Mac under the Mango tree

 My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ...  Vanakkam, Namaste. I trust everyone is doing well..  Sitting in New York City: Times Square ....  Such a busy spot, an active and vibrant place...  You just walk around and you will feel that... A different blog, apart from farming... Thinking about myself.. Writing a poem, after a long time with some energy....This is about love, self love... Writing this in my mother-tongue - TAMIL.... உன் இதயம் உனக்காகவும் உண்டு... காதல் ... காதல் ... காதல்... ஓ இதயமே .... ஐந்து வயதில் அம்மாவிடம் காதல், பொம்மையிடம்  காதல், பத்து வயதில் அப்பாவிடம் காதல், விளையாட்டில் காதல், பதினைந்து வயதில் பதின்ம வயது காதல்,  பள்ளியில் காதல், இருபது வயதில் இருக்கும் இடத்தில் காதல், கல்லூரியில் காதல், இருபத்தைந்து வயதில் இறுக்கமான காதல்.... காதல் ... காதல் ... காதல்... முப்பது வயதில் முதிரும் காதல், துணையிடம் காதல், வாழ்க்கையிடம் காதல், நாற்பது வயதில் குழந்தையிடம் காதல், குடும்பத்திடம் காதல், நாற்பது வயதில் மீண்டும் அம்மாவிடம் காதல், அப்பாவிடம் காதல், வாழ்க்கை ஒரு

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ...  Vanakkam, Namaste. I trust everyone is doing well..  February month is almost getting over, and it is busy as usual. Mahashivarathiri is over.  i.e. We are getting ready for summer.... In this blog, I will share our current state of Mango trees from farm. :) . Please see below pic with mango flowers. When it comes to summer, we always think about two fruits: 1. Water Melon 2. Mango.  Please check out my previous blog about summer. https://blog.prabakarpaulsami.com/2022/05/summer-is-all-about-mango-season.html In our farm, we are ready to welcome the KING of fruits... :)  You could see the flowers from trees. Most of the trees are full of flowers at this point.   When I walk around the trees, I could easily smell the flowers and hear sounds of bees. We pray the almighty and weather GOD to make sure that these flowers yield fruits.  If the weather is bad, i.e. during this time if we get excess mist or fog, these flowers turn black and

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters ...  Vanakkam, Namaskaram. Namaste. I trust everyone is doing well..  January month is over, and everyone is getting into their busiest schedules. Last two weeks were really busy for me. My colleagues visited India after 3+ years. We really had nice time, I explained a lot about our culture, reasons behind those, talked a lot about food habits and options across various states.  Obviously, talked a lot about products, people, process and internal things too, which were really significant. It is always good to be with senior and talented people . I learnt a lot, energized and got good motivations. OK, I noticed an important thing during my stay in different hotels. I stayed in different hotels in Bangalore, Trivandrum and Delhi,. Almost all the hotels served drinking water from "glass water bottles". I could not see any plastic water bottles. I was very glad that we started thinking about environment, plastic free life, and starte

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well.   New year 2023 has started and it always brings little bit of energy to everyone. Let us keep this energy in all positive ways. Today (15-JAN), we celebrate PONGAL festival. It is an important festival in South India.  It is referred to harvest festival and is dedicated to the Sun GOD. I wrote a blog about this last year: https://blog.prabakarpaulsami.com/2022/01/happy-pongal-wishes-to-all.html In our farm, we have pumpkins, papaya, lemon and coconut now...   We give so much importance to this harvesting festival. However, the same importance has to be given to agriculture and farming.  Tamilnadu state government gives 4 to 5 days holidays to everyone. May be worth visiting any farms, spend time with farmers in these days. :)..  Let us be with nature and truly celebrate the natural festival. OK, My dear social friends, brothers and sisters.... See you all in the next one...

My dear social friends, brothers and sisters :)... I trust everyone is doing well.  In this blog, I am going to share the progress of pumpkin harvesting, which I explained in previous blog: https://blog.prabakarpaulsami.com/2022/10/trying-out-pumpkin.html  Health benefits of pumpkin: Rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, pumpkin is incredibly healthy. What's more, its low calorie content makes it a weight-loss-friendly food. Its nutrients and antioxidants may boost your immune system, protect your eyesight, lower your risk of certain cancers and promote heart and skin health . As I said in previous blog, it is a short-term crop. I have already harvested more than 8 tons. :).  But the experience was awesome. Please check pumpkin flower below... When I walk around the farm, or going around pumpkin, this flower was gigantic, very attractive and royal. Though it was not king or queen of flower, but it had the majestic look. :) Now coming to the plant itself, please check o

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