Harvesting Pea Eggplants During Dry Season (Garden Activities 13 March 2024)
Dry season is a tough challenge on farming land. In fact, there are always wild plants that survive to enjoy the harvest.
Today I visited my land which is not far from my house but I had to ride a motorbike to get there. I noticed the season has become dry season in my area. It hasn't rained for more than a month.
I also monitor the land that I rent to other people. The tenant said that temporarily the farming land could not be planted due to the extreme dry season.
This land is 400 meters wide. I bought it two years ago for $3000. And, this year it can be sold again for up to 3 times the original price.
The land is completely dry without any rain. Sometimes, it will rain with light intensity even though it is the dry season. I hope there will be rain, also so that my organic garden next to my house can become stronger.
As you can see, this land is completely dry. Also, the weather was very hot even though it was still early in the morning. Even though my land tenant does not cultivate this land, there are some wild plants that survive.
Local basil plants are old and provide lots of seeds for planting. I will plant these seeds later.
The wild plants I mean here also include banana plants. There are many banana plants that we didn't plant but are growing well.
You see there are several banana bunches that have grown big (but can't be harvested yet).
Well, back to the main topic that I mentioned in the title of my blog. I will harvest pea eggplants or also called bitter eggplants and turkey berries. I've also posted several times about recipes for pea eggplants.
Shaped like peas, but the inside is like eggplants, but the taste is a bit bitter. Pea eggplants can be great if mixed with other protein ingredients such as tofu or tempeh.
Pea eggplant plants are able to survive dry season conditions. Like what I found in this land.
I found lots of pea eggplants and I couldn't stop myself from picking them pea eggplants. That's a lot! In fact, I could only pick half of the big tree because the weather was very hot and dry.
I also took a banana leaf to put my harvest on. While at home, I weighed them and I got a total of 2 kilograms.
Per kilo, pea eggplants can be sold for $0.6 per kilo. But I decided to only share it with my family and neighbors. 😊
I love arranging these pea eggplants like a bunch of flowers 🌸🌸🌸. I decorated them with wildflowers I found around the land.
Well, if you want to know the pea eggplant recipe, you can check my old post HERE.
Even though it's dry season, there's a lot to be thankful for like what I got today. Well, next time, I will post an update on my organic garden! See you! 😊🍃🍃🍃
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Buying land is always a very good investment, how great that in such a short time you have tripled your investment
What a pity that it is not raining, the lack of rain is fatal for farmers, not to mention the plants.
It's good that despite the dry season you have had a good harvest.
Thank you very much dear friend @anggreklestari for sharing this experience
On dry season we have to search more for the solution 😊
400 meter wide land in just $3000
Is it possible that you forgot to add one more zero?
Its great and all your plants😋
nope, I just right. Because the land is still in the country side area so the price still cheap 😊 in big city yes, more zero number added
your garden full of source of life :D you no need to go to market for life :D
yes I tried to put more veggies, my fav 😊
Land is such a great investment which always increases in value. Glad you found something to pick despite it being so dry 😊 Take care...
yeah land js good investment 😊
I love banana can survive and bearing fruits 😊
Wow what a wonderful friend, in my previous house I also had some fruit plants, it was a hot city but there were good fruits, I miss that, now where I am everything is concrete and walls ... it's time to go to buy the eggplants.
😊 some plants and fruits are survive in hot dry area 😊
Drought kills plants many times, but they are so noble that they sprout again with love and water we can save them 😊✨
You've been curated by @plantpoweronhive! Delegations welcome!
Saludos amiga, lo importante es que a pesar de la sequía tienes amor por tu terreno y sacas de el color. Un abrazo 🤗
It seems that Binjai is also experiencing drought due to the very intense heat. it seemed like the sun was right above our heads. However, you can harvest in quite tough conditions when the heat is at its peak.😆
This activity is also very good for our health because when we go over such a beautiful place, see the trees, see the flowers and break things from here and take them home, it is very good.
That what its name, Pea Eggplant. We have lots of that kind of plants here, but this is my first time to know that this is pea eggplant. ☺️
Having a land is also a good kind of family investment not only for money but also for time, courage, and fucos to achieved our goals in terms of gardening. I already see the success of the place Ma'am particularly in your Garden. ☺️
I love how you always take time to arrange the subject of the post in a beautiful way, with flowers for decoration! It adds so much life to my Feed and a much needed break from AI generated images.
Too bad about the dry season, it really is tough, I know! have you ever tried focusing on growing dry land herbs in these areas? Lemon grass might be a good option as it can survive heavy rains as well as dry times and is great for cooking.