CLIMATE CHANGE NOT DISADVANTAGE FOR SMALL GROWERS

f you are a gardener, you need not worry about Climate Change in your farming activities  - in fact it can be to your advantage - how?

Firstly Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. It is caused by the collective human activities particularly industrial activities.

It could then result  among other things in rain not falling  at all or at minimal levels at the season it is expected to fall heavily in a region or rainfall occurring at a season  when it is not expected.

For instance until about 10 to 15 years ago, you hardly have rain in December, January, February in Southwest, Nigeria.

Since majority of farmers even commercial ones in many African countries depend on rain-fed production, certain periods are used for land preparation and planting. But with Climate Change rains may or may not fall when expected and temperatures can be much higher or lower than expected.

It cost so much to put in irrigation systems and staff to operate such in large farms. But if you are a small  grower, go ahead and plant when you want - you shouldn't depend on rain-fed agricultural production. If rains do not fall when expected, wet your plants - the work will not kill you😄. If rains fall even when not expected, good for you -saves you time, efforts and water.

The advantage is that you will be able to grow lots of crops anytime of the year with ow without rain. But do note that the importance of rains must not be underestimated - plants thrive better with fresh rain water than with wetting from other water sources.

Thankfully I did  some planting in January in my mini-garden, so when rain fell in February even when not expected it was advantageous.

Usually rain would start Mid-March to late March in Southwest. But it seems the rainy season is starting early - ths first week in March it has rained  significantly-at least twice.

This Monday morning I thought rain would fall, it hasnt yet so I watered the plants -  whether rain falls or does not, for you gardener, nothing spoil- your crops should still blossom except those ones wey no agree to grow normally like my rounded tomatoes😆

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