A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT ON CABBAGE PRODUCTION

BY ACHIEVERS GROUP

AVIDEO DOCUMENTARY ON CABBAGE PRODUCTION SUBMITTED FOR PARTIAL

FULFILMENT OF AEE211[AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY] IN
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AND EXTENSION

October,2021

MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY

DECLARATION
We hereby declare that the document script entitled cabbage production submitted to the
department of agricultural education and extension is our original work.

NAME REGNO. ROLE SIGNATURE

1.MULINGE ALEX MWENGA A60-6657-2020 Director

2.ISAAC KIBIWOTT NGOSOSEI A60-5943-2020 Editor

3.BRIAN SEME A60-4716-2020 Assistant camera

4.TERESIAH MUTHEU KYALO A60-4707-2020 Narrator

5.VINCENT WAUDI A60-6167-2020 Narrator

6.TABITHA KEMUNTO MONG'ARE A60-4724-2020 Assistant director

7.HENRY MASENGE A60-5304-2020 camera man

DEDICATION
We dedicate this project to our creator and as well as the school of agriculture for being very
faithful to us and also being the source of inspiration and knowledge to do this project.

We also dedicate this project to;

1. Farm manager ATC farm for his generosity in guiding us through writing this script and also
creating time to work with us .

2.Our dear beloved parents ,friends, relatives and even our dean Dr. KONYANGO for his tireless
help in organizing the visit to ATC farm.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We sincerely express our special thanks to our supervisor Dr. NANCY CHEGE , Dr. Jacob
KONYANGO, the dean of the school of agricultural sciences and natural resource
management ,director ATC farm and group members for their active participation in enhancing
the success of the project.

Table of Contents
A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT ON CABBAGE PRODUCTION.................................................................................................
DECLARATION.......................................................................................................................................................................
DEDICATION..........................................................................................................................................................................
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.......................................................................................................................................................

OBJECTIVES

The viewer should be able to practice cabbage production upon viewing our video.

To provide basic information on production ,post-harvest handling and marketing of cabbages.

INTRODUCTION
Background information

cabbage is a member of the brassica family which includes crops such as kales
cauliflower ,broccoli and radish . Their are three main types of cabbage ;green , red and savoy. it
is one of the most widely grown , popular and nutritious vegetables in Kenya mainly for the
domestic market.

Grown by both small and medium scale farmers . They contain calcium ,iron, vitamin A,C and E
minerals , Riboflavin ,and Ascorbic Acid. Cabbage has cleansing effect of stomach and intestinal
tract if consumed raw without salt due to high sulfur and chlorine content.

COMMON VARIETIES.

The most common varieties of cabbages include ;

. Savoy perfection

. Brunswick

. Gloria F1

. Red acre

.Golden acre

ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CABBAGE.

Altitude 700-2200 M Above sea level

Rainfall At least 500mm

Growing 16-20 degrees celcius

temperature

Soils . well drained sandy or silty loam soil

. high organic matter content

. PH range 6.0 – 6.5

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN PREPARING A NURSERY BED

1.Security

2.Availability of water

3.Topography of the area

4.Soil fertility

NURSERY PREPARATIONS

1. Use certified seeds with special attribute such as tolerance /resistant pest and diseases and high
yielding.

2.The seed rate is about 100-120g/acre

NURSERY SITE SELECTION

.Avoid setting up the nursery in fields previously having a cabbage crop.

NURSERY BED ESTABLISHMENT

.Prepare a seedbed of 1m width and a convenient length.

.Make drills on the seedbed at a spacing of 10-20cm apart.

.Thinly sow the seeds in the drills and cover lightly with soil

MANANGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN CABBAGES CROPS INCLUDE

Watering- This watering helps the plant to withstand moisture stress. Ideally , watering should be
done in the morning and evening when the sun is not intense.

Mulching- act of applying organic materials at the environment around the plant

Hardening off- The process of hardening off aims at acclimatizing cabbage seedlings to the harsh
condition of the field.

Root pruning- is the nursery operation that involves cutting the roots of seedlings that overgrown
in the containers or pots in the nursery beds.
Weeding- weeds are a threat to healthy seedlings development as they compete with seedlings for
nutrients , water and light. Hence they must be controlled.

Shading – These whole point of shading in nursery aims in protecting seedlings from extreme
environmental influences until they can better withstand the condition.

Pricking out- Refers to a nursery operations where seedlings are transferred from the seedbed to
the container or seedling bed

Transplanting - after several weeks depending on the variety raised in the nursery bed , the
healthy seedlings are transplanted to seedbed .

ADVANTAGES OF RAISING SEEDLIGS IN A NURSERY BED

1.Easy to carry out management practices

2.It reduces the time period of development of the crop.

3.Excess seedlings can be sold

STORYLINE
PROCEDURE

1.Clearing of the land using slashers or mowers

2.Primary cultivation using jembe, fork jembe on large scale farming ;tractors are used.

3.Secondary cultivation is done to leveling and break soil clods.

4.Preparation of drills.

5.Application of DAP fertilizer at a correct ration proportion

6.Watering the drills to moisten the soil

7.Water the nursery bed to prevent the roots from breaking when lifting the seedlings from the
soil

8.Transplanting of the seedlings from the nursery bed to the seed bed

9.Watering the seedlings after transplanting

10.Mulching is done to preserve moisture in the soil.

11.Control of weeds is done after a few weeks

12.Control of pest and diseases such as, black rot ,bacteria leaf spot and bacteria soft rot are
controlled using fungicides

13.Top dressing is done depending on the cabbage variety under cultivation on correct proportion

14.Harvesting is done approximately 80-185 days when grown from seeds and 65-105 days when
grown from transplant

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1 Weed weeding Uprooting Soft

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1 Pest and Spaying Spraying the

2 disease crops using
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1 Top dressing Fertilizer Foliar

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1 harvesting Cabbage Cutting of

4 harvesting the cabbage
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1 Conclusio Quote of Foregroun

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CONCLUSION
.In conclusion cabbage production is the best enterprise that farmers can practice since it requires
‘little capital to start the enterprise. Also its maintenance cost is effective.

QUOTE OF THE GROUP

We should all take part in agricultural production to ensure food sustainability and improve the
living standards of the people in Kenya.

GROUP MEMBERS
ALEX MWENGA BRIAN SEME
ISAAC KIBIWOTT HENRY MASENGE VINCENT WAUDI

TERESIA KYALO