Vegetables
What Farmers Should Do in Winter Cold and Fog
Low temperatures, dense fog, drizzle and cloudy weather harm Boro seedbeds and many winter crops, and farmers have been advised to take a set of protective steps.
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Jamalpur's Anis Profits From Mixed Cauliflower and Gourd Farming
A Jamalpur farmer has planted 17,000 cauliflowers with bottle gourd trellised above them on three bighas, expecting to sell Tk 3-4 lakh worth of vegetables.
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What to Do When Vegetables Get Wilt Disease
Bacterial wilt affects many vegetable crops, making the whole plant droop and die within a day or two; here is how to manage it.
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Sitakunda Cucumber Farmers Happy With Bumper Yield and Good Prices
A bumper cucumber crop on hill and flat land in Sitakunda, Chattogram, combined with high vegetable prices, is bringing a good income to at least 720 farmers.
CropsSiddhirganj farmer Shahjahan grows greens on leased land to fund son's study abroad
Md Shahjahan, 62, who has farmed leased land in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, for 40 years, grew five kinds of leafy greens on 190 decimals in Mizmizi beel in November 2024. He said the income was paying for his children's higher education and that he was preparing to send his elder son abroad to study.
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The Benefits of Applying Dolomite Lime to Farmland
Dolochun, or dolomite lime, applied at the recommended dose can correct strongly acidic soil and raise yields of many crops by 10-50%.
CropsLalmonirhat farmers sow maize on Teesta sandbars as seed prices rise
In November 2024, once the floodwater had receded, farmers in Lalmonirhat began sowing maize on the Teesta's sandbars. The district had a Rabi-season target of 32,910 hectares of maize, but dearer seed and fertiliser worried growers.
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Sitakunda Scores a Win With Robusta Coffee
A trial planting of Robusta coffee on 9 hectares of hill land in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram has borne fruit in its first cultivation.
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How to Protect Dragon Fruit From Three Diseases
Organic management practices and fungicide sprays can protect dragon fruit, now grown commercially across Bangladesh, from three of its diseases.
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Asadullah Makes a Living From Cauliflower in Sonargaon
A farmer in his seventies in Sonargaon has grown 3,000 cauliflowers on three plots and expects another profitable season.
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How to Control Brown Planthopper in Rice
Brown planthopper breeds fast and can cause hopper burn in rice, but spacing, balanced fertiliser, drying fields and other steps can keep it in check.
Vegetables
Iqbal Hopes to Bounce Back With Watermelon and Cucumber
After the August floods wiped out his summer watermelon field, young Mirsarai farmer Iqbal Hossain has borrowed to replant watermelon, rock melon and cucumber.
Vegetables
Gaibandha Farmers Turn to Winter Vegetables to Recover
Farmers in Gaibandha hit by floods and heavy rain are busy growing winter vegetables to recover, though many say agriculture officials have given them little help.