Traditional vegetables are tasty and plants are adapted to local conditions and grows very well. I have been looking for traditional seeds which are not easily available now a days. People started buying seeds from shops and agriculture departments and does not keep their own seeds. Recently during a visit to one farmer called Gopu Kodungallur, got a very long lady's finger which is called 'Anakomban'. This was growing very well and produced good vegetable in my hugelkulture bed.
Recently a neighbour grandma gave a very peculiar lady's finger and it was very tasty. She has been cultivating it for many years. Last day she gave that seeds and will be cultivating it soon.
15-Aug-2016
First set of seeds given by grandma didn't germinate...tried it many times..gave it to another friend, but it failed to germinate..Later this year, she gave some more seeds, that one germinated and these plants are growing in the hugelcukture beds in farm..There are few plants which I am growing in my backyard with lots of cowdung slurry, they haven't fruited, but it looks very healthy...
Recently a neighbour grandma gave a very peculiar lady's finger and it was very tasty. She has been cultivating it for many years. Last day she gave that seeds and will be cultivating it soon.
15-Aug-2016
First set of seeds given by grandma didn't germinate...tried it many times..gave it to another friend, but it failed to germinate..Later this year, she gave some more seeds, that one germinated and these plants are growing in the hugelcukture beds in farm..There are few plants which I am growing in my backyard with lots of cowdung slurry, they haven't fruited, but it looks very healthy...
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useful information....keep spirit up
Nanda, Grow few moringa ( drumstick ) trees in your farm. You can make fine solution of moringa leaves and flowers and use it as foliar spray, this will increase the yield by minimum 20%. Try it and let me know the results.
Even playing classical Indian music will increase the yield up-to 40%. Proven in experiment.
Thanks Raj..foliar spray and classical music..not easily manageable...to the extend possible, would like to stick to natural farming, so that farmer has lot of free time
Thanks Chandu Singh
Looks nice! I can very well understand the effort
required to maintain the mud floor nd it's even
harder when u have a destroyer like my dog Bairav
, who loves digging, btw any luck on the mansoon
side , any rain? . It's hot nd windy here no rain
so far
Samadhan
Agrotech
Thanks Samadhan...maintenance wise hugelkulture is much better..monsoon was delayed and rain was less this time, last week it is picking up, receiving good rain..
Regards,
Nandan
Thanks for sharing useful info on virtually identical, here i got lots of knowledge about it.
Please share the information. Unfortunately this lady's finger seeds did not germinate.
Regards,
Nandan
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