Spread Happiness: Grow Gerberas

Spread Happiness: Grow Gerberas

There’s something about gerberas that just makes you wanna smile when you see them. You can’t help it- they seem to be the happiest looking flowers in the world that a mere glance at these beautiful flowers can get one’s spirits soaring. It is by no coincidence that Gerbera is among the top 5 of the most widely used flowers in the world.

Gerberas come in a burst of colors rangiug from hues of yellows and oranges to reds and pinks, and some crosses in between. These beauties are not difficult to grow. In fact, you can grow them right in your own home. All they need is a little bit of sunshine and lots of love. Continue reading “Spread Happiness: Grow Gerberas”

Combination of cost reproduction and productivity enhancement technology possible

Combination of cost reproduction and productivity enhancement technology possible

After its separate introduction of 45-days delayed feeding and polyculture technologies in various parts of Cagayan Valley, the fisheries bureau in the region has shown that both can be combined following successful result of its demo project here.

The demo project was established in the fish farm of Marcial Balmores in Barangay Catarawan this town. Following recommended stocking rate on polyculture, the 1,520 square meter fishpond owned Balmores was stocked with 6,o8o pieces size 22 tilapia (8o%), and 380 common carp (%) March 20 this year. The 1,140 pieces hito fingerlings were stocked two months later, or exactly halfway in the culture period to avoid possible predation. Continue reading “Combination of cost reproduction and productivity enhancement technology possible”

So you want to raise geese

So you want to raise geese

Unknown to many Filipinos, goose is one of the oldest of man’s feathered friends. Their domestication probably took place in Egypt (where they were considered sacred) about 3,000 years ago; although some research suggests that it may have been even earlier.

The term “goose” (plural: geese) applies to the birds in general, and to a female in particular.

The word “gander” used for a male particular. Young birds before fledging are called “goslings.” A group of geese on the ground is called a “gaggle”; when geese fly in formation they are called a “wedge” or a “skein”. Continue reading “So you want to raise geese”

Philippine Ferns and their Importance

Philippine Ferns and their Importance

Ferns or pteridophytes are primitive plants that are flowerless and seedless. They reproduce by means of spores found in their leaves or fronds. Widely distributed in the temperate and tropical areas of the world from the lowlands to mountain forests, there are about 12,000 kinds (species) of ferns known to man.

There are about 800 kinds of ferns in the Philippines, according to Dr. Victor Amoroso, one of the country’s leading fern specialists and a professor of the Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Musuan, Bukidnon. Of the total, 2m species are endemic (native) and 625 are non-endemic or introduced. Continue reading “Philippine Ferns and their Importance”