Reactions as Man Shows off Different Fruits he Harvested from 'Growing Crops in the Sky,' Photos go Viral
- A man has stunned many people on social media after his exploits at farming 'in the sky'' was shared on Facebook
- In viral photos, the man reaped massive harvests of different fruits from a garden he cultivated at the back of his window despite his apartment being upstairs
- Many people hailed the man who has been dubbed 'man with green fingers' and wondered how he did it
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A man has become an internet sensation for his unconventional way of farming.
The man, a Bukit Panjang resident in Singapore, is said to grow crops in the sky, that is, he doesn't plant in the soil on the ground.
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In photos shared on Facebook by his daughter Wang Jun, the farmer identified as Steve Tan who lives upstairs took advantage of the small pavement of his apartment window to cultivate crops.
Wang said that despite her dad not owning any land, he has recorded remarkable success on his 'sky garden.'
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Wang went on to share Steve in different poses as he showcased fruits harvested from the sky farm.
He has been farming in the 'sky' for many years
The 66-year-old farmer told Mothership that he actually cannot tell when he started using his flat window to farm but it has been on for many years
The elderly man set the crops in a nursery and applies fertilizers to them regularly.
He also created a small pond inside his house that waters the crops via a pipe and is regulated by a self-timer.
Social media reacts
Muhd Imran Ahmad said:
"Wow!!! Apples and grapes?? Your dad definitely has magical green fingers!"
Irene Leong commented:
"Just curious, how does your dad set up the garden outside the window wo being called up by the Town council telling to remove? I place the plants along the stairway corridor also gena told off.."
Joanne Teng enquired:
"So impressive how he manage to do this sky garden ?"
Jake Han wondered:
"Wow! How did he prevent the weight of the fruits? By observing daily and building the mesh underneath each time a fruit bears?"
Hebanna: Young farmer shows himself in action but Mzansi asks serious questions
In some other interesting farming news, Briefly News previously ported that a young South African farmer has displayed photos showing him in action on a farm. Thabo Dithakgwe is a vet and the latest pictures show him in action busy with cows.
The brilliant farmer captioned his photos and suggests he was administering artificial insemination but that has left Mzansi with questions. Dithakgwe took to Twitter and captioned the post:
“Artificial insemination.”
Check out some of the interesting comments to the post below:
@LesibaPhahlas said:
“Asking out of curiosity. Are you not worried the animal rights what-what would have problems with the pics... coz of ethics and animal rights?”
@Hlomza_ZA said:
“Lol bulls are expensive and are often sold for meat. While cows do production. By the way the semen was collected from a bull remember.”
@Samkelo3516 said:
“So my brother if you bought the 1 dose of semen for 20k and the female doesn't get pregnant or there's a certain time on which insemination is done.”
@ThembaniB said:
“Hook me up with your brother.”
@ShaunM said:
“This is a major risk, I used to see this during my time in Thailand and in the livestock industry. In my perspective, I rather get the bull and let them mate. I tried and had two unsuccessful inseminations, sadly, because some of the bulls there are prize-winning specimens. Good luck.”
@ZiboneleGasa said:
“Can this be done to the heifers as well? Or it's only those who have given birth before.”
@SJMofokeng said:
“This should be illegal, what if that cow never wanted to be pregnant.”
@Itebogeng_M said:
“Imagine falling pregnant without having sex. Ndinga lila.”
Source: Briefly News
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