Seedling production: An opportunity for small farmers
IN ORDER to attain the proper growth and optimum performance of different varieties of vegetables, the use or planting of quality seedlings should always be considered. Farmers should remember that quality seedlings produced in a well-managed nursery will result in better crop yield and could provide a better profit.
Considering these factors, the practice of seedling production has started to become a business activity for enterprising farmers.
It can be noted that innovative farmers and agriculture entrepreneurs are now shifting to the production of quality seedlings.
Seeing these potentials, several farmers are now involved in the production of quality seedlings as a commercial activity.
But the success of producing quality seedlings depends mainly on the kind of seeds that the stakeholders will be sowing and the farm inputs they will be using.
With a firm determination, farmers can establish their own vegetable nurseries in their backyard for producing seedlings until the young plants become ready for planting.
Several farmers have already developed their own planting medium, and have started to use an organic foliar fertilizer, which can provide a better germination rate during the process of seedling production.
It was learned that some farmers who started their own seedling nurseries have been using Amino Plus Foliar Fertilizer (APFF) for fertilizing different varieties of vegetable seedlings like pepper, tomato, eggplant, and papaya in their backyards.
According to Ricky Sun of Global Green Organic Fertilizer, Inc., the use of APFF has resulted in the production of quality seedlings.
Global Green Organic Fertilizer, Inc. is the producer of APFF.
It was learned that damage to agricultural crops could be prevented or minimized with the proper application of the organic farm input.