Dividends From My Garden

in Silver Bloggers10 months ago

Hello beautiful people! Welcome back to my space. I am glad we made it to the month of May, and I wish you the very best that May has to offer.

One of the things I enjoy doing in my free time is gardening. The story was very different when I was much younger, smile. At that time, if I could dodge anything that had to do with planting or gardening, I would have gladly done so. This was because I felt it was just too stressful.

Now that I have grown up, the story is quite different. From the time I left the university, I began to develop a kind of love for growing plants no matter how little the space available. Maybe because I am a botanist, hehehe (but I am not practicing 🤦‍♀️).

With the way the price of foodstuffs have gone up, I am glad that I and my family are engaging in little farming activities that we do. What I and my family practice may well be considered as subsistence farming. We do not grow crops to sell, but we do share with friends.

Some of the plants we grow are cassava, cocoyam, yams, plantains and banana. We also grow vegetables like fluted pumpkin (ugu in my language), basil, waterleaf, spinach. I must not forget turmeric.

Growing these crops in the space we have inside our premises has been one of the best decisions I ever. When the vegetables are in season, I have more than enough to use and to share with others. And when it is not in season, I have enough to enjoy with my family.

I still buy a lot of foodstuffs from the market though, because no man is an island. But I am glad for the much I get from my garden.

Thank you so much for reading my post. I wrote this as my response to today's #mayinleo prompt from @leogrowth. Please leave your thoughts in the comments and I will get back to you.

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Wow soo many bananas, I actually never have seen soo many before. It’s great to see those.

I love gardening a lot and when I was little I would often plant stuffs even though we had family farm
It's a beautiful thing to do

Gardening is a lovely thing to do. It is also a very good way to connect with nature, and it feels fulfilling to be able to grow some stuff by yourself.
Thank you for your visit.

You’re a botanist?
Wow then you and I would get along so well
I love growing plants just that I get impatient sometimes
I just want the thing I’m growing to finish growing fast fast

#dreemerforlife

I just want the thing I’m growing to finish growing fast fast

I know that kind of feeling, hahaha, especially when what you planted is something you really love and it seems to take forever to grow.

And yes, I am a botanist who chose to venture into Tech, Education and Catering 😂. But my love for plants refused to die.
Thank you for visiting, my fellow dreemer.

Ahhh that’s right!! That love should never die

Is that how you grew fast fast?? ehh?? madam!

🤣🤣🤣

😒😒😒😒

You made a wise decision using that available space for planting because foodstuffs are very costly now.

Came in from dreemport.

Na just to begin farm rice and beans, tomatoes and pepper. Then plant palm fruits to be making your own cooking oil. There is nothing you will follow market people to judge unless you buy cow for milk too 😂... Don't mind me please, I'm just being naughty.

But on a more serious note, growing and consuming your food is life and it keeps the doctor away because you are eating fresh and chemical free.

You are doing well ma, well done.

Allow me to bestow on you the title of a fantabulous #dreemerforlife🤝

I LOVE your harvest.
I do lvoe growing my own fresh foods, too