GETTING MY SACK-PLANTED TREE CROPS TO FRUITING STAGE

I have been thinking of solutions to get a particular growing mango tree  to fruiting stage   - would be very interesting to see mango fruits on the trees planted  in sacks..

I have planted  mango, almond, bush mango, pawpaw and one other tree with big leaves, all in sacks. I have three mango seedlings.

One of the mango crops has passed the seedling stage to tree stage. The challenge is that apart from its root threatening to burst the sack, the mango tree appear too slim - it's now almost two and half  years old.

The root obviously need bigger soil mass for expansion. I planted the local variety of tree crops
because they easily germinate. The trees would likely need to grow tall and sturdy to start fruiting. - -

I have thought of transplanring the mango tree into  a large drum . Pending the time I get such drum I decided to put a tyre or is tire on the sack to hedge the soil from falling apart when the sack tears completely -  It was quite a challenge as the sack couldn't be carried up to put the tyre from the base.

Apart from being too heavy to carry, the sack is also torn and would likely tear completely if carried.

So I had to put the tyre from the top of the growing tree to the base around the sack - so the soil can still be hedged together if the sack tears completely. It was well worth it - didn't  know I could do it alone until I made the effort.

OTHER ACTIVITIES
I needed to get some soil to fill up a sack. The shovel came in handy -  - no garden tool could have done it faster  - of the ones I have - I then planted pepper and vegs.

OTHER GIST
By the time I rounded up the tasking work in the garden, I was so tired and famished that I could barely stand straight.

I dont even know which was more  whether the hunger or the tiredness. How I longed to reward my tired body with pounded yam and garden-rich vegetable soup o but I suspected I might pass out due to hunger or tiredness or both before I finish preparing the meal.

So I rewarded my worn-out body with boiled yam and fried egg garnished with garden condiment. By the time the meal was ready I could barely stand straight - I ate sha and my body recouped some energy  - so I write.

As revitalising as gardening is, it's when one consistently does the tasking aspects that the body protests. Thank God the hunger of today though intense  just pinched me but didn't actually slap me before I finished today's gardening and cooking to eat😀.

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