1999 Annual Report for FW99-025
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 1999: $1,500.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2001
Region: Western
State: American Samoa
Principal Investigator:
Leone Greenhouse
Summary
A screen house will be built to allow for year-round tomato production. Unlike traditional screen houses built from expensive, permanent materials, this screen house will be constructed from PVC and grommeted draping screen cloth connected with hooked elastic cords. Crops will be protected in normal bad weather conditions, but the cloth can be easily dismantled in more extreme conditions. Plants will be fertilized with chicken manure from the producer’s poultry farm. Three tomato crops are expected each year.