Crops
Grow These Vegetables in the Month of Kartik
Kartik, where monsoon meets winter, is the time to raise winter vegetable seedlings and plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.
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Farming
Crops
How to Protect Lemon Trees from Disease and Pests
Early fruit drop in lemon and other citrus trees can largely be stopped with balanced feeding, hormone sprays and timely disease and pest control.
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What to Do When Dragon Fruit Stems Get Red or Brown Spots
Red or brown lesions on dragon fruit stems come from a fungus spread mainly by dirty tools, and a copper fungicide can reduce it.
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How to Grow Papaya for Profit
Papaya is in demand all year, and modern methods of growing it can bring farmers quick success.
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Two Brothers Succeed With Commercial Lucky Bamboo Farming
Two brothers in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, are growing lucky bamboo commercially for the first time in the district and exporting decorative pots to the Middle East.
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How to Plant Grape Seedlings at Home
Grapes can be grown at home with the right position, soil and care; here is how to plant and look after grape seedlings.
Crops
Coffee Farming Beckons Success in Sherpur
A local entrepreneur's commercial coffee success in Nalitabari has drawn more than a hundred farmers into the crop, with support from the agriculture office.
Fruits
Khorshed Alam Succeeds with Dragon Fruit
What began as a hobby with 30 plants has grown into a 2,000-plant dragon fruit garden in Kurigram that sells fruit worth lakhs of taka a year.
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Early Bean Crop Fails, Farmers Weep in Silence
Waterlogging after three spells of heavy rain has devastated the early bean crop in Ishwardi, leaving farmers with heavy losses.
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Jhalakathi's Amra Now Going Abroad
Farmers in Jhalakathi say their amra, prized for its sweetness, now meets demand across Bangladesh and is also being sent abroad.
Vegetables
Aquaponics in Farming: Growing Fish and Vegetables Together
Aquaponics, which links a fish tank with a floating vegetable tank, saves about 90 percent of water and needs no pesticide or chemical fertiliser.
Crops
Interest in Growing Ginger in Sacks Rises in Kishoreganj
Low costs and good returns are drawing Kishoreganj farmers to grow ginger in sacks, which the agriculture department says is reducing reliance on imports.
Crops
Taro Farmers in Birampur Happy With Their Yield
After a poor crop last year, taro growers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are smiling at a good harvest and good prices.