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English	Kikuyu	Calcium is needed to ensure good root and leaf growth, strengthening the coffee tree structure and increasing tree productivity. It is required right through berry-fill.	Calcium īhūthīkaga gūthondeke mīrī na mathangū, kūhe mītī hinya na kuongerera maciaro. Yendagwo rīrīa mbegū īrakūra.
English	Kikuyu	What is the best fertilizer for coffee trees?	Bataraitha īrīa njega mūno ya mītī ya kahūa nī īrīkū?
English	Kikuyu	Spread the fertilizer in a ring around each coffee tree, but be very careful not to put any on its trunk, branches or leaves.	Thiūrūrūkīria bataraitha iyo o gītina-inī gīa kahūa ūmenyereire ndugaitīīrīrie mathangū kana gītina-inī gīa kahūa.
English	Kikuyu	The seedlings will be watered frequently and shaded from bright sunlight until they are hearty enough to be permanently planted.	Mīūngūrwa igaitīīrīrio maaī kaingī nginya īgīe hinya wa kūhandwo harīa mītī īgūkūrīra.
English	Kikuyu	In addition, drip technology leads to significant savings in water, fertilizer and labor.	Ningī, drips iteithagia kūhonokia maaī, bataraitha na wīra nīūnyihaga.
English	Kikuyu	Products containing dimethoate, diazinon, ethion, carbaryl are more toxic (class II, moderately hazardous).	Nacio dawa mīthemba ya dimethoate, diazion, ethion, na carbaryl nīirī thumu mūrūrū makīria na nīūndū ūcio igakorwo cia kīrathi gīa kerī, kana class II.
English	Kikuyu	In removing the seedlings from the seed beds, be very careful not to break the roots	Ūgīthamia mīūngūrwa yaku ūmenyerere ndūkaunange mīri.
English	Kikuyu	Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season.	Magnesium na Sulphur nīiteithagia kuongerera maciro na kuoguo itibatie kwaga ihinda ona rīmwe.
English	Kikuyu	Ruiru 11 is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.	Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 ūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya na ūtaganu wa futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Nīūkoragwo na maciaro maingī, na ūkoragwo na ūhoti mūnene wa kūhūrana na mīrimū noo ndīrī mīri mīega mūno.
English	Kikuyu	How to prevent green scales on coffee?	Ingīhota atīa kūrigīrīria ngūcī kahūa-īnī?
English	Kikuyu	For some types of coffee, this process lasts from several weeks to several months.	Mithemba ngūrani ya kahūa yoyaga ihinda rītiganīte gūkūra kuuma wiki nginya mīeri.
English	Kikuyu	If no chemicals are sprayed, the mealybugs are often naturally controlled by parasitic wasps (Anagyrus kivuensis) that eat inside the bug.	Angīkorwo dawa itikūhūthīka, gatambi ka mealybugs karūagwo nako na njīra ya kūrekereria igi mūthemba wa Anagyrus kivuensis iria irīaga gatambi gaka.
English	Kikuyu	Picking green coffee cherries can have several harmful effects on both the coffee plants and the overall quality of the coffee produced. Some potential consequences:	Kūgetha kahūa karī geethī no gūkorwo na maumīrīra moru kūrī mūtī na mūcamo wa kahua. Maūndū maya nīta:
English	Kikuyu	Intercropping can be undertaken within the first two years after establishment.	Kahūa kangīambīrīria gūtukanio na mīmera īngī mīaka īrī thutha wa kūhandwo.
English	Kikuyu	replace seedlings that have not grown, keep the soil covered and remove weeds, prune the coffee trees correctly, apply fertilizers, protect the coffee trees from insects and diseases.	Cokereria mīūngūrwa īrīa ītanagwata, thondeka mūceng'i na urīmīre, ceha kahūa ūrīa kwagīrīire na gūkahe bataraitha, kagitīre kuumana na tūtambi na mīrimū.
English	Kikuyu	Fertilize with a balanced houseplant fertilizer every 2-3 months in warmer seasons. Don't fertilize in the fall and winter while the plant is resting	Hūthīra bataraitha īrīa yagīrīire o thutha wa mīeri 2 kana 3 ihinda rīa ūrugarī. Ndugekīre bataraitha hīndī ya heho nīūndū mūtī hīndī īyo ūkoragwo ūkīhurūka.
English	Kikuyu	What is the soil pH for coffee cultivation?	Ūrūrū mwega wa tīīri wa kūhanda kahūa nī ūrīkū?
English	Kikuyu	What is the best climate for coffee farming in Kenya?	Nī rīera rīrīkū rīega rīa gūkūria kahūa Kenya?
English	Kikuyu	Compared with other varieties, which are more slow-growing, Ruiru 11 generally produces its first harvest within two years of planting.	Mūthemba ūyū wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 nīūkūraga narua ūkīringithanio na mīthemba īyo īngī tondū ūrūtaga maciaro ma mbere thutha wa kahinda ka mīaka īrī.
English	Kikuyu	Coffee tree reaches maturity after 4 – 7 years, when it begins to bear fruit in clusters along its branches. These fruits are commonly referred to as cherries.	kahūa kagimaraga thutha wa mīaka 4 nginya 7, nīrīo kambagia gūciara matunda honge-inī. Matunda maya nīmo metagwo cherries.
English	Kikuyu	Ruiru II requires a spacing of 2×2 meters (6.6 by 6.6 feet).	Mūthemba wa Ruiru II wagīrīire ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.
English	Kikuyu	How to mulch coffee?	kahūa karagīrwo mūceng'i atīa?
English	Kikuyu	This translates into a higher production per unit area of land.	Ūū nīkuuga atī Ruiru 11 nīrī magetha maingī kūrī mīthemba īngī.
English	Kikuyu	For effective management:Start the 1st round of sprays just before the short rains and repeat 3 weeks later.	Nīgetha dawa īno īhūthīke wega, ambīrīria kūhuhīra rita rīa mbere kīambīrīria kīa mbura nini na ūcokere thutha wa wiki ithatū.
English	Kikuyu	How to control Bacterial Blight of coffee?	Bacterial Blight ya kahūa ingīninwo atīa?
English	Kikuyu	What are the consequences of harvesting unripe coffee berries?	Maumīrīra ma kūgetha kahūa gatari keeru nī marīkū?
English	Kikuyu	How much profit on coffee farming?	Kahūa kangīhe baida īigana atia?
English	Kikuyu	How to control coffee berry borer?	Kigunyū kīa mbegū cia kahūa kīngīninwo atia?
English	Kikuyu	Harvesting time varies by region and altitude.	Ihinda rīa kūgetha kahūa rīringanaga na itūūra na irīma.
English	Kikuyu	It is mobile in the tree and during peak periods of growth – particularly fruit fill – reserves in the leaves can soon become depleted, leading to dieback.	īkoragwo igīthiūrūrūka mūmera-inī na makīria rīrīa mbegū irekīra, nīūndū ūyū, mūthithū ūrīa ūrī mathangū-inī no ūthire na kīhua kīambīrīrie kūūma.
English	Kikuyu	Regular pruning is essential to thicken the tree structure and produce new branch growth with a greater number of berries.	Gūceha kaīngī gūtūmaga mūtī ūgīe hinya na ūkaruta honge njerū īria irī na ūhoti wa gūciara mbegū ingī nyingī.
English	Kikuyu	Why is it important to prune coffee trees?	Bata wa gūceha kahūa nī ūrīkū?
English	Kikuyu	Drip irrigation increases coffee yields, while also improving crop quality.	Kūhe maaī na mībira ya drip nīkuongagīrīra magetha na gūgatūma mbegtū ikorwo irī njega mūno.
English	Kikuyu	Where to buy coffee seeds and seedlings?	Ingīgūra mbegū kana mīūngūrwa ya kahūa kū?
English	Kikuyu	Planting resistant Varieties: Breeding and cultivating coffee varieties that are naturally resistant to common diseases can significantly reduce the need for chemical treatments.	Kūhanda mīthemba īhotaga gūtiria mīrimū: Gūciarithania na gūkūria mīthemba īria īhotaga gūītiria mīrimu no gūteithie mūno kwagithia bata wa kūhūraga dawa maita maingī.
English	Kikuyu	The development of Ruiru 11 also took into consideration the importance of quality as a major marketing parameter.	Rūirū 11 rīrīa yathondekagwo, nīgwatigīrīirwo atī mūcamo nī wagīkīro kīa igūrū ota ūrīa thoko yendaga.
English	Kikuyu	Prepare the new planting site by loosening the soil and adding compost or other organic matter to improve the soil structure and fertility.	Hariīia mūgūnda na njīra ya kūrīma na wīkire thumu wa mahiū kana wa mabūthū ma mahuti nīgūo wongerere ūnorū wa tiri ūcio.
English	Kikuyu	This may affect flowering and thus production.	Ūndū ūyū no ūhotomie ūruti wa kīro na waage maciaro meega.
English	Kikuyu	The soil must have a good structure so that the roots can penetrate well.This is because coffee trees have tap roots.	tīīri wagīrīirwo nīgūkorwo na mūmbīre mwega nīguo kūhotithia mīri ya kahūa gūtonya wega. Ūū nīūndū mītī ya kahūa īkoragwo na mīri ya itimū.
English	Kikuyu	Coffee prefers a soil with pH of 5 to 6.	Kahūa kagīraga tīīri-inī ūrī na ūrūrū wa gatagatī wa gīthimo gia pH gia kuuma ithano nginya ithathatū.
English	Kikuyu	Mulching has several benefits to coffee e.g. conservation of moisture during dry spells, suppression of weed growth, nutrient supply, improvement of soil structure and water infiltration, checking of soil erosion and topsoil temperature as well as reduction of pests’ incidence, e.g. thrips.	Mūceng'i īrehaga baita nene, kwa mūhiano, gūteithīrīria kūiga maaī tīīri-inī rīrīa gwī kūūmū, kūgiria ria rīkūre, gūtuīka thumu rīrīa mahuti macio mabutha , gūthondeka mūmbīre wa tīīri ona kūgiria tīīri gūkuo nī kīguo, kūnyihia ūrugarī wa tīīri ona ningī nīūrigagīrīria tūtambi ta thrips gūtherema.
English	Kikuyu	The mealybug can cause the tree to become weakened and less productive.	Gatambi ka mealybugs gatūmaga mūtī wage hinya na ūnyihie magetha.
English	Kikuyu	Cut stems about 25-30 cm from ground at angle of 45 degrees slanting outwards	Ceha honge gatagati ka ūraihu wa sentimita 25-30 kuuma thīna ūgītinagia na ango ya 45° ūrutītie na nja .
English	Kikuyu	What is SL variety?	Hihi mūthemba wa SL nī ūrīkū?
English	Kikuyu	How to control bacterial blight of coffee?	ingīhota atīa kūgirīrīria mūrimū wa mbaa kahūa-ini?
English	Kikuyu	Remove shade completely one month before transplanting.	Eheria kīruru gīothe mweri ūmwe mbere ya gūgatwara kūhanda mūgūnda.
English	Kikuyu	Make terraces or other soil conservation structures where the land has steep slopes.	Thondeka beji kana mīako īngī kūrīa kūinamu.
English	Kikuyu	Step 4: Remove the leaves from the bottom third of the cutting.	Gīkīro gia kana: Ūcoke ūbure mathangū kuuma nathī ūgītigagia manini.
English	Kikuyu	At the same time, an open canopy between trees is essential to ensure even ripening.	Hamwe na ūgwo, mītī mīcehe nīītūmaga mūmera werūhie mbegū cia kahūa wūigananīirie.
English	Kikuyu	The thrips can cause the leaves to become distorted and discoloured, reducing the tree’s ability to produce fruit.	Thrips īthūkagia mūhanīre wa mathangū na mahūa,ona rangi wamo na mūtī ūkaremwo kūrata matūnda.
English	Kikuyu	Since the quality of the traditional varieties was already popular among consumers of Kenyan coffee, Ruiru 11 was developed with quality attributes similar to the traditional varieties.	Na rīu tondū kahūa ga kīmerera nī kamenyeretwo nīanyui kenya, Ruiru 11 yathondekirwo na mūcamo ūhanaine na wa kahūa ga kīmerera
English	Kikuyu	Should I water my coffee seedlings?	Miūngūrwa īrī natharī-inī nībatiī kūheo maaī?
English	Kikuyu	Why do coffee berries fall?	Mbegū cia kahūa igūaga kuuma mītī-inī nīkī?
English	Kikuyu	Squeeze any additional air out of the bag before closing the seal. Store coffee bags in a cool, dark, and dry area.	Mbere ya kūoha, geria kūruta rīera kuuma gīkabu-inī ūcoke wūige gīkabu kīu handū hahehu, hena ndūma na hatarī na wūigū.
English	Kikuyu	Coffee mosaics can be controlled by removing and destroying infected plants.	Gūceha na kweheria mathangū marīa mahutie nīkūninaga mūrimū wa coffee mosaics.
English	Kikuyu	The variety is not only resistant to CBD and CLR but is also compact allowing farmers to intensity production per unit land especially in high potential areas where population is high and coffee is in competition with other crops and farm enterprises required for food security and income.	Mūthemba ūyū nīūhotaga gwītiria mīrimū ya CBD na CRL na nīngī mbegū ciagwo ikoragwo irīnyitu ikahothia mūrīmi kūona magetha maingī, makīria kūndū kūrīa gekaga wega na kūrīa itina nyingī ihandītwo o īka. kwoguo kahūa gagakorwo na ūhūrani wa mwanya gakīringithanio na mīmera īrīa īngī.
English	Kikuyu	Other Crop Management Practices Influencing Coffee Yield The return of composed pulp or trash will serve as a mulch to conserve moisture as well as providing a source of nutrients.	Maūndū mangī mabata mahutagia mūciarīre wa kahūa nī hamwe na gūcokia ngore cia kahūa kuuma iganda mūgūnda-inī wa kahūa nīguo ikahūthīka ta mūceng'i o hamwe na kūhe mītī irio ciarīkia kūbutha.
English	Kikuyu	If there is a consistent practice of harvesting immature cherries, it can disrupt the natural balance of the ecosystem, affecting soil health and biodiversity.	Angīkorūo mūtugo wa kūgetha kahūa gatarī keeru nīūgūthī na mbere, ūndū ūyū nīūhīngīcaga wūigananu wa maūndū mathī, ūgima mwega wa tīīri na indo iria ciīmuoyo.
English	Kikuyu	Bean size is important since beans of the same size roast at the same rates.	Wūigananu wa mbegū nī wa bata nīūndū mbegū iria cīiganaine nīihīanagīra.
English	Kikuyu	Is DAP fertilizer good for coffee?	Bataraitha ya DAP nī njega harī kahūa ?
English	Kikuyu	Never store or keep chemicals in a coffee store. Keep fully dry coffee beans on wooden tables or floors or even in ventilated bins.They should be stirred or turned every day for 10 days before bagging.	Ndūkanaige dawa thitoo-inī ya kahūa. Hebata kūiga kahūa komithio wega igūrū ria metha cia mbaū na gaikare gakīgarūragwo gwa thikū ikumi mbere ya gwīikīra makūnia-inī.
English	Kikuyu	What to do when the land is slope?	Ingīka atīa angīkorwo mūgūnda nī mūinamu?
English	Kikuyu	Picking green cherries can introduce inconsistency in flavor, making it challenging for coffee producers to maintain a consistent and high-quality product.	Kūgetha kahūa geethī nogūcenjie mucamo wako na ūndū ūyū ūkaritūhīra arīmī ūkūria-inī wa kahūa karī na mūcamo mwega
English	Kikuyu	Select seedlings that are about 30 - 40 cm tall, with 1 - 2 pairs of primary branches and that should have undergone sufficient hardening	Ūthure mīūngūrwa īna ūraihu wa sentimita mīrongo ītatu nginya mīrongo īna na īkorwo na kahonge kamwe kana twīīrī twīnahinya.
English	Kikuyu	Be careful when mixing pesticides because they are toxic (WHO toxicity class II moderately hazardous).	Nīwega kwīmenyerera ūgītukania dawa nīūndū nī ūrogi wa kīrathi gīa kerī ūngīgūthūkīra kūringa na WHO.
English	Kikuyu	Do hand weeding around the young trees.	Kamunyīre ria itina-inī cia mītī īrīa mīnini.
English	Kikuyu	Cherry is sorted out before pulping, which helps to remove the immature, diseased, insect damaged and dry berries as well as the leaves, twigs and other foreign matter.	Mbegū cia kahūa icagūranagio mbere ya gūkonyorwo. Ūndū ūyū ūteithagia kweheria iria itarī njīrū, iria ndwaru, iria ithūkitio nīigūnyū, iria nyūmū ona mahuti kana indo ingī.
English	Kikuyu	How to control Fusarium Bark Disease?	ūngīhota atīa kūgirīrīria mūrimū wa Fusarium Bark?
English	Kikuyu	How to control pest and disease in coffee?	Njīra cia kūgitīra kahūa kumana na tūtambi na mīrimū nī irikū?
English	Kikuyu	If the farm is heavily forested gradually dry existing trees about a year before planting.	Angīkorwo mūgūnda wīna mītī mīingī, hebata kūmīeheria mwaka ūmwe mbere ya kūhanda kahūa.
English	Kikuyu	4 to 5 months if you want to plant them during the next rainy season, 12 months or more if you want to plant them only next year.	Mīeri īna nginya ītano ungīenda kūhanda ihinda ria mbura njūku, kana mīeri ikūmi na īri ūngīenda kūhanda mwaka ūkīte.
English	Kikuyu	Do a pre-rain preventive spray before the short and long rain seasons.	Menyera kūhuhīra nīguo kūrigīrīria mbere ya mbura īringīte, mbura nini na ya kīmera.
English	Kikuyu	Apply 50g of CAN per seedling six months after planting.	īkīra grams mīrongo ītano cia CAN mīeri 6 thutha wa kūhanda.
English	Kikuyu	What are the common coffee diseases?	Nī mīrimū īrīkū īgūmagīra kahūa kaingī?
English	Kikuyu	How to prune coffee in Kenya?	Hihi mūcehere mwega wa kahūa gūkū Kenya nī ūrīkū?
English	Kikuyu	How to maintain a coffee plantation?	Kahūa kamenyagīrīrwo atīa?
English	Kikuyu	Currently, the fertilizer recommended rate (RR) for coffee is 180 Nitrogen (N)- 90 Phosphorus (P)- 180 Potassium (K).	Bataraitha yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo kahūa-inī ta ūū -180g Nitrogen (N), -90g Phosphorus (P), - 180g Potassium (K).
English	Kikuyu	The highest coffee yields are obtained on freely drained soils where water is not limiting.	Kahūa kaingī kagethagwo tīīri-inī ūrīa ūtaigaga maaī na kūria gūtomaga mūno,
English	Kikuyu	During dry spells, water the seedlings at least two times a week until they are well established.	Ihinda rīa riūa inene, mīungūrwa no īheo maaī maita meerī o kiumia.
English	Kikuyu	Coffee berries do not generally mature all at once and berries in several stages of development are found on any given tree.	Mbegū cia kahūa itikūranagīra hamwe. Nīūhūthū gūkora mbegū cia ūkūrū ūtiganīte mūtī-inī ūmwe.
English	Kikuyu	Coffee cherry production naturally decreases with age, exhaustion, and phytosanitary problems, but this kind of maintenance can help to maintain or boost productivity levels throughout the years.	Gūciara gwa kahūa gūthiaga nathī o ūrīa karakūra na gakanoga no gūceha nīgūteithagia kuongerera magetha mwaka wothe.
English	Kikuyu	Below is an overview of how to harvest high-quality coffee beans:	Īno nīyo njīra ya kūgetha kahūa īrīa īgūkahe mūcamo mwega makīria.
English	Kikuyu	Use drying beds that provide aeration from above and below, with a height of approximately 1 m and a width of approximately 1.2m.	Hūthīra itanda ciretīkīria rīera gūcera kuuma nathi na naiguru irī na ūraihu wa mita 1 na warie wa mita 1.2.
English	Kikuyu	When does coffee mature after planting?	kahūa kajagia gūcara thutha wa kahinda kaigana atīa?
English	Kikuyu	How many Ruiru coffee trees per īka?	Wagīrīire kūhanda itina cigana cia kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru harī īka imwe ya mūgūnda?
English	Kikuyu	Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season.	Magnesium na Sulphur itūmaga kahūa gakagīa na magetha mega na kwa ūgwo itibatie kwaga kīmera-inīgiothe.
English	Kikuyu	Six weeks after sowing, the little plant comes up from the soil.	Mbegū ya kahūa yumīraga wiki ithathatū kuuma mūthi ūria yahurirwo.
English	Kikuyu	Root rot: This is a fungal disease that attacks the roots of the coffee tree, causing them to rot and die.	Root rot: Ūyū nī mūrimū wa fungal ūrīa ūhutagia mīrita ya kahūa ūgatūma ībuthe na mūico gūkua.
English	Kikuyu	Boron Foliar boron has a significant positive effect on coffee berry size – improving the quality grade of coffee beans.	Boron – Boron ya mathangū nīyabata mūno harī kūnenehia mbegū na kūhe kahūa gredi njega.
English	Kikuyu	How do you know coffee is ready for harvesting?	Ingīhota atīa kūmenya kahūa nīgakinyu ga kūgethwo?
English	Kikuyu	The optimal coffee-growing conditions include cool to warm tropical climates, rich soils.	Kahūa gakūraga wega kūndū gūtarī kūhio mūno, kūhehu no ūrugarī mūnini na tīīri mūnoru.
English	Kikuyu	Which irrigation method is used for coffee?	Nīmūhere ūrīkū wa maaī ūhūthīkaga kahūa-inī?
English	Kikuyu	The Potting mixture should be free from either biological or chemical contaminants.	Mūtukanio wa harīa mīūngūrwa īkūhandwo hatigakorwo na indo cia gūthūkia ta tūtambi kama thumu.
English	Kikuyu	When the seedlings are ready, dig a large enough hole to accommodate the seedling’s root system without crowding it.	Mīūngūrwa yarīkia kūharīrio, enja irima inene rīkūiganīra mīīri wega ūndū ītekūhatīkana.
English	Kikuyu	Potassium High supplies of potassium are needed during berry set and berry fill to maximize sugar accumulation in berry and eventual bean.	Potassium – Potasium nīyendagwo kwa wūīngī kahūa gagīkīra mbegū na gūteithia igīe sukari wakūigana.
English	Kikuyu	After one year, apply 80g of NPK e.g. 17:17:17 per tree.	Thutha wa mwaka umwe, īkīra grams mīrongo īnana cia NPK ta 17:17:17 o harī gītina gīa kahūa.
English	Kikuyu	Leaf blight: This is a bacterial disease that affects the leaves of the coffee tree, causing them to turn yellow and brown.	Leaf Blight: Ūyū nī mūrimū wa bacterial ūrīa ūhutagia mathangū ūkamagarūra rangi magatuīka ma ngoikoni na gītīri.
English	Kikuyu	This process involves harvesting, pulping, fermenting, washing, drying, hulling, cleaning, grading, sorting, storing and transporting green beans.	Kahūa kahetūkagīra mūtaratara ūyū: kūgetha, gūkonyora, kūrinda, gūthambia, kūūmithia, kūhīhia, gūthurania na irathi, gūchagūrania, kūiga thitoo na gūkuithia karīkia gūkonyorwo.
English	Kikuyu	How to dry coffee?	Kahūa komithagio atīa?
English	Kikuyu	STAGE 2. 8-17 weeks (50-120 days) after blooming. The fruit grows quickly; the seed has a gelatinous consistency.	ITĪNA RĪA KEERĪ Wiki ya kanana nginya ikūmi na mūgwanja (thikū 50 -120) kuuma Ihūa rīacanūka.Mbegū īgakūra na ihenya, na īkagīa na gelatine .

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Kikuyu

Calcium is needed to ensure good root and leaf growth, strengthening the coffee tree structure and increasing tree productivity. It is required right through berry-fill.

Calcium īhūthīkaga gūthondeke mīrī na mathangū, kūhe mītī hinya na kuongerera maciaro. Yendagwo rīrīa mbegū īrakūra.

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Kikuyu

What is the best fertilizer for coffee trees?

Bataraitha īrīa njega mūno ya mītī ya kahūa nī īrīkū?

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Kikuyu

Spread the fertilizer in a ring around each coffee tree, but be very careful not to put any on its trunk, branches or leaves.

Thiūrūrūkīria bataraitha iyo o gītina-inī gīa kahūa ūmenyereire ndugaitīīrīrie mathangū kana gītina-inī gīa kahūa.

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Kikuyu

The seedlings will be watered frequently and shaded from bright sunlight until they are hearty enough to be permanently planted.

Mīūngūrwa igaitīīrīrio maaī kaingī nginya īgīe hinya wa kūhandwo harīa mītī īgūkūrīra.

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Kikuyu

In addition, drip technology leads to significant savings in water, fertilizer and labor.

Ningī, drips iteithagia kūhonokia maaī, bataraitha na wīra nīūnyihaga.

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Kikuyu

Products containing dimethoate, diazinon, ethion, carbaryl are more toxic (class II, moderately hazardous).

Nacio dawa mīthemba ya dimethoate, diazion, ethion, na carbaryl nīirī thumu mūrūrū makīria na nīūndū ūcio igakorwo cia kīrathi gīa kerī, kana class II.

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Kikuyu

In removing the seedlings from the seed beds, be very careful not to break the roots

Ūgīthamia mīūngūrwa yaku ūmenyerere ndūkaunange mīri.

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Kikuyu

Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season.

Magnesium na Sulphur nīiteithagia kuongerera maciro na kuoguo itibatie kwaga ihinda ona rīmwe.

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Kikuyu

Ruiru 11 is suited to all coffee growing zones in Kenya at a spacing of 6ft by 6ft. It is a high yielder, has best population per unit, high disease tolerance but with poor rooting system.

Mūthemba wa Ruiru 11 ūhandagwo kūndū guothe kūrīa gūkūragio kahūa Kenya na ūtaganu wa futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Nīūkoragwo na maciaro maingī, na ūkoragwo na ūhoti mūnene wa kūhūrana na mīrimū noo ndīrī mīri mīega mūno.

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Kikuyu

How to prevent green scales on coffee?

Ingīhota atīa kūrigīrīria ngūcī kahūa-īnī?

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Kikuyu

For some types of coffee, this process lasts from several weeks to several months.

Mithemba ngūrani ya kahūa yoyaga ihinda rītiganīte gūkūra kuuma wiki nginya mīeri.

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Kikuyu

If no chemicals are sprayed, the mealybugs are often naturally controlled by parasitic wasps (Anagyrus kivuensis) that eat inside the bug.

Angīkorwo dawa itikūhūthīka, gatambi ka mealybugs karūagwo nako na njīra ya kūrekereria igi mūthemba wa Anagyrus kivuensis iria irīaga gatambi gaka.

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Kikuyu

Picking green coffee cherries can have several harmful effects on both the coffee plants and the overall quality of the coffee produced. Some potential consequences:

Kūgetha kahūa karī geethī no gūkorwo na maumīrīra moru kūrī mūtī na mūcamo wa kahua. Maūndū maya nīta:

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Kikuyu

Intercropping can be undertaken within the first two years after establishment.

Kahūa kangīambīrīria gūtukanio na mīmera īngī mīaka īrī thutha wa kūhandwo.

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Kikuyu

replace seedlings that have not grown, keep the soil covered and remove weeds, prune the coffee trees correctly, apply fertilizers, protect the coffee trees from insects and diseases.

Cokereria mīūngūrwa īrīa ītanagwata, thondeka mūceng'i na urīmīre, ceha kahūa ūrīa kwagīrīire na gūkahe bataraitha, kagitīre kuumana na tūtambi na mīrimū.

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Kikuyu

Fertilize with a balanced houseplant fertilizer every 2-3 months in warmer seasons. Don't fertilize in the fall and winter while the plant is resting

Hūthīra bataraitha īrīa yagīrīire o thutha wa mīeri 2 kana 3 ihinda rīa ūrugarī. Ndugekīre bataraitha hīndī ya heho nīūndū mūtī hīndī īyo ūkoragwo ūkīhurūka.

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Kikuyu

What is the soil pH for coffee cultivation?

Ūrūrū mwega wa tīīri wa kūhanda kahūa nī ūrīkū?

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Kikuyu

What is the best climate for coffee farming in Kenya?

Nī rīera rīrīkū rīega rīa gūkūria kahūa Kenya?

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Kikuyu

Compared with other varieties, which are more slow-growing, Ruiru 11 generally produces its first harvest within two years of planting.

Mūthemba ūyū wa kahūa ka Ruiru 11 nīūkūraga narua ūkīringithanio na mīthemba īyo īngī tondū ūrūtaga maciaro ma mbere thutha wa kahinda ka mīaka īrī.

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Kikuyu

Coffee tree reaches maturity after 4 – 7 years, when it begins to bear fruit in clusters along its branches. These fruits are commonly referred to as cherries.

kahūa kagimaraga thutha wa mīaka 4 nginya 7, nīrīo kambagia gūciara matunda honge-inī. Matunda maya nīmo metagwo cherries.

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Kikuyu

Ruiru II requires a spacing of 2×2 meters (6.6 by 6.6 feet).

Mūthemba wa Ruiru II wagīrīire ūtaganu wa mita igīrī kwa igīrī kana futi ithathatū gwa ithathatū. Ūū nīkuga ūkūhanda itina ngiri igīrī na magana matano harī hectare īmwe kana ngiri imwe na ikūmi na igirī īka-inī īmwe.

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Kikuyu

How to mulch coffee?

kahūa karagīrwo mūceng'i atīa?

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Kikuyu

This translates into a higher production per unit area of land.

Ūū nīkuuga atī Ruiru 11 nīrī magetha maingī kūrī mīthemba īngī.

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Kikuyu

For effective management:Start the 1st round of sprays just before the short rains and repeat 3 weeks later.

Nīgetha dawa īno īhūthīke wega, ambīrīria kūhuhīra rita rīa mbere kīambīrīria kīa mbura nini na ūcokere thutha wa wiki ithatū.

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Kikuyu

How to control Bacterial Blight of coffee?

Bacterial Blight ya kahūa ingīninwo atīa?

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Kikuyu

What are the consequences of harvesting unripe coffee berries?

Maumīrīra ma kūgetha kahūa gatari keeru nī marīkū?

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Kikuyu

How much profit on coffee farming?

Kahūa kangīhe baida īigana atia?

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Kikuyu

How to control coffee berry borer?

Kigunyū kīa mbegū cia kahūa kīngīninwo atia?

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Kikuyu

Harvesting time varies by region and altitude.

Ihinda rīa kūgetha kahūa rīringanaga na itūūra na irīma.

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Kikuyu

It is mobile in the tree and during peak periods of growth – particularly fruit fill – reserves in the leaves can soon become depleted, leading to dieback.

īkoragwo igīthiūrūrūka mūmera-inī na makīria rīrīa mbegū irekīra, nīūndū ūyū, mūthithū ūrīa ūrī mathangū-inī no ūthire na kīhua kīambīrīrie kūūma.

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Kikuyu

Regular pruning is essential to thicken the tree structure and produce new branch growth with a greater number of berries.

Gūceha kaīngī gūtūmaga mūtī ūgīe hinya na ūkaruta honge njerū īria irī na ūhoti wa gūciara mbegū ingī nyingī.

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Kikuyu

Why is it important to prune coffee trees?

Bata wa gūceha kahūa nī ūrīkū?

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Kikuyu

Drip irrigation increases coffee yields, while also improving crop quality.

Kūhe maaī na mībira ya drip nīkuongagīrīra magetha na gūgatūma mbegtū ikorwo irī njega mūno.

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Kikuyu

Where to buy coffee seeds and seedlings?

Ingīgūra mbegū kana mīūngūrwa ya kahūa kū?

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Kikuyu

Planting resistant Varieties: Breeding and cultivating coffee varieties that are naturally resistant to common diseases can significantly reduce the need for chemical treatments.

Kūhanda mīthemba īhotaga gūtiria mīrimū: Gūciarithania na gūkūria mīthemba īria īhotaga gūītiria mīrimu no gūteithie mūno kwagithia bata wa kūhūraga dawa maita maingī.

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Kikuyu

The development of Ruiru 11 also took into consideration the importance of quality as a major marketing parameter.

Rūirū 11 rīrīa yathondekagwo, nīgwatigīrīirwo atī mūcamo nī wagīkīro kīa igūrū ota ūrīa thoko yendaga.

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Kikuyu

Prepare the new planting site by loosening the soil and adding compost or other organic matter to improve the soil structure and fertility.

Hariīia mūgūnda na njīra ya kūrīma na wīkire thumu wa mahiū kana wa mabūthū ma mahuti nīgūo wongerere ūnorū wa tiri ūcio.

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Kikuyu

This may affect flowering and thus production.

Ūndū ūyū no ūhotomie ūruti wa kīro na waage maciaro meega.

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Kikuyu

The soil must have a good structure so that the roots can penetrate well.This is because coffee trees have tap roots.

tīīri wagīrīirwo nīgūkorwo na mūmbīre mwega nīguo kūhotithia mīri ya kahūa gūtonya wega. Ūū nīūndū mītī ya kahūa īkoragwo na mīri ya itimū.

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Kikuyu

Coffee prefers a soil with pH of 5 to 6.

Kahūa kagīraga tīīri-inī ūrī na ūrūrū wa gatagatī wa gīthimo gia pH gia kuuma ithano nginya ithathatū.

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Kikuyu

Mulching has several benefits to coffee e.g. conservation of moisture during dry spells, suppression of weed growth, nutrient supply, improvement of soil structure and water infiltration, checking of soil erosion and topsoil temperature as well as reduction of pests’ incidence, e.g. thrips.

Mūceng'i īrehaga baita nene, kwa mūhiano, gūteithīrīria kūiga maaī tīīri-inī rīrīa gwī kūūmū, kūgiria ria rīkūre, gūtuīka thumu rīrīa mahuti macio mabutha , gūthondeka mūmbīre wa tīīri ona kūgiria tīīri gūkuo nī kīguo, kūnyihia ūrugarī wa tīīri ona ningī nīūrigagīrīria tūtambi ta thrips gūtherema.

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Kikuyu

The mealybug can cause the tree to become weakened and less productive.

Gatambi ka mealybugs gatūmaga mūtī wage hinya na ūnyihie magetha.

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Kikuyu

Cut stems about 25-30 cm from ground at angle of 45 degrees slanting outwards

Ceha honge gatagati ka ūraihu wa sentimita 25-30 kuuma thīna ūgītinagia na ango ya 45° ūrutītie na nja .

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Kikuyu

What is SL variety?

Hihi mūthemba wa SL nī ūrīkū?

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Kikuyu

How to control bacterial blight of coffee?

ingīhota atīa kūgirīrīria mūrimū wa mbaa kahūa-ini?

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Kikuyu

Remove shade completely one month before transplanting.

Eheria kīruru gīothe mweri ūmwe mbere ya gūgatwara kūhanda mūgūnda.

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Kikuyu

Make terraces or other soil conservation structures where the land has steep slopes.

Thondeka beji kana mīako īngī kūrīa kūinamu.

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Kikuyu

Step 4: Remove the leaves from the bottom third of the cutting.

Gīkīro gia kana: Ūcoke ūbure mathangū kuuma nathī ūgītigagia manini.

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Kikuyu

At the same time, an open canopy between trees is essential to ensure even ripening.

Hamwe na ūgwo, mītī mīcehe nīītūmaga mūmera werūhie mbegū cia kahūa wūigananīirie.

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Kikuyu

The thrips can cause the leaves to become distorted and discoloured, reducing the tree’s ability to produce fruit.

Thrips īthūkagia mūhanīre wa mathangū na mahūa,ona rangi wamo na mūtī ūkaremwo kūrata matūnda.

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Kikuyu

Since the quality of the traditional varieties was already popular among consumers of Kenyan coffee, Ruiru 11 was developed with quality attributes similar to the traditional varieties.

Na rīu tondū kahūa ga kīmerera nī kamenyeretwo nīanyui kenya, Ruiru 11 yathondekirwo na mūcamo ūhanaine na wa kahūa ga kīmerera

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Kikuyu

Should I water my coffee seedlings?

Miūngūrwa īrī natharī-inī nībatiī kūheo maaī?

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Kikuyu

Why do coffee berries fall?

Mbegū cia kahūa igūaga kuuma mītī-inī nīkī?

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Kikuyu

Squeeze any additional air out of the bag before closing the seal. Store coffee bags in a cool, dark, and dry area.

Mbere ya kūoha, geria kūruta rīera kuuma gīkabu-inī ūcoke wūige gīkabu kīu handū hahehu, hena ndūma na hatarī na wūigū.

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Kikuyu

Coffee mosaics can be controlled by removing and destroying infected plants.

Gūceha na kweheria mathangū marīa mahutie nīkūninaga mūrimū wa coffee mosaics.

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Kikuyu

The variety is not only resistant to CBD and CLR but is also compact allowing farmers to intensity production per unit land especially in high potential areas where population is high and coffee is in competition with other crops and farm enterprises required for food security and income.

Mūthemba ūyū nīūhotaga gwītiria mīrimū ya CBD na CRL na nīngī mbegū ciagwo ikoragwo irīnyitu ikahothia mūrīmi kūona magetha maingī, makīria kūndū kūrīa gekaga wega na kūrīa itina nyingī ihandītwo o īka. kwoguo kahūa gagakorwo na ūhūrani wa mwanya gakīringithanio na mīmera īrīa īngī.

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Kikuyu

Other Crop Management Practices Influencing Coffee Yield The return of composed pulp or trash will serve as a mulch to conserve moisture as well as providing a source of nutrients.

Maūndū mangī mabata mahutagia mūciarīre wa kahūa nī hamwe na gūcokia ngore cia kahūa kuuma iganda mūgūnda-inī wa kahūa nīguo ikahūthīka ta mūceng'i o hamwe na kūhe mītī irio ciarīkia kūbutha.

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Kikuyu

If there is a consistent practice of harvesting immature cherries, it can disrupt the natural balance of the ecosystem, affecting soil health and biodiversity.

Angīkorūo mūtugo wa kūgetha kahūa gatarī keeru nīūgūthī na mbere, ūndū ūyū nīūhīngīcaga wūigananu wa maūndū mathī, ūgima mwega wa tīīri na indo iria ciīmuoyo.

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Kikuyu

Bean size is important since beans of the same size roast at the same rates.

Wūigananu wa mbegū nī wa bata nīūndū mbegū iria cīiganaine nīihīanagīra.

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Kikuyu

Is DAP fertilizer good for coffee?

Bataraitha ya DAP nī njega harī kahūa ?

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Kikuyu

Never store or keep chemicals in a coffee store. Keep fully dry coffee beans on wooden tables or floors or even in ventilated bins.They should be stirred or turned every day for 10 days before bagging.

Ndūkanaige dawa thitoo-inī ya kahūa. Hebata kūiga kahūa komithio wega igūrū ria metha cia mbaū na gaikare gakīgarūragwo gwa thikū ikumi mbere ya gwīikīra makūnia-inī.

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Kikuyu

What to do when the land is slope?

Ingīka atīa angīkorwo mūgūnda nī mūinamu?

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Kikuyu

Picking green cherries can introduce inconsistency in flavor, making it challenging for coffee producers to maintain a consistent and high-quality product.

Kūgetha kahūa geethī nogūcenjie mucamo wako na ūndū ūyū ūkaritūhīra arīmī ūkūria-inī wa kahūa karī na mūcamo mwega

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Kikuyu

Select seedlings that are about 30 - 40 cm tall, with 1 - 2 pairs of primary branches and that should have undergone sufficient hardening

Ūthure mīūngūrwa īna ūraihu wa sentimita mīrongo ītatu nginya mīrongo īna na īkorwo na kahonge kamwe kana twīīrī twīnahinya.

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Kikuyu

Be careful when mixing pesticides because they are toxic (WHO toxicity class II moderately hazardous).

Nīwega kwīmenyerera ūgītukania dawa nīūndū nī ūrogi wa kīrathi gīa kerī ūngīgūthūkīra kūringa na WHO.

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Kikuyu

Do hand weeding around the young trees.

Kamunyīre ria itina-inī cia mītī īrīa mīnini.

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Kikuyu

Cherry is sorted out before pulping, which helps to remove the immature, diseased, insect damaged and dry berries as well as the leaves, twigs and other foreign matter.

Mbegū cia kahūa icagūranagio mbere ya gūkonyorwo. Ūndū ūyū ūteithagia kweheria iria itarī njīrū, iria ndwaru, iria ithūkitio nīigūnyū, iria nyūmū ona mahuti kana indo ingī.

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Kikuyu

How to control Fusarium Bark Disease?

ūngīhota atīa kūgirīrīria mūrimū wa Fusarium Bark?

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Kikuyu

How to control pest and disease in coffee?

Njīra cia kūgitīra kahūa kumana na tūtambi na mīrimū nī irikū?

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Kikuyu

If the farm is heavily forested gradually dry existing trees about a year before planting.

Angīkorwo mūgūnda wīna mītī mīingī, hebata kūmīeheria mwaka ūmwe mbere ya kūhanda kahūa.

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Kikuyu

4 to 5 months if you want to plant them during the next rainy season, 12 months or more if you want to plant them only next year.

Mīeri īna nginya ītano ungīenda kūhanda ihinda ria mbura njūku, kana mīeri ikūmi na īri ūngīenda kūhanda mwaka ūkīte.

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Kikuyu

Do a pre-rain preventive spray before the short and long rain seasons.

Menyera kūhuhīra nīguo kūrigīrīria mbere ya mbura īringīte, mbura nini na ya kīmera.

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Kikuyu

Apply 50g of CAN per seedling six months after planting.

īkīra grams mīrongo ītano cia CAN mīeri 6 thutha wa kūhanda.

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Kikuyu

What are the common coffee diseases?

Nī mīrimū īrīkū īgūmagīra kahūa kaingī?

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Kikuyu

How to prune coffee in Kenya?

Hihi mūcehere mwega wa kahūa gūkū Kenya nī ūrīkū?

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Kikuyu

How to maintain a coffee plantation?

Kahūa kamenyagīrīrwo atīa?

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Kikuyu

Currently, the fertilizer recommended rate (RR) for coffee is 180 Nitrogen (N)- 90 Phosphorus (P)- 180 Potassium (K).

Bataraitha yagīrīirwo gwīkīrwo kahūa-inī ta ūū -180g Nitrogen (N), -90g Phosphorus (P), - 180g Potassium (K).

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Kikuyu

The highest coffee yields are obtained on freely drained soils where water is not limiting.

Kahūa kaingī kagethagwo tīīri-inī ūrīa ūtaigaga maaī na kūria gūtomaga mūno,

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Kikuyu

During dry spells, water the seedlings at least two times a week until they are well established.

Ihinda rīa riūa inene, mīungūrwa no īheo maaī maita meerī o kiumia.

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Kikuyu

Coffee berries do not generally mature all at once and berries in several stages of development are found on any given tree.

Mbegū cia kahūa itikūranagīra hamwe. Nīūhūthū gūkora mbegū cia ūkūrū ūtiganīte mūtī-inī ūmwe.

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Kikuyu

Coffee cherry production naturally decreases with age, exhaustion, and phytosanitary problems, but this kind of maintenance can help to maintain or boost productivity levels throughout the years.

Gūciara gwa kahūa gūthiaga nathī o ūrīa karakūra na gakanoga no gūceha nīgūteithagia kuongerera magetha mwaka wothe.

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Kikuyu

Below is an overview of how to harvest high-quality coffee beans:

Īno nīyo njīra ya kūgetha kahūa īrīa īgūkahe mūcamo mwega makīria.

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Kikuyu

Use drying beds that provide aeration from above and below, with a height of approximately 1 m and a width of approximately 1.2m.

Hūthīra itanda ciretīkīria rīera gūcera kuuma nathi na naiguru irī na ūraihu wa mita 1 na warie wa mita 1.2.

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Kikuyu

When does coffee mature after planting?

kahūa kajagia gūcara thutha wa kahinda kaigana atīa?

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Kikuyu

How many Ruiru coffee trees per īka?

Wagīrīire kūhanda itina cigana cia kahūa mūthemba wa Ruiru harī īka imwe ya mūgūnda?

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Kikuyu

Magnesium and sulfur have a positive effect on coffee yield and supplies should not be limiting throughout the season.

Magnesium na Sulphur itūmaga kahūa gakagīa na magetha mega na kwa ūgwo itibatie kwaga kīmera-inīgiothe.

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Kikuyu

Six weeks after sowing, the little plant comes up from the soil.

Mbegū ya kahūa yumīraga wiki ithathatū kuuma mūthi ūria yahurirwo.

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Kikuyu

Root rot: This is a fungal disease that attacks the roots of the coffee tree, causing them to rot and die.

Root rot: Ūyū nī mūrimū wa fungal ūrīa ūhutagia mīrita ya kahūa ūgatūma ībuthe na mūico gūkua.

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Kikuyu

Boron Foliar boron has a significant positive effect on coffee berry size – improving the quality grade of coffee beans.

Boron – Boron ya mathangū nīyabata mūno harī kūnenehia mbegū na kūhe kahūa gredi njega.

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Kikuyu

How do you know coffee is ready for harvesting?

Ingīhota atīa kūmenya kahūa nīgakinyu ga kūgethwo?

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Kikuyu

The optimal coffee-growing conditions include cool to warm tropical climates, rich soils.

Kahūa gakūraga wega kūndū gūtarī kūhio mūno, kūhehu no ūrugarī mūnini na tīīri mūnoru.

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Kikuyu

Which irrigation method is used for coffee?

Nīmūhere ūrīkū wa maaī ūhūthīkaga kahūa-inī?

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Kikuyu

The Potting mixture should be free from either biological or chemical contaminants.

Mūtukanio wa harīa mīūngūrwa īkūhandwo hatigakorwo na indo cia gūthūkia ta tūtambi kama thumu.

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Kikuyu

When the seedlings are ready, dig a large enough hole to accommodate the seedling’s root system without crowding it.

Mīūngūrwa yarīkia kūharīrio, enja irima inene rīkūiganīra mīīri wega ūndū ītekūhatīkana.

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Kikuyu

Potassium High supplies of potassium are needed during berry set and berry fill to maximize sugar accumulation in berry and eventual bean.

Potassium – Potasium nīyendagwo kwa wūīngī kahūa gagīkīra mbegū na gūteithia igīe sukari wakūigana.

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Kikuyu

After one year, apply 80g of NPK e.g. 17:17:17 per tree.

Thutha wa mwaka umwe, īkīra grams mīrongo īnana cia NPK ta 17:17:17 o harī gītina gīa kahūa.

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Kikuyu

Leaf blight: This is a bacterial disease that affects the leaves of the coffee tree, causing them to turn yellow and brown.

Leaf Blight: Ūyū nī mūrimū wa bacterial ūrīa ūhutagia mathangū ūkamagarūra rangi magatuīka ma ngoikoni na gītīri.

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Kikuyu

This process involves harvesting, pulping, fermenting, washing, drying, hulling, cleaning, grading, sorting, storing and transporting green beans.

Kahūa kahetūkagīra mūtaratara ūyū: kūgetha, gūkonyora, kūrinda, gūthambia, kūūmithia, kūhīhia, gūthurania na irathi, gūchagūrania, kūiga thitoo na gūkuithia karīkia gūkonyorwo.

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Kikuyu

How to dry coffee?

Kahūa komithagio atīa?

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Kikuyu

STAGE 2. 8-17 weeks (50-120 days) after blooming. The fruit grows quickly; the seed has a gelatinous consistency.

ITĪNA RĪA KEERĪ Wiki ya kanana nginya ikūmi na mūgwanja (thikū 50 -120) kuuma Ihūa rīacanūka.Mbegū īgakūra na ihenya, na īkagīa na gelatine .