SEE HARVEST OF COCOYAM THIS APRIL IN MINI-GARDEN

There's this sack in my mini-garden with Cocoyam crop growing - I think I planted it  first quarter of last year.

The sack it was growing in has become worn out. So before moving the soil into a new sack I decided to harvest the Cocoyam.

It's my first time harvesting Cocoyam- It was somewhat difficult getting out the Cocoyams because they were bigger than expected.

Actually after I harvested tuber yams  some months ago and size wasn't impressive at all - I went to do some fact-finding. In a video I watched on YouTube, the promoter said NPK fertiliser should be added to the soil in the sacks the yams are planted.

I didn't want to use fertilizer gor my plants but organic manure. Since  soya bean chaff is a good source of nitrogen, I started using in manuring in addition to other kitchen wastes.

Long and short is that protein sources are nitrogenous - just as protein helps the human body grow, it also helps plants grow. So the wastes from protein foods  in the household when used in manuring, are converted to nitrogen that help plant grow.

Can you see how big my Cocoyam is? From one small sack o -  when I become a full-fledged farmer ehhhnn!, you will see mighty bigger cocococoyams, yams, plantains etc

I will cook only a little  of this harvest, I am going to dry and powder the Cocoyam. What for? Food grown in healthy ways can be used for herbal remedies for curative purposes or stabilising good health. That is all I will say for now.

Meanwhile using the sack gardening to learn practically and grateful for whatever harvests- hence the excitement. Even if outcome ain't right, at least I learn why not  - this mini-gardener is feeling good!

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