Turmeric Root For Us
Here’s sharing how we plant and use fresh turmeric root. I’m also amazed by how others use it, and its many health benefits. Read on!
10 Easy & Yummy Bok Choy Recipes
Enjoy these delightful bok choy dishes from 10 countries, while reaping the full health benefits of this nutrient-dense vegetable. Bahay Pag-Asa (House of Hope) organically grows this, and we look forward for your support!
Pest Control in Organic Gardening in the Philippines
“Do you also eat these with that mask on?” Here’s sharing natural ways for pest control in organic gardening in the Philippines, some from home farmers (Facebook “Home Farmers Club“), which might be helpful to you. We don’t want to use chemical fertilizers because they do cause cancer; using organic pest control is definitely one way…
How to Grow Onion for Seeds
We love organic onions because eating them is one way how to prevent cancer and diabetes. Of course, onions taste great, and we always need it for cooking. We planted an onion bulb for seeds, as we noticed garden plants of our seeds are healthier. We planted it in a rubber pot to control it’s…
“Plant-and-Forget” Garden Plants
“Plant-and-forget” garden plants are low-maintenance plants. They are easy to plant, easy to grow, can withstand heat and pests, and some are even self-seeding. Here are my suggestions, and I do have them as a pillar in my organic gardening in Bacolod City, the Philippines. Moringa (Malunggay) I use the leaves in many dishes such as…
Simple Urine Collection and Usage
Growing up in a small town in the Philippines, we always used urine as organic fertilizer. We had a chamber pot (“urinola” in Ilonggo dialect) in our bedroom, and my siblings and I used it in the evening. In the morning, the urine is poured over the garden soil. Today, how do we collect urine…
How To Grow Your Garden Soil Healthy At Home
I learned this garden soil amendment recipe from Mr. Jojo Rom in his manual, “Urban Container Gardening: A home farming manual”. All errors and omissions are mine, however. 2 parts coco peat or rice hull or semi composted sawdust 1 part dry and sieved ordinary soil (no stones, pebbles, and other impurities) 1/2 part vermi…
Waste Paper to Organic Fertilizer: 6 Simple Steps
Step-by-step guide (with photos) how to prepare “waste” paper as food for African Night Crawler (ANC) worms, that will convert paper into organic fertilizer. Read on!
How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer
Vermicompost or worm castings (vermicast) organic fertilizer is “black gold”, and I found it extremely helpful in organic gardening. I’m sharing learnings from my hands-on experience of making vermicompost of 5 years, in the hope that we could reduce our garbage and produce natural foods from biodegradable kitchen wastes. I started learning how to make…
How To Make Vermicompost At Home for Organic Fertilizer
Vermicompost or worm castings (vermicast) organic fertilizer is “black gold”, and I found it extremely helpful in organic gardening. I’m sharing learnings from my hands-on experience of making vermicompost of 5 years, in the hope that we could reduce our garbage and produce natural foods from biodegradable kitchen wastes. I started learning how to make…