of fate.…
What Causes Zippering on Tomatoes? Information About Tomato Fruit Zippering
Arguably one of the most popular vegetables, tomatoes have their share of tomato fruit problems. Diseases, insects, nutritional deficiencies or over abundance, and weather woes can all afflict your prized tomato plant. Some problems are…
A look at Aluminium Toxicity in Tomato and how to genetically control it
Aluminium toxicity has been recognized as a major limiting factor for plant productivity on acid soil, which comprises about 40% of the arable land in the world. The problem of aluminium toxicity is particular serious…
Tips to better tomato farming in Kenya
Every farmer looks for tricks to better tomato farming in Kenya. Most Kenyan farmers started with tomato farms having been told of the huge profits in the market. The truth sometimes is hard to bear…
Mr Wambugu, who is a school drop-out, says he is able to bank more than Sh80,000 from tree tomato farming
Four years ago, George Wambugu realised that he was not doing well financially as a casual labourer in Tanzania. His work was to deliver medical drugs to various chemists in Tanzania but he earned very…
