Greetings!
When I retired from my 8 to 5 job two years ago to try my luck in countryside living one of my goals was to plant vegetables and eventually attain vegetable sustainability. Now, I realize that it is easier said than done, but, if you love what you are doing the word "hard" is none existent because of the joy that is brought by success and that's what happening to me right now. I now know that it is not easy to attain "sustainability" but I do love what I am doing so it automatically ignores how hard it is.
My current tomato plants are starting to bear fruits and soon they will wither so this early I am now planting the second batch of tomatoes for the year. In planting the tomatoes, I adapted a technique that I used more than a year ago (check the images below).
This month the rice harvesting season has just concluded and it means people with goats will let their goats roam around rice fields. It means that I have to put fences around my Calamansi so that the goats will not be able to get close to my Calamansi. I used hog wire for the fence (check the images below).
One of the advantages of planting calamansi is that it is not a very demanding plant when it comes to fertilizer. Calamansi can be fertilized quarterly with an amount of 50g-100g of ammonium sulfate (21-0-0) or urea (46-0-0). The amount of fertilizer can be increased after two years. Check the images below on how I fertilize my calamansi plants. I used UREA (at 50g on each plant).
The joy of being a farmer is when you see your crops start to germinate, develop leaves, and eventually grow last September 24, 2023, I planted my first-ever cassava plant (my very first ever). And now they already developed some leaves (which make me very happy and excited).
And here it is now nine days after I planted it last September 24, 2023. It already has multiple leaves growing simultaneously. It is such a joy looking at your crops growing healthy.
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
If you do what you love with pleasure, it is the greatest joy in life. I congratulate you for having faced the challenge of doing something you really want to do, not many people dare.
I didn't know that tomatoes were germinated that way, I was always curious. So I'm going to try at home, thanks for the information.
I agree, it is the greatest joy ever. Thank you for dropping by.
By the way, this will be the third time that I am going to germinate my tomatoes, it is so satisfying seeing them germinate. Have a nice day ahead.
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You're welcome, it is always my pleasure to take part in this Garden Journal Challenge. Oh yes, I also entirely forgot about the weekly #creativegarden every Sunday, thank you for the heads-up @riverflows have a nice day ahead.
Things seem easy at first but can be challenging. Glad you are still very positive of your decision to start a sustainable living in the countryside. Your cassava is sprouting, yay! I wonder how long it will take for it to grow taller and start bearing fruits/root crops🤔
Yep, I am glad that I am still seeing positive future after my decision to live in the countryside. Cassava takes a long time before you can harvest, about 10-14 months. But you can cook its leaves as "Laing".
That's the good thing, no regrets :)
Oh, I thought only gabi can be cooked as laing. I am yet to try or taste cassava leaves cooked that way :)
Same here, at first, I thought gabi is the only one cooked as laing. You've got to try it, it is as good as laing na gabi.
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hi buddy, nice work
Thank you. Have a nice day ahead.
Saludos amigo wuau tremendo espacio para sembrar,me encanta la forma de sembrar el tomate, voy a tomar ese tips.
It's not easy but it's worth the effort when you start getting your crops. Greetings @afterglow
Indeed, it is always worth the effort. Good morning. Thank you for dropping by.
I never thought of growing tomatoes that way, and I guess why not? :)
They do germinate, I have tried it twice already, this is now the third time that I am going to plant tomato this way.
I'm really happy that I stumbled upon this😁
I am glad that you like bit. Have a nice day ahead.
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I'm happy to see someone planting plants and seeds from the fruit itself, if it works then it's very profitable, you don't have to buy ready-made seeds.
Hopefully it will bear much fruit in the future.
Yeah, hopefully they will bear a lot of fruits. Thank you for dropping by. Have a nice day ahead.
Hi @afterglow. Very good for your decision, although growing is not easy. I admire you, keep going!
Thank you @multifacetas I will do my best. Thank you for dropping by, have a nice day ahead.
I love the joy you find in gardening. It IS a hard job, but sometimes a 9 - 5 job is way harder because there is no joy in it. Thanks so much for being such a valuable part of our community, @afterglow. Your passion is inspiring and your engagement does not go unnoticed.
Thank you. I agree that it would be harder if there is no joy in it. It is always a pleasure to be part of this amazing community, I learned a lot about gardening, and sometimes the members' blogs would remind me of some of my plans that are already forgotten. I hope that my passion for gardening will not fade away since gardening is one of the means I am using to support my family. Thank you for dropping by @riverflows and have a nice day ahead.