ipil-ipil

This tree is found in nearly all tropical countries where it is known by different names, such as lamtoro in Indonesia, ipil-ipil in the Philippines, and guaje in Mexico.

Chapter 4 1994

Depending on the availability of materials, animal manure can be substituted with fresh leaves of nitrogen-fixing trees like Leucaena (ipil-ipil) and/or Gliricidia (kakawate) or with green grass clippings and/or fresh weeds.

Chapter 4 1993

In the methods being advocated here, the inputs required are bones, wood ash, eggshells, mudpress (by-product of sugar mills) or compost, ipil-ipil (Leucaena) leaf meal or fish meal (only in places where they are readily available).

Chapter 2 1993

· Place the undecomposed mater composed materials like ipil-ipil leaves or any recommended leguminous leaves, grasses and weeds next Cover the organic wastes with a thin layer of soil.

1. Basket Composting 1992

Basket composting is the process by which your decomposable home garbage, garden and farm waste and leguminous leaves like ipil-ipil are allowed to rot in baskets which are half-buried.

1. Basket Composting 1992

Stakes of ipil-ipil are drawn to the ground until about only

Chapter 9 1992

Upon decomposition, the branches and leaves of ipil-ipil are incorporated into the soil to serve as fertilizer.

Chapter 9 1992

This is fequently done with leaves such as ipil-ipil.

1. Basket Composting 1992

Sometimes, bananas are used instead of ipil-ipil and there are cases also where the combination of the two is being practiced.

Chapter 9 1992

The ipil-ipil trees are cut at a certain height, usually a little shorter than a man's height and the leaves and sprouts are continually pruned for forage.

Chapter 9 1992