September is usually the peak of rainfall and this year is not different from others, the rains could gets so heavy to pull up tress and roof of people's houses. The rains can start falling and last for hours trapping us at home unable to go out or do any other outdoor activities.
This is what I work up to meet with this morning. The storm was abit heavy and have pulled up my bitterleaves veggies tress, the fluted Pumpkins veggies was almost uprooted alongside with it.
This is equally the time of the year when I am often unable to grow the other kinds of vegetables as my place of abode is often water logged. Currently the water is almost at my knee levels and I have to wait for it to be drained before I can step out. Due to poor draininges homes gets flooded easily whenever the rains are heavy like this. Since this is one of the most affordable houses I can get, relocation or getting a new home will be more expensive and not feasible for now.
Bitterleaves and the fluted Pumpkins are the only veggies here that often grow above the ground and won't be bothered by any excess water in the compound. Rather than staying without planting no veggies I have nurtured these very ones that have been consistently serving my vegetables need.
I could use them interchangeably for soup or the combination of both of them. Bitter leaves are useful as antimalarial and whenever the children are feeling feverish conditions it often helpful for both prevention and treatment
Fluted Pumpkins on the other hand are blood booster.
Been very useful and not easily disturb by rains I have kept this two not until last night that the storm brought them down.
I decided to harvest off the veggies on the fluted Pumpkins for soup before I can think of how best to rearrange the setup and bring the bitter leaves up again. I just hope that the pumpkins will survive this fall as it was almost uprooted from the ground. Meanwhile the bitterleaves can be replanted using any cut out stem from the plant
