CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: The fruit skins have a deep yellow with a deep crimson/red blush with whitish/yellow lenticels. 
Kikuyu: Makoro ma Haden nī ma rangi wa ngoikoni īrahenia na mīkurura mītune mīcamu īkūnīkītwo nī makanyakanya merū kana ma rangi wa ngoikoni.
English: The flesh is deep yellowish orange, juicy and with an excellent aroma.
Kikuyu: Nyama ya iembe rīrī nī ya rangi wa orange, īī cama na mūnungo mwega mūno.
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Sabre mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Sabre?
English: Sabre is a high yielding and early harvesting mango variety. 
Kikuyu: Sabre nī mūthembe ūciaraga mūno na ūkūraga tene kīmera kīambīrīria.
English: The tree is medium size and fairly resistant to diseases. 
Kikuyu: Mūtī wa sabre ndūnenehaga mūno na nī wītiragia mīrīmū wega.
English: It is used as a rootstock to other mango varieties. 
Kikuyu: Gītina gīa Sabre nīkīhūthagīrwo gūciarithania maembe mīthemba īngī.
English: The Sabre is an excellent rootstock variety that is used to create dwarfism in other varieties. 
Kikuyu: Sabre nī mūthembe wī gītina kīega kīa ndūire kīrīa kīhūthīkaga gūkuhīhia mīthemba īngī ya mīembe.
English: The fruits are medium sized (average weight 180-290g), kidney-shaped with a prominent beak (average length 11.8cm and width 6.9cm). 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma sabre nī ma ūnene wa gatagata-inī (gramu 180-290), memūhano wa higo na mūthia mūcomoku (ūraihu wa sentimita 11.8 na wariī wa sentimita 6.9).
English: They are yellow-green with a reddish blush. 
Kikuyu: Makoro nī marangi wa ngoikoni na ngirini na mīkurura mītune.
English: The flesh is deep orange, juicy with moderate fibre and a turpentine after-taste
Kikuyu: Nyama ya iembe rīa sabre nī rīa rangi mūcamu wa orange, rī mūcamo mwega na ndigi nini na nīrītigaga mūcamo wa turpentine kanua.
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Peach mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Peach?
English: Peach also known as Zill Mango is a high yielding and early mango variety. 
Kikuyu: Peach nī mūthemba wa iembe ūīkaine ta Zill ūrīa ūciaraga mūno na ūkūraga tene kīmera-inī.
English: The peach tree has a medium size and are fairly resistant to diseases. 
Kikuyu: Mūembe wa Peach ndūnenehaga mūno na nī wītiragia mīrimū.
English: It is a common stock used as a rootstock to other mango varieties.

Kikuyu: Nī mūthemba ūhūthīkaga kaingī ta gītina gīa gūciarithania mīembe mīthemba īngī.
English: The fruits are small sized with an average weight of 80-100g. 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma peach makoragwo manini na makinyagia ūritū wa gramu 80-100.
English: They are round-shaped with a depressed beak (average length 5.8cm and width 3.9cm). 
Kikuyu: Memūhano wa mūbira na mūthia ūtarī mūcomoku (ūraihu wa sentimita 5.8 na wariī wa sentimita 3.9).
English: They are brown-green with a reddish blush. 
Kikuyu: Ikoro nī rīa rangi wa gītīri kana ngirini na mīkurura mītune.
English: The flesh is deep orange, juicy with fibre and a sweet-taste
Kikuyu: Nyama ya īkoragwo na rangi mūcamu wa orange, mūcamo mwega na nīrīrī ndigi.
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Kitovu mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Kitovu?
English: Kitovu mango is a local mango variety commonly grown in Uganda and Tanzania. 
Kikuyu: Kitovu nī mūthemba wa kīndūire ūrīa ūkūragio mūno mabūrūri-inī na Uganda na Tanzania.
English: Kitovu is a high yielding and early variety (December-April). 
Kikuyu: Kitovu nī mūthemba ūciaraga mūno na ūkūraga tene kīmera-inī. (Dithemba nginya April)
English: The fruits are small sized (average weight 100-150g), kidney-shaped with a prominent end (average length 6.8 cm and width 4.9 cm). 
Kikuyu: Maembe ma kitovu nī manini(ūritū wa gramu 100-150), mūhano wa higo na mūthia mūcomoku wega (ūraihu wa sentimita 6.8 na wariī wa sentimita 4.9).
English: They are yellow-green with a greenish blush. 
Kikuyu: Makoragwo marī na rangi wa ngoikoni na ngirini na mīkurura ya ngirini.
English: The flesh is deep orange, juicy with fibre and a turpentine after-taste. 
Kikuyu: Nyama ya kitovu īkoragwo īrī ya rangi ni ya icungwa rigwatu, mari cukari na ni mari cama muno
English: The tree is medium size and fairly resistant to diseases. 
Kikuyu: Mūembe wa kitovu ndūnenehaga mūno na nī wītiragia mīrimū.
English: It is used as a rootstock to other mango varieties
Kikuyu: Nī mūthemba ūhūthīkaga ta gītina gīa gūciarithania mīembe mīthemba īngī.
English: What are the features (yields, average weight and flavor) of Kimji mango variety?
Kikuyu: Nī ngumo irīkū (cia maciaro, ūritū na mūcamo) ikoragwo na maembe mūthemba wa Kimji?
English: Turpentine also known as Manila mango variety is a high yielding variety that can withstand high salt levels compared to the rest. 
Kikuyu: Mūthemba wa maembe wa Turpentine ūrīa woīkaine ta Manila ūciaraga mūno na nīūhotaga gwītiria tīri wīna cuumbī mūrūrū gūkīra mīthemba īngī ya maembe.
English: The fruit is small, round to ovate in shape and yellow in colour. 
Kikuyu: itunda nī inini rīa gīthiūrūrī kana mūhano wa itumbī rīcomoku na nī rīa rangi wa ngoikoni
English: The yellow flesh is extremely fibrous, with a common classic flavour. 
Kikuyu: Thīinī wa itunda riri rangi nī wa ichungwa na nīrīrī ndigi mūno na rīrī mūcamo ūmwe ūkūrīkanīte
English: Some turpentines carrying a stronger resin component while others sweeter, and with tolerable fibre. 
Kikuyu: Turpentine imwe nī irī resin īna hinya na iri ingī nī irī cama mūno, na ndigi bacirīre
English: The tree exhibits dwarfing characteristics and fairly resistant to diseases. It is used as a rootstock to other mango varieties
Kikuyu: nī wītiragia mīrimū na nī ūhūthīkaga ta gītina harī gūciarithania mītī īngī
English: What mango varieties are dwarf?
Kikuyu: Nī mīthemba īrīkū ya maembe ikoragwo mīkuhī?
English: Dwarf varieties include Peach and Sabre, they have been developed by Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO).
Kikuyu: Mīthemba īno mīkuhī ya maembe nī hamwe na Peach na Sabre, īrīa īthondeketwo na īgathuthurio nī Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO).
English: The varieties are developed by grafting superior varieties onto local varieties.

Kikuyu: Mīthemba īno īthondeketwo na gūciarithania mītī mīega ya kwendeka na mītī ya tene.
English: Dwarf mango trees are ideal for small backyard gardens and their compact nature means that they will only reach 10 to 13 feet (three to four metres) tall.

Kikuyu: Mītī īno mīkuhī nī mīega mūno harī mīgūnda mīnini na nīūndū wa ūnyihu ūyū nī kuuga atī īgūkinya fiti 10 nginya 13 (MITA 3 nginya 4 harī ūraihu)
English: Their small size also means that you can easily cover them with netting to keep the birds away or grow them in a greenhouse in cooler climates.
Kikuyu: Ūnini ūyū wa matunda maya nī mwega tondū nī ūkūmahumbīra na neti nīguo kūgirīrīa nyoni kana gūkūrīria thīinī wa greenhouse kūrīa kūrī rīera rīega
English: Which varieties of Mangoes Grown in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī mīthemba īrīkū ya maembe ikūragio kenya?
English: Mango varieties grown in Kenya include Apple, Ngowe, Kent, Keitt, Tommy Artkins, Van Dyke, Haden, Sensation, Boribo, Sabine among others. 
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya maembe īrīa īkūragio Kenya nī ; Apple, Ngowe, Kent, Keitt, Tommy Artkins, Van Dyke, Haden, Sensation, Boribo, Sabine na mangī maaīngī
English: Main characteristics that differentiate varieties are the fruit shape, size, aroma, sweetness, colour, fibre content, taste, seed size and resistance to diseases. 
Kikuyu: Maūndū ma kŪrora nīgūo gūtigithūkania mīthemba ya maembe nī mūhianīre wa itunda, ūraihu, mūnungo, cukari, rangi, mūigana wa ndigi, cama, ūnene wa mbegū na gūītiria mīrimū
English: Proper selection of a mango cultivar for production has to take into account the following criteria:

Kikuyu: Ūgīcagūra ihembe rīa kuhanda rīna maciaro mega no nginyagia ūrore maūndū maya:
English: good adaptation to the local conditions (e.g. rainfall and dry periods)

Kikuyu: Gūtwarana wega na rīera rīa kūu (mbūra na hīndī ya riūa)
English: alternation of flowering and fruiting

Kikuyu: Gūcenjania harī kūruta mahūa na kūruta matunda
English: tolerance to pest and disease infections

Kikuyu: Gwītiria tūtambi na mīrimū
English: designated use and market requirements
Kikuyu: Ūrīa itunda rīrenda kūhūthīrwo na ūrīa thoko īrenda
English: Mango varieties in Kenya
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya maembe īrīa rīa īī Kenya
English: Kenyan mango varieties also referred to as mango cultivars, are divided into 3 categories.  
Kikuyu: Mīthemba ya maembe gūkū Kenya nīūīkaine ta maembe ma kūhanda īgayanītio maita matatū
English: There are:-
Early maturing – these mango cultivars mature from November to mid-January.  
Kikuyu: Na nīmo:- 
Marīa maciaraga tene- maembe maya maciara kwambīrīria kīa November ngigya gītagatī kīa January.
English: In this category, we have Haden Mangoes, Ngowe Mangoes, Dodo Mangoes, Kensington Mangoes, Zill, and Apple Mangoes.   

Kikuyu: Harī kīwango gīkī nīharī maembe ta Haden, Ngowe, Dodo, Kensington,Zill na ma Apple
English: Midseason – These mature between mid-January and late February. 
Kikuyu: Maembe marīa maciaraga gatagatī-inī ga kīmera - maya makūraga gatagatī-inī ka mweri wa Janūari nginya mwisho-inī wa Feburuarī
English: Under this mango cultivar category, we have Sabine Mangoes, Peach Mangoes, Sabre Mangoes, Tommy Atkins Mangoes, Matthias Mangoes, Irwin Mangoes, Van Dyke Mangoes, Boribo Mangoes, and Smith Mangoes

Kikuyu: Harī mūthemba ūyū kūrī maembe ta Sabine Peach, Sabre, Tommy Atkins, Matthias, Irwin, Van Dyke, Boribo, na Smith.
English: Late maturing – There mature between Late February and April. They include Kent Mangoes, Sensation Mangoes, Zillate Mangoes and Keitt Mangoes.
Kikuyu: Maciaraga macereirwo kīmera-inī- maya makūraga mūicoinī wa kīmera, Janūari īgīthira nginya April. Maembe macio hamwe na Kent, Sensation, Zillate na Keitt
English: What optimal ecological requirements for cabbage?
Kikuyu: Hihi nīmaūndū marīkū maria matūrigicīire magīrīire ūkūria-inī wa kabicī?
English: 700 – 2,200 metres above sea level altitude.At least 500 mm of rainfall.16 – 20 0C growing temperature.
Kikuyu: mita 700 nginya mita 2,200 igūrū wa iria. Mbura ītanyihīire 500 mm na ūrugarī wa ithimo cia 16 degree Celsius
English: Well drained sandy or silty loam soils.High organic matter content.pH range 6.0 – 6.5
Kikuyu: Tīri ūraikūrūkia maaī wega kana tīri mūirū mūhinyu. Tīri mūnoru mūingī na ūrūrū wa gītagatī kuuma 6.0 pH nginya 6.5 pH.
English: What are the growing requirements for cabbages in Kenya?
Kikuyu: Nī maūndū marīkū mabataranagia ūkūria-inī wa mboga būrūri-inī wa Kenya?
English: Cabbage is a cool season crop which requires an optimum growth temperatures range of 15- 20° C. 
Kikuyu: Mboga nī mūmera wa kūndū kūrī heho na ūbataraga ūrugarī wa ithimo cia kuuma 15°C nginya 20°C
English: Head formation reduced at temperatures higher than 25 degrees Celsius. 
Kikuyu: Gūkūmba kwa mboga  nīkūnyihaga ūrugarī ūngīthiī makīria ma 25°C
English: It requires adequate well distributed rainfall. 
Kikuyu: Ībataranagia mbura ya kūigana
 kīmera gīothe.
English: Moisture levels are especially critical during the early stage of the crop growth. 
Kikuyu: ūigū wa tīri nīwa bata makīria kīambīrīria-inī kīa gūkūra kwa mūmera
English: If the levels are low, irrigation should be used to supplement and relive the moisture stress.
Kikuyu: Angīkorūo tīri ndūrī na wūigū wa kūigana, hebata gūitīīrīria maaī nīgūo kūehereria mūtangīko owothe ūngīrehwo nī wagi wa maaī.
English: What is the recommended fertilizer rate for cabbage growing?
Kikuyu: Hihi nī mūigana ūrīkū wa bataraitha wagīrīire kūhūthīrwo mūgūnda-inī wa mboga?
English: Apply 2 – 3 handfuls of manure per planting hole (8 tons/īka) and 2 half-litre water bottle tops (10 g) of DAP per planting hole (80 kg/īka).DAP should not be applied on acid soils, use DSP, TSP or NPK .
Kikuyu: Īkīra ngundi igirī nginya ithatū cīa thumu o irima (ūū nīkuga ūkūhūthīra tani inyanya cia thumu kūhanda īka ya mboga) ūcoke wongerere ngūnīko īmwe ya cuba ya maaī(gramu ikūmi) ya bataraitha mūthemba wa DAP irima-inī rīu (ūū nīkuga kiro mīrongo īnana cia bataraitha nīikūhūthīka kūhanda mboga īka īmwe). DAP ndīagīrīirwo kūhūthīrwo mūgūnda-inī ūrīna tīri ūrūrītio nī acid, hūthīra bataraitha mīthemba ya DSP, TSP kana NPK.
English: Only thoroughly decomposed manure should be used to avoid possible introduction of cutworms in the field.
Kikuyu: O thumu ūrīa mūhīu wega noguo ūbatiī kūhūthīka nīguo kūgirīrīria kūrehe igunyū mūgūnda-ini.
English: The DAP fertilizer should be mixed thoroughly with the soil to avoid possible scorching of the seedlings.
Kikuyu: Bataraitha ya DAP yagīrīirwo gūtukanio wega na tīri nīguo ndīgacine mīūngūrwa
English: When is top dressing done and  which fertilizer should be used in top dressing of cabbage?
Kikuyu: Bataraitha ya mathangū īkagīrwo ihinda rīrīkū na nī īrīku njega gūīkīra Kabici-ini
English: The crop should be top dressed with CAN fertilizer in 2 splits to avoid nutrient loss through leaching as well as excessive soil salinity.
Kikuyu: Bataraitha ya mathangū ni CAN na yagīrīirwo gūīkīrwo maita merī nī ūndū wa kūmenyerera gūte īrio cia bata harī mūmera na cīngīura kūhetūkīra maaī maingī kana uongerere ūrūrū tīri-ini.
English: The first split is applied at a rate of 10 g/plant (100 kg/īka) 2 – 3 weeks after transplanting.
Kikuyu: Rita rīa mbere yagīrīirwo nīguīkirwo gramu ikūmi harīo mūmera (100kg/īka) wiki 2-3 thutha wa kūhanda
English: The second split is applied at a rate of 20 gm/plant (200 kg/īka) at the onset of head formation.
Kikuyu: Rita rīa kerī yagīrīirwo nīgūīkīrwo gramu 20 harīo mūmera (200kg/īka) rīrīa mboga īrakūnja.
English: Placement method is preferred over broadcasting as it is more effective and economical
Kikuyu: Gūīkīra bataraitha gītinaini nīyo njīra īrīa njega tondū  nīnyihagia hathara
English: What amount of manure should I use to plant cabbage?
Kikuyu: Njagīrīrwo kūhūthira thumu ūigana atīa kūhanda kabici?
English: At planting, apply 2 – 3 handfuls of manure per planting hole (8 tons/īka) and (10 g) of DAP per planting hole (80 kg/īka).
Kikuyu: ūkīhanda īkīra ngundi 2-3 cīa thumu o harī irima rīa kūhanda (tani 8 harī īka) na giramu ikūmi cia DAP o harī irima rīa kūhanda. (kilo 80 hari īka)
English: What are the deficiencies of potassium in cabbage?
Kikuyu: Hihi ūnyihu wa Potasium wīyonanagia atīa harī Kabicī
English: Potassium (K) deficiency can result in marginal necrosis and lower head quality, but its excess can cause the heads to open (NB: Fertilizer application rates is guided by soil and leaf analysis
Kikuyu: Potassium īngīnyīha harī mūmera nīigiragīrīria mboga gūkūmba wega. ūingi wayo nītumaga kabici yatūke
English: Which material should I use in cabbage mulching?
Kikuyu: Nī indo irīku cingītūmīka kwarīra kabici mūceni?
English: Mulching of the soil with material such as crop residues, compost or plastic sheeting to reduce water loss, splashing and break some pest life cycles
Kikuyu: Gūtandīkīra no ūhūthire mahuti ma mīmera, thumu kana minyore nīguo kūgirīrīria kūra kwa maaī, na kūraga tūtambī
English: What nutrients are important in cabbage production?
Kikuyu: Nikī mboga ībataraga nīgetha ikūre wega?
English: Cabbage needs plenty of nutrients. NPK is needed for head formation. 
Kikuyu: Mboga ībataraga bataraitha ya NPK nigetha īkūmbe wega.
English: However, excess nitrogen (N) may cause loose head formation and internal decay. 
Kikuyu: No nitrogen nyingī no īgirie mboga īkumbe wega na kūbutha thīinī.
English: Potassium (K) deficiency can result in marginal necrosis and lower head quality, but its excess can cause the heads to open. 
Kikuyu: Potassium īngīnyīha harī mūmera nīgiragīrīria mboga gūkūmba wega na īngīingīha no yatūke
English: The plants have high Sulfur requirement; sensitive to deficiencies of Calcium, Magnesium, and Boron.
Kikuyu: Mūmera ūngīgīa sulphur nyingī ni unyihagia magnesium na boron.
English: What are the water requirements for cabbage production?
Kikuyu: Mboga ībataraga maaī maigana atīa nīguo īkūre?
English: The optimal amount of rainfall required for Cabbage during the growing period is 500 mm.
Kikuyu: maaī marīa ībataraga ni mirimita 500.
English: Regular watering ensures uniform.Watering should be reduced as crop matures head formation, prevents head splitting and increases the size of the head.
Kikuyu: Gūitīīrīria maaī ūrīa kwagīrīire gūtūmaga kabici ikūre cigananīirie. Wagīrirwo nikūnyihia maaī oūrīa mboga īraneneha kugirīrīria gwatūka na nigetha kabici īnenehe.
English: Excessive watering increases water logging hence deficiencies of Magnesium and Phosphorus.
Kikuyu: ūgunyu mūingī nī utūmaga tīri ūnyihie Magnesium na phosphorus.
English: Use potable water for irrigation for food hygiene.Irrigation can be overhead, drip or furrow
Kikuyu: Hūthīra njīra cia kūhe maaī ūgīthamagia nīguo ūhote kwīiga ūtheru. No ūhūthīre jeti, mīberethi ya kūhe maaī kana mītaro.
English: How do I control weeds in cabbage production?
Kikuyu: Ingīgirīrīria ria atia ūrīmi-inī kabici?
English: Weed control is especially important early in the season when weed competition can substantially reduce vigor, uniformity, and overall yield.
Kikuyu: Kugirīrīria ria rīria rīrī inini nio njīra īrīa njega rītanathūkia na kūnina hinya wa mīmera.
English: Weed control is especially important early in the season when weed competition can substantially reduce vigor, uniformity, and overall yield.
Kikuyu: Kūrīmīra nīgwabata makīria kīambīrīria-inī kīa kīmera rīrīa ria rīhotomagia mūkūrīre wa kabici na thutha-inī maciaro moothe.
English: Optimal production of these Brassica leafy vegetables depends on successful weed control. 
Kikuyu: Nīguo ūgīe na magetha mega ma kabici wagīrīirwo kūeheragia ria wega.
English: Weeds reduce yields by direct competition for nutrients, water, and light.
Kikuyu: Ria rīnyihagia magetha nīūndū wa gūtharana na mīmera irio, maaī na ūtheri.
English: Should I remove all crop residues of the previous crop from my filed before planting cabbage?
Kikuyu: Ninjagīrīirwo kūeheria mahuti mothe ma mīmera īria īrahandītwo mbere ya kūhanda mboga?
English: All crop residues should be removed and destroyed by burning or burying in deep pits. 
Kikuyu: Mahuti mothe ma mīmera ya hau kabere yagīrīirwo nīgūcinwo kana gūthikuo irima-inī rīriku.
English: This helps prevent last season’s pests including caterpillars, aphids and beetles re-infesting your new crop and also control fungal and bacterial diseases.
Kikuyu: Njīra īno īteithagīrīria kūnina tūtambi tūrīa tūrarī hau mbere, tūgunyu na mīrimu yothe īngītambio harī mīmera mīerū
English: How do I prevent weeds on my cabbage?
Kikuyu: Tūngīgirīrīria ria atīa mūgunda-inī wa mboga?
English: Thorough land preparation, example: by plowing and harrowing 
Kikuyu: Kūharīria mīgūnda wega ta gūcimba na kūhūra hianyū
English: • During the seed bed preparation, make sure that the seed bed is free of weeds. 
Kikuyu: ū kiharīria tuta wagīrīirwo nigūtigīrīra ndīrī na ria ona hanini
English: • Place the fertilizer where the crop has the access to it but the weeds do not. 
Kikuyu: īkīra bataraitha hakuhī na mūmera harīa hatarī na ria.
English: This allows the crop to be more competitive with weeds. 
Kikuyu: Īno njīra īteithagia mūmera gūtharana na ria wega
English: • Maintain cleanliness on the drainage canals 
Kikuyu: Tigīrīra mītaro ya gūte maaī nī mītheru
English: • Keep the surroundings of your farm free of weeds, unless they are maintained and intended as habitat for natural enemies 
Kikuyu: Iga mūgūnda waku ūtarī na ihinga cia ria ūtangīkorwo ndūkwenda gūtheria na ūrenda gūthondeka imamo cia thū
English: • Mulching: Use rice straw as mulch to partially control weed. 
Kikuyu: Kwarīra: hūthīra mahuti ma mucere ta kwarīra nīguo kūgiria ria kūmera.
English: Apply straw perpendicularly to the rows at a rate of 5 t/ha. 
Kikuyu: Banga mahuti ma mūcere gatagatī ka mīmera mūigana wa tani ithano harī hectare īmwe
English: Apply mulch within a few days after transplanting. 
Kikuyu: Arīra thikū nini thutha wa kūhanda
English: • Crop rotation. Do not continuously plant crucifers in the same field. 
Kikuyu: ūgacenjania mīmera yaku ndūgacokie mūmera ūrī barī īmwe na ūcio uma ho
English: • Regularly monitor the status of your crops
Kikuyu: Ikara ūkiroraga mīmera yaku ihinda kwa ihinda
English: What are the mechanical.physical ways of controlling weeds on my cabbages?
Kikuyu: Ni njira īrīkū cia macini kana cia moko cia kugirīrīria ria kabici- ini ?
English: Hand weeding. The weeds are easier to control in their earlier growing period. 
Kikuyu: Kurīmira na moko- njīra īno īgiragia ria gūkūra rīrī inini.
English: Do not let the weeds to flower. 
Kikuyu: Ndukareke ria rīkūre nginya rīīkīre kīro
English: Remove them from the field before they start to flower. 
Kikuyu: Rīeherie rītanagīa kīro
English: Weeds bearing seeds should not be placed in compost since seeds may not be killed in the process of decomposition. 
Kikuyu: Ria rīrī na mbegū rītikaigirīrwo handū harī na thumu tondū mbegū ndīkuaga handū thumu ūrabutha.
English: Otherwise, compost might be a source of reintroduction of weeds into your fields.

Kikuyu: Ona kūrī ūguo rī, thumu no ūkorwo kīhumo kīa ria.
English: • Hoeing, mowing, and cutting
Kikuyu: Gucimbūrania, kūrima na kwenyūranga ibūru.
English: How do I know that my cabbages are ready for harvest?
Kikuyu: Ingīmenya atīa kabicī nī nginyu kūgethwo?
English: Maturity Period: 2.5 – 4 months after transplanting depending on variety and location 
Kikuyu: Mboga īkūraga na mīeri 2-5 kuuma gūthamia tuta-inī kūringana na mūthemba kana kūrīa īkūrīirio.
English: • Maturity: When the head becomes firm 
Kikuyu: Gūkūra : kīongo kiomīrīria
English: • Harvest the heads before they pass the prime stage to avoid cracking or splitting 
Kikuyu: Getha kabici itanakīria kahinda gagukura nīguo ndīgatūke.
English: • Cut heads at the base and leave the outer leaves to protect the head and keeping it fresh 
Kikuyu: Getha mboga itanakīria kahinda gagukura nīguo ndīgathūke.
English: • Avoid bruising the head as it encourages rotting
Kikuyu: Menyerera kūguraria mūtwe wa mboga rīrīa ūrakūmba nīguo ndūkabuthe.
English: What is the average yield of cabbages per īka?
Kikuyu: Īka īkūraga kabici cigana atia?
English: Yields: 15 – 68 tons per īka (depending on the variety and crop husbandry)
Kikuyu: īrutaga tani 15-68 kūringana na mūthemba wa kabici na ūrīa ītungatītuo.
English: How to prepare land for planting?
Kikuyu: Mūgūnda wa kūhanda mboga ūharagīrīrio atīa?
English: Cabbage is a shallow rooted plant; therefore, deep tillage is not required.
Kikuyu: Kabici ndirī mīri mīriku, kwoguo, hatiri bata wa kūrīma ūrikītie mūno.
English: How do I prepare land for transplanting of cabbages seedlings?
Kikuyu: Ūharagīria atīa harīa urathamīria mīungūrwa?
English: Plough and harrow the field until the soil is fine, level and free of weeds and plant debris. 
Kikuyu: Cimba na ūhure hianyū wūigananie na weherie ria na mahuti mothe
English: Form the bed with a plow by opening furrows to a depth of 20 cm during the dry season or at least 30 cm during the wet season
Kikuyu: Thondeka tuta na theci na ūkare mīkaro ya 20cm hīndi ya riūa na 30cm hīndi ya mbura
English: What are the steps for nursery establishment?
Kikuyu: Nī makinya marīkū wagīrīirwo kūrūmīrīra ūgīthondeka tuta?
English: Prepare a seedbed of 1 m width and of a convenient length.
Kikuyu: Thondeka tuta ya uraihu wa mita īmwe na wariī kuringana na mūigana wa mbegū ciaku
English: Make drills on the seedbed at a spacing of 10 – 20 cm apart.
Kikuyu: Thondeka tūrima tūnini utigithūkanītie na sentimita 10-20.
English: Thinly sow the seeds in the drills and cover lightly with soil.
Kikuyu: Rekia mbeū tūrima-īni ucoke uthike na gatīri kanini
English: Use certified seed with special attributes, such as tolerance/resistance to pest and diseases and high yielding.
Kikuyu: Handa mbeū irīa hetūkie, irī  na ümīrīru gwītiria tutambi na mīrimū na iciaraga wega.
English: The seed rate is about 100-120 g/īka (depending on variety (F1/OP) and spacing).
Kikuyu: Īka īmwe ībatiī kūhandwo ngiramu 100-120 kūringana na muthemba(F1/OP) na ūrīa watigithūkania
English: What are the management practices in cabbage nurseries?
Kikuyu: Ūmenyagīrīra mboga atīa irī tuta-inī?