Temperature is the very important factor in raising a crop in order to have a good harvest. It is one of some requirements needed by a plant. Philippines grow in many notable potential economic species but not all kinds of plants can survive in a tropical climate similar in our country. This are classified as Cold Season Crops that can tolerate light to moderate frosts, but intolerant of high summer temperature. It is defined as plants that grows best in with 60-65°F. Fruits like strawberry, green apple, grapes, tangerine and vegetables like broccoli, lettuce, spinach, the cabbage family, and cauliflowers requires lower temperature in order to grow, these plants are usually raised in high lands and have provided an aesthetic appeal in gardens of planting. If the climate needed by this Cold Season Crops will not be followed the plants may result to a bitter taste, or bolt to seeds rather than producing edible parts.
But because of the advent of today’s technology, published books and conducted studies or research, cold season crops are now possible in tropical climate like Philippines most especially in Camarines Sur who happens to have farms that are planting cold season crops. LRV AGRI-SCIENCE FARM (San Bernardino, Calabanga), LIBREJA AGRIVENTURE (Pinit, Ocampo, Camarines Sur), CARMELS FARM (Binanuanan Sur, Pili, Camarines Sur), SAVE OUR LAND (Cadlan, Pili, Camarines Sur), ORGANIC AGRICULTURE CBSUA (San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur) are one of the farms that are planting these mentioned Cold Season Crops.
Camarines Sur produces cold season crops that are feasible because farmers are using certain processes in order for it to adapt to its climate and sustain its life in a tropical environment. Acclimatization is a process wherein a plant is exposed in the environment’s climate for a certain period of time and then keep into a cooler temperature until it adjust to the climate, while some farmers uses green house in order to maintain the life of the plant, it caters cooler temperature that is ideal to the need of the plant. Aside from this kind of process the plant also need some factors to sustain its life, this are the time management wherein the farmer must put up a lot of his time and effort in raising such kind of crop, manage the water and soil requirements. Fertilizers application and formulation takes an important role in the growth of the plant to attain its quality. It can be considered as a very potential money earners for those farmers and businessman.
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