Clearing Grasses Off My Farm. 👨🌾✂️🍃💚
"There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace."-Aldo Leopold.
Since I came back, I have noticed a drastic increase in the level of grass on the farm and had to clear it. If you noticed in my last update, the whole area was already bushy; this is because I have been away for a while.
Although it’s raining and the cleared bush would probably be back in no time, I am glad that the whole farm can experience some fresh breeze and my crops have a better environment to thrive in.
Aside from the above-stated advantages of clearing weeds off my farm, there are several advantages attached to this. For example, rodents don’t have a place to hide anymore since everywhere is exposed.
The barrier of the limit of access on my farm was removed, as I can freely step anywhere without being conscious of the thorns or of little snakes. Talking about snakes, there was a time I recently found a snake’s skin on the farm, which I traced around to confirm its presence but was unable to detect its hiding place.
What I suspected was that the snake had the freedom as I wasn’t around, and as soon as it sensed my presence, it left. My suspicion is confirmed so far because I am yet to see any snakes around.
My cassava stems had developed drastically with green flourishing leaves, as shown below. It is glaring that nature is smiling on them, and I hope this continues to the end. The excessive rain has really been a blessing, and I am tempted to plant more. Soon harvest would knock, just like tomato.
By the way, my tomato plant has never stopped yielding its fruits, and I can only hope to keep getting more as fruition doesn’t look like it’s stopping anytime soon.
It’s obvious PawPaw has a lot of goodies in stock, and it’s only a matter of time before the sweet, succulent fruits find their paths to my mouth. I really don’t know what mango has in stock, but the last time it yielded fruits, it was bountiful, and I can’t expect less in the coming season.
As a subsistent farmer, I will advise anyone with extra yard space or any reasonable piece of land to give small scale farming a shot. There is nothing as sweet as going to your nearby farm to harvest what others are purchasing at exorbitant amounts.
I will be taking a trip soon, and I hope I won’t miss my farm as much as I did the last time!