Hello Garden Lovers!
I see the amazing things you all do here. I'm delighted to be part of this community as I get to see stuff I really wish I could do at home.
But guess my disappointment? Flood!
For more than a decade now we've been battling with flood and its effects. My area was quite green, with every house having its own garden. The soil is quite good, and we used to plant varieties of crops. You could stroll into any compound and you'd easily find plants of pepper, okra, maize, tomato, beans, yams (of various varieties), pumpkin, spinach, plantain, banana, orange, mango, coconut and even palm fruit trees.
However, all that has changed since feeder roads were created through the area to link up with the major road. I don't really know which company handled the project but, we've never had it good ever since due to heavy flooding that comes especially during this rainy season.
Most houses have been badly affected causing their owners or inhabitants to vaquate. Spaces that used to be a beautiful garden have become an eyesore.
Lucky for us a little space is still available, but due to the flood, crops don't really thrive again. However, we still manage to plant some like plantains, cassava, cola, guaver, cocoyam, a few sweet yams (which hardly survives), and okra.
Successive government administrations have not been able to help. It has been disastrous as you can see in the photos.
Anyway, today was a bright and beautiful day. So I decided to go check out how the surviving crops are doing, especially the plantains. I was happy to see some bunches!
My cocoyams and cassava are having a good time, as well. 😂
Urbanization is good. However the plans have always been badly executed. Those who handle the contract, sometimes compromise their professional standards and practice. Today, home gardens have been cleared by erosion due to frequent flooding. We now have to buy most of our food crops and spices at the market. Cost of food in the market has gone so high, and more and more areas are being turned into real estates. This is fast relegating farming, even mini ones, to the rural areas.
We're still counting on the government though.