I have a small area where I have kept some raised beds for root crops like turmeric, ginger, taro etc. While I was looking for mulch to cover it now so that I can grow them in rainy season, could not find enough mulch. Since water is available here, thought of growing Sunhemp for 3 months and cut and mulch so that it will fix some nitrogen also.
I first cut the grass and then broadcasted sunhemp seeds and then slightly tilled it using a fork, so that seeds go inside the soil. After this I mulched it lightly so that moisture will be retained better. Asked Palani to water it, after a week when I visited to my surprise, they have germinated well.
2-March-2018
Growth of sunhemp is stunted, since there is not enough water, have to water this. Some new area mulched with grass.
Growth of sunhemp is stunted, since there is not enough water, have to water this. Some new area mulched with grass.
18-March-2018
Received a good rain couple of days back, sunhemp recovered from the heat stress
Received a good rain couple of days back, sunhemp recovered from the heat stress
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