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September 28th, 2009 by adminMAINTAINING A GOOD NURSERY
Nursery is very important in vegetable production. It is advisable to construct a nursery in your farm or garden to keep your seedling in a safe place. It may not be a big one but what is important you have a nursery.
Seedlings raised in the nursery are easy to handle, convenient in the care and management, can be monitored closely, prevent or minimize exposure to pests and diseases and importantly, the seedlings are hardened since they are already exposed to sunlight from sowing to transplanting.
How to Construct The Nursery
Before constructing your nursery, have the following materials and tools ready at hand to facilitate the work:
- Fine net
- G.I pipes
- tie wire
- claw hammer
- spade
- shovel
- saw
- bamboos
- cement
- nails
- plies
- germinating trays
- sand and gravel.
- Oyster or PP twine
Survey the area in your farm where to construct your nursery. Look for an open area where there is a whole day or six to seven direct sunlight.
Dont construct your nursery in a shaded area especially under big trees, because they will compete sunlight which is important for the young growing seedlings.
Once youve identified the right area, clear the site by brushing the grasses and remove any obstacles like, big stumps and other unnecessary objects that would obstruct the construction.
Make a lay-out taking into consideration the location in an “East-West Orientation.” Measure ten feet wide, thirty feet long (Standard Size) and eight feet high.
The door should be facing east where the morning sun originates. Give priority where the source of water supply is abundant.
It would be better if your nursery is located near a clean creek free of any impurities where the source comes from the mountain since youre sure it is totally clean.
If there is no available water source, you should construct a deep well to ensure a continuous water supply.
How to Construct the Nursery
Dig a hole one square foot wide by one foot deep and put the mixed cement, sand and gravel.
Before hand, the G.I. Pipes should be formed into an Arc angle just enough to reach a height of eight feet when assembled giving an allowance at around one foot at both ends to be inserted to the mixed gravel, sand and cement on the holes.
Insert the Arc-formed G.I pipes to the mixture. Give support to the newly installed pipes with the use of poles to stay them in place until the mixture is hard and the pipes can stand alone.
Tie a tie wire starting from the first post at a distance of four feet from the bottom around the nursery house giving allowance for the door until the whole area is tightly fit.
Install the fine net around the house to cover the whole house. Tie both ends of the fine net with an oyster or PP twine to hold them tightly.
The door should be covered with fine net but loosely installed to give way for easy access inside the nursery shade.
Inside the nursery house construct papag(raised flooring about hip high) on both sides two feet high and four feet wide extending up to the end portion.
The papag is where the germinating or seedling trays are to be placed. Two feet is reserve as passage for the maintenance operation especially in the management of seedlings while inside the nursery house.
After your nursery have been constructed and everything is in place, be ready with the other activities to follow. You should gather the materials in preparation for the sowing of the seeds.
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Cris Ramasasa, Freelance writer, writes about home gardening and Internet marketing tips. You can get a copy of his latest ebook How to get started in Flower gardeningand Vegetable gardening made Easy and lots of tips, Free articles, and bonuses at: www.crisramasasa.com
About the Author:
Cris Ramasasa is a retired Horticulture teacher for 29 years and Freelance writer. Writes home gardening tips and resources. Written ebooks titled: How To Get Started In Flower gardening and Vegetable gardening Made Easy. www.crisramasasa.com - Still under construction
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