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The viability treatment for my seeds worked very well, and you can see how a good number of my veggies germinated.
These are barely two weeks, the Lagos spinach all growing very well.
The potatoes in sacks have equally picked up and are all growing fine.
The tomatoes planted on the ground are already producing flowers, meaning that in a short while I will be having some tomatoes growing here.
The only crop with issues is a portion of my tomatoes. This is the very first time I have experimented with growing some veggies in my garden, and most of the reasons why I chose to do this are because of the potential flooding that happens here in my garden. When you have a garden and your crops are growing on the ground like this, the rainwater can fill up the whole space and wash away your garden.
Getting inspiration from the internet, where I have seen people growing tomatoes, potatoes, and others in sacs, I have actually adopted those methods and tried to see if I can grow some veggies in sacs too.
While I had some free moments yesterday evening, I decided to do a little work in the garden. Hand-weeding the growing veggies and others. It was while I was working that I realized that the sac tomatoes weren't going well.
I tried to find out the reason why and the answer to this wasn't far away.
Take a look at the massive progress of the tomatoes planted on the ground here since I had planted some on the ground and others in
Here are the other ones planted in sacs. There is a clear difference in growth between the two, the ones in sac have experienced stunted growth and yellowing of leaves, they couldn't grow beyond certain limits ever since I have planted them.
The challenge has been that we were unable to get as much sand to fill in the sacs. Whenever you want to plant any crops in sacks like this, a very deep sand filling is required. The sack must contain some soil to at least 7-10 inches above ground level so that the roots of your veggies can be able to penetraate deep into the soil.
The tomatoes in the field are doing very well, while these ones are stunted in growth because their roots cannot grow into the shallow soil. I may have to source for more fertile soil to fill these sacks if the veggies will grow well.
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Wow. With everything you've shown us, it is obvious that your hard work is paying off despite the challenges. We love that you experimented with different growing methods and the progress is great. Well done. ma'am.