China telecoms graduate opts for farmingOscar Gitonga packs banana at his 30 acre farm in Mitunguu, Meru. Verdant Farm, a 30-acre farm owned by one young man Oscar Gitonga.Gitonga, though a graduate in Telecommunication and Information Engineering from Liaoning University of Technology in China, says he found passion in farming. Bananas should be planted deep as good anchorage is provided by deep planting while at the same time preventing premature emergency of suckers. One wheelbarrow of manure and two handfuls of fertilizers are mixed thoroughly with soil before planting is done,” Gitonga explains. After eight months, Gitonga applies three wheelbarrows of manure per plant, spreading it on the open ground at the location of the roots.

Source: Standard Digital January 13, 2020 11:26 UTC