Challenges and Solutions in Backyard Farming

Hello everyone.
Few months ago around may, I decided to cultivate some crops at my backyard. I was contemplating on what crops to cultivate because the rains came very late and it isn't really regular. So I decided to cultivate yam, cassava(Manihot
esculenta) , few vegetables like okra(Abelmoschus
esculentus), Efo Shoko (Celosia argentea) as well as fluted pumpkin(Telfairia occidentalis).

After cultivation, few weeks later the rains became irregular again.
Well of recent I went to the farm and discovered that among everything I planted, it is only the cassava plant that is thriving. The rest are struggling to survive, I tried to revive the crops with manure gotten from a pig farm nearby.

Also I noticed some activities of pest around the farm so I decided to set wire traps, hopefully I'll be able to get rid of them in the farm.

Thanks for stopping by, hope to see you next time.
All images are mine and taken with my mobile device.