19-April-2019
14-June-2019
Received couple of good rains, broadcasted around 7 Kgs of cowpea and blackgram seeds. This time couldn't get sunhemp seeds. Plan is to grow this cowpea for 6 weeks and then plough and add to soil and start rice cultivation. Cowpea and blackgram was over taken by weeds, what can grow with weeds for green manuring is just sunhemp, has to go for it next time. Sunhemp seeds are hard to get, has to check at Pollachi.
14-June-2019
Palani was employed to clear the boundaries and cut the shaded trees, work was not completed, so extended for tomorrow. Finally he didn't turn up and I completed it.
19-June-2019
Rain was not very strong hence pumped water from well for 3 hours and puddled using cage wheel. There was not enough water for the small field next to this, first time leaving that because of lack of water.
20-June-2019
Same Kunjukunju seed is used this time also. At home all love its taste and now a days, we just mill it directly without boiling it. Soaked the seeds in water for 24 hours and then kept in jute sack for 12 hours and seed gets germinating. Sivettan (helper) suggested to use some cowdung while soaking the seeds and it was done.
23-June-2019
Water stagnated in some parts, some mud had to be piled up which was missed this time
30-June-2019
Finally when the field was made dry, young seedlings came up, now it looks reasonable.
I put some more seeds, this was done by ladies, they piled up the soil and put the seeds and above that news paper was spread, it was removed on 2nd day.
12-July-2019
Transplanting completed on July 12th. This time, totally 9 labour was used.
19-Aug-2019
One weeding was done...and applied 20 kotta of cow dung mixing with water.
19-September-2019
Flowering completed...there was lack of water since motor was in repair...can see some weeds growing, may affect my next growing plan
22-Sept-2019
Since there is water shortage 2nd crop is not possible after this harvest. So planning to try no-till this time,got around 12Kgs of Jyothi seeds with duration of 120 days. They say, this is taller variety of Jyothi, put it for soaking, will sow it in 2 days time. Right now the ground is relatively clean, but since motor wasn't working,there wasn't water for 1 week and hence there are some weed growth under.
26-Sept-2019
Kept the seeds soaked in water for 24 hours and kept in the jute sack for 2 days..still couldn't seen all the seeds germinated...
My farm helper Palani broadcasting the seeds..
06-October-2019
started turning yellow...another 1 week for harvest
12-October-2019
Harvesting completed..this time it took 2 days..Total laborers used - 10 women laborers (2 days) 1 men...Rains were there in the evenings, but till 3 PM there was sun. Got around 53 para. Germinated seeds sown before didn't come up uniformly.
19-June-2019
Rain was not very strong hence pumped water from well for 3 hours and puddled using cage wheel. There was not enough water for the small field next to this, first time leaving that because of lack of water.
20-June-2019
Same Kunjukunju seed is used this time also. At home all love its taste and now a days, we just mill it directly without boiling it. Soaked the seeds in water for 24 hours and then kept in jute sack for 12 hours and seed gets germinating. Sivettan (helper) suggested to use some cowdung while soaking the seeds and it was done.
23-June-2019
Water stagnated in some parts, some mud had to be piled up which was missed this time
30-June-2019
Finally when the field was made dry, young seedlings came up, now it looks reasonable.
I put some more seeds, this was done by ladies, they piled up the soil and put the seeds and above that news paper was spread, it was removed on 2nd day.
12-July-2019
Transplanting completed on July 12th. This time, totally 9 labour was used.
19-Aug-2019
One weeding was done...and applied 20 kotta of cow dung mixing with water.
19-September-2019
Flowering completed...there was lack of water since motor was in repair...can see some weeds growing, may affect my next growing plan
22-Sept-2019
Since there is water shortage 2nd crop is not possible after this harvest. So planning to try no-till this time,got around 12Kgs of Jyothi seeds with duration of 120 days. They say, this is taller variety of Jyothi, put it for soaking, will sow it in 2 days time. Right now the ground is relatively clean, but since motor wasn't working,there wasn't water for 1 week and hence there are some weed growth under.
26-Sept-2019
Kept the seeds soaked in water for 24 hours and kept in the jute sack for 2 days..still couldn't seen all the seeds germinated...
My farm helper Palani broadcasting the seeds..
06-October-2019
started turning yellow...another 1 week for harvest
12-October-2019
Harvesting completed..this time it took 2 days..Total laborers used - 10 women laborers (2 days) 1 men...Rains were there in the evenings, but till 3 PM there was sun. Got around 53 para. Germinated seeds sown before didn't come up uniformly.
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