Greetings!
Last week and a couple of days the water has not been very predictable (when it comes to rain in the rain). Last week was raining more and with that rain came some problems for my vegetable garden like the attack of caterpillars and the fast growth of wild grass and weeds on my vegetable garden including in my little Calamansi farm.
Also this past week and the previous days before I wrote this blog I tried to be productive by working hard on my vegetables and it is a good thing that the rain not only brought the caterpillars but also some welcome development some of the Moringa that I planted last month have already germinated.
Aside from the positive development that was brought by the rain here are some of the chores and updates that I have done in the past weeks and past few days on my vegetable garden (in chronological order).
September 7, 2023 - Moringa
It was on September 7 when I noticed that some of my Moringa started to germinate or develop some leaves. To be honest, the ones that I expected to develop new leaves were not the ones that have developed new leaves. Check the photos below.
September 8, 2023 - Green Chili, Tomato, Bottle Gourd, Eggplant
On September 7, I noticed that some of my crops are now starting to flower (Green Chili, Tomato, Bottle Gourd, and Eggplant). when I saw those crops starting to flower they brought a lot of joy to me because they were the ones that were attacked by the caterpillars that were brought by the frequent rain. Check the photos of the flowers below.
Green Chili
Tomato
Bottle Gourd
Eggplant
September 14, 2023 - Erecting posts for my little Calamansi farm
Was on September 13 when I asked one of my relatives to cut from bamboo to be used as posts on the fence that I am going to build around my little calamansi farm. On the next day, September 14, we erected all the posts when our bare hands since the soil is still soft that has brought by the frequent rains.
September 15, 2023 - Preparing the soil for transplanting Mustard and Snow Cabbage
On September 15, I was finally able to prepare the soil for transplanting my Mustard and Snow Cabbage which was days overdue. Prior to preparing the soil for transplanting, I have to get some soil on a nearby creek about 100+ meters away from our house. I got more than 100 kilos of soil which I transported using my scooter. Prior to getting the soil I also bought some black back to be used as a container for the soil. After filling the bags with soil I still got plenty of soil left that I am going to use on transplanting Mustard and Snow Cabbage on other locations.
The soil that I fetched from a nearby creek
These are the black bags that I bought
Putting the soil in the black bag
I filled 20 bags with soil
September 15, 2023 - Trying to germinate Cassava
On September 15, my wife arrived from my son's school carrying Cassava cuttings. I have been planning to plant some Cassava so I a very happy when I saw what my wife had brought home. I immediately put the Cassava cuttings in a container half-filled with water and waited for the cuttings to germinate.
The Cassava cuttings that my wife brought from school
Then in the afternoon, I secured bamboo posts in place using a huge hammer weighing about 15 kilos. You may notice on the gif below that it looks like I am just toying with the hammer but it is not, you actually get tired with just 3-4 smashes.
September 16, 2023 - Transplanting Mustard and Snow Cabbage
Transplanting Mustard and Snow Cabbage has been long overdue. So overdue that they are now growth stunting. It is a good thing that I was finally able to transplant them after a few days of delay. Check the photos below. I actually did not transplant all my mustard and snow cabbage into a black bag because it consumes a lot of soil. I only transplanted 10 mustard seedlings and 10 snow cabbage seedlings.
Mustard
Snow Cabbage
September 18, 2023 - Moringa
Have you seen the photos of my Moringa on top of this blog? Those were taken last September 7, 2023. And today, September 18, 2023, eleven days after here they are now.
September 18, 2023 - Green Chili, Tomato
Have you seen the photos of my Green Chili and tomato on this blog? Well, they were taken last September 8, 2023. Check their photos for today (see photos below).
Green Chili
Green Chili
Tomato
September 18, 2023 - Small leaves coming out on the Cassava cuttings
I was surprised by how fast Cassava cutting develops young leaves. I just soaked them in water two days ago and here they are now.
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
