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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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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