Mac under the Mango tree

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well.  In this blog, I am going to share little about the importance of North East Monsoon (NEM) and their direct impact to agriculture and farming. In India, we get two monsoons. 1. South West Monsoon 2. North East Monsoon We are expecting good North-East monsoon by this month, and I have already started my short-term experiment, which I explained in my previous blog. But what exactly is the northeast monsoon (NEM), why does it occur, and what is its significance? Listed below are answers to such frequently asked questions. What is the North East Monsoon? (NEM) Similar to the southwest monsoon (SWM) that drenches India from June to September, the northeast monsoon is another major and permanent feature of the Indian subcontinent’s climate system. Its name is derived from the direction of the monsoon winds, which blow from the northeast to the southwest. During their movement, these winds pick up moist

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well.  It's been a while, I tried something new in farm. Thought of using another 50 cents, which is not at all being used. We are expecting North-East monsoon by next month, hence I thought of stating this experiment now... This is going to be a short-term one.  i.e. 90 to 150 days. Unlike Manago trees, we get yielding in few weeks. Here is an one-week old plant. One week old plant It took little bit investment to setup this. Please see below picture to get an idea.  This one is completely drip-irrigation.   OK, why pumpkins?.   My reason is simple. Try out something new for a short-term. Monsoon is coming...Harvesting time will be easy and relaxed, since you could decide to whom to sell.. Pumpkin fruit will stay for longer period. Also planning to invite families to farm, so that they could visit and grab from plant as per their wish. :).  This experience will be unique for kids and families. Each plant

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well. In this blog, I am sharing little about Papaya Trees in my farm.  Please check out below tree. This is a 6 months old tree.     This is my second set of papaya trees. I have planted over 100 trees in the 2nd batch.  More than 50% of trees are in good shape and healthy at this point. As you can see in the picture, if the tree is healthy it gives good yielding.  We have to put extra care during initial 30 days. We need to water them daily and apply manure during first few weeks. I have setup drip-irrigation in my farm. Here is the glimpse of few more trees. If the tree is in dark green color, you can easily assume it is healthy. However there are few trees in light green color, and it is OK.  If the tree is in yellow color, mostly it will not yield anything. Now, coming to yielding, easily you could get around 50 kgs in a week. Farm price is: 10 INR per kg. I do give lots of free stuffs to relatives and n

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well. Its been a month and more, since I wrote my last one. Back here, and trying to be disciplined without any excuses. I am writing this blog from Bentonville, Arkansas, USA. On an official trip and it is weekend, Saturday morning. I am missing my farm, viewing the breeze and trees from camera :), and it is time to share about that. OK, in this blog,I am going to share little about my current farm season: Drumstick Vegetables Season. So far, it is good.  This is an iron rich vegetable, and it has lots of health benefits too. Families do make curries (Sambar, various spicy ones too) with this vegetable or make side dishes (Aviyal, Poriyal etc) too. We have been producing around 500 kgs every week.  This season lasts for two/three months.  It is a hard work and we have to really sweat. :).... Now, let us look at the other side. i.e. why farmers are committing suicides or giving up farm.. Moreover, why parents

Hi Everyone -- I trust you and family are doing well. Things are getting better and better with covid situations. Take care of yourself and family. In this blog, I am going to share little about summer KING fruit   " Mango ".  :) In India, Mango is the king of fruits , so you can get it as soon as the spring season ends and the summer season begins, usually in the first few weeks of April.  Mango season starts in summer and continues till the middle of the monsoon. Mango is one of a great summer fruits in India, as it helps the body fight the heat and prevents heat strokes in summer. During summer in south India, we get many fruits. i.e. Cashew Apples, Palm Fruits (Ice Apple), Jack Fruits. Jamuns, Tamarind, Manila Tamarind etc.   Indian summers are incomplete without mango. It is undoubtedly the king of fruits in the Indian subcontinent. Types of Mangoes:  There are around 20+ varieties of Mangoes. What I am aware of are: Alphonsa,  Neelum, Banganapalli, Himsagar etc. Mango

Hi Everyone -- I trust you and family are doing well. Things are getting better and better with covid situations. Take care of yourself and family. In this blog, I am going to share little about another summer surprise fruit called " Kodukkapuli / Manila Tamarind / Jungle Jalebi ". etc.   Please see below image.   My neighbor is a doctor. Last week, I gave few cashew apples from my farm to him. He asked me to wait for a minute, reached below tree in his backyard, and picked few kodukkapulis (manila tamarinds) and gave to me. He gave a bunch. I was so happy to get these from him, because everyday I see this tree and fruits from my home. The tree looks like below:   This is also another Summer Surprise..Try out this fruit whenever you see this.... Nature gives us lot during summer .  Are we taking all summer fruits during this season?. Stay healthy and stay positive, during summer.   I also remembered "Barter". In old days, it was all about barter . Do we support t

\    Hi Everyone -- I trust you and family are doing great. Things are getting better and better, let us hope for the best. In this blog, I am going to share little bit about Free Rations Scheme. I am not sure whether you follow this in news or not, but this comes in news many days....  Even this week, Delhi government announced that ration items will be delivered at door step. If you are NOT following ration news, I would encourage you to follow and take a deep look, if you are tax payer. :) What is a ration card? Ration card is an official document issued by state governments in India to households that are eligible to purchase subsidised food grain from the Public Distribution System under the National Food Security Act (NFSA). They also serve as a common form of identification for many Indians.[1] Who is eligible for a ration card?  "Every Indian Family is eligible. Families are given the option of choosing the type of family cards based on their needs and preferences and t