BLOG FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2007
PRELUDE
Welcome back on board after enhanced stopover. We apologize for the prolonged stopover but we hope you have enjoyed the rest and rearing to go. Our project aeroplane is ready to take off for this great journey. The captain as usual is Ecofinder and safe flight to the promised destination is guaranteed. We are ready for takeoff and we request you to observe all the safe flight norms. The May 2007 flight covers the activities of hardening off of Vegetable Seedlings, Transplanting, and Sowing of Tree seedlings, Potting and Construction of A poultry unit. The month of May also so the project visited by Mr. Jim Stephenson, the programme manager Teach A Man To Fish and the School Board of Governors Chairman.
HORTICULTURAL PLOTS
Our first tour is the happenings in the horticultural plots. The first week of the month marked the start of “Hardening off” of Vegetable seedlings in readiness for Transplanting in the seedbed. The process is necessary as it prepares the seedlings to the field conditions. We intended this to last for one week but it lasted for three weeks because of the changing weather pattern. The seedlings were spayed in the Nursery bed using Insecticides and Fungicides to control Aphids and Fungal diseases. We started transplanting on the 28th when it started raining. Drum head seedlings were transplanted on a 20 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 45 cm. A total 800 seedlings were planted.
Seedlings of Kales were transplanted on a 30 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 30 cm and a total of 2800 seedlings were planted. Sugarloaf seedlings were transplanted on a 20 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 30 cm. A total of 600 seedlings were planted.
100 stems of Pepper were transplanted on a 10 x 15 m plot.
Furrows measuring 10 m were made and Onions transplanted. A total of 300 were planted. We used D.A.P fertilizers and Farm Yard Manure during the exercise.
Routine watering was done whenever it failed to rain until the seedlings were fully established.
To ensure we supply the market continuously, another seed nursery was made and planted 250g of Kales, 50g of Spinach, 50g of Tomatoes, 50 g of Coriander.
MULTIPURPOSE TREE NURSERY
The multipurpose tree nursery is in full gear. The Tree seeds that were sown last month, Terminalia mentali recorded 95 % germination followed by Meosopis emenii which recorded 10 % germination. Meosopis sp. records low germination in the Nursery bed remarks Mr. Walter Adongo of ICRAF when he visited the project. So far we have potted 200 seedlings of Terminalia mentali and 6 of Meosopis emenii. We planted 0.5 kg of Grevelea robusta, 0.5 kg of Kai apple, 0.25 kg of Eucalyptus, 50g of Markhamia lutea and 30g of Paw paw.
POULTRY UNIT
Finally the poultry unit is gaining shape. A poultry unit with dimensions 40ft x 25ft with a capacity of carrying 500 layers or 1000 broilers is being constructed using Iron sheets, wire mesh, cement, sand and off cuts. The project community is upbeat about this section of the project and looking forward to it.
JIM’S VISIT
The project was privileged to host Mr. Jim Stephenson, the programme manager Teach A Man To Fish. Jim had wonderful opportunity to tour the project, interact with Luanda Dudi Secondary School students, teachers, school board members and Ecofinder Youth Movement staff and volunteers. The Ecofinder club members, the entire school community and the school’s Board of Governors Chairman were very happy to meet Jim and they thanked him for the project and were looking forward to working with him for the success of the project.
I hope you have enjoyed the flight. We have come to many of the stopovers in this noble journey. Have a pleasant rest till we meet again. I am your Captain Ecofinder.
Yours in service
Captain ECOFINDER
Welcome back on board after enhanced stopover. We apologize for the prolonged stopover but we hope you have enjoyed the rest and rearing to go. Our project aeroplane is ready to take off for this great journey. The captain as usual is Ecofinder and safe flight to the promised destination is guaranteed. We are ready for takeoff and we request you to observe all the safe flight norms. The May 2007 flight covers the activities of hardening off of Vegetable Seedlings, Transplanting, and Sowing of Tree seedlings, Potting and Construction of A poultry unit. The month of May also so the project visited by Mr. Jim Stephenson, the programme manager Teach A Man To Fish and the School Board of Governors Chairman.
HORTICULTURAL PLOTS
Our first tour is the happenings in the horticultural plots. The first week of the month marked the start of “Hardening off” of Vegetable seedlings in readiness for Transplanting in the seedbed. The process is necessary as it prepares the seedlings to the field conditions. We intended this to last for one week but it lasted for three weeks because of the changing weather pattern. The seedlings were spayed in the Nursery bed using Insecticides and Fungicides to control Aphids and Fungal diseases. We started transplanting on the 28th when it started raining. Drum head seedlings were transplanted on a 20 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 45 cm. A total 800 seedlings were planted.
Seedlings of Kales were transplanted on a 30 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 30 cm and a total of 2800 seedlings were planted. Sugarloaf seedlings were transplanted on a 20 x 20 m plot at a spacing of 30 x 30 cm. A total of 600 seedlings were planted.
100 stems of Pepper were transplanted on a 10 x 15 m plot.
Furrows measuring 10 m were made and Onions transplanted. A total of 300 were planted. We used D.A.P fertilizers and Farm Yard Manure during the exercise.
Routine watering was done whenever it failed to rain until the seedlings were fully established.
To ensure we supply the market continuously, another seed nursery was made and planted 250g of Kales, 50g of Spinach, 50g of Tomatoes, 50 g of Coriander.
MULTIPURPOSE TREE NURSERY
The multipurpose tree nursery is in full gear. The Tree seeds that were sown last month, Terminalia mentali recorded 95 % germination followed by Meosopis emenii which recorded 10 % germination. Meosopis sp. records low germination in the Nursery bed remarks Mr. Walter Adongo of ICRAF when he visited the project. So far we have potted 200 seedlings of Terminalia mentali and 6 of Meosopis emenii. We planted 0.5 kg of Grevelea robusta, 0.5 kg of Kai apple, 0.25 kg of Eucalyptus, 50g of Markhamia lutea and 30g of Paw paw.
POULTRY UNIT
Finally the poultry unit is gaining shape. A poultry unit with dimensions 40ft x 25ft with a capacity of carrying 500 layers or 1000 broilers is being constructed using Iron sheets, wire mesh, cement, sand and off cuts. The project community is upbeat about this section of the project and looking forward to it.
JIM’S VISIT
The project was privileged to host Mr. Jim Stephenson, the programme manager Teach A Man To Fish. Jim had wonderful opportunity to tour the project, interact with Luanda Dudi Secondary School students, teachers, school board members and Ecofinder Youth Movement staff and volunteers. The Ecofinder club members, the entire school community and the school’s Board of Governors Chairman were very happy to meet Jim and they thanked him for the project and were looking forward to working with him for the success of the project.
I hope you have enjoyed the flight. We have come to many of the stopovers in this noble journey. Have a pleasant rest till we meet again. I am your Captain Ecofinder.
Yours in service
Captain ECOFINDER
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