I engaged in yam cultivation with my mum this year,and it yielded us a fruitful harvest.
Firstly, it all started in clearing and burning of the bushes at the farm land
Secondly, making the ridges and
Thirdly, putting in the yams deep inside the ridges.
Lastly wait for the appropriate time to made the harvest,which involves making the weeding, that’s removal of unwanted weeds from the farm land,that’s also a way to keep the farm clean .
It takes a period of 7 to 8 months before the harvest commences, depending when and the months you did the cultivates.
HOW WILL YOU NO THE APPROPRIATE TIME TO HARVEST ?
That’s simple, once you started noticing that the yam leaves are drying off,then you know that your yam is ready to haverst, but as for me after the drying off,have to wait for another extra 2weeks or more before harvesting to make sure all goes off.
HARVEST TIME
It involves a lot of stress, especially now were in dry season and the ridges stiff and hard to dig on,so this year to makes things easier for my family, we decided to higher some labourers and also with the help of my mum and I the harvest went easier and fast.
Sometimes some of the yams we be hard to uproot,which will lead me pouring water inside the yam holes,to avoid the yam breaking when forcing it out. That’s how the process continues till the whole yams are done uprooting them.
Another stressful part is that I have to be carrying the yams out to a safer and road side from the farm land ,were it will be easier for the cyclist to take it home.
My mum did the packing of the yams inside the bags,and the cyclist have to take it home with his motorcycle (BIKE or OKADA,BUS )depending how big your yam was, but this year it takes us 2 days to finish up with the uprooting.
Getting the yam home safely, them we have to arranged the whole yam in our family barn,putting palm leaves on the top for shield to avoid sun contact with the yam which might leads to the yam damages.
Finally, the yam is ready to eat, and my mum did the selling in the market and that’s were the WEALTH appears.
I hope I made your day with my little experience, try cultivate yam or any crop at all and due have the experience. @UchechukwuEnem , @Sagir , @EmekaUlor @OSAMA , @user_not_found , @MortenSI , @ @TraciC @HelloSamsonR , @Sagi , @user_not_found
Yam is stressful, consumes a lot of energy,takes time and less,but I bet you, if you did that you have nothing to regret especially when it yield fruitful produce.
Thanks everyone for reading.
Below are some of the pictures, my mum did the shot
