WWG Basics
• Must impliment the theory to turn a profit. • Principals of profit making which apply to all walks of life and business.
1. On Time 2. At Standard 3. Without Wastage 4. With JOY 02/17/18
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STEP 1. - TOOLS -Hoe’s or Badza’s -Fert. Cups (Bottle Tops) -Measuring stick – 75 cm -Teren rope - markings every 60 cm -Fert or manure -Seed – sorted -Pegs – metal or wooden 02/17/18
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STEP 2. LAND PREPERATION • • • • • •
No ploughing No burning Stump and clear Keep weed free Establish baseline Add blanket 02/17/18
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EATING AN ELEPHANT • A mess & despair. • Order comes among chaos. Hope arises. • Hope leads to joy. • Joy leads to strength. • Farming becomes easier!
Land prep - cont peg
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Land prep. cont SEED
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Soil to cover seed
5cm 3cm SOIL COVERING SEED
FERT LIME MIXED WITH SOIL
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STEP 3. LIMING • Apply with or before comp. ferts. • Same amount as comp.ferts. • No. 12 Cup
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STEP 4. BASAL DRESSING • Apply amount to match target yield • Can be Fert or Compost or Manure • Place in p/station and cover leaving 5 cm for seed • Apply before first rain – 15 Nov 02/17/18
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STEP 5. PLANTING • • • • • • • •
Keep field weed free Following good rain after 15 Nov Plant within 2 days of rain Place 3 seeds in planting station Maize seed 5 cm –m/box length Cover carefully – no clods Thin to 2 plants per p/ station Plant population 44000/ha 02/17/18
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Planting - cont Three seeds
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Step 6. COVERING • • • •
Cover seed Ensure good seed to soil contact Do NOT leave a depression, cover it level Cover with mulch, especially planting stations 02/17/18
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Step 7. WEED CONTROL • • • • • • •
1st year – high weed pressure Correct p/pop. - canopy Weed light and continuously 2 hours early in morning Cut weed just below surface Perennial weeds – dig and remove CONTROL late weeds – no canopy 02/17/18
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Step 8. TOPDRESSING • • • • • •
Amount to match yield Lighter soil types – 2 applications No 5 cup UREA – 3 weeks after germ No 5 cup UREA –6 weeks after germ Urea must be COVERED In hole, foot width from plants 02/17/18
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STEP 9. POST HARVEST • Push stalks down between rows (Post Harvest Stalk Lodging) • Break cycle of stalkborer
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STEP 10. KEEP WEED FREE
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