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One of the veggies I love so much in my food, aside from the very popular pumpkin, is bitterleaf. I love that leaf so much, particularly its bitterness, and so I decided to grow it in my small space.
First Stage:
As you can see in the video, I had to locate a neighboring compound that has it in excess to cut the stem. Yes, it's planted through the stem and not the seed.
Just as I was discussing with @humbe when she asked if it doesn't have seeds or if it's not grown with seeds, I mentioned that I had seen mature plants produce flowers, which suggests that it has seeds. However, I haven't seen it grown via seeds. Maybe one day, I’ll try that and see if it’s possible.
That particular evening, I went to the compound, took permission from the owners, and cut five stems. The cutlass I used wasn't very sharp, as the owners don't use it for farming; they just keep it in their house. So, I had to apply pressure when cutting and trimming it to create a sharp edge, which would allow it to stay in the ground more easily when planted. I hadn’t handled a cutlass for a long while, so it made me reminisce about the days of farming back home in the villa.
Second Stage:
The second stage, which is mostly the last stage, involved digging a hole with a shovel and placing the stems inside while they were standing up. It’s not laid on the ground and completely buried—no, it's placed in a vertical form, either at 90° to the ground or at 45°. In fact, any way it's placed is acceptable as long as the stem is not completely buried underground.
Why?
The thing is, bitterleaf is a stem plant because the leaves, which are the main part, spring up from the stem. From the standing stems, new growth sprouts out as the pinned stem in the ground gains stability. Although, if it's completely buried, it will still sprout, but it’s going to take a longer time to grow strong, unlike the one that’s standing.
I used a shovel to dig the ground because the soil was so hard that the stems couldn’t penetrate easily when I tried forcing them into the ground.
I was confident about the survival of the plants, even though there was no rain for a week after I planted them. I supported them with early morning watering for about three days before the rain returned.
Last week, when I went to check, I was delighted to see some sprouting from the stems, which means germination has begun. I can't wait for the time when it will have grown enough leaves for plucking and use in cooking soup.
Are you conversant with bitterleaf, how is It planted in your part of the world?
Thanks for reading.
All photos and videos are mine
Great to see the process and the full plant where you got the sticks Kingsleyy.
I'm sure we have this in South Africa now that I got to see it with leaves.
I was surprised when you acted novice on it. That plant is an African thing.
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Lol but yours was just sticks. How was I supposed to know. Maybe the English name got me confused.
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This is the botanical name; Vernonia amygdalina
From now henceforth, I'm going to be calling it with that name
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Kingsley, the farmer. You are doing well ooo.
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Thank you auntieeee
You are welcome.
Wow
Congratulations to you.
I love bitterleaf, and I take my time to plant it wherever I have the opportunity to.
I am sha in a new location and don't have access to plant.
So,you will be sending me some often oo
Igbo people, they don't joke with veggies.
Well well, search around and cut the stem without permission. They won't query you, you're government pikin. Lol😅
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I don't have a place to plant oo
You better get ready to be sending me some jare.
Distance no far.
You're living in tiled compound?
Big woman
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All this make you no send bitterleaf
Smh
Plant in bucket oooh!
Yes, it's plantable in buckets but don't allow it to overgrow😂
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Make sure you wheeze some and drink water
It's medicinal
Yeah, I heard the water is medicinal too... especially to ladies. Let me stop here first😅
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We never harvest yam, now it's bitter leaf. You're doing well.
I've seen my dad plant it several times.
He usually plants a stem that's stout like the combination of all the five stems you planted here. The plant grows strong enough for him to tie the cable for spreading clothes.
Aside using bitter leaf for making soup, it has other medicinal uses as well.
Well-done once again
That one that's not used to the tie rope, it must be a gigantic one.
I'm not surprised, there's a Yoruba thing attached to leaves and herbs 😅
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This is impressive work o bro. Well done.
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I planted this at my backyard sometimes ago but it didn't grow.🥲you are doing well though
I'm sure you didn't do it well, I mean, you planted it playfully and it decided to show you play 😅
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When did u become a farmer overnight?
Na yesterday's night oooh!
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So this is the process? I've never actually seen a person plant bitterleaf before.
Hahahaha!
City people are too much in this platform 😅.
So you don't have it in your backyard?
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