My vertical yam farm.
1st pix- When I was mixing soil with manure.

2nd pix- When I was transplanting from the nursery.

This is just a practical of vertical yam farm in my compound as I have 2,200 heaps of yam at farm that I planted almost the same time with this. Those ones have not sprouted as they didn't enjoy watering as I water these at home.

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Way to go! This is what I call self sustenance. Here in the abroad, food shortages are coming. It has been announced. Those of you that can farm, hunger will not know your address. Kudos!

Very commendable...to think Buhari referred to Nigerian youths as lazy is very provoking.
Please prevent all types of goats from that site especially 'she-goats' (slay queens) from eating ur money when u cash out.

I like this concept, pls do update us during harvest lets see how it went..

Nice

Okay. By the way I started around January. I was just watering it like once in a week until rain takes over.
This is more like an update. See the link to when I started. https://www.nairaland.com/6927505/vertical-yam-farming-diary

Hmm

Why not dig the ground and plant the yam since you are placing the bags on the ground.

Overall, nice idea.

Well done. Pls teach us how...your manure source, procedures etc.

Is it too late to start for this season.

Flesh and blood did not teach you this wisdom to plant yam. The wisdom must have come from above. Kudos

lwisee:
Hmm

Why not did the ground and plant the yam since you are placing the bags on the ground.

Overall, nice idea.

It was in January during the dry season. If I planted directly on the ground, the water I was using to wet it would be sinking and that would be a waste.

Sunmolar:
Well done. Pls teach us how...your manure source, procedures etc.

Is it too late to start for this season.

It is not too late. As a matter of fact, they plant yam twice in a year. One around January/February. These are the ones harvested around August/September. The second ones are planted around April/May, these ones are harvested around December/January. But the ones planted in January/February will never sprout for lack of rain until around April when rain begins. The benefit is that it would have been ready to sprout upon getting any little rain. Though, this I planted at home is getting water once in a week, unlike the ones planted in farm, that is why you can see it sprouting now with leaves. The ones in farm will just start sprouting without leaves around this period.
My source of manure is sound from refuse dump+ my rabbit faeces.

micellgevity:
It is not too late. As a matter of fact, they plant yam twice in a year. One around January/February. These are the ones harvested around August/September. The second ones are planted around April/May, these ones are harvested around December/January. But the ones planted in January/February will never sprout for lack of rain until around April when rain begins. The benefit is that it would have been ready to sprout upon getting any little rain. Though, this I planted at home is getting water once in a week, unlike the ones planted in farm, that is why you can see it sprouting now with leaves. The ones in farm will just start sprouting without leaves around this period.
My source of manure is sound from refuse dump+ my rabbit faeces.

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Thanks for responding. But are you keeping them in bags till harvest time?

Sunmolar:
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Thanks for responding. But are you keeping them in bags till harvest time?

Yes

Very nice.
Considering this option too. Do you think the bags may limit size or number of tubers? How many tubers are you expecting per bag?

micellgevity:
Yes

Nice one

I salute you

Sha no poison us with residue of cement

I love farmer babes

You try

You try

I'm gonna do this at home...

lwisee:
Hmm

Why not did the ground and plant the yam since you are placing the bags on the ground.

Overall, nice idea.

If he plants on the ground, the land will be tilled, and the number of stands that little space will contain will not be worth the energy and time put into this. Sack farming has its advantages.
- No competition among plants for soil nutrients, water, light etc. Each plant has its own space to thrive.
- It is easier to control weed and carry out other management practices such as mulching, manure or fertilizer application and so on in sack farming than planting on bare ground
- There's no limitation to farming with this method, as it is possible to farm even in urban centers, on concrete floor space and so on. You can't till the concrete floor of your compound to plant yam, but with sack farming, you are good to go.
- With sack farming within your neighbourhood, there's no fear of attack either by herdsmen or bandits, at this time that everyone is scared to go out into the bush to farm, this is your best bet.

Commendable.

PStacks:
Sha no poison us with residue of cement

Nigerians !

You just had to bring negativity

Gd concept,i will just one bag at my balcony

jeff1607:


Nigerians !

You just had to bring negativity

That's how unreasonable Nigerians can be sometimes. while others see a half-filled cup of water as half full (positive mindset), we see it as half empty (negative mindset), the more reason we are where we are.

We need an update on the harvesting period. Way to go

Just got mine planted


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Nawaaaa oooooo
I never knew yams can be planted in a sack

micellgevity:
My vertical yam farm.
1st pix- When I was mixing soil with manure.

2nd pix- When I was transplanting from the nursery.

This is just a practical of vertical yam farm in my compound as I have 2,200 heaps of yam at farm that I planted almost the same time with this. Those ones have not sprouted as they didn't enjoy watering as I water these at home.

Please is there any way I can contact you?

Nice idea.
All the best OP.