I, Farm Boy! Farming Is An Endless Experimentation & Trials

After a 5-day Advocacy Journey which brought me and my team to Negros Occidental and Bohol, I am back in my farm in Kidapawan City.
This morning, I checked on the progress of our experiment in Soybeans propagation and fertilization.
Over a month ago, we planted four seeds of Soybeans in a pot without any fertilizer application to serve as our “Control” plant.
Two other pots were planted to Soybeans which were fertilized.
A “Control” Plant serves as the gauge in determining the difference between an unfertilized and fertilized Soybeans.
As shown in this video, there is a huge difference between our unfertilized “Control” plant and our “Experimental” plant.
The unfertilized Soybeans flowered well ahead of the fertilized Soybeans.
There is a scientific explanation to this.
A plant that does not have enough nutrients will by its nature try to preserve itself by producing flowers and fruits early.
On the other hand, a well-nourished plant will flower at the right time because it is “confident” that it is assured of enough nutrients.
In this experiment that I made, the fertilized Soybeans received 21-0-0 at 5 days after sprouting.
There was a second application of Chicken Manure Slurry, an organic fertilizer.
This means that if my Soybeans would give me a good yield with this fertilization protocol, I would save a lot on my fertilizer cost.

#FarmIsTheBestClassroom!