🌱 HELLO HIVE! 🌧️✨
It's the perfect season to return to the soil and nature is giving us good signs already with early rain blessing the land once again, it is time to make the most of the early rainfall and the fertile soil to cultivate some fresh vegetables.
(New shoots reaching toward the light — the magic begins here.)
I have taken advantage of this period to cultivate African Spinach(efo tete), popularly known as efo tete by the Yoruba, and so far, the result has been encouraging! Here’s a quick look at the early growth stage of my small farm:
(Early signs of life. Each leaf is a promise of harvest to come.)
Here is a look at its early growth stage on my farm and how much benefit the early coupled with the fertile soil has had on this vegetable 🌿☘️.
(The bed is filling up — looking lush already.)
🌿 Why African Spinach?
It thrives in early rainfall
It grows fast(max 1 months)
It's perfect for local dishes from soup to stir-fries.
It's rich in iron and vitamins.
💬 Over to You, Hive
Are you planning to plant anything this season, or are you holding on for now?
What vegetables thrive the most during the early rainfall in your part of the world?
Drop your thoughts in the comments, and we will see what others are planting around the world at that point.
Let’s grow together 🌱🌧️