One of the things I was most excited to do here was have a garden. And here it is. We started it when the rains came with black-eyed peas. I wanted to do beans so they could fix nitrogen in the soil. Then when they are 10-50% to flower I'll do a double dig and plant tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, etc...
I have started the double dig here. It's a lot of work. First you add a one inch layer of compost. Then, dig 12" deep and loosen the soil another 12 inches down. Here, 12 inches down you hit rock. So we did 12 and will try again after this first round of crops.
We also are doing peanuts.
I have a tomato. They grew in my compost pit on accident. I throw old water from the "kitchen sink" (read: bucket). The seeds then germinated and I got tomatoes!
Termites are a big problem here. My fence posts have been up for about six months and are already completely rotten and need to be replaced. So I decided to plant moringa trees instead. First you soak the seeds for 24 hours.
Then, you plant them one inch deep.
Then they grow. :) They are supposed to grow very quickly. Hopefully I'll have an update soon.
My chicken had chicks. All of those are not hers. She was chosen to be the mother out of all the chickens. I'm not sure how she (and me) got so lucky. But there she is! Isn't she a good mom?
On a sad note, my dog died. But the next day Mouta and Boukari found a puppy. So that was good. Isn't she cute?
Bukari really thought it would be fun to take a photo with the turkey. I was scared. But he just grabbed it.
She is already tangling with the rooster.
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Love your pfarm! It's BIG! I love seeing your "hood"!
That rooster pic is awesome :) And it does look like your chicken is a very good mom! So do you keep your chicken inside your fence? Or how do you make sure no one takes your chicken? I like your garden, I wish I could have one of those at my house!
It's kind of like my dog. The chicken stays at my neighbor's house. He gives her shots and food. I just get to say she's mine. :)
I'll be interested to see how quickly the miringa trees grow. With turkey, dog and chickens you'll soon have a real menangerie to go with your pfarm. Do you do the digging or can you get the boys to dig for candy. That's a nice tomato, so the soil must be pretty good. your mother hen does look like a good mom. I always enjoyed the way they led their chicks around. Thanks the the pics, they give us a much better idea what your village is like. How well can you communicate now with the locals, eg Bukari and Mouta.
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