Cassava: from Harvest to Germination
Greetings!
It has bee a while since posted an update on my vegetable garden. It is already rainy season here in our region and it is a good thing that I harvested my cassava crops right at the beginning of the rainy season. I planted the cassava last September 2023. It takes 10 to 14 months before it is ready to harvest.
Uprooting
Below is a gif showing how I harvest Cassava. Uprooting is the normawal way of harvesting Cassava but it depends on the soil. If the soil is sandy the Cassava can be pulled right aways. But if the soil is clay pulling it up is not advisable since all of its root crops will surely snap and will be left at the soil.
Separating the tubers
After I uprooted all my Cassava crops I have to separate the tubers from the stem using a bolo or a knife. Separating the tubers is an easy task because it is not a delicate rood crops and very easy to clean too. Check out the gif image below where I am separating the tubers from the stem.
Storing the tubers
Since the tubers are not a delicate root crops any dry container would do as storage container. Usually, I am seeing Cassava farmers storing the tubers just inside a shade or roof and sometimes it doesn't need to be covered.
Cutting the stem for germination
Cassava is one of the most resilient and easy to propagate crops. Once you harvested them you can now cut the stem in a desired length and then germinate so that they can be planted once again (and the cycle continues). Below is a gif image where I am cutting the Cassava stem for another cycle of cropping.
Germinating the stems
Germination the stem is a very easy task. You just need a clean container and then put all the stem in it and put water then wait for them to develop roots. When the roots are the size of the length of a rice grain they are now ready to be planted.
That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.
I am a Computer Engineer, blogger, farmer, gardener, father, and husband. I love countryside living, nature, and farming (rice/vegetables), and I have two decades of experience as an I.T. professional
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Boiled cassava with sugar is the product of your harvest.😁😁
Yes, it is a good combination.
Indeed.😊 Have a nice day ahead.😊
Back the my father used to plant cassava, pantawid gutom and we are harvesting thru uprooting
This is one of root crops na easy itamin, less maintenance.
Antay ka na lng harvest
Yes, tama, kahit hindi lagyan ng fertilizer okay pa din ang ani.
Oo, Ani ka na lng, tapos tusok ulit 😁
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Hi, good cassava harvest, I love fried cassava, nice post my friend.👍👍👍
Same here, I also love fried cassava, the best.
I have never had cassava but I am sure it is a delightful root to have. It looks so easy to grow and harvest. Enjoy!
Yes, it is super easy to grow and harvest.
cassava for cassava cake. the easiest is to thoroughly boil and eat with sugar toppings.
na miss ko tuloy kumain nyan bossing.
Same here, naglalaway ako habang tinatype ko ang blog na ito, lalo pag isabay mo pa sa kape, ahahay...
ahuy! paano nyo ba niluluto ito dyan?
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Most of the time nilalaga. Minsan gine-grate tapos ini-steam. Minsan ginagataan. Minsan ginagawang "nilupak" or "nilubyan". Masarap din syang gawin suman.
It seems easy for you to do all these from harvesting to germination. In case someone who has never done it, you can guide him properly to do it. Love you GIFs. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for the support @diyhub.
Yes, it is quite easy to do it and I would love to guide anyone who wants to learn it.
Thank you 😊