Hello to all fellow Hivers around the world, especially to my fellow farmers and gardeners in the @hivegarden community!
I'm here once again to share another harvest updates on our farm after Typhoons Nando and Opong hit our province last week.
As farmers, we are already grateful when there are still crops left to harvest after typhoon. This is one importance of planting in multiple areas so that if one area/crop is damaged, there's still a chance that other crops will survive. Unless, everything gets destroyed by the typhoon.
Fortunately, our carrots were safe and were already scheduled for harvest, but the yield is not that good. Even though today is Sunday, we decided to harvest them early because another low pressure area is coming, and we’re worried that the remaining crops might be wasted if we wait any longer.
As you can see in the photo, some of the carrots have already started to crack due to excess water and some didn't grow big. Once they start cracking, it’s better to harvest them immediately before they go to waste.
Thankfully, the market price for carrots is still good right now so this might be one way to recover from the damage we suffered with our other crops even if the yield is few.
Once again, with the help of our relatives and neighbors, we were able to harvest the carrots, this is what we call a "comboy" as I mentioned in my previous post about our harvest here @hivegarden.
Even though it was a Sunday, they sacrifice their rest day or mass day to come and help us, and together we finished the harvest earlier and immediately delivered it to the vegetable market at the Nueva Vizcaya Agricultural Terminal located in neighboring province, Nueva Vizcaya.
Most of the carrots were classified as 'medium' and 'lumpia' grade due to the continuous rainfall. It rained all week here, and the excess water caused many of the carrots to crack. Still, we’re grateful that there are some good quality carrots left, and even the lumpia and medium sized carrots can be sold as of now because market prices are good and demand is high. Lumpia and medium are the one's packed in sacks.
Despite the two typhoons that recently passed, my family and I are thankful that we are safe and still be able to harvest, even if it's just a few kls.
We also hope and pray that all of you especially those living here in the Philippines , are all safe and sound.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my simple blog, I truly appreciate it. And as always, I’ll never get tired of reminding you to keep on smiling!
Mabuhay!