Make a bleach solution to sanitize tools and surfaces on the farm.
Sanitizing with Bleach
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How to Make a Mobile Handwash Station
Make a mobile handwash station to wash your hands in the field or at a market, and prevent the spread of disease.
How to Clean and Sanitize a Crop Delivery Van
Clean and sanitize your crop delivery van to prevent bacteria and disease.
How to Clean and Sanitize Coolers
Clean and sanitize coolers to prevent bacteria and diseas.
How to Clean and Maintain a Crop Storage Room
Clean and sanitize your crop storage area to prevent bacteria and disease.
How to Run a Water Pump
Two-part series shows how to use a water pump to irrigate from a pond or stream.
How to Fix a Leak in a Garden Hose
Fixing a leak in a garden hose is cheap and easy. You do not have to buy a new hose. You just need a few tools and new parts.
Drip Irrigation – How to Install Header Line
To install drip irrigation, first install a header line. Next, install a pressure regulator between the header line and the water source.
Greenhouse Seeding Video
Plants like tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, and many others like to be started ahead of time in a greenhouse. In this video, kale is seeded in 72 celled flats.
Planting Swiss Chard in Trays
Growers will learn how and when to start planting swiss chard seeds in trays inside a greenhouse.
How to use a seed mat to start seeds
A seedling heat mat is a waterproof plastic mat. It heats your soil by about 10-20°F or 6-11°C warmer than the air temperature. It keeps the soil at a constant temperature and helps the seeds germinate. This is called bottom heat.
Start Lots of Seeds in Slot Trays
You can use slot trays to start lots of seeds in a small space. Do this when space is limited, seed is old, germination rate is low, or seed is too small to handle.
Installing Row Cover Video
Growers will be introduced to installing reemay row cover. Growers will learn aboutthe needed tools for installation. Reemay row cover is a great tool for keeping insects away from your crop. Covering your crops also protects them from cold temperatures that might kill your plants.
Drip Irrigation – How to Install Drip Tape
Use Drip Irrigation to water long, straight rows of plants. Drip irrigation reduces spread of disease that droplets from sprinklers can cause. It saves water and reduces weed growth.
How to Replace an End Fitting on a Garden Hose
Garden hoses break. Equipment can damage them or they wear out. You can fix the hose with a new end fitting. You will need a new end fitting that is the same size as your hose.
Drip Irrigation – How to Fix a Leak in Drip Tape
Damaged drip tape can lead to underwatering. You can fix small leaks with duct tape. Fix larger leaks with couplings.
How to choose the right tray for your seedlings
How to choose the right tray for your seedlings Learn how to choose the right cell pack or pot to transplant seedlings into.
Lettuce Seed to Seed
Learn how one farmer grows lettuce heads, for harvest and for seeds. We created this video series for farmers who are also English Language Learners. Farmers will understand the videos with little use of written or spoken language. This user guide is for trainers and English-speaking farmers. It provides more detail about the skills the video teaches. You Tube feature allows you to translate our subtitles to many languages.
How to grow cover crops on small farms.
When you plant cover crops you give your soil food and protection. You can plant cover crops in the spring, summer and fall.all farm plots grow in succession.
Pest Management – Leaf Miner in Chard
Leafminer is a pest that damages chard, spinach, beet tops and other greens. You can manage leaf miner by removing the affected leaves.
Irrigation 1: How much water and how often?
This guide will assist trainers who want to teach non-literate and/or non-English speaking farmers about how to use irrigation to deliver the optimal amount of water for different weather conditions, soil types, specific crops, and stages of growth. It is especially appropriate for farmers from tropical and subtropical regions who must adapt traditional practices to temperate conditions.
Greehouse Management
Growing your own seedlings in is a great way to save money and extend the growing season. You will need to care for your seedlings every day for many weeks in a greenhouse. These simple tips will help you grow healthy seedlings for the success of your farm business.
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