Perhaps corn and cucumber intercropping

I learned something really interesting and I would call this a nice way of inter cropping. Because corn grows tall enough for the cucumber vines to attach themselves to it, you can grow both plants using virtually no wood or bamboo to support the cucumbers.

I'm yet to see this being done by more people but if you have a big farm land you could easily do some agricultural testing.

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This can save you some money for other necessities like maybe salt or matches. I really do not understand why small scale farmers are not doing this method of planting. Maybe they are not aware of it yet or they already have other methods they're used to.

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The cucumbers will be ready for harvesting before the time the maize is dry enough for you to use it to make kenkey or fufu. The moment the cucumber vines reach their maximum level, they will no longer be visible amongst the maize, but this is okay because they are still being used in the same space as when the land was bare. That means with this method you'll be able to grow two different types of food in a small area of land. This should be good for all those who's farm is only a small plot of land.

The Cucumbers can be picked when the corn is still green, because they will do well together. If I had to give an estimate, over half of the crop will yield a household harvest. Corn stalks are strong and if you use a weak stem it will fall over. I may plant peppers instead of corn next time around. Some say that this soil gets tired but I will try to use some more fertiliser.

A very well flourishing farm I must say

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