Having taken career breaks at several times in my work life for various reasons and having used the break period to develop myself by either :
Learning about an industry or the performance of a company or
By learning through practice about some area of interest, I decided to share some information on the outcome of learning on one of the areas, which remained with me, which is gardening or growing crops for consumption. Here is some information on one of the areas of learning which remained with me or which I was able to grasp as a result of my skill and or knowledge in another area:
Skill development - This can take some time in some areas while in others we may achieve results almost without challenges or difficulty.
Also skill development may happen or not. This may also be due to known or unforeseen circumstances and/or understanding of the impact of same.
A good example of the above is growing tomatoes versus growing cassava...
One of the main differences in growing cassava and tomatoes is the use of water as a medium to stimulate growth...
Cassava, on top of the soil or in close proximity to the (ground) surface can absorb a fair amount of water, especially in the dry season.
One of the things which a person who lives in rocky places or a place with stones in the soil, who grows cassava can tell you is that it can be hard work when harvest time comes..
There are soils which can absorb the water and which will not yield the produce easily.
One of the ways to work with this type of soil is to place the cassava stalk on top of the earth, place dried bushes on top of it and to water it daily in the evening...
Of course this is a good fire prevention tool as the soil will be damp in the evening and you will get a good night's sleep after the exertion of lifting the buckets of water and carrying them to the area to be watered and from the coolness of the earth which surrounds the place of habitation.
Tomatoes, on the other hand, may need a traditional approach to master or to obtain crops and may require food for thought..
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