STEEMCHURCH FARM-How to start learning about how to care for your crops

Receive a cordial greeting brothers parishioners and upcoming farmers, this time I come to present some of the possible suggestions for the development of a small crop or mini garden in your own yard, I thank Mr. @Abiye for the supervision of this project and for the great work that the @steemchurch team performs.

I think that as human beings we always have everything at our fingertips, why do I say this? For the simple reason that, many people sometimes or almost always questioned by the fact that, they will cook for their loved ones, special dinner, etc. And they lack either a vegetable or a vegetable, or simply in the dairy case of the preparation of any food that deserves a vegetable or another type of legume.

We see easier, go to the supermarket and buy what we need and ready, may not know if, in fact, these vegetables are truly fresh and of the best quality, but we do not realize that we can become the best farmers and farmers that we sustain ourselves and produce our own resources. You do not need to be a recognized and very expert farmer or a farmer of a profession, I think you just need the desire to learn and dirty your hands a little bit and you can have your own mini garden.

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A FARMER IS .. ???

It is a masculine and feminine noun that is the person who works and cultivates on earth, all related to the field and in the rural environment.

AJA AND A FARMER ...?

Person who owns a farm or works on a farm taking care of the animals and the products of the field.

Do not you say by now that you have to be an expert to plant and harvest in your own home, right? This way you can ensure that they are products of the quality that you like and according to the quality you are looking for.

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We only have to mainly soak a little bit of what we want to do, if we want to sow, corn, chili, onion, etc. We just have to do some research, a good friend of mine called @oscarcede is a very good farmer and I can testify that he did not attend any farmers' school or have a professional apprenticeship, only one day in his mind and heart was born that passion for agriculture and for the fruits of the earth, that look at it now, is a great sower and owns a farm, I encourage you to go through his post and see how he teaches you to sow onions.

It is very important previous research because planting is not usually so easy, it influences many factors, it does not only sow and leave it there, but you have to take excessive care according to the vegetable to be cultivated because there are many parasites and pests that They can damage your crop faster than you think.

I will briefly tell you about the parasites that can affect some crops, just like you, I am learning about this wonderful world of cultivation and the earth in general ...

The onion has many enemies and different parasites that can affect it

These would be some of them

• Onion beetle (Lylyoderys merdigera)
  
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Adult beetles produce damage by piercing the leaves

• Onion fly. (Hylemia antigua)
  
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Attacks the flowers and green organs. The apex of the leaf pales and then dies. The attack of the larvae brings with it the putrefaction of the affected parts of the bulbs, since it facilitates the penetration of pathogens, damaging the bulb irreversibly.

• Onion moth

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They cause damage when penetrating the caterpillars inside the leaf sheaths to the heart. It stops the development of plants, yellow leaves and may end up rotting the plant, as it can lead to secondary infections caused by fungi.

Among others…

If we talk about the tomato, it is one of the vegetables of which its production is extremely delicate and needs a lot of care because of how fast it can be damaged.

• Powdery mildew

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this parasitic fungus that belongs to the Erysiphaceae family is one of the main tomato diseases. Its most notorious symptoms are the appearance of yellow spots on the plants that end up causing necrosis in the center.

• Tomato mildew

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This fungus affects different species of the Solanaceae family. In the tomato, it damages the aerial part of the plant at any stage of its development.

• Whitefly

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The whitefly is a pest that reproduces very quickly, since adults colonize the younger parts of the plant by placing the leaves on the underside of the leaves. From these emerge the first mobile larvae that are the ones that cause direct damage to the plant, since they absorb the sap from the leaves, generating yellowing and weakening of the plants.

And to give you tho examples now we will see those factors that affect chili ...

• Aphids (Myzus persicae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Aulacorthum solani)

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Aphids produce a curl and wrinkle of leaves down. In addition, you can see colonies of these small insects of dark or greenish color, especially in the tender shoots of the plant i

• Red spider (Tetranychus urticae)

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The red spider is a mite leaves discolored with small stipples and silks. If it affects significantly can cause drying and defoliation of the plant.

In addition to being aware of how to take care of the parasites in your crops, you must also take into account the watering of each of these plants, how to properly make the seedbeds, prepare the soil, the correct shade they must have, between other factors.

AND SIMPLY TO ASSEMBLE YOUR MINI GARDEN IS YOUR IMAGINATION AND TASTE, BECAUSE I COULD SAY YOU A DESIGN, BUT YOU DECIDE TO DO IT ACCORDING TO YOUR CRITERIA. YOUR FORM, SIZE, COLORS AND ETC.

It is a very broad and extensive topic that the posts would not reach to explain everything that has to be learned about the farm and the farm.

I hope to continue learning every day more, I hope this little information has served you and can nourish your knowledge more

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