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accelriskconsult
#31 Posted : Wednesday, February 13, 2013 9:39:30 AM
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8 pence let us keep in touch.

I planted some 250 of mubariti (grevillea robusta) in Kitui towards the end of the rain season and they are all doing well. The trees were expensive @ 100 bob each but they were all over 1 metre tall. I used a chemical that marketers call absorber - an hygroscopic compound) that absorbs water during the rain season and releases it to the soil during the dry season. I also used a fertilizer called earth black. The seedlings received very little rainfall and I think the compound made all the difference.

I plan to plant blue gum in 2 acres and fill 2 acres with mukima. I reckon that mukima can not only produce firewood but also fencing posts.
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#32 Posted : Wednesday, October 09, 2013 10:08:46 AM
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accelriskconsult wrote:
8 pence let us keep in touch.

I planted some 250 of mubariti (grevillea robusta) in Kitui towards the end of the rain season and they are all doing well. The trees were expensive @ 100 bob each but they were all over 1 metre tall. I used a chemical that marketers call absorber - an hygroscopic compound) that absorbs water during the rain season and releases it to the soil during the dry season. I also used a fertilizer called earth black. The seedlings received very little rainfall and I think the compound made all the difference.

I plan to plant blue gum in 2 acres and fill 2 acres with mukima. I reckon that mukima can not only produce firewood but also fencing posts.

@accelriskconsult, @cmk...What do we call Mukau in Kikamba?
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Magigi
#33 Posted : Thursday, October 10, 2013 5:56:52 PM
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Magigi wrote:
[quote=accelriskconsult]8 pence let us keep in touch.

I planted some 250 of mubariti (grevillea robusta) in Kitui towards the end of the rain season and they are all doing well. The trees were expensive @ 100 bob each but they were all over 1 metre tall. I used a chemical that marketers call absorber - an hygroscopic compound) that absorbs water during the rain season and releases it to the soil during the dry season. I also used a fertilizer called earth black. The seedlings received very little rainfall and I think the compound made all the difference.

I plan to plant blue gum in 2 acres and fill 2 acres with mukima. I reckon that mukima can not only produce firewood but also fencing posts.

What is the spacing requirements fro eucalyptus tress?
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Blackberry
#34 Posted : Thursday, October 24, 2013 11:47:21 AM
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Njung'e wrote:
Pesa Nane wrote:
some guy was talking about a soft wood called 'mufariti' (hope i got name correctly). Any one with any info on it? maturity period, disease-free, usages...


@Mbeca Inyanya,
"Mubariti" is your every day 'Mukima".Just another name but not to confuse you more,it's plain Grevillea (Robusta)


@Wabujoti, u didn't say anything about "usages"

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Sansa
#35 Posted : Thursday, October 24, 2013 8:29:13 PM
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What happened to the people who were inquiring about bamboo? Did you plant? Progress?
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mawinder
#36 Posted : Tuesday, October 29, 2013 7:26:23 AM
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Magigi wrote:
Magigi wrote:
[quote=accelriskconsult]8 pence let us keep in touch.

I planted some 250 of mubariti (grevillea robusta) in Kitui towards the end of the rain season and they are all doing well. The trees were expensive @ 100 bob each but they were all over 1 metre tall. I used a chemical that marketers call absorber - an hygroscopic compound) that absorbs water during the rain season and releases it to the soil during the dry season. I also used a fertilizer called earth black. The seedlings received very little rainfall and I think the compound made all the difference.

I plan to plant blue gum in 2 acres and fill 2 acres with mukima. I reckon that mukima can not only produce firewood but also fencing posts.

What is the spacing requirements fro eucalyptus tress?

2.5mx2.5m for timber,power poles etc and for building poles 2mx2m
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Lolest!
#37 Posted : Tuesday, October 29, 2013 9:28:30 AM
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PKoli wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
PKoli wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Pesa Nane wrote:
Any idea where tree seedling / treelings can be gotten?

Kenya Forest Service Muthaiga. They sell cloned eucalyptus at around 7 bob.


The clonal eucalyptus goes for 20 bob NOT 7 bob my friend. They are found at Tree Biotechnology

the 20 bob one should be the dry area type. The wet area type is 7 bob


The price is the same for all clonals. I was buying for a wet area and they were 20 each

It depends on type, I guess

I bought at 12bob recently. I know people who bought at 10 and 7 earlier on
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Dirty_impreza
#38 Posted : Sunday, July 27, 2014 3:01:37 PM
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first and foremost blue gum is not illegal...you only need a 60m riparian reserve if your near a river for specific sub species.
secondly there are various varieties of the blue gum... its advisable to do soil samples at Kefri and they'll advice on the appropriate variety you should plant. seedling are sold at about 2500 ksh per bag but u'll need to germinate them....if you're in an hurry to plant,you can buy from the nearest KFS station, they have CFA's which grow certified seeds at approx 10-20ksh. What to expect after planting is a serious fight with the mites/ants which are hell bent on destroying the plants.... so far i have 10 acres of eucalyptus "salygna" and an equivalent of Mukima
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murchr
#39 Posted : Friday, January 23, 2015 9:48:39 PM
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Elder wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Pesa Nane wrote:
specky wrote:
I hear that bamboo tree is the in thing.......just check it out and let us know your findings...good luck

I've heard that as well but am not able to get first hand info. Anyone???

doing research on this too. I read somewhere in the net that some guy is growing seedlings in Kajiado. Looking forward to visiting him. The uses for Bamboo are many and varied but info is scarce in Kenya.

Also researching on this. Called the Kajiado guy (Kitili Farm) but had issues in communication so intend to go to the farm and check it out.

Some info:
Organic Farmer Magazine - Bamboo in Kenya
Kefri on Bamboo
Hortinews on Bamboo
PDF Bamboo resources


After research, did you follow it with action? How is the going? I want to get into this. Is there a ready market? With so much real estate going on, is there anyone processing bamboo to usable items?
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TUPAC
#40 Posted : Friday, September 01, 2017 11:50:13 PM
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murchr wrote:
Elder wrote:
Lolest! wrote:
Pesa Nane wrote:
specky wrote:
I hear that bamboo tree is the in thing.......just check it out and let us know your findings...good luck

I've heard that as well but am not able to get first hand info. Anyone???

doing research on this too. I read somewhere in the net that some guy is growing seedlings in Kajiado. Looking forward to visiting him. The uses for Bamboo are many and varied but info is scarce in Kenya.

Also researching on this. Called the Kajiado guy (Kitili Farm) but had issues in communication so intend to go to the farm and check it out.

Some info:
Organic Farmer Magazine - Bamboo in Kenya
Kefri on Bamboo
Hortinews on Bamboo
PDF Bamboo resources


After research, did you follow it with action? How is the going? I want to get into this. Is there a ready market? With so much real estate going on, is there anyone processing bamboo to usable items?

Anyone with info on Bamboo farming?
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