Cultivo de Yuca… Actividades Educativas. Yuca Cultivation... Educational Activities.
Aprovecha, siembra y cosecha… Take advantage, sow and harvest...
Hello dear Steemians!... To complement some school activities we decided to make a small garden at home, to successfully conclude these activities that were pending the activation of the quarantine last March 2020...
The purpose of this small project is to learn concepts and practices, to connect us with the personal or family economy, to develop habits of care and environmental responsibilities, to develop us as people responsible for our own sustenance and a healthy and conscious consumption of a healthy and balanced diet.
We were organizing seeds of various types to do this work and a neighbor gave us some cassava stalks, so we decided to start with the cassava, because we could not leave it for long, the stalks get dehydrated and end up drying out.
In a space that was already prepared I began to sow the stems. To cultivate yucca it is recommended to do it when the rains start, we are in the middle of summer and that means I will have a lot of work since I must keep the soil humid all the time.
Once I finished planting all the stems I stopped for a moment to look at how it looked and I was very happy to see that the work looked good. As you can see in the photo the sun is quite strong, this is how it is every day and this is a risk for the crop since the adequate temperature for these crops is 25 to 29°C and currently we pass the 32°C in the midday and early afternoon hours.
As you can see I have prepared my own watering can, to keep the plants constantly watered to keep them cool and at a suitable temperature. Another of my advantages is that there is a large tree that gives them shade almost all day long.
Cassava needs enough light to grow and flower well, it must have at least 10 to 12 hours a day and this rule is fulfilled in my country Venezuela. As fertilizer I will start certain organic waste such as shells from other foods, egg shells and even coffee grounds in controlled quantities.
Fuente de Fotos: Propias capturadas con una cámara Síragon.
Modificado el tamaño: Con el Programa Paint.
Photo Source: Own photos captured with a Síragon camera.
Modified size: With the Paint Program.
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Hola @elmundodexao, buen aprendizaje...
Hola @elmundodexao, otro alimento que disfrutaras de tu propia cosecha…
Qué bien @elmundodexao, voy estar pendiente.