Permaculture Papaya for the Tropics

Aloha Papaya ProductionAloha Papaya Production

Step by StepStep by Step

Soil Blocks•Save space•Minimize transplant shock

ANAEROBIC FERMENTATIONF K G

Fermented Kitchen Garbage

Step 1Mix

1 kilo bokashi /20 liter pail



Step 2Ferment2-weeks


Fermented Kitchen GarbageStep 3Bury


Fermented Kitchen GarbageStep 3

Mix with soil


Fermented Kitchen GarbageStep 3Bury


Fermented Kitchen GarbagePlant after

2 weeks

CompanionPlants

(mong bean)



Waitfor

harvest



Harvest


Fermented Kitchen GarbageBefore



After

CompanionPlants(chili)

6 kilo papaya

fertilized without

any chemicals!

Crop rotationCrop rotationLegume usageLegume usageCompanion plantingCompanion plantingCompostingCompostingGreen fertilizersGreen fertilizersMulchingMulchingCover croppingCover croppingMinimal tillageMinimal tillageInsect habitatInsect habitatLivestock integrationLivestock integration

Minimal TillageMinimal Tillage

BEFORE

Aloha House is Building Soil FertilityAloha House is Building Soil FertilityThrough Resource RecoveryThrough Resource Recovery

High acid clay soil with cogonHigh acid clay soil with cogon

AFTER

We built soil fertility by diverting our waste stream.We built soil fertility by diverting our waste stream.

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We built Soil Fertility withBeneficial Microorganisms

I.M.O.KNF

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Resource Recovery AgentP220/day 5,720/month

SOIL

Crop Residue& Weeds

Vermi-culture

Aerobiccompost

KitchenGarbage

ORGANIC HOUSEHOLD WASTE

Potting soil

BokashiBokashi

LivestockBokashi

Septictank

GreyWater

Treatment

RiceHull

CRH CW

SVB

RiceStraw

CopraDarak

Aerobiccompost

CRH

FRW

FKG

RestaurantGarbage

Talapia

Resource Recovery

OdorControl

Adsorbtion •Colloids are the smallest particles of soil or Organic Matter

•Colloids are a docking station for cations through Adsorbtion

•They are released through microbial activity in the soil

•Certain fungi accompanied by rootlets will release these nutrients through weak acid exudates

Colloid

Mg++

Ca++

Na+

K+

Root hairs and microbes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_Minimum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_the_Minimum

4 Hive Apiary4 Hive ApiaryHoney BeesHoney Bees

Community Supported Agriculture

C.S.A.C.S.A.

•Members receive a box of vegetables of our choice each week

•Members pre-pay •P2,400 for 8 weeks•Money for seeds, labor etc.•Available for pickup at 3 convenient locations

Each week we also includeeither goat cheese or yogurt or banana breador salsa etc. made in our kitchen from fresh farm ingredients

C.S.AC.S.A

Chili Pepper

Baby corn

Whole Wheat

Pole beans

Red lettuce

cucumber

Sweet basil

Thai basil

kimchi

Papaya

onions

Green lettuce

KangkongHoney

1/2 Liter Molasses1/2 Liter Molasses1 L Vermicasts1 L Vermicasts20 L H2O20 L H2O20 ml. E.M.120 ml. E.M.1Optional Tea SpoonOptional Tea SpoonLivestock LimeLivestock LimeRock Powder Rock Powder Epsom SaltEpsom SaltFish SilageFish SilageSea WeedSea WeedSea SaltSea SaltBokashiBokashi

Aquarium Air Pump

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC): found in humans, cattle, and goats. Virotype is strain O157:H7, which causes bloody diarrhea without fever. EHEC can cause hemolytic-uremic syndrome and sudden kidney failure and possesses toxin that can elicit an intense inflammatory response.The Giardia parasite lives in

the intestine of infected humans or animals. Giardia is found in soil, food, water, or surfaces that have been contaminated with the feces from infected humans or animals. You can become infected after accidentally swallowing the parasite;

Environment

Permaculture Papaya for the Tropics