Crops
When Is the Right Time to Harvest Potatoes?
Depending on variety, potatoes are ready to lift some 85-95 or 100-120 days after planting, and harvesting in dry, sunny weather after the plants die back gives tougher skins for storage.
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Bangladesh
Crops
How to Make Aparajita Tea
Aparajita tea, an antioxidant-rich herbal tea, is simple to brew at home, though some people should be careful before drinking it.
Environment
Tarique Rahman Opens 'Free Animal Clinic'
BNP chairman Tarique Rahman has opened the Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association's 'Free Animal Clinic' in Banani, Dhaka.
Crops
The Promise of Growing Greater Yam by the Sorjan Method for Commercial Farming
DAE officials in Bhola describe how greater yam grown on sorjan beds has spread to 275 hectares in Char Fasson's Abuganj block, with cultivation advice, costs and farmers' experiences.
Crops
The Magic of Mustard Oil in Mutton, With Recipe
Cooking goat meat in mustard oil adds a distinct, gently pungent flavour and aroma that goes well with rice or roti.
Crops
Flower Farming Falls in Narayanganj, Blooms Come Late
Flower fields again cover Sabdi, Mirkundi and Dighaldi in Narayanganj's Bandar upazila, but less land is under flowers this year and many have not bloomed in time for the selling season.
Vegetables
How to Make Potato Chorchori With Rui Fish Head
Rui fish head cooked with potatoes and local spices makes a hot, slightly dry chorchori that goes perfectly with rice.
Crops
What to Do for Boro and Aus Rice in the Month of Falgun
As Falgun brings spring, farmers need to know the month's tasks for boro rice fields and for preparing aus seedbeds.
Fruits
Can People With Diabetes Eat All Fruits?
Fruit is not the enemy for people with diabetes, provided they choose the right fruit, eat the right amount and eat it at the right time.
Vegetables
A Different Taste From Winter Vegetables: Cabbage Kofta
Cabbage, usually cooked as a curry or bhaji, can be turned into koftas that are crisp outside and soft inside.
Crops
Sifat Khan's Colourful Dream Journey With Colourful Budgerigars
Young lawyer Md Sifat Khan has turned a childhood fascination into Sifat Aviary, a budgerigar farm of about 130 birds that earns him Tk 20,000-30,000 a month.
Livestock
Put Egg Makhmali on Your Plate on a Day Off
Egg makhmali, boiled eggs in a smooth cashew, onion and coconut milk sauce, is an easy, homely dish for a day off.
Crops
Pabna Hopes to Harvest Tk 4.5 Crore Worth of Honey
Pabna's agriculture department expects to harvest 110 tonnes of honey worth about Tk 4.5 crore from bee boxes set beside mustard fields in the district.