The field is on a hillside of cleared forest.
Throw seed into weedy ground.
Hoe it in and wait for rain. She'll be back several times to hoe the whole field again until the mielies get well enough established to outcompete the weeds.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Planting mielies with Mama Nono
In South Africa maize is called mielies, and this is how people most commonly plant it in the Transkei. Mama Nono graciously let me come along and lend a hand. In the planting season she starts around 5 am and works till 8 or 9 am when it gets hot.
The field is on a hillside of cleared forest.
Throw seed into weedy ground.
Hoe it in and wait for rain. She'll be back several times to hoe the whole field again until the mielies get well enough established to outcompete the weeds.
The field is on a hillside of cleared forest.
Throw seed into weedy ground.
Hoe it in and wait for rain. She'll be back several times to hoe the whole field again until the mielies get well enough established to outcompete the weeds.
