It is nice to be back! It has been months since I stopped planting vegetables because of the rice farming season. I think the last time that I spent some time planting vegetables was in November of the last year 2022 since it was the month when my rice farming season started now that rice farming season is officially over for me I now have the time to plant some vegetables for my family.
To begin with, I first bought some seeds from one of the most famous seed sellers in our country. I bought Bottle Gourd, String Bean, Okra, and Snow Cabbage. Sad to say I forgot to buy Mustard and Green Pepper. I think I'll just buy some when I get to the market.
Getting the soil
One of the things that I like about vegetable gardening here in our town is the abundance of soil to use. This time I chose to use porous soil which I got from the side of a nearby river. I used a hoe (photo below) to dig and a shovel to put the soil on the bag so that it will be easier to carry.
Below is the photo of the soil and the hoe that I used to dig the soil
Below is the photo of the soil that I dug and the shovel that used
Preparing the pots
In planting the seed I got some empty containers from one of my elder sisters. I love using this kind of container since it is very durable and is way cheaper than buying commercial pots. These pots are used as containers of soy sauce, vinegar, fish sauce, and detergents. In preparing the container I just removed the upper part of the container put some holes at the bottom and it is done.
Below is the photo of the containers that I am going to use in planting the seeds
Here they are now after I removed the upper part
Here's one of the containers with holes at the bottom
Adding some natural nutrients to the soil
Since I got plenty of rice straw from my rice crops I decided to get some, slice them, and then combined them from the soil that I got from a nearby river. Rice straw is a nice source of Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium.
These are the rice straws that I got from my rice crops
And here are the rice straws after I sliced them into smaller strips
Combining the soil and the rice straws
In combining the soil and the rice straw I added the rice straws little by little to that the rice straw will not overpower the soil while mixing it well with my bare hands.
Putting the mixture into the pots
In putting the soil into the pots I did fill them to the brim so that the soil will not erode when watering. I actually prepared fifteen pots for the vegetables that I am going to plant (Bottle Gourd, Okra, SNow Cabbage, and String Bean.
After filling up the pots with the soil mixture
The seeds
Just like I said earlier the seeds that I am going to plant are Bottle Gourd, Snow Cabbage, Okra and String Bean. Botther gourd have a germination time of 10-14 days (it will be quicker when soak with water overnight before sowing) and can be harvested within 60 days. Okra has a germination time of 2 days to 12 days and can also be harvested within 60 days. Snpw cabbage has a germination time of 4 to 19 days and can be harvested within 70 days. String beans for a germination time of 5 days to a maximum of 10 days and can be harvested within 50 days.
Below are the seeds that I am going to plant (snow cabbage has no photo)
Creating tags
Since I have a knack of forgetfulness I made tags for each of the seeds that I am going to plant.
Below are the tags that I made
Sowing Snow Cabbage seed (Pechay)
Of all the seeds that I am going to sow today, the seed of the snow cabbage is the tinniest (see photo below).
Snow cabbage seed
The hole is an inch deep
Done sowing
Sowing Bottle Gourd seed (Upo)
The bottle gourd's seed is probably the largest seed of all the seeds that I sowed.
Bottle Gourd seed
One-inch hole
Done sowing
Sowing the String Beans seed (Sitaw)
String beans are probably one of my most favorite vegetables to sowing and nurture because they are very generous in producing fruits.
String Beans seeds
Into the hole
Done sowing
Sowing the Okra seeds
Ojra is also a very generous fruiting vegetables, they just keep on producing fruits until they die, aweseome.
The Okra seeds
Into the hole
Done sowing
Watering
After sowing all the seeds I just watered them all generously
Finished Product
And it is done...
Watering Schedule
I mentioned earlier that I have a knack for forgetting things so I made a watering schedule...
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
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I am a Computer Engineer, blogger, farmer, gardener, father, and husband. I love countryside living, nature, and farming (rice/vegetables), and has two decades of experience as an I.T. professional
