5 Tips for growing your farm

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28 September 2022

1) Hobby Farms

 -Offers a stress-less approach. Hobby farms are a great way to hone your farming skills on a micro level because there is no financial responsibility for large scale farming operations, you're free to concentrate on expanding your farming experience.

2) Listen and learn from experience

-Seek knowledge from experienced farmers and hear what worked for them. Try learn from some mistakes ahead of time learn so you can avoid them or gain insight on what to expect from farming, problems that might arise and how to deal/ handle or maintain them.

3) Choose your crops

- which crops are you planning on planting, harvesting and potentially selling. The type of land you're farming, the climate, market demand and sale potential of the crop also play a role as well as your available budget should be taken into account.

4)Land preparation

-What is the state of your land before planting, is perhaps any evidence of disease from previously cultivated crops and do you need to take measures to prepare the land for a new crop.

5)Fertilize first

- Do you need to fertilize, what fertilization steps do you need to require to bring the land back to its normal state of fertility prior to crop planting. this will varying according to the previous crops or fertilizers used. 





 

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