Thinking of starting a small garden as a 1st step into agriculture

Does anyone have a handbook / guide to recommend the basics ? Planting, Cultivating, Diseases etc

Also for home composting, any special enzyme to help the process ?

Complete newbie in this

This post has been edited by corad: Oct 5 2015, 11:11 AM

thanks !

no idea what to even search sometimes will do some reading on Bokashi Mix

any comments on planting pineapple on 5ha ?

mix of palm oil & unused land beside river.

This post has been edited by corad: Feb 8 2018, 11:44 AM

looking to make use of some land to do an orchard (5ha) and side crops (3ha).

is there any recommendation on consultants or experienced contractors who I can discuss further on the planing ? ie type of crops to rotate, planting distance between trees and the layout of the orchard and farm.

thanks, I'm in Sarawak and actually approached the Ministry of Modernization of Agriculture (state) like 10+ years ago to buy dwarf Coconut, Rambutan and Durian Tree ... picked up myself from their nursery and these are supposed to come with good traits. End up fruiting few years later than normal and the fruit basically sucks. Worse than wild type that I sourced myself from kampung area.

I will give MARDI a try this time.

It's a sizeable parcel of land but I'm only planing to use 10ha, some parts undulating, some flat, some hilly situated next to river and small stream running through.