The talk of the town among vegetable growers today is grafted ampalaya. Why? Last year, East-West Seed’s new Farm Ready grafted ampalaya seedlings were released... Read More...
By Zac B. Sarian
When it comes to ampalaya or bitter gourd, people from different countries have varying preferences. In the Philippines, many consumers pref... Read More...
Gabby Laguardia of Pangasinan is a happy farmer these days. In his last crop of grafted ampalaya, he harvested 50-60 tons per hectare which is virtually double ... Read More...
The town of Floridablanca in Pampanga is often referred to as the ampalaya capital of Central Luzon because no less than 250 hectares are devoted to this crop y... Read More...
By Julio P. Yap Jr.
A farmer in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, who usually has a modest harvest decided to use an organic foliar fertilizer; it almost doubled the o... Read More...
A farmer finds success with the bitter gourd.
By Tony A. Rodriguez
Ricardo Bagcal is a farmer of Barangay Bagnos in the town of Aurora, a third-class munici... Read More...
Agriculture Monthly's Edito-in-Chief Zac Sarian chats with a city boy who was inspired by a visit to Mr. Sarian's farm.
By Zac B. Sarian
Three years ago, Ja... Read More...
Bitter gourd isn't just a vegetable--it can be medicine, too.
By Felix B. Daray
Like many people, my favorite pastime is gardening. It is my relief from str... Read More...
A new ampalaya or bitter gourd variety is now the talk of the town, so to speak, in Vietnam.
This ampalaya is called HMT 128, developed by East-West Seed, whi... Read More...
Get to know how the grafted ampalaya could give farmers as much as ₱646,400 of net profit.
By Zac Sarian
The new technology of planting grafted ampalaya is... Read More...
