Wednesday, 12 February 2020

Sowing different seeds in the same row

Sown few Desi variety seeds in a small canal.
Irrigation : drip pipe
Manure: Didn't applied any manure. In the same place, before I sown bottle gourd and pumpkin seeds. The vines spread over and suppressed the weeds. The dried leaves became black compost. Cleaned the vines and sown the below seeds.

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Yellow beans (native variety)        The seeds are white in color. They outer skin of beans is yellow.
It has medicinal properties. It will increase the immunity. It is a dwarf vareity.
it is a three months crop.




String beans (native variety)         It is a climber, which reach a height of 10 m. seeds are white in color and
outter skin is green in color. The yeild is high. It is a 3 month crop.

Cucumber (summer) (native variety)         It is a climber. The fruits will be crispy and tasty. It is a 45 days crop.
It is recommended to grow this crop in summer. It will Grow even in winter but germination rate
is limited. As it drought tolerant crop, it is good to plant it in summer.

yellow Muskmelon (native variety)        It is a climber. Used in desserts. Usually planted in summer.

Okra (Native variety)         It is also know as Ladies finger. It is four month crop. Used in daily foods. Will reduce
constipation.

Castor seeds (Native variety)         It is a oil seeds yielding plants. The oil is usually used as hair oil. Used in sidda for
treating cold and stomach infections.

still Unknown (would be native variety)         Dont know the name. I found these seeds in a pot which was in the attic. Enquired with
people in the village but in vain. Eager to know, how it grows. Hence, sown few seeds.

White avarekai, black avarekai, piegion pea (native variety)         Both white and black avarekai are climbers. They yield beans which are tastier.
pigeon pea yield a type of beans which are smaller. it grows 5 to 7 feet tall.

Round bottle gourd seeds (native variety)         This is Round Vareity. This Bottle gorud are tasty when made a sambar. Few artisians
used this dried bottle gourds for making crafts. This is a six month crop based on the climate
conditions.

desi White Chilly (Native Variety)         This is 3 year crop. on the begining of the fruiting, the fruits will be white in
color. After ripening it will turn to white. These chilly are so spicier.