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Happy New Month - June 2026

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 1 Jun

I hope everyone is fine. May I wish you a blessed and fruitful month of June. I am surprised the year is halfway! I was away for some days sorry, I had some time consuming farm duties that rarely saw me visit the cyber regularly....

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Ideas to enhance my farmhouse area

Kevin @excellence7 (3698) • Mauritius 7 May

Last year, I bought an agricultural land of around 2000 m². It is not too big. It is located in a farming zone, not too far from poultries. As an immediate step, we planted pumpkins, bananas, chilies and eggplants on the land. My...

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May 4th

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 4 May

Sunny at last! Some hope. We hope a change that will last! My daily schedule might resume. I have really missed morning farm times. If it does not rain tonight, I might be in the farm by 2.30 AM.

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It rained heavily and angrilly!

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 17 Apr

Yes it did rain very heavily in western Kenya last night. There were loud bangs of thunder and I could feel vibration on my earthen bed. I am glad however that it was over by 2:00 am and I was able to go to the farm at 3 am....

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Consistency is such a powerful tool!

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 15 Apr

I am not sure if I am the only one who observes that things become easier when done with consistency. I will use my yard for instance. I used to spare Sundays for slashing, mowing and maybe sweeping. It would take me at least four...

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How does one deal with “Dodders” problem

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 14 Apr

There are these parasitic plants that resemble noodles which attack the aerial parts of most shrubs and trees. They are yellow in colour and will heavily cover the branches and leaves causing the host plant to die slowly. They...

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Chicken in white wine sauce with creamy mashed potatoes …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11387) • United Kingdom 30 Mar

So, I have just had my tea ….. It was leftovers but it was delicious ….. Chicken is my favourite anyway, so I am always going to enjoy that. This time I chose to make chicken in white wine sauce. Using some of the potatoes from...

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Farm work: Plenty of Rains

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 5 Mar

I am grateful the rains came early this year. It is the first planting season of the year here in Kenya. Usually, we have two. We however prefer this first one since its rain is more reliable. My passion fruits that flowered last...

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New Buddies: Lost Puppy & The three birds

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 4 Jan

The puppy seems to be making friendship with the birds. Nolonger shy or fearful. Once in a while sits to watch them ducks play in the water, then another moment feigns a warning bark at the hen when she pecks morsels from the...

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Decline in Rains

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 26 Nov

The short rains season seems to be ending soon here in western Kenya. Days are now characterised by scathing sun rays and hot airwaves. Nights are getting colder. It rains at most once a week and most vegetation is drying up. I...

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Goats that have fled from home are celebrated by people in Connecticut

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122172) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 23 Oct

Three goats who escaped from a farm in Connecticut in July have been seen near Interstate 95 near Clinton Connecticut near state run fields. The three goats who are female have attracted the attention of the persons who see the...

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My Weekend & Monday.

Tammy @tammys85 (31417) • Baltimore, Maryland 21 Oct

Good afternoon and Happy Tuesday, everyone. I tried to post this yesterday, but I couldn’t get MyLot to load, so I’m changing it up and posting it now. My weekend was a mixture of relaxing and eventful, which is sometimes needed....

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Heading To The Farm.

Tammy @tammys85 (31417) • Baltimore, Maryland 19 Oct

Hello, everyone, and Happy Sunday! It's time for the first true fall activity of the season. I'm in the van with my sister, brother-in-law, and two of my nieces, on our way to a farm. We'll be meeting our younger sister and...

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A Morning in our Farm

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 23 Sep

They have grown above our knee.I think they are ready to start grains.This is the first time I am seeing them at this stage.Didn't expect they grow this much.Yesterday it was too cloudy.Now sun is going to burn us for sure.I'm...

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Good Morning

Kusuma Dumpa @Kusumakrishna (1235) 7 Sep

On saturday morning I went to nursery to get beetel And water apples plants. I planted water apples in our farm and Beetal is for our balcony.This is the 3rd plant I failed to grow in a pot.Any suggestions ?

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GLOWING INSECT

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 3 Sep

There is this small caterpillar-like insect that glows so brightly in the dark that its presence than be noticed over 50 yards away. I have realized that many of them are around my farm. Out of curiosity, I took some photos of it,...

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20.08.2025: Wild Passion Fruit doing pretty well

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 20 Aug

Among the passion fruit varieties I am farming, there is a wild one which is getting on well. It is mostly pest resistant, not too demanding on fertilizer or weeding. They do well if planted next to a tree. They climb and cover...

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A sunflower of sorts

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382104) • Rockingham, Australia 14 Aug

@TheHorse wrote about his sunflower so it seemed timely to put up with iron sculpture of a sort-of sunflower. It’s in the garden of the farm where I grew up which now belongs to my cousin and her husband. I’ve put up a few photos...

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13.08.2025 Apart from farm work, writing and research will make my day.

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 13 Aug

Up early as usual, farm work included slashing, tilling and transplanting some 15 tomatoes. Also worked on eucalyptus and spruce seedlings. Did average irrigation, fed the birds had nice breakfast: cooked mixture of maize and...

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07.08.2025 … A week into August. Time flies! How I used my early morning:

SIDDI KIMPOLE @SIDIKIMPOLE (3480) • Eldoret, Kenya 7 Aug

I am amazed a week is done and August is going so quickly. Probably it is because I have been busy lately trying to recover from the shocks and pains of July. Well, as usual, I obeyed my alarm and was up and heading to the farm by...

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