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THE article carried hereunder  is the final in a  series of articles on ‘back yard  composting’ or turning kitchen or backyard waste into useful manure. These articles are  based on a presentation  by Ms. Rhonda Sherman,  an Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University, USA.

The article carried hereunder is the fourth in a series on backyard composting, or turning kitchen or backyard waste into useful manure. These articles are based on a presentation made by Ms. Rhonda Sherman, an Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University, USA.

The following  article is the second in a series on backyard composting, or turning kitchen or backyard waste into useful manure. These articles are based on presentations made by Ms. Rhonda Sherman, Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University, USA; and Mr. Kelvin Craig, Country Coordinator of

THIS article is the first in a series on backyard composting, and is based on a presentation by Ms. Rhonda Shermon, an Extension Specialist in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University, USA.

KITCHEN and flower garden growers, farmers and members of the public are being given an opportunity to learn from an expert how they can turn kitchen and backyard waste into useful manure, free of charge.

THE Annual Indoor Flower Show of the Horticultural Society of Guyana (HSG) will bloom on March 23 and 24 next.

‘DUKA’ is the popular name for the Tapirira marchandii tree, which is a member of the Anacardiaceae or cashew family, and a close relative of the mango tree.It is recognizable by what looks like white splotches of paint on its dark green trunk. Its fruit is edible, and makes a beautiful wine.

THE Tonka Bean tree goes by the scientific name Dipteryxodorataisa. It is a huge rainforest canopy tree that is one of the lesser used (LUS) timber species in Guyana, but, like the greenheart tree, it is widely known for its exceptional hardness and durability.

THE Symphonia globulifera, known locally as ‘Manni’, is one of the lesser known but very useful flora of the rainforests of Guyana, a species characterized by its short, stilt-like roots at its lower end, and exploited commercially as a source of timber.