Simple Way to Plant Cassava

 Cassava is one of the second tropical plants growing well in Indonesia. It will be deversification of food as paddy or rice is difficulty to be gained. In Java especially in Jepara Regency in which I was born, mostly smallholder farmers use the plant to be cultivated in small home yards. So, I initiated with assisted by my close friend to plant tropical cassava gained from my backyard. So, in this agenda there were three people who assisted my willingness.

Here, you can see the pictures depicting the best ways to plant cassava simply. I will elaborate on how to plant cassava simply:

1.       Take your knives or saber. You must be careful to use it and make sure you know of how to use these dangerous tools.

2.       You must ask to your mother or elders to accompany you as using these tools.

3.       Now, you must look for the plants producing cassava from your home or other places. Make sure that cassava is tropical plants so that it will be easy to be obtained at tropical areas.

4.       Choose the mature stems or braches of cassava and cut it with knives or sabers carefully. Cut the parts with size 15-20 cm.

 

5.       You can throw the leaves of cassava or use the leaves for feeding of chickens.

6.       Ussually, I use the leaves of cassava and make it into saller size for feeding my chickens or you can compose the leaves for organic fertilizer. Be eco-friendly is the best choice!

7.       Then, you must look for the best site or place for planting the stems or branches.

8.       Dig up the soils with depth about 10 cm and width 5 cm (making holes), and then plan the stems or branches into the holes.

9.       Watering and maintainig the cassava for better growth. And don’t forget to inspect and see the growth everyday ya!

I think my explanation is so simple to be understood by all of you especially for my friends. Keep on seeing my updates! Thank you J