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“Great Garden Formulas: The Ultimate Book of Mix-It-Yourself Concoctions for Your Garden” is another nice book for organic gardeners and farmers.
Feed the soil, and the soil will feed the plants. That’s one of the basic tenets of organic gardening. In most cases, an annual application of rich compost or well-aged manure will provide enough nutrients and organic matter to sustain your plants all through the growing season.
Atis Leaves Developed as Anti-Dengue Solution: Philippine government health researchers found atis (Anona squamosa) leaves extracts for the formulation of an effective anti-mosquito repellant.... 6919 view(s) | posted on October 21, 2010 
Can Guyabano Cure Cancer?: “Studies are underway by leading medical institutes, universities and pharmaceutical companies of the healing properties of guyabano against cancers.... 5812 view(s) | posted on August 24, 2010 
Hydroponics Farm in Tagaytay:
Hydroponics (from the Greek words hydro water and ponos labour) is a method of growing plants using mineral nutrient solutions, without soil. Terrestrial plants may be grown with their roots in the mineral nutrient solution only or in an inert medium, such as perlite, gravel, or mineral wool using... 4480 view(s) | posted on October 4, 2009 
A Guide to Vermiculture and Vermicomposting: Vermicomposting is indeed a nice way to manage our biodegradable organic scraps/wastes and turn them into something useful for our garden. I found this Guide to Vermiculture and Vermicomposting from the Bureau Plant Industry... 2990 view(s) | posted on May 20, 2010 
Certified Organic Farms in the Philippines: The Organic Certification Center of the Philippines (OCCP) is the official certification body for organic products in the Philippines. The Department of Agriculture has accredited OCCP as the first certifying agency for organic agricultural products in the country.
Certification is defined as a sys... 2737 view(s) | posted on October 23, 2009 
Making Carbonized Rice Hull: Carbonized rice hull is a crucial ingredient of bokashi organic fertilizer and can also be used in composting toilets and animal bedding.... 2670 view(s) | posted on June 1, 2010 
Yellow Ginger Feature in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: From simple food flavoring… ginger can now be used for candies and chips. And one type of ginger, known as “Queen of Herbs" because of its yellow color, is believed to be good for the health. Some people even attest that its extract can cleanse the liver from toxins, improves blood circulation and a... 2476 view(s) | posted on April 23, 2010 
Atis – Anona Squamosa Linn.: the fruits and leavesAtis - Anona Squamosa Linn.
Local names: Ates (Tag.); atis (Tag.); yates (Tag.); sugar apple, sweetsop (Eng.).
Atis is cultivated, throughout the Philippines and is occasionally spontaneous. It was introduced from tropical America by the Spaniards at an early date and is now p... 2453 view(s) | posted on October 21, 2010 
Malunggay – Moringa Oleifera:
malunggay leaves
Malunggay - Moringa Oleifera Lam.
Guilandina moringa Linn. Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. Moringa nux-ben Perr.
Local names: Arunggai (Pang.); balungai (Bis.); dool (Pamp., Bis.); kalamungai (P. Bis.); kalungai (Bik., Bis., Tag.); kamalongan (P. Bis.); kamalungai (Pamp.,... 1775 view(s) | posted on October 26, 2010 
Yellow Ginger Segment: Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Here is the segment of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho: Yellow Ginger aired on April 24, 2010.... 1534 view(s) | posted on April 27, 2010 
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April 10, 2012 (6:00) My Mother's Garden It's not malunggay as what you expected but it's Chinese malunggay belonging to a different species and even genus. It is known in Tagalog as Binahian, scientifically known as Sauropus androgynus (Linn.) Merr., English name is STAR GOOSEBERRY, and chinese name is Mani cai.However, it's medi...
March 29, 2012 (7:00) Can Guyabano Cure Cancer? what I do is boil the bark and leaves... about 7 fresh leaves (if not available then dried is fine) and a small piece of bark in a ceramic pot filled with more or less 5 glasses of water...
March 28, 2012 (12:04) Can Guyabano Cure Cancer? im just asking what kind of guyabano leaves to make tea its dried or fresh leaves
March 28, 2012 (12:00) Can Guyabano Cure Cancer? hi im just asking hw to make a guyabano leaves as a tea and hw many leaves need to make a tea
March 20, 2012 (9:50) Practical Way to Water Our Plants I make my own FAA... if you have access to fish innards,gills, bones and other discards from a market near you place then you can also produce FAA... molasses can be substituted with brown sugar... here is the detailed link of how to make FAA and other concoctions.. http://www.pinoyecofarmer.co...
March 20, 2012 (8:54) Practical Way to Water Our Plants A very good idea! Please help me, where can I buy fish amino acid? the FAA? thank you. Any specific store? I am in Makati area.
March 9, 2012 (3:48) Lanzones - Lansium Domesticum Correa the article is a reposting from the bureau of plant industry - department of agriculture website... there is a more detailed description in Stuart Exchange - http://stuartxchange.com/Lansones.html - with references... you may want to visit it
March 9, 2012 (12:46) Lanzones - Lansium Domesticum Correa Excuse Sir, where is the references or journal for the proof of this researches?