It is equally important that the site you choose has good roads from farm to markets and to suppliers of chemicals and fertilizers to lessen transportation costs. This is essential for tender vegetables as they can easily be attracted to go to farms.

(a)  

It refers to the atmospheric condition during a specific interval of time. It plays an important role for growing crops.

(a)  

Good (a)   should be considered carefully in selecting a location where to plant your vegetable.

Sources of (a)   should be near the plant.

The (a)   depends on the volume and kind of vegetables to plant, the space available, and the need or demand of the vegetables you wish.

This refers to the process, or the ability of the soil, to remove water or liquid.

(a)  

To produce healthy and high-quality vegetables, the garden should be in an area where there is plenty of (a)   .

Growing vegetables require different types of soil and climatic conditions for their best growth and development.

(a)  

This climate has two pronounced seasons - dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. It is good for Western parts of Luzon, Negros, Palawan, and for indoor plants.

(a)  

in the dry season, with a very pronounces maximum rainfall from November to January. This is good for Sorsogon, the Eastern part of Albay, eastern and northern parts of Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur, easter parts of Quezon, eastern parts of Leyte, and eastern Mindanao.

(a)  

In this climate, seasons are not pronounced. It is relatively dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year. This is good for the western parts of Cagayan , Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, the eastern part of Mountain Province, Southern Quezon, Bondoc Peninsula, Masbate, Romblon, Northern Panay, Eastern Negros, Central and Southern Cebu, parts of Northern Mindanao, and most of Eastern Palawan

(a)  

In this climate, rainfall is more or less evenly distributed throughout the year. This is good for Batanes, Northern Luzon, Western Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, Eastern Mindanao, Marinduque, Easter Leyte, Nothern Negros, Central-Eastern, and Northern Mindanao

(a)  

(a)   the soil for raising seedlings and the soil where the plants are to be grown. This is to destroy the disease-causing organisms and insects found in the soil.

(a)   should be destroyed because they affect the growth of the plants as they compete with the weeds for light, water, soil nutrients, and carbon dioxide.

(a)   seedlings late in the afternoon or when the weather is cool.

Spray (a)   and fungicides to control plant diseases and insect pests.

To control the growth of weeds around the plant, spread two inches of (a)   on the ground surface around the plants.

Elevated beds or plots to make (a)   easy.

The plant should have a continuous (a)   throughout the growing process.

Build (a)   to keep the fruits above the ground and to protect the plants from strong winds.

This is the method by which seeds are planted directly into the field or plots, where they will grow, up to the time of harvesting.

(a)  

This method consists of plating the seed first in seed holes or seedboxes to produce seedlings which are then transplanted into the garden plots or field. They are transplanted when the seedlings have grown three or more leaves.

(a)  

This is the method where parts of plants commonly used are cuttings, stems, runners, or roots and tubers. Cutting are pieces of stem placed under suitable conditions which will produce new plants.

(a)  

Pick only mature fruits or nearly mature fruits for the seedling.

(a)  

Collect seeds only from healthy, vigorous flowers with good form and growth.

(a)  

Wash and wet seeds covered with pulp or with fruit juice.

(a)  

To measure the cleanliness of the seed lot, check its composition.

(a)  

Soak the seeds in tap water until all the seeds are thoroughly wet. Take out floating seeds and retain the skinkers.

(a)  

The most reliable method of determining seeds viability.

(a)  

It is the simplest and most practical way of testing seeds.

(a)  

Line the dish with moistened tissue paper and place a number of seeds.

(a)  

Take seeds and cover with a thin layer of soil.

(a)  

Used for cutting grass and uprooting weeds.

(a)  

Used to cut trees and shrubs

(a)  

Used to break up soil crusts, cultivate, and uproot rootstocks

(a)  

used to cut talahib, cogon, and touch-me-not weeds.

(a)  

Used for deep digging in hard soil

(a)  

Used in pulverizing the soil

(a)  

Used for shoveling loose materials, removing trash, and moving soil from one place to another.

(a)  

Used for digging and breaking soil and for removing trash or soil in the canal.

(a)  

used to weed and cultivate the soil around the base of bigger plants.

(a)  

used for cultivating and weeding for backyard gardening

(a)  

Used to remove uprooted grass and clean the base of the plant.

(a)  

Used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil

(a)  

Used for loosening soil around the plant and applying fertilizer or manure in the soil.

(a)  

Used for weeding and shallow cultivation

(a)  

Used to transplant seedlings to seedboxes.

(a)  

Used to transplant the small plants to their designated place.

(a)  

Used to measure the appropriate depth of planting seeds.

(a)  

Used to measure and mark the distance at which seeds should be planted.

(a)  

Used to water plants in bigger area and far from the source of water

(a)  

Used to bring water to the row of garden plots

(a)  

Used to water the seedlings in the seedboxes

(a)  

Used for hauling trash, manure, fertilizer and harvested crops

(a)  

Used to haul seedlings for transplanting

(a)  

Used to make and repair seedboxes

(a)  

Used to repair other tools

(a)  

Used in shifting the soil medium

(a)  

Used to weight the right amount of fertilizer to be applied to the plants

(a)